Sand Dunes

It is tradition for many people from our ward to do a bonfire out in the dessert Friday nights. They discovered a fun place they call "Dead Camel", named for the literal dead camel near by. We experienced the fun for the first time this Friday. The boys were in HEAVEN!! Bennett kept telling me over and over again, "Mom, I'm having fun!!". Anyway, here are some pictures from our excursion. 

Some of the youth were at the top of the dune playing Bocce Ball. 

The dead camel. It has been out in the hot desert sun for quite some time, so it didn't stink.

Eldon thought it was a good idea to put his hand in the camel's mouth. GROSS!!

Climbing up the dunes is HARD work. The sand is so deep it comes up to your lower calf. Oliver loved sliding down on his belly. It is hard to tell from this photo but this dune was probably 20 ft tall or so, and very steep. 

King of the Dune. The evening was a perfect temperature, with a very slight breeze. The sand muffles the sound like freshly fallen powder does. It is very quiet and "cozy" feeling. The sand is SO fine and soft. Some parts were still warm from the day's sun, and other parts were cool to the touch. 

Eldon and his preschool buds, Sophi and Ollie ready to toboggan down the dune. There is definitely more friction the snow. I was pulling the kids down the hill. Eldon fell out this round and got a face full of sand. He was not pleased, but Sophi said, "That was AWESOME!!". 

Following scorpion tracks. Didn't find any scorpions (thank goodness).