Scouting, Volume 80, Number 4, September 1992 Page: 43
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While enjoying a
rare chance to camp
in a national park,
inner-city Explorers
also learn about career
opportunities in the
National Park Service.
On Inspiration Point, Jamal Reynolds,
Post 852, is inspired to snap a photo.
(Top) A park service cleanup elicited
appreciation from tourists. (Above)
Few of the Explorers had ever seen
wilderness sights like this lone buffalo.
Don'l Washington and Josh Hill of
Post 852 set up their tent.
ership skills, and career goals.
For most of the Explorers the trip
was their first visit to such a majestic
wilderness area, and they were duly
impressed by Yellowstone's renowned
natural wonders. They used terms like
"wonderful" and "awesome" to de-
scribe their reaction. Vickie Munguia-
Rivera was more specific. "I've never
been camping before," she said, "and
we got to see a bear the very first
thing!"
The journey began in Denver when
the 17 Explorers and six adult leaders
piled into two long vans stuffed with
outdoor gear and headed north to Wy-
oming. More than 600 miles later they
arrived at Yellowstone, which is lo-
cated in the northwest corner of the
Equality State. They set up camp in an
Easter-egg-colored array of small tents
nestled in a thicket of lodgepole pine
near the north shore of Yellowstone
Lake.
Getting used to outdoor living was a
challenge for the young city-dwellers.
"The worst part was sleeping on the
ground," admitted Diana Veldez, 20.
"We called our tent 'the projects,' "
added Vickie Munguia-Rivera, "be-
cause it caved in all the time."
Despite the rigors of adjusting to
camp life, the Explorers eagerly took
to the park restoration work that occu-
pied their first three days in Yellow-
stone. Then they unwound with tours
northward to Mammoth Hot Springs
and to the fabled geyser, Old Faithful.
"They've (continued on page 7J+)
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