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Gallery 2014: March 8-9, Holla Bend Camp Out
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 First scout camp out for some of us! (8 in fact!)
From left to right.
Back row: ASM Philippe Van Houtte, ASM T. Yamashita, Yoshio, Noah, Tyler, Maxim, JD, Jake, SM Gregg Vickers, and ASM Patrick Williams
Middle row: Parker, Andrew N., Trey, Liam, Jon, Harley, Michael, Andrew S., Isaac, and Nicholas
Front row: Jacob, Kris, Briar
Not pictured: Mr. Franks. Jaedon and John William will arrive later in the afternoon directly at the campsite. Saturday afternoon.
Camp rules shared by Mr. T. Saturday afternoon.
Camp rules shared by Mr. T. Saturday afternoon.
Camp is set under light rain.
The tents from left to right: Mr. Gregg; Mr. Philippe; JD, Maxim, and Will; Jake and Tyler; Noah; Michael; Andrew S. and Isaac. Saturday afternoon.
Camp is set under light rain.
The tents from left to right: Mr. Patrick; Nicholas; Harley; Trey; Kris and Briar; Mr. Franks and Jacob; Parker; Andrew N., Jaedon, Jon, and Liam; the little blue and yellow tent is the "storage" tent for Andrew N. and his crew. Saturday afternoon.
Mr. T. demonstrates his knowledge of wood tools. Attending the class will give each one a Totin' Chip card that will allow the young scouts to safely carry and use a pocket knife and other wood tools. Saturday afternoon.
Practice of giving an axe (or other wool tool) to someone else. Do not let the tool go until the other person aknowledges that he has a good grip on it by saying "Thank you." Saturday afternoon.
The three musketeers... Or it is the three blind mice? Or the three bears? (They look ferocious, don't they?) Saturday afternoon.
There is always time for a game of cards... Saturday evening.
Mr. Philippe explains how to build a fire. The light rain wetted all little kindle and it was tricky to start the fire. Saturday evening.
After several attempts, the scouts successfully get some smoke... Saturday evening.
To have a good fire from little smoke and a few flames, one needs to feed the fire with extra oxygen, so the flames get bigger and start to burn the wood. Liam is using a pot cover for that purpose. It is safer than blowing on the fire and adds much more fuel (oxygen) much quicker. The result is always a stronger fire. Saturday evening.
Jaedon cooks beans and corn for his patrol. Saturday evening.
The Panthers enjoy their meal. Sunday morning: camp rising.
Jake and Tyler get out of their tent. Sunday morning: camp rising.
Noah steps out of his tent. Sunday morning: camp rising.
Jaedon, Liam, Jon, and Andrew N. get out of their tent. John William is already ready for his breakfast... Sunday morning.
Jon is a happy camper! Sunday morning: morning fire.
Kris and Briar were the first ones by the fire area, even before Mr. Gregg revived it... Sunday morning: morning fire.
When the morning is cool (40°F), a fire is always a pole of attraction. here are the early risers. Sunday morning: morning fire.
A few more guys show up... Sunday morning: morning fire.
Big logs are thrown over the starting fire to warm up the newcomers. Sunday morning: breakfast.
Parker and Nicholas head to the breakfast area. Sunday morning: breakfast.
The Phoenix patrol prepares the pancake batter under the watchful eyes of Yoshio, their patrol leader for this term. Sunday morning: breakfast.
The Phoenix patrol will have a yummy breakfast cooked by Yoshio and his dad. Sunday morning: breakfast.
The Wolverines are also cooking their breakfast: bacon and French toasts. Sunday morning: breakfast.
The Panthers opted for an easier breakfast: cereal and hot chocolate... Sunday morning: breakfast.
The Squids had hot oatmeal with strawberries... these guys know how to live... Sunday morning: breakfast.
Mr. Patrick had his favorite: shake and bake pancakes over a Dutch oven lid warmed by hot coals... A classic... Sunday morning: breakfast.
Time to clean up! The classic three stations: hot water with soap for washing (Liam), hot water without soap for first rinsing (Andrew N.), and warm water without soap for second rinsing (Jaedon). Sunday morning: rising of the colors.
Noah called for attention and Andrew S., Isaac, and Yoshio raised the flag. Sunday morning.
The troop is in formation by patrol for the morning ceremony. Sunday morning.
The troop is in formation by patrol for the morning ceremony. Sunday morning.
Trail cleaning project.
The whole troop goes to the trail that will be cleaned. Sunday morning.
Trail cleaning project.
En route, we find a nice little patch of daffodils and scouts... Sunday morning.
Trail cleaning project.
We take a wrong turn and were real close to end up in a lake... Good thing Mr. T. has good brakes! Sunday morning.
Trail cleaning project.
Mr. Vickers took the opportunity to teach a little bit about this big bird box (for ducks) through its location, protective "gear", and the feathers and other materials he found while cleaning it. Sunday morning.
Trail cleaning project.
The trail is wide to accomodate motor vehicle. The troop cut low, overgrown, and sometimes hanging over the trail branches and removed some already cut ones. Sunday morning.
Trail cleaning project.
Triumphant return to the campsite after a two hours long "promenade." Sunday noon: lunch.
- "Tell me again," says Isaac, "how does this contraption work? Does it even work?"
- "Sure works for me!" answers Parker.
- "Look here", adds Briar, "there is a pedal. You push on it to make the water flow through the hose and it comes out right here for you to wash your hands. Got it?" Sunday noon: lunch.
Everyone around the fire. Well, around the smoke is more like it... Isn't that right Michael and Liam? Sunday noon: lunch.
The Phoenix patrol prepares some good sandwiches for lunch. And Yoshio did not forget the fruits... Sunday noon: lunch.
New rock band... with style... Sunday afternoon: taking camp down.
Andrew N. and his crew will take both tents down in a jiffy! Sunday afternoon: taking camp down.
Andrew S. and Isaac's tent and Yoshio and Noah's tent are down. Michael is still working on his. Sunday afternoon: taking camp down.
What does Mr. T. say right there?
- "Where the heck did I put my keys?"
- "Man, the instructions said that this would fold automatically..."
- "This is quite lighter than I expected..." Sunday afternoon: taking camp down.
Jake folds his tarp. Always a good idea to place a tarp under a tent to avoid moisture to come up from the ground through the usually very thin integrated ground cover. Sunday afternoon: taking camp down.
Doesn't it seem that JD, Will, and Maxim are not in a hurry to take their tent down? It must be mentioned that the tent is a foldable tent. It takes about 2 minutes to go down... The hardest part, like with all tents, is to put it back in the bag... Sunday afternoon: taking camp down.
All tents down! Folding is the major fun part, isn't it, Michael and Yoshio? Sunday afternoon: just before departure.
Yes, do not worry, Kris. All that gear will fit in the trailer...
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