By oda591 on Nov 8, 2007 in Trip Idea | Comments Off
If you are looking for something special to do with the venture crew or the older scouts, this is a great program. You can combine with an overnight.
Solo puts on a Wilderness First Aid program that goes far beyond the scout first aid. This is information always good to know.
http://www.soloschools.com/wfa.html
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By oda591 on Nov 8, 2007 in Trip Idea | Comments Off
This is another great White Mountain hike. We came the long way from Ethan Pond in Crawford Notch, but you can take a shorter way in from the Zealand Falls campground area. The falls are beautiful and great for wading in after a long hike. There is an AMC hut there with spectacular views [...]
By oda591 on Nov 8, 2007 in Trip Idea | Comments Off
Good starter hikes to rocky summits with spectacular views.
Here is a flyer from the NFS that has trail details, history for Mount Chocorua. The Champney Brook Trail is a good choice. Mt. Chocorua is really a great hike, the views are spectacular. We climbed in late spring and Mt. Washington in the distance was still snow covered. [...]
By oda591 on Nov 7, 2007 in Trip Idea | Comments Off
Dubbed the best hike in the northeast by many guidebooks, I could easily agree. This is a great hike to take fresh scouts on and get them bitten by the scouting/outdoorsmen bug. Spectacular views, the ability to get above the tree line, a great hike up past numerous waterfalls (take the Falling Water Trail up). I [...]
By oda591 on Nov 7, 2007 in Trip Idea | Comments Off
This is a great hike, either in April to watch (or participate in) skiing, late July to still see snow, the fall to get the colors, or winter to take in a great winter hike. Views are great, it is a beautiful area, and if you plan properly, this is really a safe hike. Able bodied [...]
By oda591 on Nov 6, 2007 in Trip Idea | Comments Off
This is a great trip. After we went, we found out there is a small scout camp nearby. Reservations are required by January I think and people compete for spaces. On our way back, we drove up through Amish country which was also very interesting. I thought to go over to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater house [...]
By oda591 on Nov 6, 2007 in Fun, Merit Badge, Trip Idea | Comments Off
One of the best scouting activities in our area is Orienteering. One of the best local spots for anything scout related is Nobscot Scout Reservation (in Sudbury, MA). Below is a note to our kids on what to expect. I thought it might be useful if you need anything like this. We have also taken the scouts here and introduced them to [...]
By admin on Nov 6, 2007 in Fun, Merit Badge, Trip Idea | Comments Off
Last year we did this whitewater rafting trip out in western MA. They actually organize a full Whitewater MB class, but we wanted the kids to have an introductory run first before getting into the whole MB requirement process. It was on class III rapids which I thought were pretty mild (albeit, it was a [...]
By oda591 on Nov 6, 2007 in Fun, Trip Idea | Comments Off
If you are looking for a nice powerpoint to introduce caving to the scouts, maybe the attached will help. I do not know the author, but this one is very good:
introduction_to_basic_caving.ppt
Here is a guide to caving LNT: lntcaving.pdf
There are quite a number of caving opportunities in the northeast. One on the list to get to [...]
By admin on Nov 6, 2007 in Fun, Merit Badge, Trip Idea | Comments Off
Here’s something that looks pretty interesting – earning the geology merit badge (and mammal study) while exploring a cave. They seem to have a nice program designed. Could do all year, not just a summer activity. Lincoln Caverns is somewhat in the area of Gettysburg (center, bottom of PA), so if you are traveling there from [...]
By admin on Nov 6, 2007 in Fun, Trip Idea | 0 Comments
Limited scuba activity is allowed under the Guide to Safe Scouting:
“The use of scuba is not authorized for a BSA unit, except so that registered Boy Scout youth and leaders may participate in the Scuba BSA program conducted by a certified dive instructor in compliance with this policy. Scuba BSA is not a diver certification [...]