Boy Scout Troop 386

Climbing in the Wichitas

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Apr 022013

Last Saturday, we went down to the Wichita mountains to do some rock climbing. It was a glorious day – far better than the weatherman predicted. Sunny and mid 80s with no wind; there aren’t many days like that in Oklahoma! Thanks to Larry Gilliam and his helpers Thomas, Steve and Allison the event was safe and fun for everyone.

Everyone was able to climb until tired. We even had Scott Davey drive up from college to join in the fun. He was able to climb “10 and 4″ (named after the position you need to put your legs to successfully climb the route) and even was the first to climb one of the routes there. Due to this accomplishment, he had the honor of naming the route. The official name is now “Charlie Horse” after the pain he felt from contorting his leg in an unnatural position to complete the route.

Matt’s highlight was finally getting to climb “10 and 4″. He clearly has a little bit of monkey in him. Brenner was excited to go climbing for the first time ever. Blake liked when he climbed up “Marlboro Man” and looked over to see his dad at the top of the “West Texas” route.

We finished up the day by eating at Meer’s. It was a popular place but well worth the wait. Great cobbler and homemade ice cream. I can’t wait until our next climbing trip to the Wichitas.

High Adventure 2013

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Jan 262013

The site of our planned sea kayaking adventure

This summer we are planning a high adventure trip to the San Juan Islands of Washington. This is one of the premier sea kayaking locations in the country with moderate weather, beautiful surroundings, protected waters and the chance to share the waters with some of the resident Orca pods in the area.

On January 21st, we had our first orginizational meeting. primarily to see who is going to be a part of the expedition. For those who couldn’t make the meeting, I have placed the presentation on our youtube channel at http://youtu.be/mQjlKz9qVgs. Go check it out. I also posted my favorite relevant videos at

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=FLXvXPD1-lTP1IMyi_7ZLdUA. Over the next week or two we will need to firm up our trek membership. Contact me if you are considering joining this great adventure.

Summer Camp 2013

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Jan 232013

It may be freezing outside but Summer Camp 2013 is right around the corner! This year, we elected to stay in council and attend Slippery Falls Scout Ranch near Sulphur, OK. This is a beautiful camp and gets better every year with new construction and new program areas. The property is gorgeous, with a large lake, great rock formations, a beatiful forest and everyone’s favorite – the ‘Slippery Falls’ on Pennington Creek.

This camp is overflowing with activities, from their Cowboy Campfire to the famous blob at the lakeshore. They also offer an incredible number of merit badges. This include some that we’ve never seen such as kayaking, welding, and fly fishing. They also offer up to six merit badges per camper.

Summer Camp should be great fun again this year. Mark your calendar for June 23 – 29. Sign ups will begin soon. For more details, check out the leaders guide.

John A Eagle Project a Big Success

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Dec 122012

On the weekend of December 8th, 2012, Troop 386 conducted another Eagle Project, this one at Henderson Hills Baptist Church. The Project consisted of installing three recycled plastic benches at the churches’ recreation area. These replaced some regular wooden ones that definitely needed an upgrade. The weather was cool, damp and cloudy but perfect working conditions.

Scouts in attendance were Aaron C., Blake H., Blake L., Matt A., Matt P., John A., and Steven D. Adult leaders present were Joe D., Ken C., Sheldon L., Walter M., Larry D. and Bob A. Mr. Swanson made an inspection visit while we were finishing up. Trudy A. brought some hot cocoa and coffee to drink, and some donuts to eat.

This was John A.’s Eagle Project, and he would like to thank everyone who came out to help.

Webelos Woods a Success!

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Sep 242012

This past weekend was the Eagle District 2012 Webelos Woods. This year we hosted a group of Webelos from Pack 79. On this campout, we taught them how to cook and even clean up afterwards. All of the Webelos were able to take part in our skit at the Saturday night campfire. They must have had fun because they were awake at 2 am telling scary stories and at 3:30 am playing flashlight tag in the camp. Overall, they are all looking forward to becoming boy scouts.

