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November 2008 The Annual Thanksgiving Camp Out - Fontana Park | |
| Every year Troop 55 has a Thanksgiving feast as part of the November Camp Out. This year, due to multiple conflicts, we had a smaller turnout than usual. However, we all had fun. Who would have thought we would end up 2 hours short of earning a "Red Flannel"? On Saturday, it warmed up to 34 degrees for about 2 hours. | |
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The campsite came with a cat. Dan and Josh play with the weekend mascot. I suspect we were not the first campsite that it has frequented. |
After setting up camp, there were games of UNO, chess matches and Othello. |
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Saturday morning, the tents were covered with frost and snow. |
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Al and Roy inspect one of the tents. |
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A warm hearty breakfast helped warm everyone up. |
We started the morning off with a service project. For the winter, the picnic tables needed to be stacked. |
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We stacked tables in 3 different areas. |
Josh rests at the end of the project |
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One of the areas of stacked picnic tables. |
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This is a beautiful park. It has an unusual laminated wood bridge |
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Another view of the bridge. |
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Josh is taught some orienteering skills. |
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They have an amazing visitors center with nice displays inside. The scouts spent nearly 2 hours going through it. |
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Besides many birds,they have 2 bears. |
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They have a Mountain Lion. |
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They also have some deer. |
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In the afternoon, Dan taught the younger scouts what they needed to know for their Totin' Chip. |
Al observes as Dan teaches. It's nice to see an older scout mentoring the younger scouts. |
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Al explains how to sharpen an axe or hatchet. |
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You must have turkey at a Thanksgiving feast. Turkey in a dutch oven is amazing!!! |
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Chuck starts working on a side dish. |
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The final turkey. There was very little left. |
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The lineup for the feast. |
