2nd Trek this Year - 2017

21 June through 24 June 2017

A few pictures from our 2nd Trek we cooked for...this summer...

Hyrum's Bishop was put in charge of their Stake's 

Trek this year.  Hyrum told him...that he knew how this could 

be managed...Bottom-line...we ended up with the

opportunity to serve them...smile

Joel flew in from Florida...bringing his EXPERIENCE...which

we so needed - since we ended up cooking for

360 - 380 people...

Here are a few pictures I took...

Our sad tale of woe...began at Sam's...

Garvin checked on his order "2" times...to make sure

Sam's knew what we needed...(days before)

When we arrived...expecting to pack up and leave within

the 1/2 hour it normally takes...yeah...

the order was really MESSED UP!

2 1/2 hours later...we loaded up the rented 

refrigerated truck...(large one, huh...super nice)

We had many things missing from our order...including over

800 pieces of BACON! (but, whose counting, right?)

smile 

Consequently, we arrived LATE...and had to rush to set up everything

BEFORE DARK...We decided to go up and set up 

camp...Wednesday...The YOUTH and the Ma(s) and Pa(s)...

were arriving the NEXT day...

 Hyrum and Joel...and Garvin...

getting the Holy Griddle set up...

 Our homes for the next few days...

We were well prepared...well...at least

Garvin's and my tent were...

Had a heater, a solar battery, solar lanterns...

and a new flushing porta potty...(can't leave home

without it! smile)

 Hyrum asked me to "marinate" our steaks...

while we set up...After an hour...Hyrum asked

if I had gotten it done...I asked him to check to see

if I put in enough of his favorite "marinate"in 

zip lock bags...

He came back...laughing...

He said..."Mom"..."you forgot to remove the 

wrapping around the steaks"...so I was

simply marinating the "wrapping"...OPPS!

smile

 Had to set up all the tarps...

That takes some work!

Joel got our campfire going!

By the time we set up everything...it was DARK and LATE!

but, Joel and Hyrum cooked up our steaks...anyway...

(YES...I unwrapped all the wrappings around the steaks...

and marinated them...correctly....smile)

They were SO.......GOOD!

Had more for breakfast, too! smile

We always got up at the crack of dawn!

BEAUTIFUL...cold mornings!

smile

It was a SUCCESSFUL EVENT

in spite of some challenging

moments...

 Garvin stirring up the pot...(no comment)

(using a paint drill)

 Hyrum and Joel cooking up

the bacon...

 Pancakes...

 Chicken...fajitas...

 Eggs for breakfast...

Hyrum and Joel...

 Joel taking over Abraham's job...

smile

 Joel resting inbetween...cooking shifts...

 Bacon for the hamburgers...

 MORE BACON!

Joel with one of the volunteers...

I must say...we had GREAT people who were volunteers

from Hyrum's Ward!  NO WAY we could have done

this without all their HELPING HANDS!

Lots of LAUGHS!!!!!!!!