Words from the Woods...Boyscouts...are honest brave and play with matches.

A long time ago I was a boyscout...I joined to go on the end of the year camping trip. I didn't need no stinking badges...or so I thought. How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but if you're camping a whole box isn't enough to start a little crappy camp fire?

I did think the scout leaders were nice all the kids took turns sleeping in their tent, I assumed it was because some scouts were scared. But what ever happened there must have cured them...no one asked to sleep there twice. On a side note our Troup met once a week in the basement of a Catholic church, this should have been my first clue to be concerned about men in boys uniforms.

Now that I have become accustom to a more refined way of getting away from it all, I consider it roughing it – "when the hotel doesn’t have room service".

Here are some actual complaints left in a suggestion box at a well know national park:

These are actual comments left on Forest Service comment cards by backpackers completing wilderness camping trips:

*"A small deer came into my camp and stole my bag of pickles. Is there a
way I can get reimbursed? Please call."

* "Escalators would help on steep uphill sections."

* "Instead of a permit system for hikers, the Forest Service needs to reduce
worldwide population growth to limit the number of visitors to wilderness."

* "Trails need to be wider so people can walk while holding hands."

* "Trails need to be reconstructed. Please avoid building trails that go uphill."

* "Too many bugs and leeches and spiders and spider webs. Please spray the
wilderness to rid the area of these pests."

* "Please pave the trails so they can be plowed of snow in the winter."

* "Chairlifts need to be in some places so that we can get to wonderful views
without having to hike to them."

* "Need more signs to keep area pristine."

* "A McDonald's would be nice at the trailhead."

* "The places where trails do not exist are not well marked."

* "Too many rocks in the mountains."

* "The coyotes made too much noise last night and kept me awake. Please eradicate these annoying animals."

I have a nice fire-pit in my yard…when I want to make a fire, I use a half a cup of diesel and one match. P.S. No scouts were actually harmed during these camping trips…mentally scar perhaps but not harmed.

If you are going camping in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and are ready to find a place you can sleep indoors and have hot water at the turn of a faucet...Give me a call. Recreation property is my Specialty.