These trip reports are written by the scouts.
Every campout, Troop 5 asks a scout to document what happened — what the weather was like, what went wrong, what went right, and what it felt like to be there. What you’ll find here is unfiltered: real accounts from real scouts about the adventures they planned and led themselves.
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Paddle Boarding, Kyaking, and Hiking at Harriman State Park
By Peter D. We left around 7 p.m. on a Friday in May and got to our destination — Harriman State Park — about an hour later. Once we arrived, we set up camp and headed to bed for the long hike in the morning. We got up, had breakfast at 7 a.m. and left…
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April Brings Troop 5 a Training Hike, Along The Apalachian Trail
By Nathan V. Troop 5 went on a hiking trip in the middle of April at the Worthington State Forest in Columbia, New Jersey. The drive took around an hour, and we passed by many towns throughout New Jersey. Arriving around 8 p.m., we had to set up our tents in the dark — before…
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Riding the Waves, Seeing the Caribbean at Troop 5’s Spring Break Virgin Islands Return
By Peter D. Early on a Friday in late March we hoped on a plane to St. Thomas, a part of the territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands. About four hours later we arrived. Then we took a taxi to a ferry to St. John, another of the U.S. Virgin Islands, home of the U.S.…
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Going Up To, And Coming Down Mohawk Mountain
By Sam D. On a cold Friday night, Troop 5 departed to the slopes of Mohawk Mountain, in Cornwall, Connecticut. About 20 Scouts signed up for skiing, snowboarding and snowtubing. When we arrived in our isolated cabin at the Strang Scout Reservation, we prepared for the next day. At the cabin were bunks with mattresses.…
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Troop 5 Tackles the Klondike (Derby, That Is)
By Keegan B. One of the big yearly events that happen in February for Boy Scouts is the Klondike Derby. For Troop 5, it’s the Northern New Jersey Council’s Lenape Trail Klondike Derby, held at the South Mountain Reservation. It is a competition between Troop and Troop, Patrol and Patrol, as well as Scout and…
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Cooking Competition 2024
By Andrew K. Troop 5 had a great time at its annual Cooking Competition in late January, with the Scouts overnighting at Camp Munsee. Departure for the trip was delayed because of snow being forecast, but the Troop managed to get to work shortly after arriving at the camp on Saturday morning instead of Friday…
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Troop 5 Saw The President at Arlington National Cemetery
By Kristof D. It started at 9 am in the Maplewood pool parking lot. We met up at the lot to organize rides before we left for DC. About 3 hours later we stopped for lunch at Fort McHenry. There we ate our packed lunch and looked around the fort. After learning about “The Star-Spangled Banner‘s”…
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September ‘On the Beach’
By Peter D. Troop 5 went to the Joseph A Citta Scout Reservation to camp by the beach in September. We drove up to the Scout reservation on a Friday night, arrived around 9 p.m., and set up camp. Early in the morning, we woke and had a quick cold breakfast to leave more time…
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One Saturday Morning Overlooking New York Harbor
By Henry V. One Saturday morning in December our Scout troop had a one-day visit to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. We drove a short 30 minutes to Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J., where we parked. We began our adventure at the Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal, which is no…
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Up Among the Tree Tops at FlagX
By Henry V. Troop 5 went on a campout in October to Mount Allamuchy Scout Reservation. We drove to the reservation and set up tents in the dark. That may sound hard, but we’ve done it many times and know how to get it done quickly. We went to bed soon afterwards, excited for the…
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