Klondike Derby 2023
This past weekend our Scouts competed in the annual Klondike Derby event. The weather was chilly, but they didn’t let that slow them down!
Category: Events
Besides camping, our Scouts participate in numerous other daytime events. Some are hosted by our own troop, while others are organized by our district or council.
Summer Camp at Summit Bechtel Reserve
For our 2022 Summer Camp, we took the troop to West Virginia to the James C. Justice Scout Camp at the Summit Bechtel Reserve.
Klondike Derby 2022 – An Early Ending to Another Chilly Event
The incoming weather forced an early ending to this year’s Klondike event, but our Scouts still managed to have a good time!
Rendezvous Weekend 2021
It was great to see the return of the annual Rendezvous event. It’s one more thing that gives the feeling of returning to normalcy.
A day of climbing at Upper Limits
Our Scouts spent the day today at Upper Limits, where they had the opportunity to learn and apply new climbing skills!
Hiking at Mastodon State Historic Site
This month our focus is on backpacking. This gave us the opportunity to start easing back to our normal schedule with a morning hike!
It’s a Great Time To Do Some Cooking
We unfortunately haven’t been able to get out camping lately, so we decided to refresh our cooking skills this Saturday morning.
A fun Saturday morning hike at Cahokia Mounds
With some cooler temps this weekend, it seemed like a good time for a morning hike!
Getting together for an evening of fishing
It has been a while since our troop has actually done anything in-person as a group. Today we took a step forward as the Scouts did a little fishing.
SIUE Scouting Service Day
Another merit badge event at SIUE!