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Troop 14: Snow Camping 2013

The Boy Scouts of America has been in the news a lot recently, and rightfully so. Let’s hope the Boy Scouts of America HQ get’s its stuff together real quick. While some adult scout leaders have wasted time not being brave, friendly, kind or the rest of the Scout Law, Troop 14 got busy doing [...]

Posted 13 March 2013 † Beck Diefenbach § Troop 14 ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Troop 14: Flashlight Hike (2012)

The annual Troop 14 flashlight hike is always great for pictures. We start hiking by sunset and the distance is short enough to carry a real camera. The hike takes us through the Marin Headlands which has a smattering of World War 2 military bunkers built into the hillsides.
Some of the hills contain tunnels which [...]

Posted 10 December 2012 † Beck Diefenbach § Troop 14 ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Joy and Littering in the streets of San Francisco

The deja vu continues. Didn’t we all just do this 2 years ago?
Last night the San Francisco Giants proved they were the best franchise in baseball. And San Franciscans celebrated with cheers, drinks and, of course, litter.

Posted 29 October 2012 † Beck Diefenbach § News ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , , ,

Troop 14: Canoe Trip

The Troop 14 canoe trip is probably the most fun trip the troop does all year. Maybe second best after the snow camping trip.
Since I did not take my camera on the boat, my photographing opportunities were kind of limited on this trip. Thankfully, we have campfires on every overnight trip, and they are wonderful [...]

Posted 27 September 2012 † Beck Diefenbach § Troop 14 ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , , ,

Drakesbad

My family’s annual trip to Drakesbad Guest Ranch in Lassen Volcanic National Park was again a very memorable experience. Although this year the biggest memory will be the smokey air due to the multiple forest fires in the area.
Everyday the amount of smoke in Warner Valley varied due to the winds. Sometimes we would wake [...]

Posted 31 August 2012 † Beck Diefenbach § ‡ Comments (3) ° Tagged: , , , , ,