Take a look back at last summer’s Camp Geronimo, the August 2011 outing to the Lava River Tubes, Palace Station 2011, the October 2011 Survival Outing, the November 2011 backpacker, January 2012 Superstitions outing and the February 2012 base camp at Weimer Ranch and Picacho Peak.
The Jacob Sized fire at Palace Station - September, 2011
Troop 109 just completed another great outing. This month, the Troop went to an undisclosed pine forest under the Mogollon Rim and had one of the most successful survival outings to date. This year, the scouts were divided into six survival teams and headed out to their survival campsites with only a sleeping bag, water and survival kit. At their sites, they were provided a container of survival food. The scouts had to build a fire with no matches and then figure out how to cook such items as whole tilapia fish, chayote squash, prickly pear pads and assortment of other raw vegetables using no cooking utensils. Each survival group was graded on: fire making, camp craft, cooking and leave no trace.
The winning survival team.
Troop 109 survival team heading out to their survival campsite.Painted for survival war.
109 scout demonstrates his shelter.
The Wolverines show off their shelter.
The Panthers ready for the night.
April 25, 2010 – Troop 109 had an awesome campout at Kennedy Ranch in the Superstition Wilderness. Scout instructors trained over 20 adults in outdoor skills. Scouts took a nice day hike down to Oak Flat. Chef Red and crew made his famous Cajun meatloaf with jalapeno gravy, fresh mashed potatoes and corn. With 88 people in attendance, we had a great campfire that night.
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