By Ian L. During the outing, Troop 55 went to Pohick Bay in Lorton, VA. For lunch, the Scorpions had cold cuts with lettuce, provolone cheese, cheddar, ham, and turkey breast. After that, Troop 55 started sending out patrols to hike Pohick bay. The Scorpions and Bucks were sent last. We went on Red Trail which is 4 …

By: Leo C. Today we went on a very fun trip or rock climb. It was 300 feet high, and everyone couldn’t wait to climb it. We were all excited to climb. All of us had to be in three lines, so when other people fall, they don’t fall on us. One thing is that none of us actually fell, and we were the only team that had done …

The Old Rag hike was very long, but the scenery was exceptionally beautiful and worth it. We started off early in the morning, and left around 7:30. After a 2 hour car ride which I slept through, we arrived at the parking area, and began our way up the Old Rag hiking trail around 9:30. After our ascent of the mountain, …

It was a long period of preparation and paperwork, but we finally were on the way.  We arrived in Miami Florida on Aug 6th and picked up a big 15 passenger van and drove south the FLA Keys on our way to Sea Base!  We stopped at a restaurant on the water in Key Largo and saw huge Tarpon swimming off the docks and had a …

By: Nathan Hauda For the cooking competition, the Eagles patrol did an American theme. The weather there was snow everywhere. (That sentence rhymes I know). We chose pizza for our American theme. Everyone had to bring their own ingredients for the pizza. At 12:00 p.m. we started making the pizzas for dinner. We also …

By Cameron Beem This year’s first time campers was a blast! We started welcoming campers at about 8:00 to 9:00 am. Some of the volunteers had camped out the night before and planned, others were helping set up bright and early. We took all of the group pictures first, and we had a new patrol of campers this year, the …

By Kevin S.   This outing was a fantastic experience. It was the new scout’s first outing, and they had tons of fun. The weather was exceptionally nice compared to last year, as it was sunny all day and there was no rain.   We left the church in the morning and arrived at Dolly Sods a few hours later. We waited an …