First time out!

Tonight I'll be taking my 9 year old daughter on an overnight scouting trip and we are both excited. My wife is a nervous wreck though. I'll let you know how it goes.
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bigbuck92
hope you and your daughter have a good time
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MuleyMadness
sounds like fun to me. :)
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Thats so awesome. . you two have fun.
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Ok, we're back and I forgot to mension before we were backpacking in about 4 to5 miles with a 3500' climb. We hiked until well after dark until we found a flat spot on a rocky point. Here is our camp.

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There was a 30' cliff just past the rock next to our tent. Then we headed out with flashlights in hand and made it to a higher basin at first light.

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We saw this small 4 point in the valley just beow the cliffs but the best buck I saw was a three legged deer that was missing his rear hoof just above his ankle. Which caused one antler to grow into a cactus non-typical and on the other was an average three point.

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We saw this grouse in the trail on the way down and also a baby rattlesnake but my camera batteries went dead.

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I was so proud of my daughter for not complaining at all and she even grabbed hold of some stinging nettle and did'nt say a word about it until she stopped to soak her hand in the cold stream water. I have worked with the scouts before and most of them would have been crying like a baby on this hike. Hope you enjoyed the summary of our trip.
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BOHNTR
That's awesome! I commend you for introducing young folks into the outdoors. :thumb
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MuleyMadness
Great pics, and great Father/Daughter outing. Thanks for sharing and telling us about it.
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bigbuck92
looks like ya had fun!
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waynedevore
No better way to spend a couple days. :thumb

mnmt
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AGCHAWK
AWESOME my friend!!!
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How awesome! I hope I have a kid like that. I recognized that third to last picture from a different post of yours, but this time it looks flip-flopped. It can't get much better than camping with your own kids, especially when they don't whine. :)


So.... Is she gonna hunt with you?
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Thats awesome, nothing better than getting kids excited about the outdoors - especially little girls - glad you guys had a good time.
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