Day 1:
Travel day. The ride on our way to the thirty-miler was long and uneventful. Once we arrived at our campsite we were initially disappointed in the amenities, but were quickly impressed by the many things they offered in addition to the campsite. Set up tent, had dinner, explored campsite/resort.
mileage: negligible
Day 2: aka [...]

I haven’t seen anyone wearing one yet, but I’m told they’re official and available. BSA replaced the National Camping award with a more comprehensive SET of awards that recognizes a wide variety of activities. NOA has five parts. Scouts may earn any combination of those five. When the first segment is [...]

Day 1:
Long car ride down to Silver Falls. Fortunately hit Portland before rush hour and it didn’t slow us up too much. After an early dinner at Sweet Tomatoes, we followed Google maps’ directions (bad idea!) to the park. The ranger let us know that the North Falls Group Camp was not [...]