Category: Outings
Our scouts hiked a total of 11 miles on September 19th-20th for our Cabin Loop backpacking trip, up on the Mogollon Rim, down the Old Rim Road. On the first day, we hiked 5.5 miles over the course of several hours to reach the campsite, which was near the second of two historic Forest Service cabins we saw. Then we set up camp, cooked dinner, and rested. The next day, we made breakfast, packed everything up, and made the return trip in a much faster time. Great work, Scouts and leaders!
Our troops had an amazing week at Camp Geronimo this year! Our scouts earned dozens of merit badges, completed service projects, hiked East Webber, braved the Polar Bear Plunge and the Tenderfoot Run, marked off so many requirements that they requested a record number of Scoutmaster Conferences and Boards of Review, and even took home Big G Gold! We are proud of our youth leaders and all our scouts, and so grateful for our scouters who helped them do their best.
Our scouts had a beginner’s backpacking outing on May 16-17 on our annual trip to Knoll Lake. Our scouts hiked approximately two miles, cooked dinner, and spent the night on the shores of the lake on the Mogollon Rim. Afterward, they hiked two miles back and returned home.
Our scouts assembled at Seven Springs Recreation Area on April 25th for a joint campout with Cub Scout Pack 323. Our troops taught the new scouts how to tie knots, carve soap, build paper airplanes, and how to start a fire. Afterward, we all ate dinner and some delicious cherry and peach cobblers for dessert! After telling scary stories, and somehow still managing to sleep through the night, our scouts packed up camp, and returned home.
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.
