In the summer of 2008 the scouts in Troop had the opportunity to go back to
the Yukon, and explore the great river that defined the Gold Rush of
1898. We traveled more than 1500 miles, crossed
into Canada, and visited the gold rush towns of Whitehorse, and then followed
the historic gold trail along the Yukon River for nearly 300
miles. We explored the
true wilderness of the Canadian outback for nine full days, and completed a
thirteen day expedition that left us spellbound. Most of all, we had a
good time, and saw a lot of things that can never be
forgotten. View these images, and enjoy
them. You can click on any image to view it full size.
In Troop 230, we live the
adventure every month of every year. The first few images compare
the 2008 expedition with our 2004 expedition, where we also canoed down the
Yukon River and explored the Canadian wilderness.
2004 EXPEDITION PHOTOS:
2008 EXPEDITION PHOTOS:
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In! The water's fine.........and a little bit cold and
oh-so-refreshing. Ummmm. One of the things the scouts in
T230 like to do is to swim, and on this trip we swam a lot. We
always use the buddy system, and have our designated lifeguard and observer, and
the adults keep their eyes on us. Still, there is swimming, and then
there is SWIMMING, and if you don't know the difference you haven't been on a
T230 expedition. We had an AWESOME time!!!!
This trip was designed for scouts with experience, who could handle a two week trip into a foreign country and who had demonstrated they have the skills, knowledge, personality, and ability to undertake an adventure of this magnitude. We had a couple of younger guys along, and with the support and help from the older guys hey found out they could do a lot more than they ever dreamed possible. It took a lot of team work, and some strong leadership from some senior scouts. In the end, the success of the expedition is a tribute to those who had what it takes to make it through. These are the guys that went, and all of them proved themselves on this adventure.
The key to the success of Troop 230 has always been the willingness for the adults in the troop to take off time from work to make these trips possible. On this adventure six parents donated two weeks to this adventure, and without their help and dedication this adventure would not have been possible.
