Nashville Troop 3

Over the past month and a half I have had a very successful eagle project at Lockeland Springs Park. The task consisted of constructing a bridge that was about 15 feet long and 4 feet wide. I had arranged four work-weekends to complete the project.

Workday #1:

This first day we set to digging four holes that would be the foundation pylons for the bridge. Had great weather, too many shovels, an excellent work crew, and not enough rock-smashing devices; but we made it work.

    

Workday #2 & 3

On the next two workdays we completed the two stages required to place the concrete foundation for the bridge. Now at this point I have to greatly thank Collin and Frederick for volunteering their time for both workdays to help me out. The three of us +Libor did a lot of tedious measuring and made a lot of wet concrete.

    

    

Workday 4 & 5

On our last two workdays we completed our most visually rewarding work. On day 4 we went from some concrete cylinders in the ground to a bridge one can walk on. On the last workday we finished the final touches on the bridge’s nearby landscaping.

    

Thanks again for everyone who assisted me in the completion of my project and to the Lockeland Springs Neighborhood Association for their grant to help fund the project.  It is much appreciated!

Thank you,

Antonin Koudelka

 

We first arrived at the church at 5 and left to go on the 4 hour car ride. Near the end of the drive the two patrols (mountain lions and the bears) cars split up to start at different spots. The bears patrol just camped in the parking lot. The mountain lions (my patrol) hiked to a campsite called the great meadows campsite. We got up, ate breakfast, and got hiking. About mid day we came to a problem. We realized that we went the wrong way when we were hiking the night before. We had to hike the whole rock creek loop trail to get us back to the parking lot. The original plan was to meet the other patrol to exchange keys and keep going, but when we met up with the bears it was later than expected. So, we decided to camp together and go back the way that the mountain lions came.         On the way to the campsite, the bears had to go down something called mods crack. It was(what i hear) a long, skinny, muddy valley between rocks. The way back was very beautiful and fun. There was this very colorful moss that was awesome. Then, we got to our parking lot and we ate lunch. After lunch, we got on the road. In all, the trip was pretty fun.

My last trip as an Otter was a blast. The hike was not strenuous, and there were a couple of great views out there in Dayton. The first day we hiked to our campsite, there was a river crossing were some scouts including myself fell in, but everything was dry or we had an extra for the next day. Later the next day, we had the pleasure of hiking to see the Laurel-Snow waterfall which was a blast in and of itself. We concluded the trip with  a trip to Taco bell, then preceded back to the church. Overall, it was a fun trip.

Hey Troop 3, Fans, and Family,

I have made some adjustments to the website which should make us more social.

I have added Jetpack sharing which will automatically share our posts to facebook and twitter. There should be some other cool sharing features too. Make some comments and we will see what happens.

Let me know what you think and look forward to some posts from our recent ski trip to Paoli Peaksin Indiana.