[ckissick]

I grew up in the Santa Cruz Mountains, surrounded by redwood forests, creeks, lakes, etc. My sisters had horses. All summer my buddies and I (there were just 4 of us) explored the woods, camped out, fished at the lake, rode our sister's horses, brought bow and arrows into the woods to shoot stuff, built forts, climbed trees and rocks, you name it. When asked if I wanted to join the boy scouts or go to summer camp, I said, "Why"?