The annual 2023 Klondike Derby will be held from Friday, January 27th to Sunday, January 29th at a local campground. There will be many scouting skills tested and a Patch Design Competition, Campsite Gateway competition, Dessert Contest, and Skit contest. There will also be an optional sled race on Sunday morning. No tennis shoes/sneakers will be permitted.

The 2023 Troop 773B & 773G ski trip will be held at a local ski resort. The ski trip will consist of two days of skiing and two nights of lodging starting on January 6th. Scouts should bring sleeping bags for sleeping.

At our meeting on December 20, scouts will do a white elephant gift exchange, play games, and work on a design for their patrol flag which they will bring to Klondike Derby. We will end the meeting by enjoying snacks with our Girls Troop. Boys wishing to participate in the gift exchange should bring a wrapped gift.

Each December Wreathes Across America remembers, honors, and teaches about our veterans by laying wreathes at over 3400 cemeteries across America. Our Pack and we would love the Troop to join us and serve as role models to the younger scouts. Scouts need to arrange their own transportation. We will be participating on December 17 at a local church(see troop email for address). We will meet in front of the church at 11:30. Our leaders will provide brief instructions on the importance of respect to our veterans and the etiquette for laying wreaths. Scouts should wear their class-A uniforms. The entire event takes place outdoors and you will be walking through a cemetery so please wear appropriate boots/shoes. It lasts 30-45 minutes. Your entire family is welcome to attend. Eligible for both scout and SSL hours. Click here for more information about Wreathes Across America.

Scouts will spend the day of December 3 at the Marriott Ranch to earn their Horsemanship Merit Badge and then spend the evening camping in the George Washington Jefferson National Forest. No previous riding experience necessary.

The Troop Fall Backpacking went to George Washington National Forest from Saturday, October 29th to Sunday the 30th. There was a 3-mile one-way hiking trip and a more challenging 5-mile-long one.

Our September campout will be whitewater canoeing on a local waterway on Saturday, September 17th, and Sunday, September 18th. Our canoe trip is expected to last 5 hours.

See the troop email for details.

This trip is open to Scouts and chaperones that can swim in swift water. A current (past 12 months) BSA swim test is required for Scouts and chaperones.

The Troop is attending Northern Tier.  See troop emails for details.

Troop 773 is attending Goshen Scout Reservation.  Goshen is fun for all Scouts.  Scouts may enjoy outdoor summer activities in the scenic Goshen camp such as swimming, boating, and hiking while earning merit badges required for advancement to higher ranks within Scouting BSA.  The Scoutmasters encourage all scouts to attend Goshen.  Scouts register with the troop to attend Goshen.  See troop emails for details.

The troop beach campout will be from June 3rd to 5th.