Camping

The Art of the Campfire

Mrs Stachwick forwarded this article about campfires. It does a good job explaining how to make a good fire and does not seem to conflict with Scout guidelines. With the cold weather this week, it seems like a good idea to be thinking about campfires. ________________________________________There is an art to building a good campfire and to burn well, your fire

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Joshua Tree Campout

Highlights: Warm days and cool starry nights accompanied Troop 301 at the Joshua Tree campout. The boys had a good time practicing fire starting skills throughout the weekend. Scouts rose to the Park Ranger challenge Saturday night and successfully started our campfire using no paper, leaves, needles or sticks – using only an axe, knife

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