As the name might imply, the Klondike is based around the Iditarod, the dog sled race that runs 1150 miles from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska in 10 - 17 days. All the troops have a sled (just like the dog sled, though some can get quite interesting looking) that carries various pieces of equipment, that the Scouts haul from one station to another testing various Scout Skills, from firebuilding to First Aid. Each station awards points (a maximum of 10 per station) and the troop with the most points at the end of the day wins 1st place.
Every Klondike has a theme, and this year's was the Gold Rush. To encourage the theme, the organizers asked that everyone dress accordingly, and for once, Troop 101 were not the only Scouts and Scouters wandering around in cowboy hats and dusters. I'm pretty sure that most of the period costumes were left home due to the snowstorm that hit dropping 5 - 6" of snow on the ground, and dropping the temperature to somewhere in the teens. While the snow was great for moving the sled (on skis) from station to station, it tends to make an individual where more modern fabrics for keeping warm than what was offered to the average prospector in the 1890's.
At any rate, after a delayed start to weather, the boys managed to complete 10 of the 15 stations, with total score at the end of the day of 80. Breaking this down, if a patrol gets a perfect score at every station (and completes every station) there is a potential 150 pts. to be had. Since we only were able to complete 10 of the 15, this leaves us with potential 100 pts. Since we earned 80, I'd say the boys did pretty well for themselves, scoring all 8s, 9s, and one 10.
At this point we don't know where we ended up in the rankings, but I'll let you know when I do. Also, we were only able to get two pictures, and as soon as my camera defrosts, I'll post those up.
Congratulations, and good work to all our Scouts!
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