Troop, 

A shout-out to the Longs Peak crew! It was an awesome day in the mountains and pretty cool to summit a big mountain together.

This week we will meet at the barn on Tuesday and help prepare for Wyoming. We have bags and gear to pack and food to sort.  We could use your help even if you are not going on the trip because we have scouts who are out of town and unable to attend.

July 9 – Meeting Wyoming Prep
July  16 & 23 No Meetings Summer Break & Wyoming Trip
July 30 – Game Night (TBD)
August 6 – Meeting 
August 10 & 11 – Austin’s Eagle Project
August 13 Troop Elections
August 20 Court of Honor

-Axel

Long’s Peak climbers,

This trip is a BYOFSaOT (Bring Your Own Food, Snacks, and Other Things) day outing. We will be leaving later Friday night just to head up and take a little nap before starting a 3am trek.

We will be meeting at the church/barn and plan to depart Friday evening at 6pm

Mr. Anderson did a reconnaissance in Rocky Mountain National Park last weekend. There is still a lot of snow in that area, but according to recent reports, it is still possible to climb Long’s Peak. We will need to be prepared, which means having the right gear, and the right mindset. 

First, mindset – we will attempt Long’s, but we need to be ready to change our plan if the conditions are unsuitable. We will be trying the Loft Route, and if we reach the technical climbing and the snow/ice look unreasonable, our plan B option will be to attempt Mt Meeker instead. It is a 13er that connects to Long’s, and is an easy, non-technical hike from the Loft (the saddle between Long’s and Meeker). https://www.14ers.com/peaks/10136/13er-mount-meeker?t=routes

Second, Gear – with current conditions, traction devices are mandatory, so that means yak trax, micro spikes, etc., and a hiking pole at a minimum. Crampons and ice axe and would be better, but are not mandatory for everyone. I will be bringing micro spikes and my lightweight crampons and ice axe. Everyone will be on belay in any situation that a person could slip and fall. If there are long stretches of hard ice climbing, we will turn around.  To summarize, please bring:

Helmet
Harness
Gaiters
Micro Spikes and/or crampons
Hiking pole and/or ice axe
Everything else you would bring to climb a 14er in the summer (sunglasses, sunscreen, rain gear, food, water, etc.)

If you need to borrow a piece of equipment please let me know.

-Mr. Anderson

Troop,

This week we will meet at Blodgett open space for a hike.
Please wear your class B’s and bring a day pack with water and a headlamp!

LOOK AHEAD
July 4 – Flags WE STILL NEED HELP
July 9 – Meeting
July  16 & 23 No Meetings – Expedition Wyoming
July 30 – Game Night
August 6 – Meeting 
August 10 & 11 – Austin’s Eagle Project
August 13 Troop Elections
August 20 Court of Honor

-Axel

Troop,

Following the fire ban at summer camp we figured its time for a good ‘ol campfire and game night. We will have stuff for S’mores as well as Cornhole, Spike Ball, and other fun games.

The meeting will be held at Mr. Petree’s house. Normal Time 7-8:30PM
2460 Silent Rain Dr. Colorado Springs, CO 80919

Extreme Adventurers!!!!

We have had a lot of one off questions. We thought it might be good to take this time to have a meeting on our upcoming adventure and answer a lot of these in person for the whole group. If you are attending or a parent of someone who is attending then please make an effort to attend tonight.
We will also have some mountaineering gear available for checkout tonight so you can pack it with your gear, so if you need something just ask…

Adventurers,

Saturday July 6th 2024we will be holding a training exercise for those attending the Expedition Wyoming adventure.

The details are still being ironed out, but we would really like to see everyone attending this trip be involved to make sure we are all ready for what we will encounter.

Please click on the link below and indicate if you will be there or not. I would like a response from all folks signed up for Wyoming.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C4BA8A828A4FD0-50139495-wyoming

With the Troop being at Camp Chris Dobbins for summer camp next week, we will forego our normal weekly meeting.

See you all again Tuesday 6/25/2024 as scheduled.

Troop,

Class B Uniforms tonight!!!! We are going for a hike!!!

While the Troop Committee has their meeting we will go for a hike down around Ute Valley Park.

When we return we will discuss packing list for summer camp as well as upcoming adventures.

-Axel

Troop,

Tonight we will be meeting up at the barn around the campfire

Our next outing is summer camp and tonight we will be getting the troop trailer and gear all ready to go.

In addition we will work on some First Aid Scenarios being we didn’t get to do that at Ute Valley Park last week when I was sick.

Cant wait to see you all tonight!

