Blog: Trail Adventure Stories

"There's a Bear in the Willows!" A few years back we were up at the family cabin on a warm July weekend. One night, cousin Nick was telling stories to the younger kids. As they listened, his stories got scarier and scarier so he could keep their attention and get a big reaction out of them. Toward the end, he started telling stories about how there were bears around the cabin that would eat kids. Their eyes got huge as he told the story.He pointed to an old bear skin rug hanging on the wall. A sheep rancher had shot it years ago and they tanned it with the hide, claws, and head attached. He told them to look at how sharp the teeth and claws were and how menacing the eyes were.Finally, one of the older kids hollered out, "there aren't any bears up here! You're lying!"He tried to convince them that the bears came around all the time but they grew more incredulous.After dinner, the kids (there were 20 or so) went outside to play hide and seek while the adults played volleyball. They played until dark. Some of them cam... Read More