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Trip to Mammoth Cave National Park April 5th, 2014

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Post date April 12, 2014
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First, we arrived at Mammoth Cave National park. We set up tents and then ate lunch. The group that was going to the cave on Saturday got ready and left to go to the cave. We left to go to the visitor’s center and got on our coveralls and helmets. Then, we got on the bus.

A few minutes on the bus and we got to the cave’s entrance.

The cave was awesome. There was many tight squeezes and small climbs.

At one point in the tour we turned off our lights and stopped talking. It was COMPLETELY dark and quiet. It was crazy! While we were gone, the other group was setting up an orienteering course for us that we would all do on Sunday.

We got back to our campsite and had dinner and a campfire. The next morning, we did the orienteering course and the other group left for the cave tour. For the orienteering course, we used our compass and map to find items around the park. While the other group was gone, we took down the orienteering course. When they got back we had a cracker barrel and started our trip back. In all, the trip was awesome!

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Wistlepigs Wipsey Silderness Patrol Trip

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Post date March 12, 2014
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For our Patrol trip we decided to go to Sipsey Wilderness in AL but take a different route. We left the church and arrived at the trail-head well after dark shouts out to winter. We started hiking in and found a campsite but decided to carry on until we could find something better. We hiked for about 2 1/2 miles until we came across another unoccupied campsite. It wasn’t much better but we decided to take it anyways. We then had a wonderful cracker barrel of penguins and proceeded to set up camp and turn in for the night. We woke up and had an oatmeal breakfast and broke camp and were ready to hit the trails at 9:00

We hiked for a good ways and found some neat-o stuff like a rock tree and a natural rock tent. We decided along down the trail that we would have lunch after the imminent river crossing which we eventually came to.

Lunch was bountiful as to be expected from whistlepigz. We hing around for like an hour and eventually continued on our journey. Our hike lasted a good long 15 miles and another river crossing before we came to a small but cozy campsite.

We set up camp and started dinner. while cooking we discussed the finer points if whistlepig lyfe such as nikes and defecation. We then enjoyed a wonderful meal cooked by Leo and Frederick and cleansed our palates with graham crackers. we hung around while Collin cleaned up and chatted before turning in for the night. We woke up in the morning and ate grits and dat crystal egg for breakfast before breaking camp. We hit the trails at the same time as the day before to continue our trek.

Our hike from there on out wasn’t too difficult except for some long uphill sections. We came to the logging trail where most of our second day hike took place. we came to a bridge and decided to stop and have lunch a little earlier that day. Our lunch consisted of nutella and peanut butter paper tortilla wraps and an extensive selection of cookies.

After lunch we got back on the trail. this was the longest, most dreadful part of our hike. We hiked for what seemed like forever. Eventually me and Leo decided to stop for a restroom break and never fully caught back up, but it didn’t matter, we all made it back to the cars relatively soon after that. Overall the trip functioned very flawlessly and was a extremely fun trip. 9.5/10 would do again.

Tags backpacking, sipse

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Ski Trip Paoli Peaks 2-2014

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Post date February 16, 2014
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The ski trip went great. We left the Church on time and got to Paoli late at night. After we got there, we claimed our bunks where we were going to sleep and unpacked and prepared for bed

The next day Saturday we ate breakfast and hit the slopes.

We skied until lunch time then we had hot soup which was good to warm us up. As soon as lunch was devoured it was back to the slopes.

We left the slopes around dusk and was dark when we returned to our bunk house. For Saturday night diner we had a pasta dish. When we got up Sunday we packed up and hit the slopes again.

After skiing all day Sunday we left and stopped at an awesome place(Culvurs) to eat supper. We got home around later on in the evening.

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Honey Badgers Patrol Trip At Climb Nashville

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Post date November 18, 2013
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Frozen Head Photos On The Trail

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Post date October 12, 2013
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Tags BSA, frozen head, hiking, troop 3

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frozen head hike

When we got to the site we set up a canopy, then we hit the trail! When we first started we stopped at some water falls, saw some salamanders, and interesting plants.

Then the hike started getting a little harder. we had to climb up some pretty hard slopes. We also had to cross some slick rock difficulty. There was some water running down rocks that we had to cross to get back on the trail.

A few miles went by and we stopped in a large cave to eat lunch and use steri pens to sterilize our water.

The food was great and filled me up. We started on our way again and it got really foggy. We knew we were nearing the top, then we saw it, the fire watch tower. it was huge!

we all climbed up to the top. the dog had some trouble with the metal floor. We found a chestnut tree and took some of the good nuts.

Then we headed back down. on the way back we had another problem, a big tree had fallen on the path, the boys climbed over it but the grown ones just went around it. Once we figured that out we went on our way again. It wasn’t long until we got back to camp. I think that the hike was a great experience.

