Author: Quinten

Superstition Back-Packing Trip

The scouts went on a super cool backpacking trip in the Superstition Mountains of Arizona! They hiked about 6 miles total and it was pretty tiring, but they kept each other motivated and had a great time. They went to a creak and played in the water. It was super fun! They splashed around. The […]

Ice Skating

The Boy Scouts went on a trip to go ice skating for a merit badge. It was super fun and lots of people got to try skating for the first time. Some people even learned how to skate backward! Not everyone was able to earn the merit badge right away, but that was alright. The […]

Hiking Trip

The boy scouts went on a hiking trip that was 8 miles long, with 4 miles going to the top and 4 miles coming back down. There was snow on the ground, which made the trip more exciting as the scouts had little snowball fights along the way. They had lunch at the top of […]

Mountain Biking Trip

The Boy Scouts recently went on a trip to go mountain biking and it was a lot of fun. Some of the scouts were able to bike an impressive 26 miles! The food they had during the trip was really great too. However, after all that biking, some of the scouts were feeling pretty sore. […]

Solana Power Plant

The scouts went up to the Solana Power Plant. It was lots of fun and adventureful. The food was great. They did golden spoon a contest to see who made the best dinner dish and the phoenixes patrol won! The scouts got to learn about how the power plant works and how it is very […]

Montezuma’s Castle

The scouts went camping up by Jerome Arizona. It was an enjoyable trip. They got to see Montezuma’s Castle; cliff dwellings that were used by the Sinagua people. They were very high up and looked amazing. They also went to Montezuma’s Well; its deepest point is 124 feet. The Scouts also toured the ghost town […]

Lake Pleasant

The scouts went up to Lake Pleasant to go kayaking. It was so much fun, some people learned that their tent was not good enough for the rainy weather. It poured a lot, and we had a little skunk visit us during the rain. While out on the lake It started to rain and we […]

Maverick

The scouts went up to Maverick. It was a lot of fun! On Saturday, they made an amazing breakfast with sausage and eggs. After flags, they split up into patrols and played some games. One station was Pokémon Go with a compass. Then, they went to do a good turn by helping with the service […]

Flag-X Campout

This was an amazing campout. The scouts had so much fun climbing in the trees. Flag-X is a climbing course with zip lines, rope courses, rickety bridges, and so much more. At Flag-X there are 5 different courses that connect to each other. Black is the hardest of them all and we had a lot […]

Geronimo Campout

The scouts went to Geronimo for a week. It was lots of fun, The food was great and everyone enjoyed playing Gaga Ball. They had Shooting Sports, Aquatics, Horsemanship, and Art and crafts merit badges. Ext. It rained for a while, but thanks to great planning, no one got too wet. It was really rewarding […]