| All the boys camped and ate together the first night. Here the senior patrol leader is giving the younger scouts some guidance about preparing the troop dinner. | |
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And here the senior boys are making plans for the next two days. |
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The two patrol leaders are showing the new scouts how to build a cooking fire and then how to cook pancakes over the fire. |  |
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On the second day the older scouts and two leaders left the base camp to backpack along the Appalachian Trail to Thunder Ridge campsite. They slept at Thunder Ridge Sunday night, and hiked out to the parkway on Monday morning. | 
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| The packs were heavy, but the breaks at the overlooks made it well worthwhile. | 
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 The campsite on the trail was a welcome sight. |
 Tod leads the charge to the top. |
The troop emerges at the end of the hike on Monday morning. |
| On Sunday morning the younger scouts cooked breakfast and then
hiked around the nearby lake, where they saw several deer.
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After lunch the younger boys hiked 2 miles to the top of Sharp Top Mountain. A rugged assistant scoutmaster holds the peak for Troop 412. |  |
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Our Scoutmaster is demonstrating how to stow a tent properly. |
| After reassembling on Monday morning, the Troop puts out the campfire and loads the bus. | |
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