Klondike, Januray 2009

This camp out was very cold and exciting. We spent the first night sleeping in tents that we pitched in the snow. It got under zero degrees that night, so all the scouts got a special patch afterward. The next day was spent with our two patrols going to ten different skills stations to test their scouting skills. These included spider web, knots, lost scout, saw cookie, tent in the dark, map and compass, Morse code, ice floe recovery, building a fire, and really big shoe.

We had 2 patrols. Here is the Chubby Yellow Duck patrol.

And here is the Sasquatch patrol.

Here is the Really Big Shoe event. Scouts have to time each others footsteps to go at the same time.

This is the Lost Scout. It simulates an emergency scenario to test first aid skills. One scout plays the victim while the others rescue him.


Here is saw cookie. They had to use a 2-person saw to cut a "cookie" out of a log.

Everyone enjoyed spider web. You have to get everyone and the sled though the holes. But you can't touch the strings, and you can only use each hole once.

Tent in the dark- pitching a tent blindfolded with one scout directing the others.

We were also tested on starting a fire. Then, with that fire, we had to boil a can of soapy water.

After all 10 events, we had a sled race. One kid had to be in the sled, while everyone else pulled him. It was a long and tiring race.


After each event, we were given "gold" depending on how well we did. At the end of the day, there was an auction with other troops for different gear and equipment. The troop got a new water jug, for example.

We all had a great time, and hope to do better next year!