On the hunt

I'm still on the hunt for the elusive Chupacabra, as you see here from these shots from the set of Indiana Jones X (I'm thinking of watching Indy 4 soon, blindfolded - I have a sneaky suspicion it will be much better.)








Actually, these were from the last High Adventure I took a group on a year ago. I get bummed at this time of year that I'm not with the Young Men's program anymore, because this is the perfect weather to camp in.

Debbie is not what would be classified as a camper, but she was a good sport on the pilgrim trek a couple of years ago. She would prefer camping where you stay in a 5 star hotel, and I prefer a blanket and a rock. Somewhere we'll meet in the middle someday.

My Top 10 Favorite Things about Camping:
1. You are away from other people (Debbie prefers that I avoid the phrase "stupid people" and just stick to "people" here, but you get the where I'm going with that)
2. It gives you an excuse to build a fire and burn things
3. You can be completely savage and do things you'd never do at home, like eat food off the ground - hmm...might be how I picked up E.Coli on another high adventure
4. Laying out under the stars
5. Eating bags and bags of Red Vines
6. Random pranks, like putting a duck in someone's sleeping bag with them
7. Getting pounded by a Texas thunderstorm all night and waking up smiling when you realize that the little extra money spent on the highly rated tent was worth it and you're the only one dry
8. Wildlife - whether its trying to hunt wild boar in the dark with a knife or chasing chickens for dinner
9. Eating off the land - ok, so I WANT to make that a favorite thing, but the hot brunette in the other room frowned on me when I told her that I wanted to experiment on my next trip and live off the land like Man vs. Wild. Still working on that one.
10. Camping reminds me of camping