2011-2012 Photos

Photos from the 2011-2012 Scouting Year

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2011-10-01

$The climbing wall. It\'s not huge, but there is no safety equipment either, so it\'s probably just about the right height.$

$The Scouts standing in front of what we nicknamed the \"Mortal Kombat\" area, so named because its strictly geometric rows of planted trees are reminiscent of a scene in that movie.$

$This is the Scouts obstacle course. You can\'t see it very well because of the underbrush getting in the way, but I like the way this picture looks anyway.$

$Another Scout with the same snake. I (Scouter Mike) actually caught this one by quickly jumping on him before he slithered away. He was surprisingly fast given the cold weather and the fact that he\'s a cold-blooded animal, but I suppose he thought he was fleeing for his life. But don\'t worry; after capturing him and posing for pictures with him, we let him go unharmed.$

$Campfire! There was no firewood at the campsite, so we had to forage in the woods. Luckily, there was plenty of deadfall wood out there, and the forest had shielded it pretty well from the rains of the night before, so it wasn\'t too soggy.$

$Day 2: the boys climbing a fairly steep hill. At numerous points, we left the trail and took shortcuts, and these shortcuts always seemed to involve very steep climbs. Unfortunately, you can\'t really see the grade in this picture.$

$This is Scouter Alex (our Rover) sitting atop the last stage of the Venturer-level obstacle course. We actually found the end of the course first, and then navigated it backwards. The picture has a \"twilight zone\" look to it because the contrast was artificially enhanced, because the light was behind him and you can\'t see his face at all with the original lighting. This structure was quite tall, and some of the Scouts were too nervous to go on it. But that\'s OK; it\'s good to challenge them instead of always giving them things they can handle easily.$

$John (one of the boys\' fathers) took these pictures with his own camera, and E-mailed them to me afterwards (that\'s why they are out of sequence with the other pictures). This one shows part of the camp site with the tents up.$

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We also took a few movies:

Campfire

The rope swing

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