Winter Klondike
20 February, 2009

The troop attended the Iditarod Winter Klondike at Camp Carlson, near Sauk City, on February 20-21. The scouts arrived Friday night to pitch their tents and enjoy a bonfire. They awoke the next morning to several inches of freshly falling snow. This proved to be perfect conditions for the event.

At a Boy Scout Klondike, troops from the area meet to compete in Boy Scout skills and enjoy each others’ company. Visiting troops traveled between nine stations using Klondike sleds, human-pulled versions of the Alaskan dogsled. The stations tested the scouts’ abilities in orienteering, fire building, knot-tying, first aid, and other areas.

Boy Scouts (left to right) Ben Kirchman, Alex Kirchman, Tom Sonnenberg,
Garret Haukoos and Webelos Scout Hunter Presny gather around their Klondike sled
at the Camp Carlson Iditarod Winter Klondike.