Kingsport, Tennessee - Troop 48 BSAPost trip writeups
Cumberland Island is a fun trip for all types of scouts, but is particularly catered for intermediate to older scouts. It consists of a 7 hour drive to a campsite in Georgia then a next day Ferry to Cumberland Island. You do have to hike a bit to the campsite, but other than that you […]
On the first day pf Yorktown, you have to drive through I-26 all the way to Charleston. You got to walk around town and the city as well as visiting a Ghost town. You also got to board aircraft Carrier Yorktown and other ships at Patriots Point in Charleston, eating and sleeping on board the […]
National Youth Leadership Training or NYLT is a weeklong leadership course at Camp Davy Crockett during the summer. It focuses on core mechanics such as team building and leadership. They also taught scouts the 4 points of leadership which are: Storming, Forming, Performing, and Norming. Even though it was a bit stressful at times, it […]
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. […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]