Umstead Park

Even though it rained on Sunday, we had two perfect days on Friday and Saturday at Umstead Park (November 10 - 12, 2006). We were joined on Saturday by some Cub Scouts from Packs 314 and 374. We worked on our lashings and got in a little hiking. If only we could guarantee weather like that for all our November camp-outs...

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Grayson Highlands State Park

Beautiful was a word heard many times on our trip to Grayson Highlands State Park and the Virginia Creeper on October 13 - 15, 2006. The blue skies, the color on the trees and the day for a bike ride all fit the description. Warm, however, was not a word heard very often on the trip.
We hope the Webelos from Pack 332 enjoyed their trip with us. We enjoyed having them.

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Williamsburg/Busch Gardens

The trip to Williamsburg/Busch Gardens, VA on September 15 - 17, 2006 was a little wet. It's almost like the rain was practicing all day, getting a little harder each time. By the time the monsoon came at 10:30, everyone was ready to leave anyway. We were glad we made the 11:30 ferry and when we got back to the campsite, it looked like it hadn't rained at all.

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Elizabeth City

The morning clouds gave way to the sun and a beautiful day at Elizabeth City, August 11 - 13, 2006. We enjoyed swimming, kayaking, canoeing, water skiing, tubing, knee boarding, and all manner of water acivities.
Thank you to Mr & Mrs Reid for their hospitality. Mr. Poole did a great job on the fish fry, as always, and as the song says, "the stars put on a show for free" that evening.

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White Water Rafting

Bonus points if anyone can find Tsali NC on the map. That's where we went on our White Water Rafting trip on July 14 - 16, 2006. We camped at the edge of the Great Smoky Mountains National park. The rafting trip went off without a hitch, once we found the outfitters.

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Summer Camp

OK, so our luck with the weather didn't hold out for summer camp at Camp Powhatan on June 25 - July 1st, 2006, but it was still fun.
The little river that ran through the camp site ran between the tents, not under them, and I don't think anything of real value washed away. We can also be thankful that when the creek next to the road to camp flooded, all the bridges retained their structural integrity, even though one of them was under water for a while. Otherwise, we might still be there.

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Oregon Inlet

We had another great weekend for camping at Oregon Inlet/Outer Banks on May 12 - 14, 2006. The weather was perfect all weekend and the storms moved in right after we left. Jockey's Ridge was very popular and the beach was very relaxing. The water was cold, but we had a few scouts who couldn't resist a little body surfing. The moon rising over the ocean and a campfire on the beach topped off the day. The state wildlife officers even provided a little extra excitement.

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Raven Knob

We had a great time at Raven Knob on April 7 - 9, 2006.
We also want everyone to know that we did not get lost. We did learn a few things however:
When the trail leads you off the camp map, you may want to reconsider the route.
When the time on the 5 mile hike exceedes 4 hours, something is a little off.
And, finally, if you can't find the trail, MAKE ONE.

We ate like kings that evening at the patrol cook off. All the groups did a great job and everything was delicious. Due to time constraints, the cobbler cook off has been moved back to the May trip.

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Camp Charles

We worked on our wilderness survival skills at Camp Charles on March 10 - 12, 2006. Three groups of boys built shelters, but only one group actually stayed in their's all night. The rain on Saturday night was disappointing because it kept the other two groups in camp, but it was badly needed.

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Camp Durant

We had quite a shoot out at Camp Durant on February 17 - 19, 2006.

Ten of the 16 boys on the camp out qualified for the rilfe shooting merit badge. Good shooting guys.

The rain/snow was pretty light on Saturday and it cleared off nicely by Sunday morning. It's just too bad it was pushing 20 degrees.

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Harris Lake

Harris Lake - January 14 - 15, 2006.

We did some trail maintenance in the morning. The plan was to play disc golf in the afternoon, but the wind made it pretty tough.

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