Northern Tier is the premier high adventure for wilderness canoeing and winter camping offered by Scouting America, providing a unique experience in the rugged wilderness of the Great North American Canoe Country. From incredible canoe journeys to winter wilderness camping, Northern Tier promises the adventure of a lifetime. Explore millions of acres of pristine lakes, meandering rivers, dense forests and wetlands in the Great North Woods of northern Minnesota and Canada

Summer camp this year will be at Skymont Scout Reservation in Tennessee, where we were in 2011. They have a fantastic program for merit badges, a great lake for water activities, and a well-run staff. They have C.O.P.E., Cowboy Action Shooting, and Friday White Water Rafting for older Scouts. They offer a first-year program for new scouts called Polaris, and for older Scouts, a program called Trail to Eagle, which covers four Eagle Merit Badges: Citizenship in the Nation, Citizenship in the World, Communication, and Emergency Preparedness.

This campout, we will be focusing on skills and advancement for Scouts who are attending, as well as giving them opportunities to hike, fish, and enjoy nature by the lakeside.

In the morning, we will be doing a 5-mile group hike around the Coyote Run and Limestone Ridge hiking trails.

In the afternoon, we will be doing an axe yard for the new patrol who still need it for their Totin Chip, and we will be doing requirement 6 for second class (first aid) for those who need this requirement.

We will also have lake access via our campsite for Scouts interested in fishing. Finally, we will end the day with a campfire.

This is one of the shortest drives to a weekend camp, just 1 hour away. We will be in the Group Campsite next to the North Creek Camping area. Parking is right there, so no long hikes with troop and personal gear.

This month’s campout is about climbing and repelling at Sid Richardson Scout Ranch’s Climbing Tower. The tower offers a range of options to suit both beginner and more advanced climbers. Scout and adults can climb safely using the camp’s certified climbing safety gear, so no personal gear is needed, and the climbing tower and rappelling will be supervised by accredited climbing Level 1 and 2 instructors. Troop 380 has the climbing tower after lunch on Saturday, so the scouts will have time to relax. Our campsite is right next to the tower, which will be convenient.

Activities:
1. Orienteering
2. 2nd Class requirement #4 on animal signs
3. Mammal Study MB
4. Conservation project(s)
5. Abandoned Zoo tour
6. Saturday lunch Pizza Buffett in Cisco

This month we are going to Austin Texas to visit our State Capital. What a beautiful structure to see, the design and craftsmanship are awesome and we will learn about the Men and Women of the past and present who have lead and shaped our state government. We also will going to the Bob Bullock Museum, this is an amazing Museum with exhibits that chronicle our states History from the beginning until now. We will also see a show in the Texas Spirit Theater located inside of the museum. We will be camping at McKinney Falls State Park

Hour & half Bowling w/shoes - Gravity Ropes - Zip Line - Traverse ropes & beams - Billiards - Shuffleboard - Unlimited Arcade video games

• 3 slices of pizza each at Main Event while bowling & unlimited fountain drinks

• Special Prize Games at Scout option

• TUMC: Midnight+ Scouts can play personal video games (rated for Scouts)

• Also basketball and other games in gym

• Movie in TUMC dining room + Early morning snack

• Lock N' over Sat January 4th at 7:00am - Everyone go home

Troop 380 will be camping at one of the most popular state parks in Texas, Colorado Bend State Park. For those scouts and adults who want a little more excitement and adventure then sign up for the Adventure Cave Tour where you will explore parts of the cave that require headlamps, helmets, and knee pads (helmet and knee pads gear will be provided by Nicholas Outdoor Adventures). Note: Time slots and participants are limited so It's first come first serve on the Adventure Cave Tour so sign up on Troopmaster and get your payment ASAP and also email Mr. Gibson if you want the Adventure Cave Tour.

See Mr Gibson’s flyer for Camp Activity Fees.

Texas caving is all about crawling! Come and get an introduction to real wild caving with The Adventure Tour, our beginner's version of an authentic Central Texas Caving experience. A headlamp is required for this trip and will not be provided. A helmet and knee pads will be provided! This tour takes about 90 minutes, and the cost is $25 per person.

Location: Murray Ranch I-20 at US 281 Exit

Orienteering - Camping - Fishing - Cub Scout Adventures

Troop 380 Oct 13-14-15 Campout will also offer Cub Scouts from Tiger to AOL an opportunity to participate in fulfilling requirements of camping/outdoor focused adventures and electives.
Activities will be in a “Family Camp” setting at Murray Ranch west of Weatherford, TX at U.S. 281 Exit.
Cub Scout Adventures during campout may include:
Tiger Jungle; Wolf Call of the Wild; Bear Necessities; A Bear goes Fishing; and portions of Webelos walkabout, AOL Scouting Adventure, and Web/AOL electives Castaway, Into the Wild.

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, located in southwestern Oklahoma near Lawton, has protected unique wildlife habitats since 1901 and is the oldest managed wildlife facility in the United States Fish and Wildlife Service system. Outdoor Activity will be hiking and bouldering in Oklahoma. The refuge spans over 59,000 majestic acres and is home to free range buffalo, Texas longhorn cattle, prairie dogs, elk and deer. There is a prairie dog town in the wildlife refuge that is worth a quick stop. Maybe hike to the Forty Foot Hole. Also the drive to top of Mount Scott reaches an elevation of 2,464 feet and bouldering is a 380 Scout favorite. Bison and longhorn are free roaming. For your safety and theirs, do not approach them. Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge hosts habitat for large native grazing animals such as the American bison, Rocky Mountain elk, and white-tailed deer. Texas longhorn cattle also share the refuge rangelands as a cultural and historical legacy species. More than 50 mammal, 240 bird, 64 reptile and amphibian, 36 fish, and 806 plant species thrive on this important refuge.

Your Outing Cost Includes Lunch on Sunday!

A visit to Ft Sill Military Museum is planned. Also a food stop at Meers Store and Restaurant for a "Seismic Meersburger" if you dare, mighty plateful of burger by any standard, in a tiny town far from anywhere. Building exterior is one big photo-op. Hungry, just order fried green tomatoes, burgers, cheese fries, cobblers and ice cream!!!

Meers, once a bustling town of miners seeking gold in the Wichita Mountains. The town’s population has dwindled from the gold rush peak of 500 down to the present residents: one family of six people, eight cats and a dog. All that remains of the town now is a world renowned family restaurant also called Meers, home of the "Best Burger in Oklahoma". Famous for their Meersburger, a 7" diameter burger made exclusively from prize winning Texas Longhorn beef raised on the family's own ranch. Beef that is actually lower in cholesterol than chicken!