Camping Trip to Camp Campbell
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Troop 208 invited the boys' fathers with us to Camp Campbell in Virginia
September 19, 20 and 21, 1997.
This Occoneechee camp is on Kerr Lake just across the Virginia border.
Saturday morning, we opened with a flag ceremony
Explorer Leader Mr. Stalker ran extensive waterfront activities. Here we see
Casey Roche and John Couture in kayaks.
Later in the day, John Couture Sr., Andrew Williams and Billy Fairhurst completed
the mile swim across the water you see in the background.
At the center of the waterfront activities were the "English Gates", a requirement
for the Whitewater merit badge.
For this requirement, A scout must maneuver his canoe or kayak through the following
in under 2 minutes:
Just off this picture to the right, the scouts and their dads were swimming. This
day broke a temperature record for the day in this region, hitting the mid 90's.
Early Sunday morning, a cold front moved through, with winds gusting to 50mph and above.
David Peach demonstrates his axemanship abilities
in preparing wood for the night's campfire.
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Later in the day, John Couture Sr., Andrew Williams and Billy Fairhurst completed
the mile swim across the water you see in the background.
For this requirement, A scout must maneuver his canoe or kayak through the following
in under 2 minutes:
in preparing wood for the night's campfire.