My First Winter Camp In Scouts

On the weekend of January 22-24 I was at my first camp as a scout. We have two camps every year. One winter Camp and one summer camp. We do our winter camps at Camp Josepho and our summer camps are at Camp Tecuya. This camp was the winter camp. Camp Josepho is in the Pacific Palisades. We didn't just drive to Camp Josepho. We hiked there. The first day when we were not at camp yet all the scouts in our troop met at the Nike Missle Base. From there it was about a 6 mile hike, down-hill. We had to bring all our food, clothes, etc. We had to carry it all in our backpacks. Although it was a long hike we still had energy to cook dinner that night. That night we built our tents and then went to sleep. So the next day we woke and did our exercise. We did some exercise to get warmed up. Then we played games like human robot and tag. At night we did a BBQ followed by a campfire. During the campfire, we sang songs, performed skits, and just relaxed. After the campfire we played capture the flag at night. It was fun because it was in the dark and we had to work as a team. My team ended up winning. After playing capture the flag, we made s'mores. After making s'mores we went to bed. The next day was the final day of camp. We woke up and started with doing exercise to wake up. During the we went for a little walk to this meadow to do the elections for the senior patrol leader and patrol leader. I ended up becoming the patrol leader for my patrol. My patrol is the called the Sharks. Once we finished packing up and everything, headed back to the meeting place. The hike back was hard because it was mostly up-hill. The camp ended up being very fun. I am very glad that I went to winter camp.