One of the requirements of canoeing merit badge is to swamp your canoe and either have another boat rescue you or dragging it to shore. The scouts were doing both.
Canoeing
Mornin’ @ Camp
We, or at least the “royal” we, were up before 6am. I rolled out around 6:30 after the noise reached fever pitch levels. All was eaten and cleans up by 8am and we were dressed and ready for canoeing. The Watercraft Officers showed up with 12 canoes and all the safety gear. The boys are…
Euchre Tourny
We are pretty sure that Tate thinks euchre is French for cheating because he did it egregiously and often. Jason/Steve beat Tate/Nathan and then continued the streak against Will/Ed. Jason asked me to stop blogging at this point to hide our lose to Tom/Matt. But their victory was short lived getting bested by the Wagner…
Canoe Merit Badge Camp
We love camping… We made it to the camp in record time, well it may not be a record but it was at least a lot shorter than the Gettysburg trip. We are back in the woods right next to the lake, and you know what that means. You guessed it, Mosquitos. The aroma of…
Camp Ground Map
For those of you who are meeting us at the camp ground this weekend, Mr. Davis used exceptional computer skills to make this image. RED – this is our campsite. After entering the campground, we just hang a left and we’re there. There is a bathroom right by the campsite. GREEN – the boatramp. The…
Now that we’re home safely…
I didn’t want to freak out anyone before we all got home safely, but I wanted to share a photo that Mr. Devine took. This snake was in a bush while we were trudging up a hill where there was no path. The reason that no one heard a little girl shrieking at the top…
Thanks to Mr. Devine
The Troop would like to send out a big thank you to Rick Devine for accompanying us and guiding us around the battlefield of Gettysburg. His knowledge and storytelling ability allowed the scouts to connect a human face to this terrible battle in our nation’s history. We were able to imagine the events of the…
Flight 93 Memorial
The Flight 93 Memorial was a study in contrasts. Once you entered the National Park, you drive 3.5 miles through pastoral landscape until you come across a very stark and modern structure. Hidden among the rolling hills is a long black walk from the parking lot bordered by angular cement walls and seating area. You…
The Third Day’s Battles
And on the third day, the Troop rested. But not until we broke camp at 9am, toured Eisenhower’s Farm, jogged 2 miles to see a sharpshooter demonstration, climbed an observation tower at the top of a hill in a rainstorm (not really, I just looked like I did because I was soaking wet), hiked an…