Over Easter Weekend, Troop 1173 spent 3 days and 2 nights hiking on the Appalachian Trail from Wilsons Gap to Harpers Ferry. We hiked over 20 miles and had a few set backs, but somehow we all made it back alive! The boys were great and all worked really hard.
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| Spirits are high. They don't quite know yet what's in store for them. |
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| After searching the underbrush, dodging banjos and shotguns, and wandering through the backwoods of West Virginia, we found our starting point. |
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| Justin knows how to just keep putting one foot in front of the other. |
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| Zach is happy to see signs of civilization again and to know he's not far from Virginia. |
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| Not only are Nick and Alex carrying their packs, they are also 'supporting' their Scoutmaster. |
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| The over acheivers are already crossing the bridge while some of us slower folks look on from a distant hill. |
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| A little R&R on the Shenandoah. |
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| Nick is very handy. He made walking sticks, guns, and makeshift shorts. |
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| We saw lots of wildlife like this family of turtles. |
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| The all you can eat pancake breakfast really hit the spot after two days of hiking and eating food carried on our backs. |
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| The Harpers Ferry KOA was a nice retreat for our last night on the trail. |
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"Are we there yet?"
"How much farther until we stop?" |
