Useful Links

   Boy Scout Organizations

·          Troop 709: Cougar Mountain troop

·          National BSA

   Merit Badges 

·          Introduction to merit badges:  The basics

·          Merit badge requirements:  Helpful links for completing merit badges

·          Merit badge help:  Helpful worksheets for merit badges**** 

·          Merit badge ratings: Merit badge reviews and ratings

·          Merit badge counselor:  Guide for merit badge counselors

   Northwest Hiking and Camping 

·          Backpacking Calculators: Estimates your pack weight and calories burned (troop609)****

·          Washington trails association trail conditions:  Washington hikes and trip reports

·          Trail descriptions and reports: Washington hike descriptions

·          Seattle mountaineers

·          Orienteering:  Cascade Orienteering club 

  Boy Scout Camps 

·               Camp Meriwether: (BSA site)  Camp Meriwether:(unofficial site) Camp on the Oregon coast

·               Camp Parsons:  BSA site for camp on Hood Canal

  Adventure Boy Scout Camps 

·               Philmont:  (semi-official site)  Philmont: (more details here)

·               Sea Base:  Adventure camp in Florida

 

Troop 609 Adventure Trips 

·               Pacific Crest Trail:  Information on the Pacific Crest Hike 2002

 


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