Monday, April 11, 2011

Snow Camp - in April!

After a slight change in location due to bad weather in the forecast (swimming and freezing temps don't mix), we travelled to the juniper covered hills near Cherry Creek. After hiking a few miles in, we set up camp and were even able to get some .22 shooting in before the sun went down.

The campfires continued to get bigger as the air got colder and the wind started to blow. After lots of crazy Boy Scout run-around-in-the-dark games, it was time to hit the bedrolls. At about 2am the rain started in and it came down hard. Then when we all awoke in the morning, we were greeted by a wintery wonderland - in April! The snow had piled up between 4 and 5 inches, and it made for a great snowball fight before we had to pack up and hike out. I think the boys all learned what "make hay while the sun shines" means, as the leaders all stayed warm and dry all night in our well-prepared shelter, while most of the boys . . . . not so much.

It kept snowing on us while we hiked out, but seeing as how a lot of the Scouts were already wet (from the night before and the snowball fight) they didn't seem to mind too much! There was much celebrating when the trucks came into view over the last hill, and after one last snowball fight we climbed inside, turned up the heaters, and headed home.

Click on the picture below for more awesome pictures!

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Scout Camp Fundraiser

As in previous years, our Scouts will be selling t-shirts again this year in order to earn their way to Scout Camp. We have some new designs this year, so please take a look at what we've got. You can either contact a Scout or visit our web store to see what we have and place your order. A huge THANK YOU to Arizona Cap Company, owned by Assistant Scoutmaster Stine, for sponsoring our fundraiser, as they have in the past. Arizona Cap Company has been very generous to the Scouts in regards to this fundraiser, and it is greatly appreciated.

So don't delay - order some Scout shirts today!

Scoutmaster Stilson's favorite shirt designs: