Scout Blog
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Troop 5: Sand, Surf, and Stars
By Peter D. A bright Saturday morning in September set the stage for one thing: The Beach. Driven by the promise of giant sandcastles and ocean waves, the troop moved with rare efficiency. By the time breakfast was cleared, the cars were packed and we were off for an epic day under the sun.A New Twist…
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Troop 5 Philmont High Adventure 2025
Trekking High: Troop 5’s Philmont Adventure 2025 This July, 20 Scouts and adult advisors from Troop 5, Maplewood set out on the adventure of a lifetime — a 12-day backpacking trek through Philmont Scout Ranch in the rugged mountains of northern New Mexico. For many, it was the culmination of years of Scouting, training, and…
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Tree Top Adventure
By Tommy V. Going into this camping trip, there was a lot of excitement about being able to do a fun ropes course, and it did not disappoint. With a camp set for the night, utilizing wooden platforms for our tents, we went to bed ready for the adventures to come. On the day we…
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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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In Harmony at Camp Harmony Ridge: Troop 5 Cooks Up Competition, Scavenger Hunt
By Peter D. The last weekend in January, we left the staging-area parking lot for Harmony Ridge Campground. When we arrived, we checked in and found our cabins. We went to sleep, excited for tomorrow. After waking up and enjoying our cold breakfast, we received a call to the main lodge for our first task.…
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Sled-Dragging 101: Troop 5 Competes Again in the Klondike Derby
By Peter D. Early in the morning on the first Saturday in February we arrived in the parking lot across from the reservoir at the Oakdale Area in the South Mountain Reservation. Because of not enough participants, we merged some patrols, and then were off to win the competition, dragging our sleds and equipment on…
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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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