Our troop went on another campout at the Garden of Eden from September 9th to the 11th. I was an assistant grubmaster which means that I helped Mr. D, my Scoutmaster, shop for the food.
We started by setting up our tents and teaching the new Scouts how to set up their tents. We had our dinner, played some games and then went to bed.
The next morning we got up and cooked breakfast and then we did activities. We started working on the Firem'n Chit and the Totin' Chip. We also worked on First Aid.
At one point I had to go to my flag football game and then my dad brought me back so I could continue camping with my troop.
For dinner we had pasta with meat and I helped clean up. My patrol leader burned some pasta to the bottom of a pot and we needed help cleaning it up from some of the adults.
That night we had a campfire and lots of boys were singing, "A hundred bottles of beer on the wall," which took forever to finish. After that a lot of boys played manhunt, but I felt tired so I went to bed.
The next morning we had eggs, bacon and milk in a plastic bag for breakfast. After breakfast we packed up the tents and our stuff and we put it in cars and trucks and went back to the Scout Hut.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Cub Scout Twilight Camp
In August, I volunteered to help at Cub Scout Twilight Camp for five days. My mom was one of the people in charge so I ended up helping a lot.
In the beginning, I was a runner for the Camp Director and later in the week I helped a the games station. This was my first volunteering job as a Boy Scout and I 24 hours of service time this week.
My dad was the range master for the BB Gun station and he let me and my friends shoot the BB guns during a break. My brother, Quinn, was in one of the dens at Twilight Camp but I tried not to bother his den too much.
This is a picture of the games station, but I'm not in this picture.
In the beginning, I was a runner for the Camp Director and later in the week I helped a the games station. This was my first volunteering job as a Boy Scout and I 24 hours of service time this week.
My dad was the range master for the BB Gun station and he let me and my friends shoot the BB guns during a break. My brother, Quinn, was in one of the dens at Twilight Camp but I tried not to bother his den too much.
This is a picture of the games station, but I'm not in this picture.
Boy Scout Summer Camps
In Summer 2011 I was so lucky to go to two Boy Scout summer camps.
The first camp was called Camp Bayern and was in the alps in Garmisch, Germany. Normally, my family loves to visit Garmisch for skiing, so it was cool to visit for camp. I went to this camp with some old friends in Troop 44, which is not my regular troop. Everyone was really nice to me and welcomed me even though I was not in their troop.
The weather was crazy though and one day it even hailed and we practically had a river running right through our camp. I participated in the FROG program which is a special camp program for brand new Boy Scouts. I also worked on and completed two merit badges called First Aid and Geocaching. These were my very first merit badges!
My favorite activity at Camp Bayern was the big hike which was at least 6 miles. We hiked through a gorge with caves, wooden bridges and waterfalls.
Two weeks later I went to a different summer camp with my regular troop. This camp was called Camp Freedom which is near Ansbach, Germany. I worked on four merit badges which were Archery, Emergency Preparedness, Leatherworking, and Orienteering.
We all took turns helping prepare or clean up for meals. The food was okay some days and other days it wasn't that great. No offense to the staff.
I liked playing Frisbee and chess with my troop during free time and I believe I was one of the best chess players in the troop.
I can't wait till next summer to go to summer camp!
The first camp was called Camp Bayern and was in the alps in Garmisch, Germany. Normally, my family loves to visit Garmisch for skiing, so it was cool to visit for camp. I went to this camp with some old friends in Troop 44, which is not my regular troop. Everyone was really nice to me and welcomed me even though I was not in their troop.
The weather was crazy though and one day it even hailed and we practically had a river running right through our camp. I participated in the FROG program which is a special camp program for brand new Boy Scouts. I also worked on and completed two merit badges called First Aid and Geocaching. These were my very first merit badges!
My favorite activity at Camp Bayern was the big hike which was at least 6 miles. We hiked through a gorge with caves, wooden bridges and waterfalls.
