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[jeeper]

We had a rough experience for a youth trek in Wyoming. It was horrible. It resulted in a new tent for my family because I don’t want to ever be in that situation again

Which is ironic because we have spent zero nights in a tent as a family, and probably never will.. but now I at least have the ability to in style if we want.

 

[Hickey]

We had a rough experience for a youth trek in Wyoming. It was horrible. It resulted in a new tent for my family because I don’t want to ever be in that situation again

Which is ironic because we have spent zero nights in a tent as a family, and probably never will.. but now I at least have the ability to in style if we want.

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I’ve got that same tent, and we love it.

 

[Trate D]

Wife and kids asked what I wanted for Father’s Day this year and they delivered.

Overnighter in moab with stops at Groggs, Pasta jays, and Rays tavern. We got up early to beat the crowd and got to the arch around 7:15am and not one complaint from the 7 & 11 year old. It really was the best Father’s Day yet.

 

[Greg]

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Wife and kids asked what I wanted for Father’s Day this year and they delivered.

Overnighter in moab with stops at Groggs, Pasta jays, and Rays tavern. We got up early to beat the crowd and got to the arch around 7:15am and not one complaint from the 7 & 11 year old. It really was the best Father’s Day yet.

That's awesome, sounds like a great trip.

 

[UNSTUCK]

We had a rough experience for a youth trek in Wyoming. It was horrible. It resulted in a new tent for my family because I don’t want to ever be in that situation again

Which is ironic because we have spent zero nights in a tent as a family, and probably never will.. but now I at least have the ability to in style if we want.

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Think we need some details of your trip.

 

[jeeper]

Think we need some details of your trip.

We drove in through rain. Set up in rain. Slept in rain. Walked in rain.

We were the only group to actually stay the night. Everyone else showed up and then went home. The whole area was flooded. We told the missionary couples there that we traveled all that way and really wanted to trek still. They ended up giving us all a ride in their SxS’s in far enough that we could hike a little and then rode us back out.
We only stayed the one night. Everything was soaked.

 

[jeeper]

I drove past @rholbrook house today. He didn’t appear to be home, but I think I saw @ChestonScout waiting for him.

 

[Hickey]

We drove in through rain. Set up in rain. Slept in rain. Walked in rain.

We were the only group to actually stay the night. Everyone else showed up and then went home. The whole area was flooded. We told the missionary couples there that we traveled all that way and really wanted to trek still. They ended up giving us all a ride in their SxS’s in far enough that we could hike a little and then rode us back out.
We only stayed the one night. Everything was soaked.
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Each time I see that area, I wanna rockcrawl it.

Two years ago we camped in our tent at 11,700’ elevation in Colorado and it was a steady drizzle 3 of the 5 days, all day. The terrain was far more suited to accept that moisture, but the tent did awesome.

 

[anderson750]

Finally got out with some friends to do a little bit of shakedown after the work that @Agility Customs did for me. We ran up Rattle Snake and up to Wayne’s World. Then we ran across the valley to go to the top of Mill Canyon.


I can’t remember if it was the Rattlesnake sign someone thought was gone

 

[rholbrook]

We had a rough experience for a youth trek in Wyoming. It was horrible. It resulted in a new tent for my family because I don’t want to ever be in that situation again

Which is ironic because we have spent zero nights in a tent as a family, and probably never will.. but now I at least have the ability to in style if we want.

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I did that hike once, the hail and rain hit after we passed the first camping area. All of our tents were at the second location and when we got there we had to put out tents up in the rain. Miserable time. At about 2 am, my daughter shows up at my tent freezing. It was cold.

By the way @jeeper , stay the hell out of my neighborhood, we don’t like your kind here.

 

[kmboren]

I’ve got that same tent, and we love it.

As do I.

 

[xjtony]

Ford pulling a Chevy being rescued by a couple of Dodges

 

[cruiseroutfit]

We drove in through rain. Set up in rain. Slept in rain. Walked in rain.

We were the only group to actually stay the night. Everyone else showed up and then went home. The whole area was flooded. We told the missionary couples there that we traveled all that way and really wanted to trek still. They ended up giving us all a ride in their SxS’s in far enough that we could hike a little and then rode us back out.
We only stayed the one night. Everything was soaked.
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I thought Trek was about experiencing the exact hardships the pioneers faced? Do you feel those groups that showed up and went right back home did a mega dis-service to their youth? Doesn't that teach the exact opposite lesson Trek's are about?

I bet my ancestors would have loved to pull the plug a time or fifty and return to the dry homes they had left behind

 

[ID Bronco]

I thought Trek was about experiencing the exact hardships the pioneers faced? Do you feel those groups that showed up and went right back home did a mega dis-service to their youth? Doesn't that teach the exact opposite lesson Trek's are about?

