Scout Troops of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish
Another year has come and gone and fishing is next on the list of campouts. This campout is a good time to let the new scouts in the troop earn their fishing merit badge if they don't already have it. We packed up and convoyed to Parker Canyon Lake, our
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There is nothing like pitching a tent in the cold. The ground is frozen so pounding in tent stakes is somewhat of a challenge. It would be even worst in a blinding snowstorm, but luckily for us, there was no blizzard. Four intrepid young men and five adults braved the
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Going Camping? Where? Camping has always been a tradition and fun in scouting, but a couple of pointers can bring your camping experience to a higher level. So, you are planning a camping trip. Where are you going? That may not be as simple as “We’re going here.” You need
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Troop 464 is off to summer camp in Wehinahpay Mountain Camp near Sacramento, New Mexico. The name, Wehinahpay, has been used many times by the Conquistador Council for their camps. The camp came to the Sacramento Mountains is 1927. The camp is situated in the southern part of New Mexico
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When I started in the American Heritage Girls (AHG), it helped me to grow in my godly character. It also helps to teach life lessons. Among the activities that taught me to grow were the camping experiences, hiking and fellowship. What was it like for me, you ask? When I
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It’s not every day that someone gets the opportunity to climb mountains in the effort to get ahead, Troop 464 from Sierra Vista, AZ did just that over the Memorial Day weekend. (more…)
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The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) provides the nation’s foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training, which helps young people be “Prepared. For Life.®” The Scouting organization is composed of approximately 2.2 million youth members between the ages of 5 and 21 and approximately 800,000 volunteers in
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