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Scout Camp 2018
I have been meaning to blog about Scout camp since I got back from Scout Camp. We went to Maple Dell this year, and the boys had a great time. I have come to the conclusion that I am not going to write a proper post about it though, and so here are the pictures.
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Winter Camp: February 2018
On Friday February 9th the leaders and boys from Troop 490 headed out for our annual winter camp out. This year the event was planned by Spencer Cottle and the boys in the Deacon’s Patrol, and we went up to a property owned by Spencer’s parents.
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Winter Camp: February 2016
We decided that a warm up winter camp was a good idea this year. Not only would this allow us to get in another camp out during the winter time when things are normally pretty quiet, but it would also allow the boys a chance to test their gear and knowledge against a lower altitude location…
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And it Came to Pass…
It has been pretty quiet on the boat front around here. It has been too cold to actually go boating, and I have been too busy to build a boat for some time. I have an article, mostly done, about some leeboard repairs that I have been working on. I also have a second mouse boat,…
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Scofield Reservoir Scout Campout (Wed Aug 29 to Sat Sept 1, 2015)
I had some camera issues this trip, so this post will be mostly text. That is unfortunate, because there were a lot of really cool memories that probably need a picture. First of all, some background. I had been planning a trip this particular weekend for over a year. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised…
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Deer Creek Reservoir
Yesterday (July 1, 2015) we took the young men and young women of our ward to Deer Creek Reservoir to goof around in the lake there. We borrowed a three small plastic kayaks from Brother Barsdorf and I took my mouse boat and PDRacer. We threw all of this gear in the back of the…
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Winter Camp: January 2015
I just got back from winter camp, and it was cold. On the bright side nobody died.
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Preparing for Winter Campout
I’ve got the big van ready to take scouts camping. To give you an idea as to the size of the van and the scout trailer the scout in the picture is 6 foot 3 inches tall. There is no way that I am even going to think about backing this rig up. It only…