Our comings and goings: Utah Jones

We finally went camping this summer (only once)! And we had a really great time. We went up to Midway to the Wasatch State Park. It was really cool. It is really close to the town - in fact, we had to drive through the neighborhood to get to the campground. We went with our good friends, the Despains, and got to do some fun things. We went on a hike with the camp naturalist & others, by the light of the full moon on Friday night. It was really amazing! The moon was really so bright and it was so peaceful. The kids were pretty nervous about coming across bears or mountain lions or even mountain gorillas (thanks to Uncle Jeff). But no avail. We did see a dog, but he was with his owner also on the hike.
Then on Saturday, the kids went to a Junior Ranger program and learned about birds of prey. They got to see wings and birds' feet and go bird watching with binoculars. We did see a falcon being chased by one brave swallow. Not sure how successful it was, but we can hope. Then they were awarded a certificate and badge certifing them as Jr Rangers.
And on Saturday night we had a discussion group about birds of prey with the naturalists from the Wasatch and Jordenelle State Parks. We got to see a perigren falcon up close. It was really beautiful. We learned some things about Altair (I guess that is how to spell his name) like his eyes are fixed in place so no shady looks, and he dives down on his prey going about 200 miles an hour and punches it with his feet to knock it dead. It was really interesting.
We made mexican smores - tortilla with peanut butter, chocolate chips, marshmallows rolled up and cooked long enough to melt. They were really good. Then on Sunday we went geocaching and actually found it! And as always, we made ice cream in a ziploc bag which was fun and yummy.
One of the funniest things was Jacob, of course, since he "was born to be funny". Everywhere he went he had a hat, a walkie talkie, a walking stick, and a pocket knife. He was always prepared. Someone called him Indiana Jones and he said we don't live in Indiana. So the name Utah Jones came to be...Check out his pix.