After much deliberation, discussions with the park rangers, and hoping the weather patterns would change — we feel it is in the best interest of everyone to postpone this weekend’s camping trip.
We are expecting rain from 2AM until 4PM with a bit of a break before rain again from 8PM until 2AM. There are expected thunderstorms on Friday afternoon and Friday night. While there will be a break from the rain from 2AM until 2PM Saturday, the ground will be overly saturated making it extremely messy for setting up test — only to have it rain again from 2PM until 7PM Saturday.
Fort Washington does not provide us adequate shelter to move the scouts indoors during thunder and lightning which poses a safety risk. Additionally, these conditions are not conducive for some of the activities we had planned.
We hope everyone understands that our goal is to ensure the safety of our scouts first, and a positive experience second. We believe this weekend would provide neither. We tentatively have Fort Washington rescheduled for our June camping trip but are evaluating other options in the interim.
Parents may request a refund of monies paid for this weekend or apply it to the next activity or camping trip.
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