Scouts and Families Camping in March

Eagle Scout Projects in February and March

Scouts in February

Archery Range, West Meadow, and Nauvoo Campgroung

Elder and Sister Armstrong 2011-2012

Elder Tom and Sister Bonnie Armstrong 

served as the first missionaries called from Salt Lake at Camp Alpine. We served from March 2011 to Sep 2012. Caretakers lived at the camp before that time.

We loved walking through the camp and sitting outside of Helaman Hall just observing all the beauty around.  We loved the rain and the greenery. Being from California where you really had to work hard to get things to grow, they grew so easily there.

The worst experience for Elder Armstrong was when bees invaded the water heater closet at Helaman Hall. They nested inside the wall behind the water heaters and the opening was a small hole up high on the wall. He was crawling across the tops of the water heaters with the intent of spraying poison through the hole, when a bee flew out of the hole and made a “beeline” straight for the tip of his nose … "very painful”.

One of the sweetest experiences is when the Young Women came up to our home and would sing to us at night. We love being invited to the activities with the young Women and their leaders.

Twice we were stuck in camp. One time was when we were flooded because there was so much rain and the culvert under the road gave way and of course the road was washed away. After a few days the brethren over the camp came and put boards across the destroyed road so we could get out. It took several weeks to get it repaired. 

Another time it snowed so much that the trees and branches fell across the road and we had to cut our way out.  The snow was so beautiful.

We loved being at Camp Alpine and feel it is a very special place.

There is so much to tell about our experiences there and our love for the place and the people there who served through all the camp projects and girls camps. 

Brother and Sister Cirks Caretakers 2002-2011

Brother and Sister Cirks      Served as Caretakers  2002-2011

Brother Cirks is a mechanic by trade and brought many pieces of equipment back from the dead.  There was always something to be done i.e. burning downed timber, mowing grass, anything to improve the beauty of God's dedicated land.   His most memorable time was during the Young Women's Camps.  

Some projects were:  nursing station, fenced in showers, screened in doors on Sariah Shelter, screened in entrance at Winter Quarters, the arch bridge, new trail to the amphitheater, landscaping around the house, and the zip line across the pond.  

Camp Alpine was such a delightful place to live especially in the winter.  The visits from the coyotes, bobcats, mountain lion, deer, and bear were always a treat to see.

A very exciting time was when a storm downed a huge tree into the creek.  It was Elder Ken Larsen from Philomouth Ward that received the inspiration on how repair the creek. The inscription on the wall "I Believe" is his inspiration.  It was an honor to work with him and Elder Mel Thompson of the Springfield Ward.