Rock climbing camp out

Dave and Spencer went camping with the scouts a few weekends ago. They went up by Fort Hunter Liggett to a very rustic campground (i.e. no bathrooms) and then got themselves outfitted for rock climbing in the morning.

They drove over to Wagon Caves, which is great for all levels of rock climbers. I even did it once, and I loved it. We're thinking about going there as a family over spring break. It'll be a day trip - I don't camp without bathrooms.

I'm so glad Spencer likes to take pictures! He's great at remembering to pack a camera and taking lots of pictures. He knows how much I want to see them!

Dave was able to do a couple of climbs also - here he is repelling back down. I was happy for him - it had been awhile.

 Spencer loves it so much! He can't wait to go back.

He said they spent their whole priesthood class the next day making analogies between rock climbing and living the gospel. He even used one in his sacrament meeting talk about missionary work.

This was the hardest climb, called Maverick. No one in the group was able to get to the top, although one came close. Their scout leader who owns all the equipment and goes rock climbing all the time hasn't even done it yet. There's a big rock ledge that juts out, so they had to climb up it while their feet were dangling. That takes a lot of upper body strength!

Such a fun weekend for these two!