Mr. Petree

Save the date! August 10th and August 11th 2024

Hello Everyone,

I am working with Colorado Springs Utilities to perform environmental remediation and wildfire mitigation work on the Pikes Peak Watershed to protect our drinking water and restore wildlife habitat.

Please sign up to come out and give us a hand on Saturday 8/10, Sunday 8/11, or both!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C4BA8A828A4FD0-49884193-austins

Austin Petree

Troop,

This week we will be having a bike ride in Ute Valley Park. Mr. Petree, will work on finishing up the first aid merit badge .

Don’t have a bike??? Come anyway, there is tons of great hiking, you could play a victim for the First Aid MB scenarios, and we may have some extra bikes to borrow.

We will be biking to Ute Valley Park from the church and back. Pickup and drop off will be at the church.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE:

5/28/24: Bike ride in Ute Valley

6/4/24: Trip preparation and planning for Summer Camp.

6/9 – 6/15: Summer Camp

6/16 – 6/22: NYLT

-Axel and Rudra

Troop,

This week we will have Order of the Arrow Elections. Austin Petree out OA Represenative has coordinated having the Buffalo Mountain Lodge Elections Team to visit and hold an election.

In order to conduct the election we need as much of the troop there as possible or it will not be valid. Please show up tonight!

Following the election we will we will be having a barn clean-up night, so bring some work gloves and maybe a dust mask.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE:

5/21/24: Order of the Arrow Elections & Barn Clean-Up night

5/28/24: Bike ride in Ute Valley WITH Mr. Petree: First Aid Merit Badge First aid Practical applications in Biking. If you don’t have a bike, let Mr. Petree know.

6/4/24: Trip preparation and meal planning for Summer Camp.

-Axel and Rudra

Troop,

This week we will be going to Pinion Valley Park for the game night. We will be meeting early, from 6:00 – 8:00, so that we have more sunlight. Bring any balls, frisbees, and or other park games. Remember a water bottle! See you there!

UPCOMING SCHEDULE:

5/14/24: Game Night: Pinion Valley Park Day (6:00-8:00) Meeting early so we have more daylight.

5/21/24: We will have Order of the Arrow Elections run by Austin Petree and a Barn Clean-Up night

5/28/24: Bike ride in Ute Valley WITH Mr. Petree: First Aid Merit Badge First aid Practical applications in Biking. If you don’t have a bike, let Mr. Petree know.

6/4/24: Trip preparation and meal planning for Summer Camp.

-Axel and Rudra

Troop,

We will be meal planning and prepping for the FAM CAMP DINO MARCH. Mrs. Anderson has hot dogs and sausages for the campout.

Nathan Turner will be giving a presentation on how to organize your binder. Make sure you bring your binder and all the things you want to organize inside. Things like BOR papers, merit badge cards, rank advancement cards, things you are working on and volunteer hours.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE:

5/10 – 5/12: FAM CAMP DINO MARCH – Be sure to sign up here 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C4BA8A828A4FD0-49252638-2024

5/14/24: Game Night: Pinion Valley Park Day (6:00-8:00) Meeting early so we have more daylight.

5/21/24: We will have Order of the Arrow Elections run by Austin Petree and a Barn Clean-Up night

5/28/24: Bike ride in Ute Valley WITH Mr. Petree: First Aid Merit Badge First aid Practical applications in Biking. If you don’t have a bike, let Mr. Petree know.

-Axel & Rudra

Troop,

Thanks to everyone who joined our Ute Valley and Pinion Valley Park game night. It was a lot of fun and with the days getting longer we can do cool things like this again. It’s almost time to start meeting at The Barn too. Weather permitting, we will start up there next week.
This week Mr. Petree will continue the First Aid MB and review for those who already have the MB. Our IPA will be First Aid games!

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
5/7/24: Trip preparation and meal planning for FAM CAMP DINO MARCH in La Junta, CO. Nathan Turner will be giving a presentation on How to Build a Scout Binder so bring your binders! NOTE: Mrs. Janelle Anderson bought extra hot dogs and brats for the COH that can be used for this camping trip. They are currently frozen and ready for transportation.

5/10 – 5/12: FAM CAMP DINO MARCH – Be sure to sign-up here ASAP
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C4BA8A828A4FD0-49252638-2024

5/14/24: Game Night: Pinion Valley Park Day (6:00-8:00) Meeting early so we have more daylight.

5/21/24: We will have Order of the Arrow Elections run by Austin Petree and a Barn Clean-Up night

5/28/24: Bike ride in Ute Valley WITH Mr. Petree: First Aid Merit Badge First aid Practical applications in Biking. If you don’t have a bike, let Mr. Petree know.

