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June 26 – Custaloga Time Capsule Opening (6/25 backpacking)

Event will be from 1:00 to 5:00 at Custaloga – Uniform – Class A’s.
The troop (minus Philmont scouts) will leave earlier Saturday morning for side trip and lunch stop before events start.

June 25 – Dean and Ed will cordinate Earlier Friday night trip to Oil Creek for Philmont backpackers.
No Tents needed, scouts will stay in adirondacks. The trip will be approx 6 miles in to camp, then 4 miles out Saturday monring. The backpackers will meet up with troop at Custaloga for Time Capsule event (have the scouts class A’s in the cars). No backpacker … Continue Reading

Backpacking: Hickory Creek Wilderness

On October 17-19, 2008, some members of Troop 59 went on a backpacking trip to Hickory Creek.

We hiked a total of twelve miles on our trip. Each scout had to carry their own pack with all their necessary gear for the weekend, including food and water.

We had to hang up our smellables so that no animals could get into them (fortunately, we didn’t have any four- legged visitors).

Our food for the weekend consisted of granola bars, beef jerky, dehydrated beef stew and dehydrated spaghetti. To cook, we … Continue Reading

Crew Survives Philmont

IMG_0566.JPGAfter months of preparation, Crew 806-C finally headed to Philmont Scout Ranch last month.
Their two-week ordeal started with two days of touring in Albuquerque, N.M. The crew had a blast!
They arrived at Philmont on the third day and squared away their final tasks before they hit the trail. Their ranger stayed with them for the first two of 10 days in the wilderness. After that, 806-C was on its own.
The crew participated in many activities and programs along the way including: team building, homesteading, pole sparing, tomahawk throwing, black powder rifle shooting, root … Continue Reading