Tags chestnut, crawfish, fire tower, hike, newt

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Frozen Head Post

Frozen Head Trip, 9-21-13

We met at the church at six o’clock when it was still dark and raining. We packed our gear in the cars after eating delicious sausage and biscuits made by Miss Becky. The ride was about two and a half hours but it seemed shorter. When we arrived it was raining still, so we put on our rain gear and some scouts set up a pop-up tent to stand under so Miss Helen could talk to us about the trails that we were about to go on for the ten-mile hike. We decided to go on the hike first because the rain would clear in an hour or so. After we were briefed on the hiking trails and safety, we walked to the trail head. The hike was moderate but there were some steep places. We hiked about 5 miles to the place we would have lunch, which was a large rock overhang with a table under it, which was an Eagle Scout project. After we ate lunch, we hiked up a hill to the observation tower. That short hike to the observation tower was the most strenuous part in my opinion. It was rewarding to get to be on the observation tower. It was cool and misty because we were in a thick layer of fog. Nothing could really be seen because of the fog but I know it would be an excellent view if it was a clear day. We then began our hike down the mountain. On the way down, we saw an old well house covered in moss and later an old dynamite shack.
After the hike, we set up our tents while others set up the camp kitchens for each patrol. After everything was set up, a lot of us were told to look for firewood. While the Honey Badgers were preparing to make their pizzas, we collected as much firewood as we could, but it was either soaked with water or rotten. After we had diner, we tried to make a fire, but it goes out, then Libor steps in and makes a huge fire. After the fire got going, we started the camp fire ceremony and had fun, then we went to sleep. The breakfast was good the next morning. The Otters had breakfast burritos with eggs, cheese, and sausage. The Bucks had oatmeal, but I don’t know what the Honey Badgers had. After breakfast, we just had fun looking for salamanders, newts, and crawfish in the creek, and climbing up roots sticking out of a dirt drop-off. After packing up our things, we were going to go to a waterfall to swim and have fun but on the hike up there, we realized it was almost time to go, so we turned back. We got in the cars and left. We shortly arrived at the church, put up the gear, and put out the perishable food for the scouts to take. Soon, the parking lot was empty and everyone had gone home.

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Current River High Adventure Part 1

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Post date June 28, 2013
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We were at the church early on Saturday morning loading our gear into the cars. We took a picture of the group right before we left. The car ride wasn’t very fun, and when we stopped for gas a lot of people had money, but it was in the trailer. We had lunch at historic rest stop, and the let us eat on the front porch. It was raining at the time, and we left as soon as we cleaned up.

We made one stop after lunch at a gas station, but besides that we were driving the whole time. We passed over many rivers including the Ohio, Mississippi, and the Tennessee. When we arrived it was still bright outside. We set up our tents and prepared dinner. Then we went to bed.

We woke up early that morning to find out we weren’t going canoeing that day, because the water was to high. Instead we went to a waterfall full of fish. Most people played with the hacky sack while other people fished. We had lunch their, and stayed for about 4 hours.

Then, we went back and had dinner. That night we played fireball. Everyone stands in a circle and throws the ball to each other. If you don’t catch it you’re out. At 10 o’clock we went to bed.

The next morning we woke up and we didn’t go canoeing again, because the water was too high. That day we decided to go to Devils Well. You walk down a long stairway and you you see a gate. We push a light switch button, but nothing happened. We pressed it again, but this time we looked around and below us was an under ground lake with a little waterfall. We hiked the trail at the entrance and found a lot of mushrooms, and crossed many creeks. We saw cave springs and very interesting wild flowers. When we finished the hike we had lunch and fished at the pond in front of Devils Well. We went back to camp and had dinner. After dinner we had a campfire ceremony and went to bed.

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Bucks Shiloh Military Trails March

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Post date March 18, 2013
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On the eve of March 8, we prepared to embark on an epic adventure to uncharted territory: the Shiloh Military trails in West Tennessee.

With high hopes, we arrived late that night at our campsite. Those hopes were brought down when we discovered we had forgotten our water cooler. However, we weren’t going to let that stop us. We mustered on through the night and a good breakfast of Scout McMuffins. Then, there came the rising action of the day. We reached the trail, and prepared to set out.

We later discovered that the maps and instructions we were provided were pretty much garbage. We once again mustered through and made it to lunch. We had us some good sandwiches before setting back to the trail. Then, things started to get hairy. We encountered several obstacles, such as us scouts getting lazy and an impossible to find question. Late in the afternoon, we faced a question. We could either finish the hike, or go ahead and go back to the campsite. Several advocates led the fight to continue the hike, which we did. At the end of the hike, however, due to the horrible directions and map, we counted five extra miles. We made an executive decision to do an extra mile and reward a few scouts with the coveted 20-miler and the others with two tens.

We arrived back at our campsite late, ate a chicken dinner and s’mores, and then hit the hay. The next day was more leisurely. We woke up, and while the cooks made pancakes for a while, the rest of us played soccer or did some advancement. We finally broke camp, packed up our stuff, and headed home, hitting up some geocaches along the way. Those were alright, but it would soon be time for the moment everyone was waiting for, the promised delicious pie.

No one was disappointed. Afterwards, we finished up the trip and made it home. All in all, it was a good trip, and we all learned things(both in knowledge and in lessons.)This is definitely a considerable trip for the future.

Tags hiking, shiloh

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Skiing in North Carolina

We started out taking a long 5 hour drive up to the Cataloochee Ski Area. On the way up we stopped at Taco Bell. You can get a lot for $5 dollars, and I think everybody liked it. We stayed at Lake Junaluska. We arrived around midnight, but most stayed up until one. We hit the slopes the next morning, and it took almost 2 hours for everyone to get their gear. We thought that it was very unorganized compared to Paoli. I thought that the slopes were much better here, but harder for beginners. Unlike last time, we left out equipment in the room designated for people who come from Lake Junaluska. Some stuff was stolen, so we didn’t like the idea of not checking your equipment back in. We went to sleep around 9 to 10 the second night.

We were skiing earlier the next day, because we didn’t have to check everything out again. We were off the slopes at 2:30 and ready to leave. On the way back we stopped at Wendy’s and a rest stop. I think most people were tired and ready to get back home.