Troop 20’s summer High Adventure trips
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Each summer (and occasionally in the winter!) adults and scouts from Troop 20 travel the country and the world on different trips . As a Troop, we believe that the engagement and excitement of a summer high adventure trip with Scouting friends helps form long-term bonds and a love of the outdoors and of adventure.
2020 Grand Canyon – Canceled due to Covid 19
Philmont – Converted to Rocky Mountain National Park due to Covid 19
Duluth Winter Sports – Ice Fishing, Dog Sledding, Snowshoeing
Deschutes River OR – Rafting (Troop 20 Girls) – Canceled due to Covid 19
Isle Royale Backpacking
2019 Deschutes River OR – Rafting
Colorado Hut to Hut – Backpacking / Mountain Biking / Rock Climbing
2018 Maroon Bells CO – High Altitude Backpacking
NOLS Backpacking – WY – Backcountry leadership training
Summit Bechtel – WV – Base Camp Experience
Mt. Hood/Deschutes River OR – Introductory Hike and Raft Trip
Grand Canyon Rafting Trip
2017 Boundary Waters MN – Canoe/Portage Camping
Deschutes River OR – Rafting
National BSA Jamboree – WV
Pioneer Mountains – ID – Backcountry Backpacking
Swiss Alps – Hut to Hut – Day Hiking
2016 Mt. Hood/Cascades – Introductory Hike, Ski, Raft Trip
US Virgin Islands Sailing Trip – Seabase
Grand Canyon Rafting Trip
2015 Smith River Montana/Yellowstone – Introductory Canoe Trip.
Bavarian Alps – Backpacking
Philmont Scout Ranch – Backpacking
2014 High Sierras – Introductory Backpacking
Grand Canyon – Whitewater Rafting
Scuba and Sailing Trip – British Virgin Islands
2013 Coral Reef Sailing – Florida Sea Base week long sailing trip
Porcupine Mountains – Backpacking
Wind River – Backpacking
Yosemite National Park- Backpacking
2012 Yellowstone National Park– Backpacking
Grand Canyon – Whitewater rafting
Mount Rainier National Park– Backpacking
Philmont Scout Ranch – Backpacking
2011 Appalachian Trail (Long Trail), Vermont―Backpacking
Scuba Diving and Sailing in the British Virgin Islands
2010 Appalachian Trail Maine and New Hampshire―Backpacking
Porcupine MountainsUpper Peninsula―Backpacking
Boundary Waters Canoe Trip
Philmont Scout Ranch―Backpacking
Grand Canyon Rafting
2009 Appalachian Trail TN/NC, Hot Springs―Backpacking
Mountain Biking – CO
Weinmenuche Wilderness Area in Colorado―Backpacking
2008 Appalachian Trail Virginia,Roan Mountain―Backpacking
Philmont Scout Ranch―Backpacking
Grand Canyon Rafting
2007 Coral Reef Sailing – BSA Seabase FL
Appalachian Trail Virginia, Mt. Rogers―Backpacking
Wind River Range Wyoming―Backpacking
Mountain Biking Colorado
2006 Switzerland, Bernese Oberland―Backpacking
Grand Canyon Rafting
Philmont Scout Ranch (3 crews)―Backpacking
Appalachian Trail, Great Smoky Mountains―Backpacking
2005 Alaska Trip – Kayaking, Backpacking, etc (3.5 weeks)
National Jamboree
Appalachian Trail White Mountains New Hampshire―Backpacking
Bonaire Island―Scuba Diving
2004 Maroon Bells Central Colorado―High Altitude Backpacking
Philmont Scout Ranch―Backpacking
Sailing Trip– BSA Seabase, Islamorada Florida to Key West
Boundary Waters, Quetico―Canoeing
2003 Philmont Scout Ranch―Backpacking
Sailing Trip– BSA Seabase, Islamorada Florida to Key West
Bonaire Island―Scuba Diving
River to River Trail Southern Illinois―Backpacking
2002 Appalachian Trail, Shenandoah National Park (2 crews)―Backpacking
Dog Sledding at Okpik High Adventure Base, Ely Minnesota
Glacier National Park, Montana―Backpacking
Bonaire Island―Scuba Diving
Trips are adult volunteer led & supervised with Senior Scouts serving as Crew Chiefs responsible for the other scouts.