We mountain bike about four miles
to the Discovery outpost in the afternoon. The trail goes from
Camp Freedom around beautiful Lake Courage, our 270 acre man
make lake.
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When we arrive at Discovery, it
is necessary to get a big old fire going so that we can boil
water for dinner. In the wilderness tradition, we saw wood with
a two-man bucksaw. This turns into a speed competition. |
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Once we get the water on the fire
to boil, it is time to show everyone how to throw a tomahawk. |
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Our target is a big old hunk
of wood. Trust me, it is not as easy as Mel Gibson makes it look
in The Patriot (a great movie, by the way). |
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Dinner Time! It's brown,
it's hot, and there's lots of it. Beef stroganoff... my favorite! |
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After dinner we show them how to
load and fire blackpowder rifles... |
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Then everyone gets to take a shot
at it. |
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And play "All Aboard." |
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When it gets dark we chill around
a good fire... |
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