2011-2012 Photos

Photos from the 2011-2012 Scouting Year

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2011-10-01

Inaugurating our campsite by hoisting our flag. We were unable to do this on the first night because it was pitch-dark and raining by the time most people arrived, so we had this ceremony after breakfast on the second day.

This is a hike we took on the second day, looking for the bigger Venturer-level obstacle course after our boys had sailed through the Scouts course on the previous day.

This picture shows the grade much better. When climbing on this kind of terrain, particularly with rain-slicked leaves beneath our feet, the footing could get quite dodgy at times.

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 picture is quite blurry, but you can see the embers floating into the air. It would have been nice to have a tripod, but that would be an odd-looking thing to bring on a camping trip.

Dishwashing detail! There was a small shelter on the campsite, which we did not sleep in but which came in handy for preparing meals and washing dishes.

One of our Scouts holding what appears to be a yellow garter snake. We caught this little guy while on a trip to get water. The campsite had no nearby water source, so we had to hoof it a few hundred metres to a water reservoir, and carry the bottles back. To their credit, the boys carried out this task with few complaints.

Me watching the boys prepare the foraged wood for a campfire. They were separating out the drier bits, removing bark, and breaking up larger pieces into kindling. In previous years, Scouts had attempted to use bark as kindling, so we made sure to pre-emptively disabuse them of that notion this time.

Scouter Alex chopping wood. Next time, we need to bring a saw. We had gotten spoiled by the fact that most campsites leave pre-sawed pieces of wood laying around.

Giving the boys a bit of free time in the afternoon.

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.