Snapshot of Scouting Weekend of Oct. 26

[infoscouter]

Attended a class and taught a class at our Fall Semester of the University of Scouting. In between I staffed a booth on the Midway, trying to encourage Scouters to attend Philmont Training Center.

[CA_Scouter]

Camping trip to Sly Park in the Sierra Nevada foothills. We did the 8.5 mile hike around the lake and put in another 2 so we could qualify for one of the Hiking MB hikes. Gorgeous weather and beautiful fall colors.

 

[Balding Eagle]

Thanks raisinemright.

I'm not getting my hopes up.......

[ASM915]

We went on an infamous one-nighter at a little known and used camp called Camp Buckeye. It consists of around 250 acres in northern Wayne County Ohio. It's right in the middle of farm country, but you would have thought you were deep in the backcountry. The lane went in about a mile and ended at a turnaround at a precipice. There stood one of two rustic cabins, wood stoves for heating, nothing else. The edges dropped 100-150 feet to the creek below.

A few hundred yards down a path from the last cabin were three 20 foot wide, 2-3 feet tall mounds thought to have been built by the Adenas.

 

We had seven Scouts and three Scouters. We couldn't keep the Scouts out of the ravines. They had a great time, even though we had drizzle most of Saturday. It must have rained over much of the country the way the other posts read. We had a nice campfire that kept the drizzle away and kept us toasty (in an approved ring). A great time was had by all.

[mlg0171]

Took an NRA Certified Instructor course.