We would like to thank all of the families who attended our Fort Washington Camping Trip. Despite a chilly Friday night and a rainy Sunday morning; the camping trip was a huge success with about 45 people in attendance; including several families new to camping.
Saturday was a very busy day for the scouts. The dens covered several requirements that revolved around camping, cooking, and the outdoors this weekend. Tigers and Wolves went on a nature hike and learned a little about their surroundings; Bears worked on their fishing skills; Webelos worked on fire building without matches as well as knot tying and shelter building.
All scouts worked on the tent set up skills which ranged from choosing a good site to setting up their own tent. All scouts covered some of their cooking related skills which ranged, depending on level, from: planning their meals, preparing their meals; cooking on a campfire, or cleaning up after their meals.
We had one of the park rangers, with multiple degrees in the various GeoScience fields, answer questions from the scouts covering topics that consisted of different types of rocks, how rocks are formed, how underground water flows, how caves are formed, how to find water, pollution, water pollution and much more. He tackled anything the scouts could muster.
We closed off Saturday night with a great campfire program that consisted of marshmallow roasting, skits, and loud songs. We also announced the renumbering of our pack from Pack 155 to Pack 1776. Everyone was excited, had a blast, and is eagerly looking forward to the next camping trip.
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