In the fall of 2005, we went fishing on Kerr Lake at Camp Campbell and made a large raft with dubious flotation properties. We also built a monkey bridge at another outing there. In the fall, our big trip was to Tenn, to "The Lost Sea Caverns" and camped in the cave on Friday night. Pictures

Whitewater rafting on the New river One big picture

We had rare event recently, two brothers shared an Eagle Court of Honor. Pictures

Some of our outings included visiting Norfolk Naval Base and an Army base on Virginia Base adn playing Capture the Flag at Camp Chestnut Ridge.
Pictures from Norfolk and CCR

Pictures from our visit to "The Lost Sea" camping in caves: Cave pictures

March 2006
Our USS Yorktown camp out started on Friday night when we stayed at Camp Moultrie in South Carolina. The next morning we headed to Charlestown. When we reached the USS Yorktown, we got to wait in line some. On the walk to the aircraft carrier you are able to see the Submarine, Battleship and Coast Guard ship open to tours. The hanger and flight decks of the ship were gigantic and fully assessable. On Saturday the troop went on a tour of Fort Sumter. There was also a replica ofa Vietnam base on the mainland. Sunday morning after all our exploring had finished we left the Yorktown and headed into Charlestown. While we were there we went to the bayshore and walked through the flea market. After Charlestown we made our way home. Pictures of the trip.

April 2006
Spring Camporee pictures spring camporee

May 2006 We went seakayaking at Camp Bonner: Sea Kayaking

Sept 2006
Around 9 o' clock p.m. we pulled into Camp Bonner after Mr. Frimmel filled up on Krispy Kreme. We set up in the shelters and claimed our cots to sleep on. A few scouts played cards in the main house of the camp before going to sleep. Saturday morning we woke up around 7:30 a.m. We ate a delicious breakfast to get energized for a long day on the water. It was a beautiful day for sailing! After breakfast we met with our instructor, Reggie, and he gave us our gear for the day, consisting of life jackets, sails, dagger boards, tillers, and of course the Sunfish sailboats. He then showed us how to rig the boats, and taught us basic safety and sailing precautions. We then were allowed to sail in a restricted area with our sailing partners to get a feel for sailing. After getting used to sailing, we broke up into patrols and had lunch. It was right back to the water as soon as lunch was over, but some scouts planning to attend Northern Tier this year had to practice canoing instead of sailing. Because there were no longer restrictions after returning to sail after lunch, there were several boats flipped and some got stuck in the sand. A few scouts broke their jib, making for a very difficult tow back to shore. Finally, at the end of the windy beautiful day we dragged up the boats to shore. We wrapped up the day with a great meal provided by Reggie. Then it was off to bed. Sunday morning we woke up and sailed for about an hour and a half. After sailing, we were instructed to clean and spray the boats and sails before we left. Finally, we left for home. Pictures from the trip.

October 2006
Fall Camporee: When we got out of the vans at Camp Reeves in Carthage, NC, we knew we were in for a cold weekend. That night, we set up our tents and went to the Friendship Campfire (put together by Mr. Kuhfeld, Zack and another scout). While we enjoyed the other troops' company, there was candy provided, along with a leader's crackerbarrel. After the campfire, we back to our campsite and slept through the night in freezing temperatures (note from Mr. Collins, it was in the 40s, not freezing). The next morning, we work up bright and early to go to the flag raising. At the flag raising, the Orange District Choir performed and we were given instructions for the day. After the flag raising, we had to go by patrols, The Farks and The Flaming Tape, to different stations for orienteering activities. That afternoon, we had a big orienteering course competition, between pairs for boys from all the different troops. Each checkpoint was spread out and it wasn't always easy to find them. Many bushes, sticks, logs and trees were in our path from point to point. After everyone had finished, we headed back to our campsite for an awesome BBQ dinner cooked by Mr. Greer. That night we had a pumpkin carving contest, an Indian Powwow and some skits. Sunday morning, we work up, wento the flag ceremony and found out winners of the activities. We proudly came in 1st place for both patrols in overall competition. After that we packed up and headed home." pictures

