This weekend our troop took the opportunity to participate with the Trapper Trails Council as one of hundreds of troops celebrating the 100th annivesary year of the founding of the Boy Scouts of America by camping at North Fork. What a beautiful time of year and the temperature was very comfortable for this time of year. We arrived about 4:30 and was the first troop to arrive, so we had our pick of the campgrounds. We had a great spot with a couple tables for eating, water and a restroom. Six scouts made it to the campout; Eric McEntire SPL, Michael Williams ASPL, Ethan Willden, Nate Mitchel, Harrison Tanner and Stetson Sweatfield and his dad Cory. The scouts brought up their evening meals. Some hoping to cook potatoes in the fire (45 minutes in the over, 5 minutes in a microwave, forever in a campfire!), bacon/tomatoe sandwiches, as well as ravioli, fried zuchinni and packaged soup. Each person did their own thing. Our scout master did a fantastic cobbler that was emptied by the scouts - a combo of cherry, peach and apple pie fillings, 1 1/2 boxes of yellow cake mix, 1 can sprite and sprinkled heavily with cinnamon. It was topped by whip cream in a can. Our troop did a skit, with Michael Williams the star of the night, bringing large laughs and claps from all. The Walmart shovel skit was a natural for Michael. Saturday morning brought scrambled eggs and sausage mixed together, along with pancakes and hot chocolate. Flag ceremony and 7 stations of games and events rounded out the morning. Scouts participate in orienteering, fire building, Order of the Arrow introductions and hatchet throwing. We ended the day with sub sandwiches, all of which was coordinated by Eric McEntire, who was working on his First Class rank.
