February's trip is snowshoeing in Gilford, NH.

Scouts will overnight at the church in Gilford, adjacent to the Gilford Youth Center. Scouts will enjoy a cracker barrel and the use of the youth center for a couple of hours before bed. In the AM, we will have a dry breakfast (we have kitchen use, but it would be for boiling water not cooking bacon), then head to a nearby location for snowshoeing. 

We would like to hike 3 to 5 miles with the shoes, and may break into groups depending on participation.

Arrive: Friday, February 9, 2024, 8:00 PM at Gilford Youth Center directions
Carpooling to be communicated, assume a meetup at the Abbot School at 5:30 PM.
Return: Saturday, February 10, 2024, at approximately 3-4:00 PM or when done snowshoeing - depart at
1PM.
Cost: $20 per person
Snowshoe Rental: $15 per person
Meals: Friday night cracker barrel and Saturday morning breakfast are included. In the AM Scouts will prepare
a sandwich lunch for after the snowshoe and before departing

It's Klondike Derby Time!

February 3rd is the West Wind District Escape from Hoth!

Klondike Derby is an all-day event where scouts stock sleds with all the gear they need to conquer many challenges they will meet along their travels.

This year's Derby is being held nearby at Centralville Sportsmen’s Club in Dracut, MA.  Scouts should plan on arriving at Abbot school at 7:00 am.  See the sign-up form for more details.

Sign-ups are due by Thursday, January 25th at 7:00 PM

Reminder: if you are attending the AMC Hut Hike this weekend, please bring your packs and boots to Thursday's meeting so they can be checked by a leader.

The January Troop Outing is a backpacking hut hike to Lonesome Lake. This will follow this linked trail. It is a fun and popular trip. It is a bit rigorous, but all scouts can and should do this hike. There is an early deadline of December 7th for this trip, as we have placed a deposit and need to know our numbers thirty days out. We will detail this trip more as to gear and such in the coming weeks (warm sleeping bag, microspikes, warm socks, etc.)

Outing: AMC Lonesome Lake Hut Hike, Franconia Notch Trailhead is Lafayette Place Campground, Franconia Notch State Park

Depart Westford: Saturday, January 6, 2024, Abbot School 7:00 AM, arrive at the trailhead at ~9:30 am

Depart Franconia: Sunday, January 7, leave the trailhead at 11:00 AM 

Cost: $65.00 (includes hut stay, dinner, cracker barrel, and breakfast)

Participants need to pack a lunch for Saturday. Travel time approximately 2 hours.

Sign-ups due December 7th

 

 See a slideshow of photos from the November backpacking trip at Bigelow State Park 

Hello,  Many of you have Troop equipment (tents, patrol boxes, dutch ovens, pots and pans, etc) at home being cleaned and dried out from recent trips.  Please bring this equipment to this week's Troop meeting so it can be returned to the Trailer in preparation for future camping trips.

In particular, we are looking for our Cast Iron Wok that has gone missing....if you happen to have it please bring it on Thursday!