November 2006
Cope/Leadership campout: When we arrived at Camp Chestnut Ridge Firday night we unloaded, set up our tents, made a fire and played Capture the Flag. The next morning,we woke up and split into two groups. One group consisted ofscouts 2nd Class rank and bleow, theother group consistedof scouts 1st class rank or babove. Whilte the lower ranked scouts were working on making fires and 2nd class cooking, the higher ranked scouts learned about leadership in the troop and did some team-building exercises. After those activities, we had lunch and headed to the ropes course. After we met with our guides, they instructed us on safety throughout the course. Then we were split up into two groups again, the 13 and under scouts in one group and the 14 and older scouts in the other. The younger scouts participated in the Dynamic Course, the older scouts in the Static course. The difference between the two is at the Dynamic course you're being belayed by people down below, at the Static course, you must belay yourself. Both courses were extremely fun. After the troop completed the courses, we headed towards the zip-line. We each got a turn to ride the zip-line over the lake, and some of us even touched the water! After we each got a ride, we headed back to camp for dinner. Mr. Godsmark made us all excellent Philly cheesesteaks and the younger scouts enjoyed their foil packs. After we quickly finished eating, we played more capture the flag. It was a great outing despite the rain that soaked all our gear on Sat night. pictures

Dec 2006
Capture the Flag: The troop tried something new. We invited troops 9, 838 and 45 to participate in our capture the flag campout. Even though it got down to about 15 degrees on Friday night, it was a huge success. Everyone had fun and no one was injured! The adults cooked for the scouts and we ate really well. Sat morning, we had fruit pancakes and sausage, for lunch we had sanwiches and soup, for dinner beef stew with dumplings and bread pudding for dessert. Before we headed home on Sunday, we had French toast, bacon and warmed peaches.

January 2007
Patrol activities.

February 2007
As we left for West Virginia, around 5:30pm, we were all excited to go skiing/snowboarding the next day. For a few scouts it would be their first time on the slopes. When we arrived at the church in West Virginia around 9pm we saw snow and were chilled by the cold air. We then unloaded our belongings into different rooms of the church. Some scouts played cards or listened to music before bed. The next morning we were woke up at 6:30am so we could make it to Winterplace and get our gear before it became too crowded. By the time we had left the church and arrived at Winterplace it was already crowded. We had to wait awhile to register. When we finished the registration process and received our lift tickets we had to wait even longer to get our gear. Finally, after all the waiting we hit the slopes. It was windy and cold, but there was a beautiful blue sky that day. Some skiers took a lesson, while more experienced scouts and adults started to ski/snowboard. Throughout the day we had at least one adult stay with our belongings in the main lodge. When we needed a break for food we came into the lodge and ate while listening to AMAZING (*cough, cough*) karaoke singers! Thankfully no one got hurt, every one had a wonderful time, and we all enjoyed having all the trails open. Around 6pm, most of us left to go back to the church after a tiring day. Some of the older scouts stayed behind until around 9pm for some night skiing/snowboarding. Around 9:30pm the lasagnas finally finished cooking, and coincidentally the scouts that were night skiing/snowboarding arrived as soon as dinner was ready. We were all very hungry. After dinner, we easily went to sleep after such a tiring day. Sunday morning we woke up and we needed to be out of the church by 8. We quickly ate breakfast and cleaned up after ourselves. Finally, we left the church and headed back to North Carolina. Skiing at Winterplace, WV pictures from ski trip.

Summer 2007

In addition to two different weeks of summer camp (3rd week of June at Camp Durant and 2nd week of July at Camp Powhatan) we had scouts involved in two big activities this summer. The first was a biking trip across the country from Washington state to Washington DC to benefit cancer research. The trip took 10 weeks and many, many miles. Pictures of that activity can be found at: Biking Pictures.

We also had six scouts and two adults travel to North Minnesota and Southern Ontario,Canada to canoe in the wilderness for 10 days. Although they did not travel thousands of miles, they did travel by canoe and portaging more than 150 miles during their trip. Pictures can be found here: Canoeing Pictures

September 2007
The troop went on a fun outing to a lake in S. Carolina. One of our families has a piece of land on the lake and offered their space and all of their water toys for our use. Lots of fun to be had. pictures

2002-2003 activities

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