Trails and Signs of the Time

Our new assignment this year at HVC is to take care of all the trails and 4 wheeler roads so  all that use them can get around unobstructed.  With close to 5000 people visiting the camp each week, and many of them go out hiking, this is a job that must be done and 'Somebodies got to do it'.

There are over 60 miles of trails and outback roads that need to be cleared each spring after the winter snows and storms.

By the middle of June, I will have walked every trail and ridden down every road  on all 8600 acres here in camp.

Then after any major storm or wind, I get to go out and do it all
over again,

Sign making is another one of our responsibilities.

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The Guard Shack is now the 'Welcome Center'

Picture frames for the main conference area.

The 'out going mail' holder.

The Administration building is now the 'Guest Services Building'.

This is just a small sample of what we are up to this year. 

Our other main duty is to help all the YW's groups plan and organize any day or overnight hikes or camping trips-But that's another story to tell in our next Blog.

Winter Review

Just a quick run down on our last 6 months.  For the winter season we got to move out of our trailer and into a cabin.  Most missionaries had to down size-we on the other hand had 3 time the room that we had during the summer.

We accumulate 143 inches of snow, but it pretty much melted about as fast as it came.  Wish we'd have gotten more.
 



I got to learn how to drive the skidster and had fun removing the snow in the 5 camp sites we were hosts for.

We were able to host and assist many Scout, Youth, Family and other types of fun groups who came to enjoy the snow and warm cabins.

We even found someone who looked like "Waldo"

Had a lot of fun when family would come up for the day of sledding.

The Missionaries even took an afternoon off and did some playing of our own.

Even tried blazing a new sled run.

But the thing that keep us busy during the week was replacing the bunk beds in 50 of the 137 cabins here at Heber Valley Girls Camp.

We began by having to tear out the old beds that were built in and nailed to the cabin walls.

When all the old beds had been removed, we replaced them with moveable-freestanding, and shorter bunk beds.

This made for a neater and roomier cabin.

  We ended up for this winter season replacing 800 beds (400 bunk beds). Only 87 more cabins to do and 1392 bed (696 bunks) left to do next winter.  PS-There is a really big possibility that we will be spending another winter here (total of 2 years) and with a little head start on things and now knowing what we are doing, will try and get them all done!!   

This is where we will park our trailer for the next summer season.

Right between these 2 trees. 

These are the 9 couples that helped make it all happen.  They are now friends for life.

Theses 2 pictures will provide a hint as to our new assignment for this summer.

More fun and adventure and making this camp a place where all can come and feel the spirit and get closer to their  Heavenly Father.

But for the  next week or two we get to go home, relax and

enjoy family and friends.
Love you all-Elder & Sister Hendrickson

Mystery revealed and other 'Cold Cases'.

2 years ago, a church film crew came to Heber Valley Camp and had the missionaries prepare the area around this lake for a film they were producing.  They would never tell us what the film was about, but we had our suspicions.

When we went to the Temple 2 weeks ago, our suspicions were confirmed.  This is where the last scene's in the new Temple film made. 

This is a picture of Sister Hendrickson and Sister Crossley spraying for weeds around that lake.  (It just goes to show that no matter what calling you have in the church or on your mission-big or small-you do make a difference)  (You will see NO weeds in this new film!!!!)

This past couple of days we have had the joy of having family up to show around and do some sledding.

A great time was had by all

Caleb was a good Uncle and the kids really enjoyed him.

Brook shows off  her Olympic sled free style.  (She took the GOLD) (She was the only one who dared do this!!)

More family fun.

Sledding is a whole lot funner when you don't have to walk back up the hill.

But it can be a lot of work going down the hill trying to make a new run.



At least we tried.

I wish I had this at home to do my drive way with.

The back side or our cabin.

Snow and more snow.  (But we need MORE)

And then there's days when even the squirrel's think we're NUTS

I can't imagine why!
 



Cold case remains unsolved.