WEST CLEAR CREEK NEAR MAXWELL TRAIL

We will be base camping near the Maxwell Trail head. From the trailhead it is a steep 1.3 mile hike down into the West Clear Creek Canyon. We will take a day hike down into the Canyon and Venture down to the Hidden Grotto. Scouts will have the opportunity to do some fishing and swimming while we explore the Canyon. Our Campsite on the rim will be a good area to do map and compass work and do other activities and rank advancement. Patrols should have skits or other entertainment ready for Saturday nights Campfire.

This is our Philmont Shake Down weekend for the scouts and adults going to Philmont. We will spend the night Friday at Mr. Upson's Cabin ,then Saturday set out on the Arizona Trail and spend the night  at Bismarck Lake in the shadow of Mt Humphreys. We will return Sunday morning  taking a different route using our map and compass. We will be cooking by Crews and food will similar to the meals at Philmont . Scouts should bring everything  they are bringing to Philmont. Stoves ,Cooking gear, Dinning fly, First aid kits will be supplied by the Troop. Food cost will be split among participants.   

Meet 6:00pm  Friday May 14th at the Congregational Church-Return Sunday May 16  about 5:00pm

Please Sign up on  the web site over to the right.

We have submitted our booking for 13 boys and 2 adults - so far - with room to add a few. We will be in Site 26 -- part of the way up the hill past the Dining Hall and creek crossing -- in a beautiful site close to East Webber Creek wit great shade.  We will be in the same Cohort as our Sister Troop 3365, but they will be on the other side of camp in Site 7.  It looks like Session 5 will be full or close to it, just like the previous weeks, so Camp can be cpunted on to run smoothly with the staff having weeks 1-4 under their belts.

We will leave Saturday morning, June 26, and return Saturday afternoon July 3.  We will get to camp a day before programs start and will handle our own food until Sunday evening meal.  We'll find a way to use that time very well.  We will have Scouts both in traditional merit badges and some new T365 Scouts in the Brownsea Island program..  Some programs may have additional fees, such as ammunition, craft projects,  and horse riding fees.

It's possible to pay for a big part of camp by volunteering for the Memorial Day and Flag Day (June 14) fundraisers.  The cost to you (or your family) can be a LOT less than the numbers that you see below.

Here are the two programs that our boys will be in.

Merit Badge Program - $400  Traditional Summer Camp Merit Badge opportunities to work on over 30 different merit badges.  Video:

Brownsea Island Program - $400  Ideal for Scouts new to Scouts BSA, with main focus on completing Scout Rank, Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class rank requirements, as well as a good orientation to the way Scouts BSA works.  There is also an opportunity to earn the First Aid and Swimming Merit Badges. Video:

Adults - $150 for full week, $75 for half.  

If you haven't declared your interest yet we need you to both to sing up and to notify Bob Hetrick at rjhetrick@gmail.com that you will be coming, so I can register you with Council.  I will be working directly with those going on matters of payment.

Safety:  For Summer Camp 2020 Camp Geronimo operated very safely with a rigorous set of protocols to make summer camp healthy, and they got through 4 weeks of Summer Camp without a single COVID problem.  Protocols included a lot of health checks - before entering camp and every morning, breaking the camp into smaller groups called cohorts who stuck together instead of mingling with other groups, special dining hall procedures, mask wearing, social distancing, and a lot of disinfecting.  We know they will do this and more in 2021, building on proven best practices.

NOTE: Everyone will need a current BSA Medical Form -- parts A, B, and C (C i the physical) in hand when we have check in on Saturday 6/26!  Follow the "Forms" Link on the Menu to the left!

The two Crews will depart on Wednesday July 7th at 6:00 am. Please arrive early to load your gear and sign in. The Crews will arrive in Cimarron, New Mexico for dinner and camp overnight at Philmont. The hikes begin Thursday July 8th and complete on Tuesday July 20th. They will eat lunch at Philmont and then drive 10 hours home.

How can you make payments?

Venmo: @Christopher-Oless  

For more information about Philmont, visit https://www.philmontscoutranch.org/.

• Download the 2021 Itinerary Guidebook
• Download the 2021 Guidebook to Adventure
• Philmont preparation sessions on YouTube

Our Troop Honor Guard will be doing a flag Service for our new Charter organization Congregational Church of Sun City on Sunday May 30th at 9:00 AM . Mr. Shull will be advising the Honor guard and we will practice at several meetings before the Church Service.

Congratulations to Ryan Hadden our Troop's newest Eagle Scout!

Ryan passed his Eagle Board on April 15th.

Welcome to the 365 Eagle Fraternity !