Troop 61 Manahawkin, NJ

Sunday, July 12, 2015

Some down time before camp fire

Outdoor dining hall

The boys are waiting for medical check in our great outdoor but covered dining hall.

Saturday, July 11, 2015

Our new shed

Getting out new Troop 61 shed into position.

Sunday, June 29, 2014

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Cobra attack copter. Nasty/ scary looking machine. :-)

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F16 up close and personal. Neat thing was that they could get up close and touch everything and climb in most of them

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They also have some Coast Guard pieces which will eventually have their own place in the museum. The museum is still a work in progress and has been open for about five years.

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Mr. Simunek checks out a MASH copter from Korean War era

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Naval Air Station Wildwood 1

Saturday morning we went to the Air Station Museum in Cape May. Cool collection of planes and gear from WWII through Vietnam.
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Group photo after the nature hike. The guide (on the right) was here in 2002 when we brought Dan's Webelos patrol here for a day trip.

We then went up in the lighthouse and afterwards grabbed some Philly water ice before heading back to camp

Cape May Lighthouse 2

Checked out Nature Center, then went to the beach to see the old WWII gun turret. Took this group photo while waiting for the nature hike to begin

Cape May Lighthouse

After the museum we headed to the lighthouse. Made some lunch under a nice shady pavilion and then off to the Nature Center

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Group photo as we were leaving

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Ponies visiting the neighbors

Ponies visiting the campsite next door on Sunday morning

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Boardwalk fun

Hours of fun ahead in the arcade. Or at least until the quarters run out. :-)

Ponies leaving camp

Pony Herders Patrol

We have the Cat Herders Patrol, and now...

Ponies in camp

Ponies checking out the Killer Bunnies' dinner. :-)

Ponies arrive for dinner

Five ponies coming to join us for dinner :-)

Assateague Ocean Swim

Instead of hiking after lunch the Scouts decided to go swimming. They have a swimming beach with life guards.

The Old Red Oak

All of the plants an animals have adapted to life on the island.

Instead of growing tall, the oaks stay short to avoid the heavy salt winds and spread out.

Our Scouts adapted to the tree on the trail for the pic. :-)

Hiking the Life of the Dunes Trail

T61 Scouts on an observation platform on one of the Nature Trails.

Assateague Visitor Center

In the morning we checked out the Visitor Center back on the mainland. Very nice place with all the prerequisite info stations. We watched a 20 minute movie about the Island and the wildlife. Mostly about the ponies.

There are two herds. In VA the Chincateague Volunteer Fire Dept owns the herd and they have the famous pony swim every year when they herd the horses off the island and sell the foals as a fundraiser. They also provide some care for them throughout the year.

In MD the herd is completely wild and therefore very different. The Park Service maintains the herd size by vaccinating the mares to prevent all but one pregnancy per mare.

Very interesting how different the two herds are.

More Ponies

Assateague Ponies

The ponies are all over the place when you're driving around. We learned that they live in groups called Harem Herds of 5-6 horses - one stallion, his mares and their offspring.

Assateague Wildlife

The ponies are the big attraction (obviously) but there is plenty of other wildlife here.

When we were setting up camp we had a deer hanging around. Not like a jersey deer, small Pygmy deer.

Monday, February 20, 2012

Hello New Scout Families

Hello All - As I mentioned in my email, you can look through this blog and see three year's worth of Summer Camp experiences. Complete with daily postings of what went on that day - good and bad; and daily pictures.

It's a great way to be in touch with your Scouts while they are away for the week.

Good Stuff!

GEO