Peter O. is a seasoned Troop 4 hiker  +. Max A.  polished off his first hike in  excellent form

                                                                                  accompanied by Ronak, Steve & Howard .                                              Pictures by Ronak

October Hike 

       Before we even left the Scout Cabin,  the weekend fun unexpectedly occured , as recounted below :

[ L to R ]  Howard, Ben, Luke, Nate, Jackson, Max ( on his first Troop 4 backpacking trip ), Carlos, Peter, Mike

       The Saturday  morning showers ended before we left our Boy Scout Cabin .  Arriving at the dropoff spot, we hiked in & UP !  to the Torrey Memorial overlooking Turkey Hill Lake .  { Raymond Torrey was one of the visionaries in the earlly 1900's who founded the " Long Brown Path " that  has become today's " Long Path" which  extends to the Canadian border}.

                                                     This weekend we hiked along  a portion of that Long  Path.

        From the 1000+ foot elevation there was a spectacular view for Alumni Ben, Ronak, Mike  & 

  Scouts  [ l  to rt ]  Jackson, Luke, Tom, Carlos & Peter  

 Jackson found several places to try fishing.                                    At mid-day,  they chose an up-lifitng  spot for lunch

        Up at first light we had breakfast,  returned the campsite to " leave nothing but foot prints "  and  took a fast pace out to the early pickup  == planned earlier than usual so we could beat the forecasted Sunday mid-day rain.

       The Troop pauses to let " The Bald Eagle"  [ a.k.a. The Caboose Patrol  ] catch up 

[ As usual  = =   hike pix by Alumni Ronak & Ben ]

February Hike

         When 2 feet of snow was followed by a coating of freezing rain the week before the hike, it was obvious that the necessary firewood would not be available.  With the  " double digit below freezing temperatures " of the prior week remaining locally,  it became necessary to cancel this hike. 

March Hike 

         On the road up to our hike starting point  == both sides of the road were now down to bare grass with just a few areas under trees with the remaining snow from the recent blizzard.   That changed  when we arrived at the drop-off spot: one foot of wet snow covered both valleys & the hill between where we planned on hiking.   🙃

          It proved wise to have planned the route for both days following 19th century wagon trails including a few that are currently  used for cross country skiing.... this helped with the footing over the snow hidden rocks & downed tree limbs.  

         The forecast was for only two light rains at 11:00 pm & again at 6:00 am.  The first one arrived at 10:30  but throughout the night there were a dozen drizzles of about 20 minutes each ---- comfortable enough under our tarps & tents.   The last one came through just when the morning fire was being started ... then clear skies for a mild breakfast & our hike out....  ALSO, as forecast : the temps for both days were mild with only the slightest, gentle breeze at night 👍

Pictures courtesy of Ronak, Ben & John A. 

             Despite the unexpected deep snow,  the group was motivated for a great weekend :  (left to right)

                                    The Bald Eagle,  Jackson,  Nate,  Marty,  Max,  John M.,  Peter,  Luke,  Carlos   

                Troop Alumni behind the camera : Ben,  Ronak,  Mike,  John A.  { John A. is an Alumnus  Troop 4 Eagle Scout joining his son Max on their first Troop 4 Hike together to " connect the generations "  🙂 }

          As humidity increased with the temperature & with ongoing snow melting,  there was often a "fog" present

Concluding our last Troop 4 "winter hike" of 2026

All smiles at the finish : On the left Alumni Mike C. & Ronak C. ......on the right Ben B. & John A 

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