One of our grandsons is active in the Cub Scout program.

His mom, our daughter, has found herself thrust into the role of outdoor activities manager for the den. She asked if I wanted to tag along with our grandson and her on a weekend camping trip to Oso Lake. I haven’t slept on the ground in 20 years, but the weekend sounded fun, so I agreed to go.

My recollection of Oso Lake was during its private bass fishing era. Apparently, it was leased to the Boy Scout program around 2008, and it has been converted to an overnight campground for Scouting of America.

You may be wondering what an overnight Cub Scout campout has to do with commercial real estate. Only these things. Please indulge me as I review a few.

My first thought on arriving at the camp wasn’t about tent poles or s’mores, but

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