What a great way to close out summer with our annual Fall Campout. This year we went to western Illinois to one of our favorite spots, Camp Benson. We started off by visiting the haunted Ravens Grin to explore and play hide & seek in this bizarre setting. The palisades along the Carrol river made for some excellent hiking and wildlife sightings. High cliffs, waterfalls, caves, a grotto, and a suspension bridge made exploring a fun activity. Some unique activities such as axe throwing and atlatl made for some friendly competition between the dads and boys. We got the brain juices flowing with our morning game where kids had to build the highest tower with just marshmallows and spaghetti. We closed it off with our traditional fire ceremony. Fun times had by all!
