As always, the Bears Den camp out was a weekend of
many fun activities. It all started on
Friday January 30th with the older scouts hiking into Bears Den from Blackburn
Trail Center - and it was not an easy trek!
They hiked the Appalachian Trail for 8.9 miles through snowy, icy
slopes. It was cold during the hike and
when they arrived at Bears Den about forty minutes early, they had to wait
outside until they opened. They made a
campfire to warm up. Everyone was tired
and hungry. According to Mr. Mazur, just
getting to the starting point of the hike was very difficult. They had to drive up a steep ice and snow
covered road. Hiking across Route 7 was
scary as it was extremely windy. The
wind-chill made the temperature much lower causing it to feel like your face
was burning.
More scouts and leaders showed up Friday night and
Saturday morning. There was another hike
on Saturday, this one five miles along what we have come to call “Roller
Coaster” section just south of Bears Den.
According to Mr. Hollender, Charlie and Luke lost their bearings but
managed to find their way back to the cabin, so they have earned the “Rusty
Compass” award.
After the Saturday hike, the group played football
(this time with a fully inflated ball). Later
in the cabin, the scouts played board games including the all-time favorite
“Amoeba Wars”. Stephen Pungello made an
awesome pot pie which was well received by all.
Photos courtesy of Mark Mazur
