Klondike Derby – Shepherd Lake, Ringwood NJ – January 18, 2014

January brings snow, adventure, and the Klondike Derby!  This terrific day of outdoor fun pits your sled team’s wits, scout skills, and cleverness against sled teams from all over the area.  As a tribute to the 2014 Winter Olympics, this year’s theme –  “Winter Games” – follows an Olympic format.   Your team will progress from station to station completing challenges to test your team’s abilities:

1. Gear Check
2. Lashings – Troop 159 West Milford
3. Biathlon – Troop 107 Pompton Lakes
4. Curling
5. First Aid
6. Bobsled Race (Sled Race)
7. Ice Hockey
8. Team Building – Troop  114 West Milford
9. Fire Building – Troop 309 Wyckoff
10. Fitness
11. Model Campsite – Troop 86 Bloomingdale
12. Obstacle Course
13. Knots – Troop  151 West Milford
14. Orienteering – Troop 388 Pompton Lakes
15. Venturing Experience – Crew 1204 Wyckoff/Wayne
16. Tug of War (tentative)

We will depart OLPH at 7:00 AM.  Come dressed for a day outside: boots, hat, gloves, and lots of layers.  Hopefully, we’ll have a pile of snow! Eat breakfast at home.  We will have a hearty hot lunch, and we’ll be home by 5:30 or so.