– Axel

Troop,

Our next event will be a Family campout May 10th – 12th, at Picket Wire Canyonlands in the Comanche National Grasslands just outside of La Junta, Colorado.

We will not meet at the barn as normal, but rather meet onsite near the Withers Canyon Trailhead to accommodate families and their varying schedules.

We will camp two nights in the grasslands near the Withers Canyon Trailhead. This is just open land and there is no potable water or amenities and only one vault toilet.

This is one of the rare opportunities to bring along an RV or trailer on a scout outing, but again there is no power or hookups.

Any families that might need to borrow some troop gear are welcome to do so, just reach out to Ray Petree.

Being a Family Campout, each family should plan a menu for themselves. The Patrols will host deserts and goodies for the campfire ceremony Saturday night.

On Saturday we will day hike down the Withers Canyon Trail along the Purgatory River past the Dolores Mission to the Dinosaur tracks and have lunch, then return the same route. Round trip is an easy about 10 miles.

Scouts that would like to attend solo please let me know and we will pair you up with a family for the weekend to travel and dine.

Sign up at the link below.. Please review all categories and sign up under all applicable slots.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C4BA8A828A4FD0-49252638-2024

Troop,

The game night for this week is a Ute Valley Park scramble with Pinion Valley Park football and frisbee. Pick up and Drop off will be at the Pinion Valley Park pavilions:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/fTSU45YMHipVDpGS8

Make sure to bring a headlamp, hiking shoes, and a sweatshirt.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

4/24: *IMPORTANT* PLC starting at 4:30 (Its okay if you can’t make it)

4/30: Meeting Night: TBD

5/7/24: Trip preparation and meal planning for FAM CAMP DINO MARCH in La Junta, CO

5/10 – 5/12: FAM CAMP DINO MARCH

-Axel and Rudra

We have a lot going on this week. Firstly we will be preparing for the Penitente campout, refreshing on some of our climbing and cooking skills. We will also be planning the Game night for the meeting after the Court of Honor.

REMEMBER:

– Bring Church donations to say thank you and help our community

– Sign up to our various future trips

– Court of Honor sign up. Schedule SMC and BORs if needed.

– We still have open slots for Summer Camp at Camp Dobbins. Scholarships available

– If you’re going to Summer Camp we need to know your merit badge choices, so be sure to bring a list on this week

UPCOMING SCHEDULE:

4/12-4/14 Trip: Climbing in Penitente Please sign up
tps://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4FACAD2DA1FCCF8-48954919-penitente

4/16 Court of Honor: 6:30p – 8:30p 

Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4FACAD2DA1FCCF8-48880275-topdog

4/23 Game Night (TBD)

-Axel and Rudra

Dear Troop,

This week we will be focusing on the First Aid. We will review the First Aid merit badge requirements to refresh our skills. This information will be helpful for everyone even if you have no interest in finishing the merit badge. We will be working in small groups using the EDGE method and helping each other. We will include some games too!

UPCOMING SCHEDULE:

4/9 Meeting: Climbing in Penitente trip preparation and meal planning. Review Climbing and Cooking Basics

4/12-4/14 Trip: Climbing in Penitente

4/16 Court of Honor: 6:30p – 8:30p Watch for sign-up!

4/23 Game Night (TBD)

-Axel and Rudra

Troop,

Reminder we are not not meeting at the church tonight being we have our game night at Gripstone Climbing Gym.

Please film out a waver in advance and have your registration fee. See previous post for details.

I addition if you have any other climbing gear please bring it or be prepared to rent it. The Anderson’s will be bringing harnesses to share around.

see you all tonight at 6:30pm.

Troop,

We will be going to Gripstone Climbing Gym this week for game night!

Keep in mind that the meeting will start 30 minutes early at 6:30 to have more time to climb.

Make sure you bring $23 so you can have a fun time rock climbing with us! Please fill out a waiver before you arrive.

Here is the link to gym site for all the info you need. 

If you need a ride,  please contact Mrs. Janelle Anderson at (801)518-9659 via text or call. 

UPCOMING SCHEDULE:

Game Night 3/19: Rock Climbing at Gripstone Climbing Gym ($20 -$23 per person, price depends on how many attend)

Spring Break 3/26: NO MEETING

Meeting 4/2: First Aid Rank Advancement + Guest Speaker (Mr. Hatch)

Meeting 4/9: Climbing Penitente Trip preparation and meal planning

Campout 4/12-4/14: Climbing Penitente Trip

4/16 Meeting: Game Night TBD

-Axel and Rudra