This weekend, we went down to Sparta, TN, to go backpacking at Virgin Falls. The ride down there had no problems.Once we arrived, we got on our packs and set off for our campsite. The weather was perfect that day. After a few water breaks, we arrived at our lunch stop, where an amazing waterfall was located. Not too much longer, we got on our packs again and went the last couple miles to our campsite. It was a spacious campsite with a great river view. Shortly after setting up camp, most everyone hiked up to the main waterfall, the cave above it, and Sheep Cave as well. The next day, however, was not as great. We had to eat breakfast and break camp in the rain. The trail, which just happened to be uphill, was very muddy and wet. Some snow made it even worse.Most of us were miserable, wet, cold, and tired as we hiked along. It felt like forever before we finally reached the parking lot to leave. Over all, it was a great trip with great views, such as Laurel Falls and the Caney Fork River.
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Patrol Section for Troop trip
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Paoli Peaks Ski Trip
The ski trip to Paoli Peaks, IN was a huge success. Of course we had our little problems, but overall, everyone had a good time. The photos have been posted to the 2012-01 Skiing at Paoli Peaks page.
Some videos of live action were taken including Jordan snowboarding and Steven’s wipeout. Some of the younger guys who were doing snowsports for the first time diligently overcame setbacks, including Joseph overcoming a fall.
Antonin, Johan, Libor and I had a brilliant run down Graber’s express, one of the two black diamonds.
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Paoli Peaks trip
This weekend, we went to Paoli Peaks im Indiana. Unfortunately, A GPS malfunction and some big patches of ice slowed us down and we arrived at our cabin late, making us have little sleep. Later that morning, the wait was over and we finally arrived at our destination, Paoli Peaks. The day was great. Our lessons went smoothly and the snow was well packed, getting us some good speed. Later that night, we had fun playing some board games before hitting the hay. The next day, we packed our things up and headed for the slopes. After our lesson, we had a couple good hours of free ski before coming home.
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Turkey Fry Fundraiser
The scouts that showed up included me, Jordan R., Noah, Leo, Matthew, Josh L., and Chris. We arrived at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday to start setting up. We brought all the equipment outside. Unfortunately, there was a wind problem but Mr. Steve solved that by having us put tables in front of the fryers. We had a delicious breakfast cooked for us, including sausage biscuits, doughnuts, and coffee. The actual frying started around 7:00 or 7:30. In between shifts we went and played soccer in the park. Jordan and I were able to teach the younger scouts how to prepare turkeys and wrap the cooked ones, so next year they will be able to help others with that. We finished up around noon and cleaned up. We taste tested one of our turkeys for lunch and I have to say, it was delicious. Even though we didn’t sell as many turkeys as we expected, it was a good learning experience for the younger scouts and I think it’s safe to say that we all had a pretty good time.
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Savage Gulf Report
We arrived at the campsite at 9:30. We had to set up camp quickly because we had to be back from our 10 mile hike before dark. We hiked for about 2 and a half miles then stopped for lunch and to fill up our water bottles. Some people took a short cut back to the campsite, and the others kept going. We kept hiking, turned around and headed back. We got back well before dark. Everyone did great but Lubos got blisters. When we returned to the campsite we started collecting firewood. We had Pho for dinner and pudding for dessert. Then we told stories around the campfire and went to bed. We woke up the next morning and had breakfast. The new scouts worked on advancement requirements. We packed up our tents and loaded up most of the gear into the cars. We then went to all of the campsites to pick up trash for our service project. When we were done we ate lunch, which included Horace’s popular deer summer sausage, loaded up the rest of the gear, and went home. The campgrounds had a strange smell but otherwise it was a good trip. Everyone appreciated the heated restrooms.
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Natchez Trace Report
We left the church around 8:00 am and arrived at our campsite at about 11:30. We unpacked, set up camp, then ate lunch. When we were finished, we did a bike check and left for the twenty five mile bike ride. We stopped at a rest stop and filled up our water bottles at about twelve miles. We went half a mile more and turned back. On our way back we stopped at an old mine. We got back to our campsite around 4:00. We cooked dinner at 5:00 then had our campfire activity of songs and stories. At about 9:30 we went to sleep. The next morning we woke up and had breakfast. Then we got ready for our fifteen mile bike ride. We left at 10:00. We rode and stopped at a waterfall. We walked around a little bit and headed back. We got back and ate lunch then packed up. We loaded up the cars and headed back. When we got back we put all our gear back and headed home. All together we rode 40 miles! It was a great trip.
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Still some great tools left!
