Camping
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Backpacking in the Catskills
By Conrad We just got back from a backpacking trip out to White Lake, NY, and I’ll be honest — the weather did not make it easy. Temperatures dropped more than expected, and the boys felt every bit of it. But that’s the thing about this troop. When the conditions get rough, they get better.…
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Hiking and Climbing
Climbing by Andrew On December 13 Troop 5 met bright and early at the Maplewood pool parking lot. All of the scouts were excited for a day of hiking and rock climbing. Around 9:00 am the troop put their packs on and began the ascent of the Stairway to Heaven trail. Along the trail the…
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Four Days in Boston
By Conrad Last November, our troop packed up and headed to Boston for a few days of history, cold air, and clam chowder. It was one of those trips where everything just clicks. We walked the Freedom Trail start to finish — Paul Revere’s house, the Old North Church, Faneuil Hall. Seeing these places in…
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Troop Olympics – May 2025
By Peter D. We left the pool at 6:30 and drove to Camp Tabora. We got set up, then went to bed. In the morning we woke up, had breakfast, and got prepared for the challenging sporting we had ahead of us. Once we were properly hydrated and protected from the sun, we set up…
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Bike Hike – April 2025
By Peter D. At 7 AM, we left the pool as usual and arrived at Washington Crossing Historic Park, where we set up camp and went to bed. The next morning, we woke up bright and early at 7 AM and started eating our cold breakfast. Once we finished and cleaned up, we inspected the…
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Shelter Building – March 2025
By Peter D. In March, Troop 5 went on a one-night campout to Camp Winnebago focused on survival skills—mainly building shelters from scratch. We arrived Saturday morning and got right to work. Each patrol picked a spot in the woods and was challenged to build a shelter using only tarps, rope, sticks, and whatever else…
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Sliding Into Winter Sports Weekend
By Peter D. It was Spring-like weather when we left the parking lot around 7 p.m. to go on our Winter Sports Weekend at Mohawk Mountain Ski Resort. After a long two hours, we arrived at a cabin at the Edmund D. Strang Scout Reservation in Connecticut, where it was colder, and the slope from…
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Summer Means Troop 5 ‘Bivouac’ at Camp Massawipie
By Peter D. Bright and early in the morning, we set off to upstate New York to the beautiful Massawipie Scout Camp for the two-week long Troop 5 summer camp. After 6 long hours of the bus snaking, Scouts watching movies, and waiting, we made it and quickly claimed our tent spots for the next…
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Troop 5 Storms ‘The Beach,’ Again: a Camping Adventure Tradition
By Kristof D. It was a sunny Saturday morning in September, and we woke up with one thing on our minds: The Beach. The excitement of digging giant holes in the sand and swimming motivated everyone to move quickly. After breakfast, we packed up and piled into the cars, ready for an epic day. Troop…
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Troop 5 Olympics at ‘Camp Tabora,’ Visit to Observatory
By Peter D. At the end of May, we left around 7 p.m. as usual. About 45 minutes later, we arrived and set up camp at ‘Camp Tabora,’ a campsite owned by a longtime Troop 5 Assistant Scout Master. We slept and got up at around 7 a.m. We all had a non-cooking breakfast, worked…
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