Monthly Archives: November 2006

"Plans are worthless, but planning is everything"
In 1957, Dwight D. Eisenhower made a speech in Washington, DC. to underscore the importance of adjusting plans to suit the situation at hand – and to be prepared to do so. Troop 565 faced many mid course corrections during this annual trip to Harriman – and came up [...]

As expected, the scouts did a wonderful job helping out the Baiting Hollow Scout Camp by running two training stations.  Kudos also go to the patrols who are starting to expand their culinary skills and trying their hand at cooking steaks and potatoes for dinner.
Everyone was having a wonderful time till – horrors! – [...]

There’s a common saying in the hiking / camping community that "cotton kills." The history behind this has to do with moisture management in cold and cool conditions. In fact, there is absolutely nothing wrong with wearing cotton when you can stay dry and warm. The problem is, it is much harder to stay dry [...]