Philmont 2012 Trip Summary
Back in 2012 my family had a culminating boy scouts adventure to Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM. I compiled a summary for future reference. Philmon...
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Backpacking the Four Lakes Trail
Last month we did our last training hike in preparation for 10 days / 96 miles at Philmont starting in late July. We had a small crowd this time -- only fiv...
Backpacking the Eagle Creek - Benson Loop
Last weekend about 19 of us from from Troop 224 in Sherwood, OR ventured to the Columbia Gorge for an overnight backpacking trip on the Eagle Creek / Benson ...
Jacob’s Eagle Scout Board of Review
Tonight Julie and I will accompany Jacob to his Eagle Scout board of review. This is a culmination of many years of work for Jacob and is the final step bef...
Summer Camp - Camp Gorton
The boys and I spent last week (hah! last month - can you tell how long it is taking me to get through the write/edit cycle for posts?) at Camp Gorton on Lak...
Be a Judge for the Oregon State Robotics Tournament!
Because there is a pretty sizable group or Portland-area techie folks that read this blog, I thought I would post this request. ORTOP needs more judges for ...
Summer Scouting
This was a great summer for scouting (of the Boy and Cub variety). I managed to spend about 3–4 days each at Jacob’s and Matthew’s summer camps and we finis...
What I Learned from My Lego Robotics Team
Don’t expect anything too earth shattering here, but it is an important lesson about the power of simplicity. I volunteered to coach a Lego Robotics team for...
Pinewood Derby 2005
I’m the Cubmaster for Cub Scout Pack 710 - been doing it for 2 years now and will likely do it for one more until Jacob moves on to Boy Scouts. My favorite ...
Cub Scout Fun
Among all of my activities outside of work, Scouting is probably most dear to me.