From July 10 through 17, nine girls, women and men of Troop 253 hiked our first annual Thirty Miler in the Marble Mountain Wilderness, just south of the Oregon border. This year, the troop went on it's 13th annual Fifty Miler, an outing restricted to Senior Scouts. This Thirty Miler was offered only to Cadettes, and it would have to be classified as a very successful experiment. As is the case with Fifty Milers, it was physically challenging and a great team building experience. Each of us returned home from the trip renewed in spirit and in our sense of self confidence.

Evaluation of the trip by Megan (scout Senior Patrol Leader)

Scout Journal by Cindy