On March 21-22, our scouts headed to Bumblebee Ranch and set up camp for our Crossover outing. Afterward, they made lunch and then taught lessons to new scouts. In the afternoon, they collected wood, built a bonfire with it, built a rope bridge near it, then cooked tacos and quesadillas for dinner. At night, the scouts lit the fire and retired several old U.S. flags. Then the Arrow Of Light scouts from Pack 323 crossed the bridge and officially became new scouts. Finally, we all ate cobbler and watched skits. The next morning, Kris Bliznick arrived at camp and launched the model rockets the scouts had built the previous day, along with several awesome rockets he built for the launch.

On September 19th, our scouts arrived at our campsite at around 8:00 pm. The Venture Patrol left camp at midnight to hike to the peak and watch the sunrise from the highest point in Arizona. The next day, our younger scouts began a shorter hike to the saddle. The scouts decided to form two groups; one hiked about three miles up the mountain and the other hiked around four miles up. Later, when we were all back at camp, we celebrated the birthday of two different scouts who still decided to go on the outing.

“It turns out the hike to the saddle is six miles each way, and not a six-mile round trip” – overheard on the hike

May 2023 Backpacking Trip

On May 20-21 troops 323 & 332 took their last outing of the year at West Clear Creek. Luckily the water levels were not too high, so the trip was not canceled. The trail has many water crossings, and the campsite had watering hole to swim in.

R-C Outing

April 22-23 was the annual R-C outing with the Pack. Troop 323 and 3323 joined Pack 323 at Camp R-C for their last outing of the year. They took hikes, the older scouts taught skills to younger scouts, and Mr. McCauley cooked a delicious meal. Also, there were scouts skits, and corny jokes in the amphitheater. The pack had a fun time hanging out with the troop, and they can’t wait to crossover.