Camp Davy Crockett Summer Camp is one of the best and biggest trips Boy Scouts has to offer. You get to do merit badges for a week while camping. You can also swim in the pool during your free time. COPE is one of the best activities there as you can zipline and do rockclimbing. […]
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On the first day of Dick Tracy Rock, there was a lot of rain and thunder, which caused us to not be able to canoe to the island. However, we still set up camp near the dock, and when everyone finished setting up, the rain stopped. This let us go out on boats driven by […]
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Panther Patrol January Outing
On January 29th members of the Panther Patrol convened at the church parking lot for our planned trip to Gatlinburg. Everyone was in hopeful suspense the night before the trip because unfortunately our trip was planned on the day after the biggest winter storm of the season, at least for the Northeast, passed through Tennessee. […]
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Panther Patrol July Outing
On July 31st, Panther Patrol enjoyed an action-packed pool party at the Browning’s house. Following a safety briefing on pool rules, everyone dined on ribs and various side dishes. Afterwards, the group of ten scouts and siblings swam, with Brent Ross serving as the BSA certified lifeguard. The July Panther Patrol outing was an exciting […]
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Trip Report: Laurel Falls Day Hike
There was 20 people that went. A lot of the scouts were newer scouts. This was a great time for them to learn to follow a map with a compass and get other requirements done. The trip was exactly 5 miles long; 2 and a half miles to the waterfall and 2 and a half […]
On Sunday Mar. 20th, our patrol hiked over eight miles to the Sand Cave via the Ewing trail with Avery Padgett and Derek Depew leading the way. It began with a long, steady uphill climb. When we were nearing the top of the mountain, we stopped for a rest and ate lunch. After our quick […]
March 5 – 6, 2021 Phoenix Patrol went to Camp Davy Crocket to do some trail maintenance. We all got to stay overnight in the heated staff cabins. For supper we had greasy tacos, because we forgot to drain off the grease! After supper we played games like Sorry, Mafia and Among Us. We got […]
Troop 48 presented a Junior Leadership Training session on February 27th at Colonial Heights First Presbyterian Church. In this JLT session, the Scoutmaster, Mrs. White, and the Senior Patrol Leader, Joshua White, excellently taught the younger scouts about necessary leadership skills for scouting and everyday life activities. It was obvious, since many of the scouts […]
On February 5th through the 7th, Troop 48 scouts convened at Colonial Heights First Presbyterian Church, CHPC, for their first inaugural Continuous Campfire and Food Drive. The event, which lasted for 48 hours, was planned by the outstanding Troop 48 leadership under the guidance of the Sequoyah Council. Scouts from six patrols registered for the […]