The weekend of May 21st I went camping with my Scout Troop to be their shooting sports instructor for the weekend. We left town in a crazy late spring snowstorm not knowing if we should have cancelled the campout, and ended up in a totally blown forecast of pure sun, 60 degree temps, and sunburns! […]
Category: Camping
Bighorn District Klondike Derby
February 11th to 13th scouts from all over the Bighorn District of the Adventure West Council BSA (formerly Longs Peak Council) spent the weekend at the Klondike Derby hosted at Camp Jack Nicol located at Ben Delatour Scout Ranch outside of Red Feather Lakes, Colorado. It was a coooold 8 degrees overnight Friday into Saturday, […]
Shoot-O-Rama Longs Peak Council BSA
The 1st weekend in November I went back up to BDSR outside of Red Feather Lakes, Colorado for a weekend of shooting sports instruction for scouts in the Longs Peak Council. These are always super fun events and I enjoy using my NRA Instructor credentials to teach youth the safe handling of firearms.
Buena Vista Trip August 2021
In August of 2021, Team Red Rubicion spent 4 amazing days in Buena Vista, Colorado! We explored trails that we hadn’t been on before, had epic camping nights, awesome food with awesome friends! We did multiple trails but the key ones were Grizzly Lake and Williams Pass over to the Alpine Station. Videos can be […]
May Troop 184 Camping 2021
May of 2021 Troop 184 went on a weekend trip along the Colorado / Wyoming border. It was a dreary wet weekend but a ton of fun. We cooked dutch oven stews, sat by the bon fire, played camping games (which ended up with some dirt in an eye), and using a whole bottle of […]
Golden Plains Camporee – BSA Weekend
Part of being a NRA instructor is using your credentials. I was invited up to the April Golden Plains Spring Camporee to run the Cowboy Action range with another instructor. I had a bit more free time on this trip to take photos since we had so many instructors, and it was an awesome weekend. […]
April Troop 184 Shooting Sports
A couple times of the year, Troop 184 goes on a shooting sports extravaganza campout. I am a NRA Certified Instructor for Rifle, Muzzleloaders, Shotgun, Pistol, and am a RSO and Chief RSO (Range Safety Officer). NRA instructors and RSOs are required for all BSA Shooting Sports events. I don’t get to take many photos […]
January 2021 Scout Troop Camping
Went on the annual Troop 184 January Planning campout trip! Was a beautiful weekend at Ben Delatour Scout Ranch just outside of Red Feather Lakes, Colorado. Scouts planned their entire 2021 calendar year and had a great time ice fishing, hiking, hanging out and relaxing! A great trip!