Wednesday’s whitewater adventure was the Pigeon River, with Class 3 and Class 4 rapids. For anyone unfamiliar with river ratings, see Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Scale_of_River_Difficulty. On Thursday and Friday they will travel to Georgia and S. Carolina with even bigger whitewater than they have experienced so far. More photos have been uploaded to our Photo Gallery at http://troop24riverside.com/troop-scrapbook/nggallery/2014/whitewater-camp-daniel-boone-2014

On Tuesday our scouts rafted on the French Broad River. In the afternoon they went into the mountains and swam by a waterfall. There is no cell phone coverage at camp so we’ve received limited text messages with a few pictures, but everything is going well, and the boys are worn out by the end of the day. NO mosquitoes.

Troop 24 scouts tamed the Nantahala River, hiked a segment of the Appalachian Trail, and worked up a big appetite at Camp Daniel Boone. Several photos are available at:
http://troop24riverside.com/troop-scrapbook/nggallery/2014/whitewater-camp-daniel-boone-2014

Our scouts on the Whitewater trip arrived safely around 2:00 p.m. on Sunday. Camp Daniel Boone, near Asheville, North Carolina, is beautiful with a great lake and a creek running alongside the campsite. Scout tents were already set up at the site with wood floors and two cots per tent. There is no cell service at their remote site, so we may not be getting further updates.

There were a number of items unclaimed from the Tesomas trip. Several things have already been returned to their owners, but we are looking for scouts to claim the following:

1. Lands’ End tie dye hooded shirt, large
2. Old Navy black fleece jacket, medium
3. Arizona striped hooded jacket, XL
4. Adidas pants, large
5. Troop 66 Camp Shin-Go Beek shirt
6. Nike blue socks
7. Puma socks
8. Hanes socks
9. Navy wash cloth
10. Black socks

The items are pictured below. Anything not claimed within a reasonable period of time will be donated to a charity. To claim your stuff, please contact Joan Janopoulos at joan@janopoulos.com

CORRECTION TO PREVIOUS NOTICE: The high adventure crew will be prepping the trailer on Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. at RPC (NOT at Johnson’s). There will be a brief meeting for scouts and parents at 8:00 p.m.

All scout who took home tents to dry must return them on Wednesday between 7:00 and 7:30 p.m. to the Johnson home. They should have been set up to dry and repacked. If you can not drop a tent off at that time, please contact Mr. Johnson at kentjohnson@ameritech.net.

Wednesday photos from Camp Tesomas are online at http://troop24riverside.com/troop-scrapbook/nggallery/2014/tesomas-2014. (New photos begin on page 3.)

At least we know one fish was caught, giving hope to those scouts taking the Fishing Merit badge class.

Photos taken on Tuesday at camp are available on our website at http://troop24riverside.com/troop-scrapbook/nggallery/2014/tesomas-2014 (new photos begin on page 3).

Four of our scouts are taking classes for Scuba certification. Over the past several years we’ve had over a dozen scouts become Open Water Diver certified, and this year two of our scouts are going for Advanced Open Water Diver. Parents of scouts: If your son has ever expressed an interest in diving, this is the best and cheapest way to become certified. Adult leaders can take the class too!

Additional photos from camp are available on our website at http://troop24riverside.com/troop-scrapbook/nggallery/2014/tesomas-2014 (new photos begin on page 2).

The photo below was taken near the waterfront where the boys swim, which is between the dining hall and the campsite. Note the sweatshirts & long pants!