While Scoutmaster of Troop 54, the troop had decided that we needed to have a campout. We decided to go near Swan Lake in northern Missouri where Greg Bell, the father of our senior patrol leader, had some property. It was a rainy spring so the ground was pretty soggy, but we camped in all kinds of weather.
We arrived Saturday about mid-morning. As with most new places, there is much exploring to be done and less camp set-up gets done. As lunch time approached, we tried to corral the boys so that the meals could be prepared. They were to cook by patrols.
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