The PERSEIDS camp out event also began as a family camp out. We enjoyed visiting hot springs so we could soak in the warm water all night and watch the shooting stars. We would make a weekend out of it and sometimes float the river and just have a fun family weekend during the Perseids peak meteor showers every August 12th. 

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We own a piece of property in Lava Hot Springs and John had told us a year before he  passed when we were having the usual family conversation about when you die. We all had mentioned we wanted to be a tree on our property in Lava Hot Springs. 

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At that time we had a PERSEIDS camp out planned for August 11-13, so we kept the plan and we had the campout, we soaked in the springs, we floated the river, however, we added a tree planting ceremony on the PERSEIDS 2017. Fortunately out of the blue with no information about our family tree conversation, John's work donated a tree to the family. 

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In 2018 Dean, Grace & Bob purchased a piece of property in Duchesne UT, so we are having the PERSEIDS there this year due to far darker skies and therefore more shooting stars are visible. 

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We will plant John's tree in September at the LIBERTY campout September 7-9 Followed by a Spaghetti dinner and memorial concert on John's birthday.