Over the weekend of August 23-24, Troop 55’s scouts went backpacking and camping at Sweet Run State park, along with Kayaking along the Potomac River. Above: Scouts prepare to Backpack to the campsite, Sweet Run State Park Below: Backpacking and setting up the campsite Below: Scouts Kayaking on the Potomac Below: …

 By: Eric Xia (Scorpions) I woke early on Saturday and got to the church at 6:35, traditionally 5 minutes late. It was a backpacking outing to Dolly Sods, one of the most outdoor-ish places east of the Mississippi River. We left the church and arrived at Dolly Sods (way after the scheduled time). We also stopped at an …

 By: Katheryn Ji (Ravens) This past outing Troop 55G and 55B had visited Shenandoah National Park on a canoeing outing. It was truly a spectacular and exciting adventure. When we arrived, many new scouts experienced carrying heavy objects such as the chuckboxes and stoves out of the trailer – now they know the meaning …

By: Birka Chen/Joy He On Presidents’ day weekend, February 18-20, Troop 55 traveled to Whitetail Mountain, Pennsylvania, for an exciting and eventful ski outing! We arrived Friday night and camped inside nice group cabins at Joy El Camp and Retreats. Scouts played volleyball and basketball at the gym provided once we …

By Daniel Z   On the brisk morning of October 17th, I woke up at 6:00 — 4 hours earlier than I do on weekends — to make my way to St Francis Church. We were headed to a new place called Trumbo Hollow, where the scouts would either take a day hike or an overnight backpacking trip. We hung around in the parking lot for a …

  By: Drew Kim (Scorpions) The virtual outing this past weekend was a different, yet fun outing. We began by all setting up our tents outside and took pictures to send to our patrol leaders. Everyone in the Scorpions was able to participate in this activity. After that, we began making dinner, the scorpions made …

  By: Annabelle L. (Kiwis)      On Saturday, February 22nd, the troop left St. Francis at 9:30 am for Summit Ropes, an indoor ropes course in Sterling, VA. After all of the scouts arrived, we waited around for a bit and drank lots of sparkling water while the adults sorted everything out. We were led to the side of the …