Today everyone started to work on merit badges. Everyone seems to be having fun, and we hope to win the retreat banner tomorrow. We didn’t win the retreat banner the first day, but I think we have a great chance today. We will find out in the morning. Due to all the rain that we’ve…
Category: Camping
Backpacking Trip last weekend (05/17 – 05/19)
Micheal’s account of the Trip: We went backpacking. On the first night, when we got there we hiked 2 miles into the forest. While we were setting up Mr. Rickenbacher had to be the first one to start a fire because us kids can’t start a fire according to Mr. Rickenbacher! The next morning we…
Wilderness Survival Klondike
Well, these are the conditions that separate the men from the boys. What I mean to say is that, Mr. Rickenbacker and Mr. Reed slept inside while the scouts slept in shelters they made in the woods. The temperature tonight is currently 11 degrees. We had a discussion on how to stay warm. The key…