Boy Scout Scout Troop 3 Easton
Serving Easton, Pa. and the Lehigh Valley
In May 2024, Troop 3's scouts walked from Easton, Pa. to Bethlehem, Pa. - and back again - to complete the 20-mile hike requirement of the Hiking merit badge. The troop used the part of the Delaware & Lehigh Trail that connects the two Pennsylvania cities. The entire 165-mile trail (of which we only hiked … Continue reading 20-Mile Hike: Easton to Bethlehem
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
On March 20, 2022, three of our scouts went on a 15-mile hike along the D&L Trail to satisfy one of the requirements for the hiking merit badge. One of our scouts also used the hike to satisfy his "cooking on the trail" requirements for the Cooking merit badge. Preparing to head out on the … Continue reading 15-mile hike along the D&L Trail
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 