Backpacking breakfasts are usually quick to cook, because a long breakfast means you’ll be hiking in the hottest part of the afternoon. However, be careful of the temptation to make breakfasts nothing but granola bars — they’re handy when you need to get moving in a hurry, but they’ll get old fast. Once useful trickContinue reading “Breakfast Backpacking Meal Ideas”
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2014 Stations of the Cross
On March 21st several Troop 85 scouts volunteered to help with the St Luke Stations of the Cross service. Quinn R., Chris B., Luke L., Sean L., Steffan P., James B., and Eric D. read the stations, held candles, and carried the cross through each station. The Stations of the Cross is one of severalContinue reading “2014 Stations of the Cross”
2014 Merit Badge Trail Drive
At this year’s Chillicothe Merit Badge Trail held at the Greene County Career Center, a total of 17 Troop 85 Scouts took part, where 45 merit badges were worked on. This included 26 merit badges that are required for Eagle rank. The event included 3 separate Saturday mornings – February 1st, February 15th, and MarchContinue reading “2014 Merit Badge Trail Drive”
2014 Klondike Expedition News
For Klondike 2014, 6 BSA Troop 85 boy scouts and 2 adult leaders went to a Winter Camporee event at Camp Miakonda, near Toledo, OH from 17-19 January. Matt M., Michael B, John Paul B, Michael P, Jordan H, and Christopher H went on the trip, with Jordan as senior patrol leader and Chris as a patrolContinue reading “2014 Klondike Expedition News”
February News Letter!
And here it is.
Troop Calendar of Events
This is the calendar of all events for the year.
November Newsletter
Here is the November news letter, courtesy of the Historian, Thomas Weber.
Lunch Backpacking Meal Ideas
Lunch on the trail should be fast and require little or no cooking. This will help you make lunch stops quick and painless. Think about trail breads, summer sausage, peanut butter, fruit preserves, and cheeses that keep well without refrigeration. Pita bread, sausage, and cheese This is a classic trail lunch — it’s fast, tasty,Continue reading “Lunch Backpacking Meal Ideas”
Dinner Backpacking Meal Ideas
Angel-hair pasta in dried tomato sauce Even using expensive dried tomatoes, this costs less than half as much as freeze-dried spaghetti, and give you many more options for adjusting the flavor to your liking. Ingredients 1 lb angel hair pasta, broken into 2” pieces. 1.5 quarts water 0.5 cups Parmesan cheese (in a plastic bag)Continue reading “Dinner Backpacking Meal Ideas”
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