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Our final high adventure trip of the year took scouts to Raven Knob Scout Reservation for a weekend of ATV riding through the mountains and the mud. We went fast. We got dirty. We had fun!

This year we went to Cherokee for summer camp and it was a fantastic week of fun, skills, water-sports, horses, and so much more! Some of our scouts even learned to weld! When it comes to summer camp, this is one event you don’t want to miss!

The second day of our high adventure trip took us to the rushing waters of the French Broad River. Thanks to our incredible guide at French Broad Adventures, we had an amazing run down the Class III-IV rapids, and always felt safe and prepared. This is definitely another one we will want to revisit in the future!

Troop 2019 kicked off it’s first local high adventure outing with an amazing trip to Pisgah National Forest, where Scouts hiked out into the forest and rappelled down a 200ft tall waterfall! It was a little scary, but we had an adrenaline-pumping good time! This ended up being a big hit that we are sure to do again!

Last weekend from Friday June 10th to Sunday, June 12th troop 2019 went backpacking at Eno river state park! we crossed a wobbly bridge to get over the river and ended up hiking 6 miles! we also helped the environment by picking up trash along the river. While we picked up trash we identified plants as well as animals, had lunch, learned how to filter water and took five gallons back to the campsite! it was so heavy that to make it easier we built an A- frame. We had an amazing time!

After over a year and a half, Philmont is finally here! Philmont is one of BSA’s high adventure outings where scouts go backpacking in the backcountry of New Mexico’s Rocky Mountains for 12 days. We had 5 scouts and 4 scoutmasters go and they returned with many stories to tell about their adventures, the animals they saw, and some of the weather they encountered!

July 4th is coming! To help serve the communinty the scouts volunteered to help place American flags around town!

Saturday morning from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm scouts hosted a car wash station at Sunrise UMC. Scouts started off with washing the Scoutmaster’s car and the pace quickly picked up as passerby’s started to come. Scouts had a great time and a good laugh rotating through the stations and raised lots of money for the troop through donations! A big thank you to pizza for providing us with lunch!

On Sunday scouts were given the opportunity to experience some of what scuba diving is like! Scouts wore the gear into the pool and got to spend an hour breathing underwater and playing games in the shallow end of the pool! This event has inspired many scouts to want to become certified in scuba! A big Thank You to Gypsy Divers for hosting this event and teaching us how to use the gear!

From 9am-11am scouts were given the opportunity to come to the church and work on requirements and earn the totin chit! The newer scouts also learned how to set up a Hercules and as an added bonus got donuts and a chance to play Wave. Shoutout to the Phoenix Patrol Leader for doing a great job organizing and running this event!

Working on the Physical Fitness Merit Badge