Troop 281 Cincinnati, OH

Hello mudda, hello fadda - Here I am at Camp Friedlanda - Camp is very entertaining, And they say we'll have some fun When it STARTS raining!

fun times, and no one lost a finger...

Here's Matt on the archery range. Here's Ashton at the Outdoor Skills area.

Here are some scouts on the COPE course, working together as a group to solve problems. They'll work on the low course, then move on to the high course (about twenty feet up).

Early Again-- First troop for breakfast Here's Griswold! I didn't know he could fly!!! Best Friends. Mr. S I wrote a letter to my mom.... MMMM!!! Biscuits and Gravy! Hope there's seconds!! This will get them out of their tents!! Waiting for our turn Contest -- going well!

Here's the troop on the wall in front of the dining hall. We're early today, and no one wants to play frisbee or anything before chow.

Sometimes, at the end of the evening, the scouts and leaders sit around the campfire and just chill. Tonight it was a beautiful clear evening, cool enough for a campfire. As you can see, the scouts have made themselves a couch from some logs and mattresses. Great fun!

It's the morning of Tuesday, Day 3(ish). This picture is of the assembly at the campsite for our own personal flag raising, before we head out to the dining hall for the camp's flag raising ceremony. All is well. The day is a sunny 70 degrees, and everyone had a good night's sleep. Grant had to go home this morning, since his temperature wouldn't go down, but he should be back soon. The guys are all getting to know each other, and the classes are finally getting fun (first day is always dominated by safety discussions). It's great to be at camp!

Here we are at the morning staff meeting. The adults meet every morning to learn what's broken, what's going well, and any new happenings at camp. Josh, pictured here, is the camp commissioner . This is his second year as commissioner ., and most of the camp staff have been leaders at Camp Friedlander for many years. It's a great staff this year.

(Hi mom. Having a great time. Wish you were here. Please send money.) We're here at Camp Friedlander for the week of Summer Camp. So far, things are going well. Everyone has checked in, the new scouts are learning their way around, and the older scouts are meeting camp staff from years past. The thunderstorms last night largely passed us by, and it's a nice cool 70 degrees and the sun is shining. The 32 scouts and 5 adults from the troop are getting to know each other better. We'll try to post daily.