Activities

Activities
We are a very active troop. We feel that camping and the outdoors are a very important part of
the scouting program, and we strive to go camping as a troop at least once every month. Our
2006 Calendar of Events includes many exciting camping, hiking and high-adventure
opportunities for every rank and age level.

Our regular activities include:
Troop meetings every Monday night
Yearly high-adventure trips
(for older and more experienced scouts)
Community service projects

High Adventure
We emphasize backpacking and high-adventure camping as part of our troop program. Our
2002 high-adventure trip took us to Colorado and New Mexico where we hiked Mt. Elbert
(Highest point in CO), Wheeler Peak (Highest point in NM), and Black Mesa (Highest point in
OK). In June, 2003 we took a trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Northern
Minnesota. Canoing and portaging over 70 miles across some of the country's most remote
wilderness. (More about the trip)In July 2004 we went down to the keys in Florida to do scuba
diving and snorkeling in the reefs. And in August of 2005 we took a trip to Philmont Scout
Ranch down in New Mexico. (picture from the top of Baldy Above) In 2006, we plan to take a trip
to Colorado to go whitewater rafting.

Troop Handbook
Our Troop Committee has written a Policies and Procedures Guide (.pdf file) to help educate
new scouts and their parents about our rules and guidelines.

Patrols
We see the patrol method as the basis of the entire scouting program. Boys are split into small,
youth-led groups. These groups plan and cook their own meals, plan their own meeetings, and
have their own campsites.They work as a team to achieve all the goals of camping. This
teaches them leadership skills that they can't learn just about anywhere else.