Among the first Scout units to take advantage of lifting of an international travel by BSA Scouts from Troop 175 of Simsbury, Conn. (Connecticut Rivers Council). In April, the Scouts and leaders traveled to Roatan, Honduras, for an epic scuba diving adventure. Read about it below in Scouting Magazine's...
Troop 175 Takes To The White Water
BSA Troop 175, based in Simsbury CT, in May road the spring high water release in West Forks, Maine, to conquer the Class I-IV rapids of the Kennebec River.
The scouts and their adult leaders started at Harris...
Troop 175 Scouts to the Rescue
Every year, BSA Troop 175 in Simsbury CT run Junior Leader Training and this years event was held in Vermont at the Veltrop Wild Trails Farm. 24 boys participated in Search and Rescue drills, going out in teams and bringing back lost...
Troop 175 Hike and Ski Tuckerman Ravine
Scout Troop 175 in Simsbury returned to the eastern slopes of Mount Washington to hike up to Tuckerman Ravine this past March. Mount Washington creates its own weather and is commonly referred to as “Home of The World’s Worst Weather.” This was a strenuous 3 hour hike up, with a descent that can...