Harriman Campout: Plans - what plans? November 19, 2006
Posted by Jim Galley [ASM] in : general , trackback
"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 with a workable solution each time. The troop started out the trip following the wrong trail, but since everyone had maps, was able to come up with an alternative route to get everyone safely to our destination. Some scouts overpacked, but others stepped in and distributed the load amongst the patrol. When the troop arrived at the planned campsite, another troop had claimed it, so the scouts switched to plan B and hiked to another site. And finally, when some scouts (and scoutmasters) needed some extra time to navigate the steep inclines and rock faces on the ridge while other scouts needed to get home early, the scouts made a wise decision to split the troop (scoutmasters included) into two groups so everyone could have a good time and still meet prior obligations. All in all, an impressive show of decision making.
Pictures can be found here. Next up, Alpine.
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