Troop 51 enjoyed a successful and high-energy weekend (27-29 Apr’26) at the “Loo with a View” campsite.

Troop arrived at the camp site around 6 PM and were amazed at the towering ‘loo’ in the middle. After a quick Cracker Barrel, all the scouts and adults slept early in preparation for the hike the next day. The next morning, bright and early at 6:30 AM, all scouts going to Philmont, a scout ranch in New Mexico, left early to embark on the grueling 10 mile hike in Harper’s Ferry. The non-Philmont scouts left later at 10:00 AM as they were hiking for a shorter amount of time and miles. At the edge of the mountain, the view was amazing, and we could see where we came from and the town beneath us. The hike back was much easier because it was almost all downhill, and we arrived back quickly. The non-Philmont scouts arrived around 12:30 PM and the Philmont crew came back at around 1:00 PM.

The highlight of the trip was a troop-wide canoeing session at 4:30 PM. The weather was perfect, and the Scouts were in high spirits on the water. Back at camp, our grubmasters prepared a fantastic dinner – delicious pasta with alfredo sauce.

The troop concluded the night with a campfire and a service project: helping the property owner by safely burning off a large wood pile.

On Sunday morning, we had muffins for breakfast, conducted a police line, and talked about “Roses and Thorns,” the Troop 51 tradition that we do at the end of every campout. It was a little hard to clean up, though, because it started raining when we woke up. Finally, the troop broke camp and arrived back at FUMC by 10:00 AM.