Camp Constantin
Possum Kingdom Lake
September, 2007
What a great weekend! Beautiful weather, great grub, raft races, cooking contests and our favorites--archery, shotguns and rifles. I appreciate the efforts of the adults that attended this weekend. We all gained a few pounds thanks to our grubmaster Jamie Jordan. We witnessed a great job by our SPL Colby and the other older scouts. Thanks to David for setting up the orienteering event. Thanks to Jonathan and Sam for making campfire a fun event. The White Wolves and the Invading Vikings saw a little of the Troop 168 tradition. I was proud of their participation and I believe they grew a few inches this weekend. Parents read our troop handbook policy about how we do things at Troop 168. It explains departure and arrival times, gear needed and a general overview of how things get done at our troop. The new scouts need to get a bag to carry their items. No back packs are necessary. Loose pillows and gear are a problem. Also as you watch them buy food we are trying to teach them how to cook food in its basic form. Real potatoes, not instant. No potato chips or soft drinks. We want food that is not pre-packaged or pre-made. Also they need to learn about importance of refrigeration, etc. Oh yeah no paper goods or water bottles. That is why we have nalgene bottles and mess kits. Next time we will have a shake down of menus and gear. We had an embarrassing amount of trash and loose gear. Again, parents involved this weekend, it was a fun and productive time. I appreciate you sharing your time with me and the boys. The boys appreciate your involvement and look up to you as a father and a mentor. For those of you that skipped, you will never get to see the sunsets and sunrise we saw this weekend. You missed the awesome meals. You probably will not get to see the Big Bucks school all scouts in raft races. You may have missed the last rendition of the Journey song by Sam and Jonathan. Oh yeah, the