Jasper Gitlitz - Troop 4's 9th Eagle Scout

 

Last night Jasper Gitlitz became Troop 4's newest Eagle Scout.  Jasper has been a Scout since the 1st grade when he joined Cub Scouts and has served the Troop as a Patrol Leader and as our Senior Patrol Leader.  Besides serving the Troop, Jasper has given back to Scouting by being a member of the Order of the Arrow and serving as a staff counselor for the Youth Training Program run by the Council.

Congratulations Jasper, we expect great things from you.

 FINALLY!

Back on the road again.  This time overnight on the AT.

We started at the trailhead for Nuclear Lake and hiked past the lake north on the AT.

From Scenic overlooks

To our awesome lean-to

And some great grub

We all had a great time back on the trail, sleeping under the stars, watching the sunrise, and exploring the natural world.

We got some really great photos of our weekend which can be viewed here at our Troop photo page:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/Pw5nP6n9o8dPaYmo6

Bones & Phones and a new BSA camp discovered

 

Ok, so the giant lumberjack at the camp entrance is a little creepy, but Camp Bullowa is a fantastic gem of a find.

We hiked the perimeter of the Camp on what the camp office claimed was a 5-mile hike but my GPS said was 3 miles, we explored lean-to sites, tent sites, the waterfront, and the amphitheater.  On the hike, we found the bones and carcasses of two different animals and discovered an iPhone under a pile of leaves at the Amphitheater.

Lunch and dinner turned out great as did the tin foil brownie dessert experiment we cooked over a bed of coals.

We will definitely be back for a weekend campout.  For a look at all the pictures from the day please check out our Troop album page here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/9HerYkPnooNwnkJAA