There was plenty of snow at Lassen Volcanic National Park this past weekend. Here's a picture of the visitor center. But that made for perfect conditions for Troop 58's annual snow campout. The Scouts were out of school Friday for Lincoln's birthday. They left Friday morning, worked all day on their shelters, slept in them, then played Saturday before heading home.
Ryan begins digging his and Dad's snow shelter.
This is a lot of work.
Welcome to our snow cave!
"The kitchen." Apparently this was the kitchen for the whole camp as John ended up doing all the cooking. The entrance to John and Ryan's snow shelter is just barely visible to the left of the nearer ice chest.
Looking inside the Trueman's snow cave.
Up and going after a cozy night's sleep.
The park requires them to collapse their snow caves before leaving. Ryan jumps on top of his
and breaks through.
Now it's play time.Launching snowballs at the Scoutmaster.
Ryan on a snow disc.
Ryan catches some good air!
The kitchen moves to the parking lot, and John's still doing all the cooking.
The Scoutmaster
Th-th-th-that's all folks!
