Currently I am Scout committee chair, so I usually don’t get to work with the Cub Scouts, but last June my Webelos aged grand-son flew in from Dallas for a couple of weeks with Grandma and me. It was our good luck, our Pack had scheduled a Webelos Wilderness Adventure at Buckhollow one of those […]
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From the start of the giant Brian Head Fire on Saturday afternoon – June 17th and our evacuation from the Thunder Ridge Scout Camp, we hoped and prayed that the fire would, by some miracle, bypass the Thunder Ridge Scout Camp. Like all of the world around us in Southern Utah, we watched the many […]
MARF! That is the acronym oft quoted by our Thunder Ridge Camp Director, Nick Hutchinson, to keep us going in spite of the ongoing Thunder Ridge adventures of the summer! MARF! That is: “Maintain Absolute Rigid Flexibility”! And that became our motto at the Thunder Ridge Scout Camp this summer. We have had our challenges, […]
Are you wanting a sense of unity within your group without having to break your budget? Great news! The Utah National Parks Council is currently have a blowout sale on its Activity Uniform shirts. According to Scouting.org, The Boy Scouts of America has always been a uniformed body. Its uniforms help to create a sense […]
Does your Scout need some extra help getting to the rank of First Class? Tatanka First Class Quest at Tifie Scout Camp is a unique blend of an 11 year-old overnight camp with an introduction to a Scout summer camp. This year quest dates are July 31-August 1, 8 am Monday to 4 pm Tuesday. Register […]
It’s summer and in Scouting councils everywhere across America, Boy Scouts are heading up to Scout camps. Most councils have multiple camps to choose from. Attending an “organized Scout camp” gives the ultimate in Scouting fun, adventure and good times. While Scout troops do have a choice as to where they go for summer camp, […]
Maple Dell Scout Camp has always been the flagship camp for the Utah National Parks Council and continues to have a reputation of excellence. Great location, functional facilities, and beautiful waterfront aside, it’s Maple Dell’s staff that always seems to shine. Last week we received several emails from Scoutmasters about their experience at Maple Dell. […]
I have recently blogged about our Camp Thunder Ridge adventures. Thunder Ridge has become more of an adventure that we could have ever imagined. I blogged of how my wife, Lou, and I were evacuated from Camp Thunder Ridge because of the fire which started last Saturday. You can read that blog at this link: […]
Totin’ Chip, Hiking, Stargazing, First Aid, Knots & Lashings, Leave No Trace, Nature, and Orienteering – some of the most exciting Boy Scout Advancements. And they can all be found in the same place at Buck Hollow Scout Ranch. Buck Hollow Scout Ranch is home to Adventure Park and the Webelos Wilderness Adventure. While paying […]
This month, I did something I never thought I would do. I went to Scout camp. I spent the day with a combined girls and boys stake camp at Camp Tifie. I had intended on spending the day following a ward around, observing their experience to write this blog post. I was assigned to the […]
Scoutmaster Matt Johnson, Troop 592, sponsored by the LDS Parkway 2nd Ward, made this report to his congregation after a week at Blue Mountain Scout Camp. His assigned topic was charity. Charity is not one of the 12 points of the Scout Law, or identified in the Scout Oath; it’s not even one of the […]
What is one of the things that you think of when you hear the word ‘Scouting?’ Does adventure come to mind? Canyoneering is one of the many adventures that Scouting has to offer. Here is an introduction to canyoneering and the basics that you and your Scouts need to know to get started today. First, […]
There is still fire in the sky around our Camp Thunder Ridge but the camp is still there. And for that we can be grateful. Miracles still do happen and we got one! Fire broke out at Brian Head just below the ski resort. That was a week ago – on Saturday, June 17. On […]
This summer, it’s time to get to know your stake a little bit better. And what better way to do that than to enjoy repelling, river rafting, canyoneering, mountain biking and hiking together, as a whole stake? Scout Camps are open for the summer, and they are for more than just Scouts. It’s time to make […]
I remember when we built a dirt road into Tifie nearly a decade ago, if you could call it a road. Each summer for the last few years I have endured the washboard ride out of camp, and twice got an oil change over it, if you know what I mean. Then there was the […]
Utah National Parks Council, BSA Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Utah National Parks Council, BSA is grateful for the valiant efforts of firefighters to protect Thunder Ridge Scout Camp from the wildfire that started Saturday near Brian Head, UT. There were no Scouts at the camp when the evacuation notice was in put in […]
It may be new news or old news to know that our founder, Baden-Powell was a big fan of The Jungle Book and created Cub Scouting around the adventures of Mowgli, the man-child. The Porter Rockwell District hosted a day camp called “Jungle Camp” where Tiger, Wolf, and Bear Scouts gathered to learn the ‘bare necessities […]
There is Fire in the Sky Above Camp Thunder Ridge Saturday morning, June 17th – dawned a beautiful day. I had to get up earlier than usual to eat and to be prepared to help our first week troops get checked out of camp. I went out of my tent and was in total amazement […]
It was the second night of our first week of camp at Camp Thunder Ridge 2017. And the scene was a campwide flag ceremony. Troop 26 had volunteered to present the ceremony. I was their assigned camp commissioner but it was at this flag ceremony that they really got my attention. I knew that they […]
The warmth of the red desert surrounds you as you as you pull into camp at Entrada High Adventure Base. It’s 6:30 am and the site is already bustling with life as the staff and campers get ready for a long day of excursions and activities in the Moab Desert. Entrada is special because there […]