Camp Schmitt
The girls' troop had a great time this weekend at Camp Schmitt near Augusta, West Virginia. Camp cooking was a major focus of the weekend's activities, but the Scouts also found time to enjoy the pond and work on rank advancement. We departed from the church around 6:30pm on Friday, arriving at Camp Schmitt at about 9:00. After setting up camp, we took advantage of the clear skies to work on Second Class requirement 3d by learning to identify the North Star and understanding how and why that will allow a Scout to identify the cardinal directions. Everyone decided it was time to turn in after they were done looking at the stars. In the morning, the Scouts, led by Anya, made delicious breakfast burritos, served with ripe strawberries and hot chocolate. It was the first time the patrol had ever done camp cooking with the propane stove, and the first time they had needed to work together to implement the three-bucket dishwashing system, so there was a lot of learning go...