Troop 103 held its annual Thanksgiving Feast and Campout again this year out at Upper County Park. It was a great event, with great food, fun, and an awesome Camp fire program Saturday night! A great time to give thanks…
Mountain Trip October 2021
Troop 103 completed another succesfull Mountain Trip into the Priest Wilderness of the Appalachian Trail in the vicinity of Montebello Fire Station. Crews set out across the Priest, Elk Pond, Wolf Rocks, The Meadows, and Lovingston Springs for a weekend…
Working on camping skills at Historic Smith Farm Sep 2021
The Troop camped at the historic Smith Farm in September 2021 with the goal of brushing up on our camping skills. Scouts worked on fire building, axe yard safety, tomahawk throwing, backpacking stove operations, first aid and other skills. It…
Canoe Trip on the Chickahominy 2021
Troop 103 once again set out on its annual Canoe Trip Campout on the Chickahominy River in August 2021. Scouts had a great time working on canoeing skills that included the “J” stroke, swamping a canoe, and recovering a canoe.…
The Great American Shoot Out (GASO) 2021
Troop 103 started the month of June off with a bang……literally!!! The Troop held its bi-annual Great American Shot Out (GASO) and Campout the first weekend in June. Scouts got to shoot at clays with a variety of styles and…
New Scout Basics 2021
Brand new First Year Scouts in Troop 103 participate in the Troop’s New Scout Basics event to learn basic Boy Scout skills and to get to know one another! Welcome to the Troop First Year Scouts! Let’s go have some…
The Non-mountain, Mountain Trip 2020
Troop 103 Scouts conducted a 5 mile hike each way along with an overnight campout in October adhering to Covid protocols. October would have been our historical backcountry campout on the AT. The current conditions with Covid made us adjust…
Troop 103 Launch Pad Campout in July
The Troop’s first day camp outing after being on Covid Lockdown for 3 plus months was our Launch Pad event. The Greenbar Scouts put together a fun day event that included several activities and culminated with the building of 2-Liter…
Troop 103 Bicycling, Camping, and Alpacas in September
Troop 103 continued to venture outdoors in September amidst Covid, while observing social distances, and still having fun. The Troop biked the Capital Trail out to Charles City County to an area near an Alpaca Farm. We camped under the…
Lumberjack Prep 2020 at Carter’s Grove
Scouts and Leaders from Troop 103 descend onto Carter’s Grove for their annual Lumberjack Preparation Campout to get Scouts ready to compete at the Council’s Lumberjack Competition in February.