Troop Outing / Activity Archive 2010
Boy Scouts of America - Troop 401 - Steubenville, Ohio
January 2010 - Annual Ohio River Valley Council Klondike DerbyOn Friday January 23rd, we met in the St. Joseph parking lot for the Klondike. Our feelings were mixed between excitement and anticipation. The Senior Patrol had won the last three years and they were trying to win their 4th. The only problem was there was no snow and it was muddy. When we arrived, we set up camp, got our sleds weighed and went to bed. The next morning we got up early ate breakfast and got our sleds ready. The Klondike was run differently than usual and it was not very well done. By lunch, everybody was convinced that the Nam patrol was winning and that Senior Patrol wasn't doing as well as they hoped. After lunch, we finished the stations and then waited for the ending ceremony. Before the ceremony, there was an auction with (gold coins) stones that the patrols had won at stations and all the patrols won something. The trophy was won by another troop so we went and ate dinner. After dinner we played a game of tag or something like it for a while then we went to bed. The next morning we cleaned up camp and left. Mr Snelting said it was one of the muddiest Klondike derbys he had ever attended in his over fifteen years as Scoutmaster.
Summited by Senior Patrol
February 2010 - Fourth Annual Junior Leader "Cabin" Outing
We arrived at our cabin Friday night. We unloaded our things, picked rooms, ate a snack, and went to sleep. Saturday morning we woke up and ate breakfast. Then we played Axis and Allies. We went outside and played football for awhile. Afterwards, we came inside and played more Axis and Allies. We took a short break, ate lunch, then continued playing. Later on we went to church. When we got back to our cabin we played Axis and Allies, then ate dinner. We went outside and had a snowball fight on a hill across from our cabin. When we came in we played more Axis and Allies, then went to sleep. Sunday morning we woke up, ate breakfast, packed our stuff in the cars and drove home. Of course, this was after Mr Snelting's outing picture (which is our favorite part of the outing). THE END
Submitted by NAM Patrol
March 2010 - Rocket Outing
We arrived at Fort Steuben Scout Reservation at 6:30 PM Friday. After setting up camp and having a snack, we played "underground church", and then sang some songs. Sack time was about 11:00pm. The next morning we had breakfast around 7:30 am. After cleaning up, we had a flag ceremony. We then got the rockets ready for our rocket outing. We went to a nearby field around 9:30 am to shoot the rockets off. It was awesome when the first rocket went off! We shot off a lot of rockets but lost a few in the woods. About 1:00 pm we went back to camp for lunch. After lunch there was free time. Some scouts played football and soccer, others worked on their scout requirements, and there were scout conferences. Of particular interest, two scouts became master fire builders. We also played a game of "capture the flag". We ate dinner at 6:00 pm. After cleanup, we had a campfire. We then played two games of "infiltration" and went to bed. On Sunday, we got up at 6:30 am, had breakfast, packed up and left at 8:15 am. We returned to Steubenville at 9 am.
Submitted by Desert Storm PatrolApril 2010 - Bike Outing
Last year in April the scouts of troop 401 went to their usual location in Pennsylvania for the annual bike outing. However, this year, the Patrol Leaders Council decided to try a different spot up in near Cleveland. Unfortunately, because our Scoutmaster came (he has a reputation for being on rainy outings), it rained most of the weekend but that did not stop scouts from having fun. After arriving in Camp Butler, the scouts set up tents, ate snacks, and then went right to bed. Then in the morning after waiting for far to long for people to clean up fully, we hit the trail. The best part of the trail was the train ride towards the end. The worst part was getting out of the train and biking another 13 miles to put the total to 40 for all the scouts who stayed with it to the end. Everyone was so exhausted that there was no game that night after dinner. In the morning we packed up and headed to Mass. Then came everyone's favorite part, Wendys!!!! Overall the outing was fun and had a great trail. Perhaps the troop will do another bike outing some other time.
Submitted by Senior Patrol 5/31/2010
May 2010 - Wilderness Skills Overnighter
In May, we went on a wilderness survival camping trip. When we first arrived at camp Friday evening, we made a quick makeshift shelter using a tarp and some rope. Then we had a snack and went to bed. Unfortunately, John F and Stephen R found out too late that they placed their pads on top of a bee's nest. Both scouts got stung. In the morning all the scouts got up and had breakfast, and after cleaning up from breakfast, had a fire building competition. The contest began by finding a log in the woods, chopping it up, and then shaving some of the wood into chips. Next, we placed the wood chips and shavings into a pile, added some larger pieces of wood to the pile and lit a match. Once the fire was started, the first team’s fire that burnt through a piece of string won, with Senior Patrol winning the event. After this event, we had lunch. Then throughout the afternoon and into the evening, we built a giant shelter from logs, pine branches, sticks, rope and tarps which held twelve scouts. We finished our shelter after we ate dinner. Lastly, we played a game of infiltration and went to bed. The next morning we scattered the natural materials from our shelter, packed up our camping equipment, ate a quick breakfast and finally headed home. The wilderness survival camping trip was a fun and great learning experience.
Submitted by Nam Patrol 5/29/2010
June 2010 - Annual Scout Retreat
July 2010 - Ohio River Valley Council Summer Camp
August 2010 - Annual Senior Scout Outing
September 2010 - TBA
October 2010 - TBA
November 2010 - TBA
December 2010 - TBA
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