From whitewater rafting to survival camping, Troop 233 scouts are having a great time! Many thanks to Mr. Gurley for putting together this video, and of course to our adult leader/photographer corps. This video spans September 2015-January 2016.
Nearly twenty-five (25) Scouts from Troop 233 showed that they had the right stuff to survive in the wilderness by building and sleeping in a lean-to like one that they might need in a survival situation. Participating were nine (9) New Scouts and fourteen (14) veterans and four (4) adults who slept overnight. After an […]
Troop 233 had a stellar weekend in October, when we ventured to West Virginia to hike at Seneca Rocks, then zip lining and the Via Ferrata at Nrocks. After making lunch in at the Seneca Rocks picnic area, we hiked up a steep 2 mile trail to the top of Seneca Rocks, where we were […]
Troop 233’s tradition of outdoor adventure continues! We backpacked on the Appalachian Trail, with some scouts starting with a hearty 10 mile hike. Many of those scouts are bound for Philmont this summer, so it was great training. On the way we stopped by historic Gathland State Park, a strategic point in the Civil War. […]
Winter has not fully hit the DC area yet, but troop 233 already has a serious winter backpacking trip under our belts. The week before thanksgiving, 14 scouts and 6 adults headed out to Dolly Sods in West Virginia. If you’ve never been there, the Sods is a different climate – generally wetter and colder. […]
Here are a couple of pictures from our week at Goshen this year. We landed in our favorite Camp Marriott campground, site 2. Unlike last year, the weather was great. We earned 63 merit badges and a variety of other awards, but mostly we just had a great time! At Goshen, scouts learn the patrol […]
In April, we took a backpacking trip to the Hazel River area of the Shenandoah. We hiked about 8 miles in, and 6 out. We started from Skyline Drive and hiked east, so the there were more downhills the first day and uphills the next day. There were many stream crossings. A number of scouts […]
Check out this video of our fall, 2013 (and some winter 2014) adventures!
In October, Troop 233 held a 50 mile bike overnight on the Great Allegheny Passage. It was a great success. Our adventure started in Frostburg, MD and ended in Confluence, PA. On the first day, we biked 30 miles up the trail, through the Big Savage Tunnel and over the Eastern Continental Divide, and camped […]
This past summer, instead of hiking the mountains at Philmont or sailing the seas at sea base, we decided to canoe the Shenandoah River in Virginia. The fish were plenty, the rapids thrilling, and the boys elated as we whisked past plains and prairies in our simple canoes. We experienced many things throughout this trip. […]