I bet my ancestors would have loved to pull the plug a time or fifty and return to the dry homes they had left behind

Agreed, we tell kids they can do hard things and then we rescue them from anything hard. Good for Jeeper for making them tough part of it out!

 

[anderson750]

Agreed, we tell kids they can do hard things and then we rescue them from anything hard. Good for Jeeper for making them tough part of it out!

This is a bit of a soapbox thing for me. No parent wants their kid to fail.......but too many parents do not allow their kids to learn from failing. People often ask why we spend the money we do supporting our son and at one time my daughter racing motorcycles. My answer is simple....through racing, my kids have learned to solve problems and most importantly they have learned to fail and get back up and push forward to succeed.

 

[glockman]

This is a bit of a soapbox thing for me. No parent wants their kid to fail.......but too many parents do not allow their kids to learn from failing. People often ask why we spend the money we do supporting our son and at one time my daughter racing motorcycles. My answer is simple....through racing, my kids have learned to solve problems and most importantly they have learned to fail and get back up and push forward to succeed.

Racing has reinforced this with me so much I can't even put it into words.
I watched @Tonkaman daughter come through the pits at a national a year or two ago. She was tired, had gotten lost and crashed in the river. She was crying and wanted to quit. Mind you, this is a 10 year old girl who just spent 10 miles alone in the desert. Derek just asked if she was ok and what she needed. She took about 30 seconds to regroup, climbed back on and headed out for another 10 miles. Racing is full of moments like this but that one was moving to me. I could not quit smiling. Racing kids are tough, independent and resilient.

Thump that soapbox @anderson750

 

[jeeper]

I don't think I had too much to do with it. I was vocal about not going home before we had a chance to do what we had come to do.. but I think the bishop was on the same page and carries more weight than I do.

The kids never even questioned it. We did rotate them through the running cars with heaters to try to dry them out a little.. but they were all in good spirits and willing to do the hard things. For a bunch of spoiled rich kids, they all did pretty well.

I think it was important to finish what we started. It did provide some good dialog about our ability to quit with just bad rain vs the pioneers not having the ability to quit in much worse and colder weather.

On a personal side, I ended up giving up my water proof cloths, mud boots, and warm cloths to my kids to help keep them warmer and dryer. I was soaked and freezing for parts of it.. My kids had some emotional moments trying to understand the gratitude and sorrow they had simultaneously as they were warm and dry and my expense. I think they learned a lot from that.

 

[ID Bronco]

Racing has reinforced this with me so much I can't even put it into words.
I watched @Tonkaman daughter come through the pits at a national a year or two ago. She was tired, had gotten lost and crashed in the river. She was crying and wanted to quit. Mind you, this is a 10 year old girl who just spent 10 miles alone in the desert. Derek just asked if she was ok and what she needed. She took about 30 seconds to regroup, climbed back on and headed out for another 10 miles. Racing is full of moments like this but that one was moving to me. I could not quit smiling. Racing kids are tough, independent and resilient.

Thump that soapbox @anderson750

I think the activity can be almost anything where there is a challenge. My kids and sometimes I have been lost hunting, been tired, wet, grumpy but we did it anyway. Backpacking, same thing. Even fishing, we have been in tough spots on the river and had to figure things out. Heck, my year old and I had to retrieve the body of a drowned fisherman one time. When we were crawling heavily, my boys were right there helping do trail fixes to get through the trail.

My older kids got far more of this than my younger ones. I am getting soft, and that has impacted them. I need to provide tough things for them to accomplish. I think Gravy is one of the best at having his kids learn by doing. Mesha is another one.

 

[anderson750]

I think the activity can be almost anything where there is a challenge.

100%. Too many people have participation trophy mentality. I see the same type of traits out of kids who are heavily involved with traveling sports teams. What I find is that parents who are not involved with a passion of their own that involves the kids, their kids do not learn from that. Yesterday while we were at the Waynes World obstacle, a guy in a buggy hopped out and guided his 12 year old kid up the obstacle. He is teaching his kid lessons in that simple action.

 

[glockman]

I think the activity can be almost anything where there is a challenge. My kids and sometimes I have been lost hunting, been tired, wet, grumpy but we did it anyway. Backpacking, same thing. Even fishing, we have been in tough spots on the river and had to figure things out. Heck, my year old and I had to retrieve the body of a drowned fisherman one time. When we were crawling heavily, my boys were right there helping do trail fixes to get through the trail.

My older kids got far more of this than my younger ones. I am getting soft, and that has impacted them. I need to provide tough things for them to accomplish. I think Gravy is one of the best at having his kids learn by doing. Mesha is another one.

Totally agree on all counts. Your kids running cross country absolutely qualifies as "doing hard things".