Spring Break Hiking 2017

Spring Break Hiking 2017

Troop 97 spent spring break on two hiking trips. A short one for younger scouts and a longer one on the Appalachian Trail (AT) for the older scouts. The Sipsey backpacking trip was a weekend trip in northwestern Alabama close to the Black Warrior River. This trip was...
Vulcan District Camporee 2017

Vulcan District Camporee 2017

The troop left for Tannehill at 4:00 pm on Friday, Feb. 17. After about a forty-five-minute bus ride, we arrived and set up camp. For dinner we ate our sack dinners, while the adults enjoyed a delicious catfish fry at the headquarters tent, followed by a superb...
Ski Trip 2017

Ski Trip 2017

Ski trip 2017 was a true success with a full day of Skiing and Snow Boarding at Cataloochee Ski Area in Maggie Valley, NOC.  Sometimes you have to just trust your gut and go despite concerns that there might not be any snow to ski on. We did that and it paid off. On...
Destination Unknown 2016 – The Town of Spectre

Destination Unknown 2016 – The Town of Spectre

We headed out for Destination Unknown at 8:00 am on Saturday, December 3rd around 10:00 a.m., we arrived at the gate to Jackson Lake Island, a campground located close to Millbrook, Al. We took a brief hike to our camping area, which included walking through the town...
Summer Camp Wrap-up 2016

Summer Camp Wrap-up 2016

On September 10-11, 2016, Troop 97 spent the weekend at Camp Sequoyah for our annual Summer Camp Wrap-up. This is a weekend devoted to finishing those incomplete merit badges from our trip to Summer Camp at the end of June. Some of our scouts need the use of the water...
Wyndygoul Campout 	— Nov 11 – 13, 2016

Wyndygoul Campout — Nov 11 – 13, 2016

Here are the activities that the Scouts of Troop 97 participated on the Wyndygoul campout. Day 1: We left for Camp O’Rear at 2:30 pm on Friday, Nov. 11. One hour later we all chose our Indian names (mine bring “Fivekiller”). At 4:00 p.m we picked out our campsites and...