By: Albert Z. On Friday night, as scouts arrived at the church parking lot, it was soon revealed that the bus that would have taken them to Joy El had broken down, and they must delay for nearly two hours.Once the bus had arrived, all the scouts filed onto the bus and dumped their packs at the back of the bus and …

 By: Albert Z. (Bucks) On Saturday morning, we arrived at the church and received car assignments for the way to the beginning of the trail. After everyone arrived after a two-hour drive, the bikers grouped into a faster group and a slower group, while the few people, including myself, who were hiking stayed behind. A …

  By: Andy T. (Scorpions) Being my first time participating in a Dolly Sods outing, I didn’t really know what to expect. However, even through the stuffy and rainy conditions that plagued our day hiking, we pushed through with our great spirit. The Scorpions, along with leadership senior, JP, had a great experience. …

  By: Albert Z. For this year’s fall First Time Campers program, which took place during the extended weekend for Columbus Day, scouts and other volunteers arrived on Saturday night to begin preparations for the next day’s activities. The next morning, campers began to come in after a quick breakfast was eaten. We set …

  By: Thomas Ye (Sharks Patrol) Mr. Shan drove me to the James River campsite. Right away, Will, a new scout, and I set up a tent and started eating cold cuts. Unfortunately, there was no cheese. While I ate, I placed lemonade powder in my water. Soon, all the patrols had finished eating and loaded into cars to go to …

By Ian L. During the May Outing, the Scorpions went to Maryland and West Virginia to do canoeing and whitewater rafting. During whitewater rafting, we went through rapids ranging from Class 1-4. The rafts all fought in splash wars, getting us drenched in water in the end. For dinner, the Scorpions are pineapples with …

By Ian L. (Scorpion Patrol) During the April outing, Troop 55 did a 10-mile hike at Signal Knob. The Scorpions hiked with the Eagles. In 2.5 hours, we made it to Signal Knob where there was a radio tower. Since we were the first group up, we quickly occupied the closest campsite. The campsite was spacious; the …