2000 - 2004 - Troop 314

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2000 - 2004

Troop Activites spanning the years 2000 - 2004

Troop Activities
Year	Date	Location	Description

2004	11/12 - 11/14 10/08 - 10/10 09/17 - 09/19 08/13 - 08/15 07/16 - 07/18 06/17 - 07/03 05/14 - 05/16 04/16 - 04/18 03/12 - 03/14 02/13 - 02/15 01/09 - 01/11	Mount Rogers Camp Charles Trip cancelled - Hurricane Elizabeth city Bear Island Summer Camp Canoe Trip Kitty Hawk Mount Rogers Harris Lake Camp Durant
2003	11/07 - 11/09 10/17 - 10/19 09/12 - 09/14 08/22 - 08/24 07/18 - 07/20 06/19 - 07/01 05/09 - 05/12 04/11 - 04/13 03/14 - 03/16 02/21 - 02/23 01/21 - 01/23	Linville Gorge Fort Bragg Elizabeth City Virginia Creeper Mount Rogers Glen Maury Park Camp Durant Camp Campbell Camp Durant Medoc Mountain State Park	Linville Falls is a beautiful series of dramatic falls that drop to a deep gorge, accessed by a trail lined with rare virgin stands of white pine, and hemlock. The area around the Falls is one of the few places in the Blue Ridge Mountains where the rosebay, Catawba, and Carolina rhododendron grow side by side. our annual council camporee at Fort Bragg. We had limited space to carry bikes, so we encouraged people to rent bikes, and the troop subsidized the trip. It cost $10 and covered the bike, water bottle, helmet and shuttle up the mountain. We camped at the U S Forest Service campground at Bearcreek just like last time. The trip was about 20 miles long. It is in the Jefferson National Forest within a 154,000 acre area called the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area. It is the highest point in Virginia. We white water canoed on the Maury River. Last years trip turned out to be fun and exciting. We did Trip G, which put in at Buena Vista and let out at Glasgow. It took us about 4 hours to travels the 12 miles and encountered class I and class II+ rapids. We participated in the Sequoyah District Camporee where the Viking patrol took 1st place in the "Blind stretcher" event. Each patrol had a specific pioneering project assigned to them. We navigated through the forest using only a compass. This experience ties into the orienteering merit badge. The troop was accompanied by several scouts from Cub Scout Troop 314 and did some knot tying, fire building, and earned Totem Chips.

Troop Activities
Year	Date	Location	Description
2002	November 10/11 - 10/13 09/13 - 09/15 08/16 - 08/18 07/13 - 07/14 06/23 - 06/29 05/10 - 05/12 04/12 - 04/14 03/08 - 03/10 02/08 - 02/10 01/18 - 01/20	Williamsburg, VA Camp Campbell Ravenknob Elizabeth City Stone Mountain State Park Summer Camp Buena Vista, VA Council Camporee Washington DC Medoc Mountain State Park Camp Campbell	We stayed at Penninsular Scout Camp and took a tour of historic Williamsburg in conjunction with Citizenship in the World merit badge. This was the Sequoyah District Camporee and Troop 314 was responsible for two events - fire building under wilderness survival conditions and pack weighing. The troop went waterskiing, knee boarding, and tubing on Albemarle Sound, Elizabeth City. Saturday night we enjoyed a fish fry. The park is located in Roaring Gap, NC. We enjoyed fishing all weekend. The troop's canoe trip was Mother's day weekend. The adults did all of the cooking. We camped at Glen Maury Park in Buena Vista, VA. Buena Vista boasts a population of 6,003 and three grouchy old men! We did Trip G, which put in at Buena Vista and let out at Glasgow. It took us about 4 hours to travels the 12 miles and encountered class I and class II+ rapids. Navigating these points weren't bad due to the Maury River level of 1.9. The water temperature was a refreshing 67°. Canoeing merit badge requirements could have been satisfied by making this trip. The Spring Camporee was at Camp Durant. The trip to Washington cost $15.00 per boy. This covered the cost of food and Metrorail pass. The troop took care of the rest of the meal and other costs associated with the trip. We stayed at the Marine Corps base in Quantico, VA. Requirements for Citizenship in the nation merit badge were satisfied by making this trip. We visited the Smithsonian museums and toured the mall area. The weekend was vitally important in the growth and development of leadership within the troop and I urged all of you to be sure that your son(s) attend this campout. Attendance on campouts has been less than satisfactory lately -- it is during the outings that the scouts learn to put into action the things they learn during the weekly meetings. Camping is the backbone of Scouting and without proper attendance, the weekend will not be successful and individual progress toward rank advancement and leadership positions will be hampered. Please help us to help your son, we cannot do it without YOUR help and support! During the weekend we hiked into camp Friday night, using map and compass (directions provided to the boys - orienteering)...and nobody got lost!? On Saturday we have planned a Junior Leader Training program (with VCR tape and lessons) and Saturday afternoon, another orienteering trail which will be a contest between patrols for a VERY nice prize.
2001	December 11/09 - 11/11 10/12 - 10/14 09/14 - 09/16 06/24 - 06/30 03/16 - 03/18 02/16 - 02/18	Christmas Tree Sales Mount Rogers Council Camporee Camp Campbell Summer Camp Linville Gorge Camp Durant	Our backpacking trip. Mount Rogers is in the Jefferson National Forest within a 154,000 acre area called the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area. It is the highest point in Virginia. The phone number for the ranger is 540-579-7092. Fort Bragg Water Skiing A hiking trip at Linville Gorge. The weekend trip was cool, windy, a tiny tiny bit of snow Saturday night late, but otherwise good weather for a campfire and some songs and some from me--guitars and harmonicas. The boys hiked down to Linville Falls and to some overlooks, and also a side trip to see the Brown Mountain Lights, supposedly a haunted mountain --- no explanation for the lights. They saw something, but don't know what! Hmmm... We also had an "ecological scavenger hunt," looking for any non-natural items not belonging in the environment -- translation: trash. In forty minutes they collected more than could fit into a 55 gallon garbage bag, not a bad job and we cleaned up the National Campground a bit. The winning patrol was to get ice cream at McDonald's on the way home, but since they all did so well and really tried hard, we treated them all. There was a winner, but no losers. The boys looked at stars and planets Saturday night using a 4.5" reflector telescope. They were able to see Jupiter and the rings around Saturn. Pioneering.
2000	December 11/17 - 11/19 10/27 - 10/29 09/22 - 09/24 08/25 - 08/27 07/28 - 07/30 06/25 - 07/01 May	Christmas Tree Sales Mount Rogers Camporee, Bunn, NC Jordan Lake Virginia Creeper, VA New River W.Virginia Summer Camp COH	Hiking Water Skiiing Cycling in Damascas, VA Whitewater Rafting