Troop
611 - Scorpion Patrol
News
- DEC 1st - NYC Trip. We will be leaving from the church at 8:00am and returning about 10:00pm. You will be responsible for your own meals while there. Next troop meeting an itinerary will need to be made of what we would like to see and do. I would like to minimize how long we spend in Time Square and maybe get over to the Rockefeller center area and see some other sites. Permission slips will be out at the next troop meeting. - Phil Morrissey is chairing this event.
Rescheduled trip for Dec 8th, due to wreath pickup
- Oct 27th Hudson River Gorge Hike - We will meet at the church at 7:00am. Trip is being planned by Phil.
Directions:
From: Troy, NY 12182 US
To: Holcombville, NY US
Driving Directions
1. Start out going NORTHEAST on GURLEY AVE toward LAN AVE. (0.24 miles)
2. Turn SHARP LEFT onto NY-142. (0.76 miles)
3. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto 125TH ST/NY-142. Continue to follow 125TH ST.
(0.19 miles)
4. Turn RIGHT onto 2ND AVE/US-4. (0.09 miles)
5. Turn LEFT onto 126TH ST/US-4. Continue to follow US-4. (0.40 miles)
6. Stay STRAIGHT to go onto BROAD ST/NY-32. (0.15 miles)
7. Keep RIGHT at the fork to go on BROAD ST. (0.04 miles)
8. Turn RIGHT onto 6TH ST/CR-96. Continue to follow CR-96. (3.72 miles)
9. CR-96 becomes GUIDEBOARD RD/CR-94. (1.29 miles)
10. GUIDEBOARD RD/CR-94 becomes GROOMS RD/CR-91. (1.47 miles)
11. Merge onto I-87 N. (47.73 miles)
12. Take EXIT 23 toward WARRENSBURG/DIAMOND POINT. (0.31 miles)
13. Turn LEFT onto DIAMOND POINT RD/CR-35. (0.23 miles)
14. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto US-9. (0.64 miles)
15. Turn LEFT onto WATER ST/CR-9. Continue to follow CR-9. (0.64 miles)
16. Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto HUDSON ST/CR-9. Continue to follow HUDSON ST.
(0.87 miles)
17. HUDSON ST becomes GOLF COURSE RD/CR-40. (3.82 miles)
18. Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto NY-28. (13.24 miles)
19. Turn RIGHT onto MAIN ST/CR-77. (0.38 miles)
20. Turn LEFT onto W HOLCOMB ST. (0.03 miles)
21. End at Holcombville, NY US
Total Estimated Time: 1 hour, 32 minutes
Total Distance: 76.22 miles
Scorpions trip to Putnam Pond Photos
GeoCaching or LetterBoxing @ Putnam Pond
Assist. Scoutmaster John has found that there are several Geocaches at Putnam Pond along with a Letterbox. The difference is letterboxing requires only following written instructions, rhymes or visual identification directions, while GeoCaching requires the use of a GPS. I have included the letterbox clues for Putnam Pond and if you would like you can download the caching information and bring it with you. Time permitting we can attempt to do one or both.
Clues for the Putnam Pond Letterbox:
To the water's edge, Putnam Pond before you lies.
Sun sparkles on the water, and canoes can be seen in the distance,
silently gliding by.
Walk southeast to the dam that creates the lake.
Trip, Trap, Trot across the bridge, along the water's edge you go.
A birch to your right, a triple plus two to your left.
A benchmark shines atop a rocky outcrop.
A loon you may hear, or if lucky, see.
A path to where water venturers launch their craft.
Not too far down the path.
A dead birch left, a boulder, too.
At it's base, a box for you!
Patrol Camping Trip
Putnam Pond Site 38, MAX 6 $37.00 a site
May 25th – 27th, 2007 Camping Trip $10.00 per person
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Paid |
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Floyd |
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John |
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Les |
X |
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Jon |
X |
X |
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Chris |
X |
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Philip |
X |
X |
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Departing from church @ 5:00pm
Daypacks are needed. Full size backpacks are not needed. We will have a day hike on Saturday with lunch on the trail. Returning to camp for supper and showers as well as campfire. Breaking down camp and departing about 11:00am on Sunday.
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Required
Items: Mess Kits Toiletries Camel Packs or water bottles First aid kit Wet weather gear Cracker Barrel for Saturday Good hiking shoes and plenty of socks |
Suggested Items: Bug Spray / lotion Sun Block Camera Walking Sticks |
Menu:
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Hot Dogs |
Fruit |
Sandwich |
Pasta/Sauce |
Doughnuts |
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Chips |
Cereal |
Chips |
Salad |
Fruit |
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Juice |
Toast |
Fruit |
Bread |
Cereal |
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Juice |
Water |
Dessert |
Juice |
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Juice |
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I will be collecting the money for
the camping trip on Monday the 16th. Permission Slips
are
here.
May 25th-27th Patrol will be
camping at Putnam Pond State Camp Ground in the Adirondacks. A
permission slip will be going out next week. We will be departing
at 5:00pm on Friday and returning around 3pm to the church. We
need to reach the park before 9:00pm. The cost for the trip will
be $10.00 to cover the registration fee and food. The park has
showers, swimming and fishing. We will be doing a day long hike
from camp to Clear Pond. I will need a head count by this weekend
(3/24 to determine how many sites we need.
Scorpion Patrol Trip to NYC Well on December 9th the
Scorpions invaded the Big Apple. Left Troy around 7:00am and
arrived at Chelsea Pier at 9:15. Mr. Terry should tryout for
NASCAR, Mr. Cubit barely could keep up in that fine Mini-Van. We
had 9 Boy Scouts and 1 Cub Scout attend and it was a blast. We
visited the WTC site, Greenwich Village, Rockefeller Center and we even
dared to venture into the infamous Time Square. Of course with 2
million people going through Time Square a day would you believe that we
ran into another family from our scout family, wow. What a
surprise. About 7:00pm we hit the road officially and were back
home at 9:30pm. Check out some of the photos from our trip here!
Steve DeBonis
Philip Morrissey
Chris Terry
Mark Maloy
Patrol Leader
-Jonathan Gould
Asst
Patrol Leader Matthew Whalen
John Gerighty
