BSA
Troop 1776
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Eternal Flame Hike -- Orienteering 05/19/2002
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| Located in Chestnut Ridge Park in Orchard Park, New York, the Eternal
Flame was another in our "Discoveries in Our Back Yard"
series. On May 19th, 2002 the members of Troop 1776 hiked the
short distance to the flame. Unfortunately, the heavy spring rains
and falls had doused the flames. And climbing onto the slippery
rocks to try to re-light the flame proved to be very treacherous. We
were able to smell the gas though. This may be the only occurrence
in the world of a natural flame that lies under and behind a waterfall!
After viewing the falls, we made our way up and out -- climbing the
wall of the canyon to exit. All the tree roots made for quite an
easy and fast exit.
Next we made our way to learn and do some hands on orienteering. ON a
course set up by the Buffalo Orienteering Club, using maps and compass,
the Scouts got some good practice navigating from control to control,
across creek beds and up and down ravines and through woods and
brush. This was a good exercise and skill that all enjoyed doing for
several hours.
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