Friends of Scouting

We are collecting donations for the Boy Scouts of America. The Friends of Scouting money stays here in Utah. No it will not go to any troop but this donation goes to help pay for upkeep on camps and other council needs so we can keep the Boy Scouts of America going strong.

You can donate any amount at anytime. The boys and leaders should be coming to your neighborhood with in the next month so "Be Prepared"

Have a great day!

David Lane

Summer Camp

We went to Camp Tomahawk located on the east fork of the Bear River. This was a great week for the boys. I had a hard time but I'll bore you with that info later. The boys earned several merit badges and has allot of fun activities. There are great opportunities for the boys to do service projects and learn about no trace camping.

The boys did canoeing, rifleing, archery, leather work, wood carving, wilderness survival, environmental science and much more. The cows were grazing near by infact they almost came into our camp site but they didn't bother anything. Our boys one the swamp your canoe race and we couldn't have had a better time.

We paid the extra money for the meals. The meals were ok, not great, but ok. Some other troops brought there own food. I suggest paying for the meals but bring some other food that can be easily made. Keep these items in a lockable trailer so animals can't invade them.

I am out of time right now so I'll have more to say later. Camp Tomahawk is a great camp and I can see us returning next year.


David Lane
Scout Master Troop 1755

Klondike Derby

We went on our troops first klondike derby at Rockport State Park in Utah. This is about 1 hour away from home. Follow I-80 east from Salt Lake City. Turn right at Wanship/Kamas exit. Go South for about 2.5 miles. We made a sled starting 3 weeks before the derby. The boys looked at a few different ideas and decided on how to make their sled. We didn't have much time to plan since we waited until we got the instrucstions from our Scout District. We need to start making the sled in September for next years klondike. We all had fun. The snow conditions didn't allow the sled to slide how we hoped so for next year we may add ski's. I think this will allow us the best possible sledding for all snow conditions. We had slush that got compacted down and froze making the terrain rough. It was easy to fall over or twist an ankle.

We also ran out of firewood. We had two bundles but because of the cold weather it didn't take long for the wood to be gone. If we doubled or had 5 bundles we would have had no problem.

Each boy stayed warm. One boy was bringing two bags to slip one inside the other however he forgot one. We had pack inspections but I think that because this boy was one of the scout masters boy his pack wasn't inspected. In the future we will inspect all packs with no acceptions.

We all had a great time on this campout and I am looking forward to next year.