| A hearty group of scouts and adults enjoyed a great weekend of winter camping. We used adirondacks for our sleeping quarters. Camp Butler has well built adirondacks with bunks, mattresses and roll down door shades to keep out the majority of wind. Upon arrival we had to hike all our gear back to the campsite. It was a good quarter mile. All of us made several trips which warmed us up. We set up our dining area and then started a campfire with the wood we brought. That night the temperature was in the upper 20's. The sun warm things up relatively quickly the next day to make it a pleasant Saturday. Cooking for the weekend was done over an open fire. The meals never tasted better on a cold winter day. Everyone learned to eat fast before the food had a chance to get cold. Saturday morning we took a hike around the lake using the Blue trail. While on the camp Manatoc side we visited Marnoc Circle and stopped by the trading post. It was a great day for a hike and we saw several deer in the woods. In the afternoon there was a quick pioneering game involving lashing together a pole and then guiding it to lift a bucket of water over to a board. Later in the evening we built a big fire to burn the gnarly log. Everyone turned in fairly early after a long hard day. Temperatures dipped down to 7 degrees on the second night. We awoke to much of our camp being frozen. The food in the cooler was okay until we pulled it out and started to pour. Then ice crystals formed in our milk and cereal. It took a little longer than normal to break camp, but everyone who attended will surely remember this as a good weekend to be camping. Braving the elements were Alex, Joey, Justin, Mathew, Ryan, Steven, Mr. Dzurnak, Mr. Makowski, and Mr. Mayher. | |
 A stop at Marnoc Circle during our morning hike. |
 Break time around the fire. |
 A good view of our camp at lunch time. |
 Getting instructions for the pioneering game. |
 Pause for a photo opportunity. |
 Team A builds a three section reach pole with guide lines. |
 Team B building their reach pole. |
 First team to extend their pole and move the nitro. There was a loud boom shortly after this. |