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 […]
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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 […]
Congratulations Conquistador! Well done Troop 48!
On December 18, 2020 the Phoenix Patrol had a bowling party at the Warpath Bowling Lanes in Kingsport Tennessee. The best part about bowling is getting to roll the ball down the bowling alley. Bowling is a lot of fun and I would like to do it again.
On January 2, 2021 the Phoenix Patrol went on a trip to Sycamore Shoals State Park in Elizabethton Tennessee. We took a tour of the museum and the ranger gave us a tour of the fort.
Phoenix Patrol went to the Tweetsie Trail for a bike ride. We rode to Sycamore Shoals and had a picnic. Then we rode back to where we started. November 21, 2020
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Trip Report: Wolf Patrol Worley Cave
On Saturday, October 17th, several Wolf Patrol members gathered for some backyard tomahawks, cooking, pumpkin carving and camping. On Sunday, the group explored the dark and mysterious limestone wonderland inside Worley Cave (aka Morrill Cave) in Bluff City, TN. This 7-mile tract near Bluff City was named after the first owner Elias S. Worley. The […]
The Phoenix October outing was a success! We ate well, got some exercise, saw some cool waterfalls and built great campfires to keep us warm. We set up camp at Rock Creek Recreation area on Friday night, gathered some fire wood and built a fire to warm up and make some s’mores. It got a […]
The Panther Patrol cheerfully accepted Mr. Gould’s challenge to plan and execute an October camping trip as documented in this report. Under the deft leadership of our affable patrol leader, Preston, who could not attend the actual campout, we resolved a location, meal plan, duty roster, and departure time for a camping trip. We […]