Two weeks later I went to a different summer camp with my regular troop. This camp was called Camp Freedom which is near Ansbach, Germany. I worked on four merit badges which were Archery, Emergency Preparedness, Leatherworking, and Orienteering.
We all took turns helping prepare or clean up for meals. The food was okay some days and other days it wasn't that great. No offense to the staff.
I liked playing Frisbee and chess with my troop during free time and I believe I was one of the best chess players in the troop.
I can't wait till next summer to go to summer camp!
Wilderness Survival Campout
In May our troop had another camp out at the Garden of Eden. It was a Wilderness Survival Camp to work on the Wilderness Survival merit badge. It rained 80% of the time and by the end everyone was freezing and wet. We worked on our Totin' Chip and even though we tried to make a fire, it failed because the wood was too wet.
My assistant patrol leader and I made a bridge out of ropes and sticks and it could hold 210 lbs.
We made shelters to sleep in by using two tarps. One tarp went on the ground and the other went above. The shelter mostly kept me dry, but my friends Brady and Karsten got somewhat soaked. Next time we need to make a better shelter so we can all stay dry.
My assistant patrol leader and I made a bridge out of ropes and sticks and it could hold 210 lbs.
First Camp Out with my Troop at the TAC Normandy Camporee
In April, I attended the Transatlantic Council's camporee in Normandy, France. This was my first Boy Scout camp with my troop. Earlier in the week I was sightseeing in other parts of France with my family and some friends. We went to Verdun, Reims, Mont St. Michel and some other small towns in France. On Thursday, my family dropped me off at the campsite and I joined my troop. The troop had arrived after dark so we all worked together to set up tents and cook dinner. The next couple of days we went sightseeing and saw Pegasus Bridge, St. Mere Eglise, and the Normandy beaches. Something very special happened to me in Normandy. I met the Boy Scouts of America Chief Executive, Robert Mazucca and also the President of Boy Scouts, Rex Tillerson. Not only did I meet them, but they presented me with my very first rank in Boy Scouting. They also signed my neckerchief and rank badge and gave me their patches.
On Saturday we helped with a service project by holding up green signs to spell the words "Normandy, Land of Liberty 2014," on the beach. A photo was taken overhead from a helicopter and you can see that photo below. My troop stood in the letter "b" in Liberty and our feet got soaked. Later that night we attended a big campfire with all of the Scouts that were in Normandy. I bumped into an old Scout friend named Donny who was my Den Chief when I was a Webelos Cub in Vienna, Austria. The next day I rode the bus with my troop back to Germany. It was a really long ride and I felt sick by the end of the trip.
Normandy was a fun experience and I would like to go back to visit.
On Saturday we helped with a service project by holding up green signs to spell the words "Normandy, Land of Liberty 2014," on the beach. A photo was taken overhead from a helicopter and you can see that photo below. My troop stood in the letter "b" in Liberty and our feet got soaked. Later that night we attended a big campfire with all of the Scouts that were in Normandy. I bumped into an old Scout friend named Donny who was my Den Chief when I was a Webelos Cub in Vienna, Austria. The next day I rode the bus with my troop back to Germany. It was a really long ride and I felt sick by the end of the trip.
Normandy was a fun experience and I would like to go back to visit.
Crossover into Troop 154
On March 29th I crossed over from Cub Scout Pack 44 to Boy Scout Troop 154. My pack held a ceremony for all of the Webelos at the Garden of Eden which is in Boeblingen, Germany near Panzer Kaserne. The local Order of the Arrow arrow men came to the ceremony and helped out with the crossover. After we received our Arrow of Light, the highest award in Cub Scouting, we were all allowed to shoot a flaming arrow which was cool. After shooting the arrow, we crossed over into our new troops. Most of the boys crossed over into Troop 44, but I crossed over into Troop 154. I was greeted by my new Scoutmaster and some Boy Scouts from the troop. I was excited to start the Boy Scouts and I could tell that being in this troop would be fun.
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