Our activity this year was First Aid. We put up stations that included making first aid kits for the Webelos to take home. Another highlight of the day was our fake wounds. Utilizing the technique of moulage, we made some very real looking injuries and fooled many of the Webelos. We used these fake wounds on arms and legs to teach the boys how to do first aid on these injuries. Lastly, we put on “stretcher races” to teach them how to transport an injured person. Overall, the first aid station was a huge success.

We had a lot of other fun activities. First there was a “Snipe Hunt” for the Webelos. A friend from another troop played along, saying that he had seen a whole bunch of Snipes up on Jamboree hill. We had them wait behind the shower building for the Snipe to come. After a short delay, we ran out and scared them. On Sunday morning, when breaking camp, we noticed a huge dead tree limb that had been struck by lightning and was dangling over the camp site. To make the camp safe, we decided to pull it down. We tied a long rope to it and pulled it down. It made a big dent in the ground where it hit. We were happy that we could make the camp safer for other scouts.

Blake H., John A., Blake L.

Summer Camp 2012 at Camp Cedars

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Sep 162012

This year’s summer camp, Camp Cedars, was a great experience. My favorite part had to be the hammock square. We got all the hammocks we had and put them in a huge square around a few trees. I tried to get my super high so I had fun time getting in and out of my hammock. The hammock square was the top hangout spot. When we weren’t in classes we were hanging out in our hammocks. That was my favorite experience from summer camp.
-Marcus L.

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New Troop Leaders Selected

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Aug 192012

Congratulations to Chris F. for being elected as our new Senior Patrol Leader! Each of our patrols has also selected a new Patrol Leader:

Flaming Icecubes Brenner F.

Mad Cows John A.

Killer Bunnies Stephen D.

Venture Conner M.

The first big task for Chris as the new Senior Patrol Leader was to put together his leadership team. The job of running the troop falls on more than just his shoulders. Here are the new leaders:

Assistant SPL Scotty C., Casey M.

Scribe Carter

Troop Guide Freddy, Alex F.

Quartermasters Matt H., Matt P.

Librarian Tyler S.

Webmasters Blake H., Blake L., John A.

Chaplain’s Aid Stephen D.

Historian Zane

Photographer Brenner

Service Projects Matt A.

Trading Post Kellen

Leave No Trace Travis B.

Gamemaster Nate G.

OA representative Freddy

Congratulations to all of you on your new positions. I know we are going to accomplish great things over the next six months with such an outstanding team of leaders. Let’s get to work!!!

CO2 Car Race a Big Success

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Jul 072012

A few weeks ago, we held a CO2 car race. Each patrol had a car entered into the contest. There were some issues getting the starter to work consistently so It’s hard to say if there was a real winner. The coolest looking car, though, was definitely the one made by the Flaming Ice Cube patrol. In the attached video you can see it racing. Great job guys!

Philmont 2012 High Adventure

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Jul 032012

Older scouts in Troop 386 had a fantastic experience in June backpacking for two weeks at Philmont Scout Ranch in northeastern New Mexico. Fortunately the fires which continue to plague parts of Colorado and southern New Mexico were far away, and both our crews had good experiences. Here is a 4.5 minute video of some hiking scenes with one of our crews, along with several photos from the trek. If you’d like to see more, I published all 200+ photos I took during our 11 day adventure to this Flickr collection, and also shared my audio journal entries from the trip in the post, “Storychasing our Philmont Backpacking Trek in June 2012 with Images, Audio & Video.” If you ever have a chance to go on high adventure to Philmont, don’t miss the opportunity!

Canoeing

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Jun 042012

The canoeing campout was wet and fun. We only tipped two canoes I think and the food was good due to a huge stockpile. We were staying at Camp Dierks in southeast Oklahoma. It is beautiful there along the Glover River. We went to the Mountain Fork River for our canoeing. It rained for about 12 hours straight after we arrived at camp but cleared up in time to go canoeing. But we had both an excellent and fun time.

This post was submitted by brenner.

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