We couldn't find him at first, so we did some looking around. Katie, Molly, and Matthew took a close look at a teepee that was pretty neat.
Caleb looked great in his uniform.
He said he wore the same pants almost all week. I said that was a little gross, to which he replied, "Well, it's scout camp!" Right.
The first thing I noticed is how thin he looked! I asked him if he had been eating, and he said he had eaten a lot, but he had been walking about 5 miles a day.
I was happy to see him!
On the way home, we went over to Manti to look for an ancestor's grave that Hannah had wanted to visit. Caleb was so tired.
Poor guy! I think he just wanted to get home, but he didn't complain.
He stayed in the car while we tried to find the grave. 
We never could locate it. I found another one that interested me, though. It was William Fowler, the man who wrote "We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet." 
Caleb had an opportunity and actually interviewed for a full-time position at TiFie at the beginning of the summer, but he chose not to take the job. Instead he has been able to finish his Eagle project, go to our ward's scout camp at TiFie, and work as volunteer staff at TiFie. He will also go for a week on staff at Timberline, which is a leadership camp, and back for another week on staff at TiFie later this month. He's really enjoying himself, and it's turning out to be a great summer for him!
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I love Scout Camps in the West! And yes, your pictures look similar to mine - a taller, leaner kid, same dirty clothes and tired boys! These are the great things that build these great young men. Way to go Caleb. And a big shout out to the moms that wash the stinky clothes a week later! lol!
Love the Manti cemetery also - did you see any Whitings? We have some buried there as well.
Yes, actually, I did! I was going to take some pictures of them, and then I told myself, "No, it's a longshot that they are actually related to them." I guess I was wrong! We will go back to look for our ancestor again after some more extensive research and maybe a call to the sextant.
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