Boy Scout Scout Troop 3 Easton
Serving Easton, Pa. and the Lehigh Valley
Troop 3 Easton's go-to destination for introductory backpacking trips is Wharton State Forest, located in the Pine Barrens region of southern New Jersey. The park office can be found at 31 Batsto Road, Hammonton, NJ. Wharton State Forest offers easy access, flat terrain, and an excellent backpacking campground. Check out this year's trek to Wharton … Continue reading Introductory Backpacking Trip: Wharton State Forest
Boy Scout Troop 3 Easton held its annual introductory backpacking trip to Wharton State Forest in the Pine Barrens on March 16 and March 17, 2024. Activities included learning how to backpack, an impromptu game of football, and cooking on camp stoves. View the full Google Photo Gallery.
Troop 3 loves the Pine Barrens of New Jersey - they tends to be somewhat warmer than Easton in the winter, and the flat terrain makes it great for introductory hikes and backpacking trips. In April 2022, we ventured to Wharton State Forest where we went on an out-and-back style backpacking trip. We hiked into … Continue reading Pine Barrens Introductory Backpacking Trip, April 2022
A Scout is thrifty. We make good use of the tools we have, and we only buy new ones when they're needed. Our family has had an orange-and-green Kelty daypack for years. We got it when my wife worked for an outdoor company ... and that was 24 years ago. Yes, this pack is older … Continue reading A Scout is thrifty … with backpacks?
Estimating is hard. We saw that earlier this summer, when Troop 3 got together at Mill Race and tried to guess what it looks like when you are six feet apart. We guessed, then we measured. Some people got it, others didn't ... and estimating got harder the further apart we were. In September, the … Continue reading Estimating is hard
Boy Scout Scout Troop 3 Easton 