Pohick  Bay (March Outing)  By James Y. We left St. Francis Church early in the morning for the trip to Pohick Bay Regional Park, in Lorton, Virginia. When we arrived, the ground was covered in snow, and took some time to finally get into the campsite. After arriving, we set up our tents and gear, and some of the …

  On October 11th, 2014, scouts from Troop 55 took place in a flag ceremony prior to the unveiling of a Historical Marker on Hunter Mill Road in Reston.  A reporter from the Civil War News covered the story, which is in the December edition here: …

On Saturday December 6, 2014 the Dragons and Eagles patrols participated in our Troop’s monthly Adopt a Highway. Starting out at 9:30 am behind the Dominos, they planned out how they would complete the segment of Walker Road all the way to approximately River Bend Country Club.  The Dragons and the Eagles patrols …

September Outing:  Canoe Trip on the James River We had an early morning departure from St. Francis Church for our trip to Virginia’s James River and the Breeden Bottom campsite.  The scenery on the way to the campsite was beautiful; rolling hills, farms, and eventually mountains with deep valleys.  The weather was …

  On Sunday, September 28th  and Monday, September 29th, 36 campers in fifth and sixth grade experienced a camping adventure at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts. The program was allowed under special permit by the National Park Service and it was the first time that people have been allowed to camp …

Read The Scouting report of how summer camp went!! Also, check out all the pictures 🙂 https://troop55greatfallsva.shutterfly.com/pictures/5318 Stephen T Sunday We had an amazing ride to camp. We were able to watch two movies on the way down. Once we arrived to camp, we got all our medical forms straightened out. We …

Hello,   We had an amazing ride to camp. We were able to watch two movies on the way down. Once we arrived to camp, we got all our medical forms straightened out. We then took a tour of the camp. It is an amazing camp with a pool and a lake! Everyone that didn’t do a swim test prior to camp was able to complete one. …