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Installment Five - June 18, 2003
[The Titanic: WRL] As crew 3 awoke at a grueling five a.m., the rest of the crews were fast asleep. But what was crew 3 doing, you ask? Well, this crew woke up to make Egg McMuffins. Brad D. and Brian G. cooked the sausage, and Weston L. and Matt P. browned the buns and fried the eggs. The muffins turned out great, and we packed up to leave. Down the road at Wolf Pass, the troop had a snow ball fight and took pictures to create custom postcards. We drove for a little bit, only to end up in Durango, Colorado. We made wrap-ups for lunch and headed down to the waterfront for a whitewater rafting experience. Some fell overboard, while others were splashed extensively. However, no one was hurt. After the trip ended, the crews were permitted to walk around Durango, buy souvenirs at the shops, and even have sarsaparilla.

We drove about twenty minutes to the Bar D Chuckwagon, the highlight of the trip. After an amazing dinner of either steak, chicken, beef, or a combo, the band [the Bar D Wranglers] began to play. The quartet included two guitars, an upright bass and a fiddle. They played for about an hour and a half, including classic cowboy songs like "Ghost Riders in the Sky" and "That's How the Yodel was Born." They also played songs such as "Boil the Cabbage" and "Orange Blossom Special" and let me tell you: the Nitty G ritty Dirt Band has nothing on the Bar D Wranglers. Some other songs were comedies such as "Rindercella" and "I'm My Own Grandpa." They closed the set with "God Bless the USA," a troop favorite, and we sang along. Since the one and a half hour set wasn't enough, some picked up a CD or, in some cases, the six CD box set. We drove back to camp and set up tents, and then went to bed.

Memorable Quotes 

  • No problem-o - Mr. W.

  • Lookin' at the mountain just gives you the chills - Kevin K.

  • The Excursion is now the Titanic 'cause this is where it's goin' down - Denver L.

  • I'm standing here in the middle of God-knows-where Colorado half naked. Guess which half - Kevin K.

  • Can you buy the bathrooms? - Denver L.

  • Beans?! You're all in big trouble - Kevin K.

  • This chicken is better that my mom's - Nick F.

  • If you want a prandsome hince to fall in love with you, just remember to slop your dripper - Rindercella (performed by Cy Scarborough)
Egg McMuffins (R) 
Crew 3 cooks up a fabulous breakfast

Girl scout cooks from neighboring camp say "Hi" in linked photo

Seemed much higher when we were climbing it 

Saying fond farewell to Great Sand Dunes National Monument (J. Moore photo)

Get back in the cars -- we're moving! 

Pause for blasting (construction) ahead

The great horned van (aka horny van) runs a line to the V-mobile 

Parking lot clothesline after whitewater rafting

Highest point so far -- 10,550 ft elevation 

Crossing the Continental Divide

Sweet melodies 

Bar D Wranglers: Bob Minser, Cy Scarborough, Gary Cook & Matt Palmer (J. Moore photo)

We are now going on to our second day in Durango, Colorado, where we are taking a round trip train ride on the Durango to Silverton narrow-gauge railroad (with just a small 1000 ft vertical hike up the Needle Creek Trail into Weminuche Wilderness for a lunch break). Not much driving here.

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