BACKDATED - Cycling!

We worked on bike safety so the boys could get their Cycling Beltloop. They learned signals and safe behavior when on a bike and some basics on how to keep their bikes in good shape so they'd always be safe to use.






Showing off their knowledge of bike safety signals!













Everyone made sure that their bikes were good to go!



























And then they were off, taking a short tour around the medical campus area! Everyone did great!

BACKDATED - Basketball!

The boys practiced and showed off their skills a couple weeks ago when we earned the Basketball Beltloop! They even participated in a real game at the end of the meeting.






T.Z. gave the boys some instructions and had them practice long before the game was started.











Then they split into teams: The Pirates and the Dragons!










Getting ready for the next play...










J.M. taking a freethrow shot!

BACKDATED- Community Service!

Sorry that I've been so behind on posts, everyone, but I'm slowly catching up! There's one more backdated entry to come, then we'll be all caught up!

Here's from a few weeks ago. The scouts were sent out to Shorline Ridge and the Medical Towers areas to do some clean up on the grounds. It was a small turnout, but they did an excellent job!





Our three guys out picking up trash!












D.S. showing off what he'd found so far!








Thanks for looking!

Understanding Our History (7-19-08)...

For this meeting the boys got together to visit one of the University's best kept secrets, the Fort Douglas Museum.

We picked the perfect day for the trip. The weather was hot, but bearable. And the soft breeze coming out of the mountains really helped cool things off.

The museum was divided into inside and outside sections. Sadly, I was unable to take any inside pictures due to the small spaces and having to keep up with the guys.

But I did make sure that some pics got snapped outside. Take a look for yourself!

All posed-up outside the main building.
The Cubs were really excited to get inside and take it all in.








Eventually, our tour made its way to the outer artillery park.








Outside, we talked about the different components of an artillery piece and what kind of work went into firing a cannon.







Being an ex-artillery guy myself, this section was one of my favorites.








The guys really dug the park, too. They asked a ton of questions and really immersed themselves in the military history.








Admittedly, some of them just enjoyed the shade.












I believe the boys really got something out of this trip. The museum was steeped in the rich military tradition of Utah. Best of all, the museum was close by, the price was right and hopefully the memories will last all their lives.

Great job, guys.

Den Meeting!

Hello everyone! Sorry this post is coming so late!

Anyway, last den meeting was a great success. It was the first meeting after camp, and everyone got a chance to reflect on all the fun stuff we did. The meeting included tons of awards for the boys and a slideshow of photos from camp, put together by T.Z.!







T.Z. and his son V.Z. while the whole meeting was coming together! He and fellow ADL L.W. put their heads together to get the slideshow to work later on.














The wind was pretty active, so one of our guys dutifully supported the flag!












Also on that day, M.S. was knighted as he rose in the Cub Scout ranks!
























Congratulations, M.S.!

Cub Country! (Part II)

Unfortunately, I myself couldn't make it to the second day, which was Jurassic Journey, but I do have a lot of photos. Since I don't exactly know what's going on (besides fun) I'm just going to slap them all up here!

Cub Country! (Part I)

Whew! This Friday and Saturday were very exciting and very successful! All of the boys that went were great, and we did a lot of cool stuff. Unsurprisingly, we have a ton of photos to post here. So let's waste no time and move on to the pictures!




Starting out in the morning, everyone watches enraptured as the staff give their opening performance!









Here's the staff, joining us in the pledge!









Our guide for the day was none other than Zorro! He started out by teaching everyone about maps, which our pack were already pros at.







Then we made some very cool masks. J.W. shows off his progress!












Next the boys got to drive their own
Batmobiles!













Everyone exercised their trust in a blind walk, where they relied only on their friends' advice for guidance!






Next was the obstacle course, where there were so many cool photos that I'm just going to post a bunch of them right here!

We were shown up into Batman's personal treehouse secret base!










And after that,t hey boys were very responsible learning to shoot with BB Guns.









The staff performed to a packed arena in the goodbye ceremony!






I hope that everyone had fun on their first day of camp! Day #2 will be posted right after this!