PLANNED OUTINGS

The Troop has an outing planned for every month of the year — Scouts are strongly encouraged to participate --- “outing is 3⁄4 of scouting”— it is here that scouts practice their scout skills and hone their leadership abilities. Outings most commonly include camping and cooking; other type outings are also included as chosen by scouts.

Due to the current situation with the pandemic, our outings have been modified into "micro-outings" to take place closer to home (to eliminate carpooling) and of a shorter duration. We practice social distancing during all our outings. Examples of outings we have done during the pandemic are canoeing trips, hikes, one-night campouts and cycling.

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Additional outings and other opportunities are announced at Troop meetings and every Sunday in the e-newsletter as they are organized by the PLC, so be sure to keep monitoring for new opportunities or changes to these events.   

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Here are examples of outings that we have done as a troop in recent years:

 

Summer Camp - Goshen

Nearby Overnights - Video Game Campout, Izaak Walton, High Ropes Courses, Paw Paw Canoe Trip, Guppy Gulch, Bears Den, Kings Dominion

Further Distances - Seaside Heights Camporee (Beach), Battleship New Jersey

Hikes - Old Rag, Manassas Battlefield, Big Schloss, Washington DC History Hike

Day Trips - Top Golf, Cycling on W&OD, Orienteering

High Adventure - Northern Tier, Maine High Adventure

 

We also do regular canoe trips to local lakes and the Potomac River because the Troop owns 10 canoes. 

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