The scouts and their families enjoyed in a Fishing Derby at Lake Unnewehr Marge Schott at Camp Friedlander. Trophies were awarded for largest fish (13-1/2"),
smallest fish (2-1/2") and most fish caught by one person (11). After the derby the scouts took a 3 mile hike from Camp Friedlander, through Upper Craig,
down many steps to Cub World and back up a monstrous hill created by the lake dam.
22 scouts were fishing and a total of 54 fish were caught. A few boys caught their first fish ever and also held their first fish too (gotta get that hook out). That's what scouts is all about...giving boys the
opportunity to have experiences that they may never get to do otherwise.
The scouts and threir families hiked 5.4 miles at Lunken Airport on Saturday. The paved trail (about 10 to 12 feet wide) wraps around the entire airport. Half way through the trail there is a observation area where planes will take off directly over your head. Lunken Airport has had some famous visitors land on their airstrips such as Charles Lindbergh (1927), The Beatles (1964), President George W Bush (2007), Presidential candidate Arizona Senator John McCain and vice-presidential candidate Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin. Pack 846 also had a special event in 2008 when a Blackhawk military helicopter piloted by Paul Tumidolsky, a Milford High School graduate and former Eagle Scout from Milford. See pictures here.
The full path of our hike is shown below with the blue line on the map. You can zoom in/out and drag the map around. Click on the balloon marker to get details of the hike such as distance, speed, elevation changes, etc. A larger map can be viewed
here .
The scouts and threir families braved the cold and snow to venture out on a 4.25 mile hike in scenic Sharon Woods Park on Saturday. The scouts made their way through the mostly flat, snow covered trail. Suprisingly, we were not the only ones on the trail that day. Several people were out hiking, biking, jogging and walking their dogs (it was a good time to warn the scouts about the yellow snow!). The trail has many scenic spots along the way such as waterfall, a 50 ft high dam, a lake and a 6' wide tunnel under a road. The turn-around, half-way point on the trail takes you right up to I-275.
The full path of our hike is shown below with the blue line on the map. You can zoom in/out and drag the map around. Click on the lowest balloon marker to get details of the hike such as distance, speed, elevation changes, etc. A larger map can be viewed
here .
Den 7 completed a couple of Achievements at their Den meeting. First was the "Sharing Your World with Wildlife (Achievement #5)". Each boy held up their poster that they had created about their favorite animal and they took turns talking about it. Then they talked about a recently extinct animal (within the last 100 years) that they had researched.
Next was the "What's Cooking (Achievement #9)". Each boy showed off the cake that they had baked and decorated at home. At the end of the meeting it was time to eat CAKE! Good thing they did not have school the next day; they might have had a little too much sugar for their teacher's liking.
have videos to watch. Enjoy!
