Beartrap – Sat/Sun Jan 18-19, 2025
The Beartrap overnight has been a Troop 26 tradition since the 1970’s – come out to join the long line of your fellow scouts who have fulfilled this right of passage.
The hike is about 5 miles, with 1,800′ of climbing, with some great views of the Lockwood Valley. The Beartrap campground is in a valley with a flowing stream, but the sun goes behind the hills around 2pm, and it starts getting cold and dark early so don’t wait on gathering firewood (crossing out fingers that we can have a fire)! We sometimes have a dusting of snow, and the temperature will likely be in the teens at night and in the morning. So bring warm clothes! This trip is also a prerequisite for the SnowShoe camping trip, which will likely happen in Jan/Feb of 2026.
It’s also the Silver Spatula competition, where each patrol competes to cook the best dinner. Judged by the ASMs. Don’t ask, there’s no scoring rubric – we know the best meal when we taste it! We’ve seen all sorts of impressive meals, so continue that tradition too. The last time the troop was there, none of the patrols “phoned it in” – we had 4 great entries!
Meet at 7am at Big 5. Back mid afternoon to the church on Sunday – we’ll call when we’re on our way back.
There is no cost for this trip (beyond the patrol food costs).
Cold weather packing list here
Mr. Weakliem
