Troop 169 blog

The summer camp at Goose Pond was really fun. There were lots of merit badges options to choose from. Swimming, rifle/shotgun shooting, archery, watersports, crafting, orienteering, and so much more and that's only the mornings! In the afternoon we had free time with...

We went to a whitewater rafting company (Whitewater Challengers). We went on a dam release weekend which made the river faster and more rapid. We started out rafting around 10 AM and took a lunch break at the halfway point. The water temperature was 58 degrees so some...

We tent camped at Tobyhanna State Park and watched Thunderbolts at Becky's Drive-In. For scouting skills we hiked and fished around Tobyhanna Lake. There was even time to play on the little beach.

This month's camping trip was at Ockanickon Scout Reservation. Scouts had the choice to go to iFly on Saturday or work on scout skills at camp.

In March we camped out at J Edward Mack Scout Reservation. We had some prospective scouts on this visit which made it extra special. On Saturday we went to the Wolf Sanctuary of PA. We howled with the wolves and learned about wolf hounds (half dog/half wolf) and their...

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Troop 169 we went to Monster Jam and camping at Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation. We arrived on Friday night for cabin camping then got up early to work on scout skills. After lunch we headed over to the PPL Center for the show....

We traveled to Citta Scout Reservation on Friday night for cabin camping.  After breakfast on Saturday morning we headed to the Amazing Escape Room. We split up into groups: a pirate themed escape room, and a science lab themed room. It was extremely fun to escape...

Scouting Klondike Derbys are popular winter-themed events inspired by the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 1800s. This year is was held on a Saturday in January. It was cold, which made it easier to pull our sleds! We had to demonstrate scouting skills like teamwork and...

In December we went cabin camping at Ockanickon Scout Reservation and climbed at Doylestown Rock Climbing Gym. Everything was icy outside and really cold. All of our cooking materials were frozen solid, so we brought them inside to thaw. We worked on knots and had...

We spent Webelos Weekend at Ockanickon Scout Reservation. There were burn restrictions in place because of high wind and dry conditions so we could not cook our traditional trash can turkey. Luckily the park ranger let us borrow his oven so we could have our turkey...

We went to a whitewater rafting company (Whitewater Challengers) that was having a scout weekend. We were surrounded by a bunch of different troops around camp. We started out rafting around 10 AM. We got about half way down and ate sandwiches. It was a very cold day...

We arrived at a hostel on Friday night to camp for the weekend. On Saturday morning we were woken up bright and early by a train. We went into the town of Harper's Ferry and hiked up to the top viewpoint to see all of Harper's Ferry. We were supposed to cook trail...