| The
troop gathered for a bike hike at Station Road Bridge on
a beautiful August day. The trip began with a short brief
on the route, some basic map reading skills and bike
riding etiquette. The group then headed off to our first
stop at Red Lock where we looked at an old Erie Canal
Lock. While there we used a compass to orient our map and
determined our location from the map. We then biked to
Boston Store and gave someone else a chance to use the
map and locate our position. At this point we decided to
go all the way to Beaver Marsh and pass by Penninsula. We
made one stop along the way to refill water bottles.
Beaver Marsh was a scenic spot and there were many people
besides us that stopped to view the area. At this point the group began heading back for lunch at the Winking Lizard. This is when things began to go wrong. Part of the group was going faster and not everyone could keep up. Our troop became split into several smaller groups. Most made the turn off for lunch, but four scouts passed it by. Three adults went to find the missing group and the rest of the troop stayed to have lunch. By the time one of the adults caught up to the missing group they were nearer the cars than the Winking Lizard. At this point they decided to end their trip rather than return to Peninsula for lunch. The rest of the group finished lunch uneasily until receiving a phone call from one of the adults letting them know how things turned out. All the scouts and adults took home a few lessons from this trip. The main one being to stay together and not turn a hike into a race. Joining in on the Bike Hike were: Danny, David, Douglas, John, Jon, Kevin, Matt B., Matt O., Theo, Mr. and Mrs. Krymowski, Mr. Makowski, Mr. McMahon, Mr. Owen, Mr. Tilk, and Mrs. Verhovnik. |
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 Group shot at Red Lock |
 Map and compass skills at Boston Store |
 Taking a break at Beaver Marsh |
 Looking sharp at Beaver Marsh |
