I remember my first Boy Scout camp at age 12. We went to a place called Camp Maple Dell, which was about 30 miles away. All the older scouts who were two or three years older than me, they decided to initiate all of us who were new at the camp. At night, they would stand us up on top of the table, which was under a pavilion. They would tie our hands up to the rafters. Take off our shirts and pour cold water on us. They painted our chest with iodine. I remember some of the kids did an initiation to one of the scouts while he was asleep. They went and got some warm water and stuck his finger in it, which made him go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, so then they embarrassed him. It was the initiation in the scout camp. However, it was a good experience.
We learned a lot of things that have to do with merit badges. For example, we learned how to use an ax properly. We learned how to shoot a bow and arrow. We hiked up Bear Rolloff, along with many others things. It was part of our week long scout camp. I was in the boy scouts for four years.
After I got home from being gone at scout camp for a week my parents took the rest of the family to Yellow Stone for a week while I stayed home to milk the cows and do the chores. I was always sad that I had to miss out on the family vacation and stay home to take care of the farm.
I was a rambunctious young one, and I had a fun place to grow up and explore.
