The group consisted of 5 scouts and 3 adults on our October backpacking trip at Harriman State Park. Scouts went on a 7.3 mile partial loop with lunch and a photo stop at the Lemon Squeezer. While there, they oriented their map using landmarks and checked their work with a compass for practice. The steady […]
Continue ReadingFrom June 21st – June 30th the Venture Patrol traveled to the Atikokan Base at Northern Tier high adventure camp in Ontario, Canada (Atikokan is one of the three bases at Northern Tier). Scouts canoed across a section of wilderness called the Northern Crown Lands for a week. In addition scouts also had to plan […]
Continue ReadingOn May 18 Scouts went whitewater rafting in the Lehigh River near Jim Thorpe, PA. Scouts camped nearby.
Continue ReadingOn April 27th and 28th Scouts attended Camp Turrell’s merit badge weekend. They had a blast and got ahead on quite a few badges. Congratulations to the Scouts who attended. They received 25 completions in total as well as 14 partials in others.
Continue ReadingOn April 6th Scouts visited Antietam Battlefield. Scouts camped at a nearby campsite in Washington Monument State Park. The troop took a tour of most of the battlefield stopping at important spots from the battle as well as memorials commemorating the soldiers the fought there.
Continue ReadingScouts went to ski on Shawnee mountain through 3/15 – 3/17.
Continue ReadingFrom August 5 to August 13 2023 the Venture Patrol traveled to Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico. Instead of backpacking across the 140,000 acres ranch for a week, the Venture Patrol were one of only two crews that got the opportunity to do an eight day cavalcade where they road horses every day […]
Continue ReadingThis past summer on July 23, 2023 a group of scouts went to the Floodwood Mountain Reservation. Floodwood is located near Saranac Lake, NY and it is in the heart of the Adirondacks. During the trip scouts canoed and hiked across the St. Regis trek as well as climbed the St. Regis Mountain.
Continue ReadingScouts went to camp turrel. Scouts did lots of merit badges such as shotgun and rifle shooting, knots, first aid, and many more. the chef named Klaus, cooked amazing food.
Continue ReadingScouts went on a whitewater rafting camping trip in the Poconos, Pennsylvania on May 20th.
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