Dear Troop 160 Adults,
The Deep Freeze Camping Trip is herrre! It is the weekend before
school vacation, so you have no need to worry about your scout’s homework or
unfinished project, come enjoy the beauty of the nature in Maine! We have
wonderful host family (Rolfson’s) offering 120 acres’ open land for scouts,
and adults will be able to stay in their log cabin with non-stop fire and
hot drinks.
Many thanks go to parents who already committed to lead and
supervise the camping program. We are looking forward to having a wonderful
winter camping trip.
Please bring your check and sign-up form to our next meeting on
Thursday. You are also welcome to mail them to Lien Ho. Questions? Feel free to contact Lien at h389@rcn.com.
Thanks!
Lien, Deep Freeze Coordinator
DOWNLOAD: direction to Rofsons’s and packing list
UPDATE: More information on this site about cold weather camping
————– optional reading and viewing
1. Check out pictures from last year’s trip
3. From the 2004 Deep Freeze (sent by David Cooper):
“Why I Love New England”
It’s winter in New England, and the gentle breezes blow,
Seventy miles an hour, at fifty two below.
Oh, how I love New England, when the snow’s up to your butt.
You take a breath of winter air, and your nose, it freezes shut.
Yes, the weather here is wonderful, so I guess I’ll hang around.
But I could never leave New England, ’cause I’m frozen to the ground !!!!!
Living in New England
60 above zero. Floridians turn the heat on. People in New England plant
gardens.
50 above zero. Californians shiver uncontrollably. People in New England
sunbathe.
40 above zero. Italian and English cars won’t start. People in New England
drive with the windows down.
32 above zero. Distilled water freezes. Moosehead Lake’s water gets
thicker.
20 above zero. Floridians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves and hats.
People in New England throw on a flannel shirt.
10 above zero. New York landlords finally turn on the heat. People in New
England have the last cookout before it turns cold.
Zero. People in Miami die - or return to Cuba. New Englanders close the
windows.
10 below zero. Californians go to Mexico. People in New England get out
their winter coats.
25 below zero. Hollywood disintegrates. Girl Scouts in New England are
selling cookies door to door.
40 below zero. Washington DC runs out of hot air. People in New England
let the dogs sleep inside.
100 below zero. Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. People in New England
get frustrated because “the caah won’t staaht”.
275 below zero. All atomic motion stops. (Absolute zero on the
Kelvinscale). People in New England start saying, “cold ’nuff for ya?”
500 below zero. Pigs fly. Red Sox win the World Series.