River up date:

Although I am not with them I have been watching and the radar shows that the troop probably got some rain last evening and during the night. But the rain appears to have moved on through and they are starting their day with a breakfast that includes biscuits and gravy so it can’t get much better than that.  The river came up from about 4′ to 4.6′ over night but this is still well within the fun range. Keep watcing for pictures as I get them…

 

New River Raft Trip

This picture from the raft trip in 2005 kind of reminds you of a train ride at Kings Island but after that the simularities end and for the record the trip that year was great.  For those signed up to go the final word on the trip is plan to meet at 6:30 am on Saturday and depart promptly at 7:00. If you are running late meet us at Wendys in Oak Hill West Virginia! After an early lunch we will proceed to the river, assemble and load the rafts while moving the vehicles down to the take out point with the assistance of a local friend. After putting in we will travel down river to about the half way point were we will pitch camp for the night.  Plan on a great nights sleep with the sound of the river in the back ground.  Sunday, breakfast and break camp. Travel on down to the take out point where we will break down and unpack the rafts. Supper will be once again in Oak Hill Wva. followed by the drive home.   We normally get back in to Jackson between 8:00 and 9:00 pm. “Be Prepared” for a great weekend….

 

Rafting Meeting

The next meeting will be on July 20, 2009, normal time and place, and will be the last meeting before the raft trip.  This will be a great time to answer last minute questions about gear or packing.  Also if you want your gear or packing method checked bring it along.

 

White Water Rafting

The dates have been finalized and they are July 25 & 26, 2009.  We will be meeting on Monday July 6th at 7:00 to start planning for this trip.  Any one interested in going needs to attend and let us know. The amount of food, number of rafts and amount of equipment is determined by the number of folks going.

 

Summer Camp update

Folks

I have started posting pictures of the 2009 summer camp. To see them follow the link below. Also check back often as I hope to be adding more in the future.

2009 Summer Camp Pictures

 

Last Day

The troop is coming home this morning from a great week at CLR. Lots of advancement, new friends and memories to last a life time are coming with us. After the campers sleep a day or two they will start to think about how much they miss camp and when the next visit might be. There truly is a magic in the valley that rubs off on all who venture into it.  Once you have experienced this magic it is not easily forgotten. Keep an eye on the web site as I will be posting new pictures next week. A special thanks to the CLR staff for another fantastic week at Chief Logan. Oh yea we will have 3 going back for a 2nd week later in the summer along with two completing their CIT training…..  Friends truly are Friends forever!!!

 

Week 1 Thursday

Well it is a warm one with a chance of rain.  Last night was awsome thanks to our friends and family who made it great. We really enjoyed the home cooking.  Yesterday we took a group picture and it is posted below. Click on it to get the high resolution version.  Also yesterday morning we presented our flag collection as part of the morning flag ceremony and a picture of that is below.  This will be my last post for the week as it is time for me to get back to the real world. aka work…  But it was fantastic while it lasted.  Dan….

 

Week 1 Wednesday

Great sleeping weather this week and the boy have been sleeping longer as the week go on.  Parents will be coming in tonight and all are looking forward to our parent cooking.  This after Officer Spraig from the Jackson Police Dept and his partner were in camp and Fritz demonstrated his specialities.  It is warmer today so we are dirnking lots of water.

 

CLR Day two

Its Tuesday morning and all of the boys are busy working on merit badges and advancement.  Our boys are working in every area of camp. Some have already achieved long sought after requirements.  Food in the dining hall has been good and plentiful.  This morning is the annual camp inspection by National’s visitation team. They are out looking things over and we should hear the results at lunch. The staff has worked hard to make sure that all is in order so it should go well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summer Camp 09

 

 

Well we made it and setting up on Saturday once again made Sunday a breeze.  Every thing went smooth during check in.  The staff are ready it is going to be a great week.  Weather was warm yesterday but last night it cooled off enough to make sleeping comfortable.  Camp inspection is on Tuesday so all are busy taking care of the last of the list of minor items.  We are getting a lot of comments on our customized camp t-shirts.  If all goes well I willl be posting the next couple days while I am here.  I will be posting the bulk of the pictures next week once I return to work.