Here is the first batch of promised pictures.  You won’t find them by searching so the link below is important.  Let me know if you have problems with access like needing a password.

http://albums.phanfare.com/5069384/2528843_2753030#imageID=41829410

Once you get to the photo site, just click on START SLIDESHOW to see the whole thing.  If your speakers are on, you will hear a sound track along with the pictures.

The weather was off and on the rest of the week, but the Scouts continued with their program, missing only an afternoon of swimming because there was so much to learn at Curlews.  And we didn’t get to see the helicopter participate in a search and rescue drill because the cloud cover was too low.

Saturday was marvelous so the transition to Hidden Valley was an easy one.  The good weather continued through Sunday evening so move-in was also uneventful.  It started to rain just before supper, broke for the campfire, then rained off and on during the night.  On Monday it rained hard to start the day, but that was expected to change to sun later in the day.  By that time I was on the road back to Lexington for a day or two.  There are four leaders in camp and all are experienced.  The last picture in this bunch is of the troop, less the 6 waiters, at Hidden Valley just before evening flags and supper.

You will find that you can download a high-res copy of any of the pictures or you can send them off to a printing service.  In a couple of weeks more will be added from Meg and Bob which will fill you in on some of the activities.

-Hank