We have so many fun adventures, it's hard to choose a favorite. This weekend, we went down to Kentucky and kayaked in a cave system - and hiked the Natural Bridge trail. We camped and cooked in patrols with food provided by our Scout grubmaster.

February weather has a huge range! But we know there's no bad weather just bad preparation! This year we had mild temperatures, and a great time riding horses, and camping in patrols. Marmon Valley Farm is near Mad River Mountain, northwest of Dublin.

Troop 299 ventured up to Brandywine Ski Resort in northeaster Ohio this weekend for the Snow Sports outing! Scouts braved the slopes - and skied or snowboarded all day. We stayed in a cabin and had an absolute blast!

It gets busy around the holidays so a Troop tradition is a "lock-in" event for the December outing. This year, the Scouts chose Vertical Adventures - an indoor rock climbing experience. We took turns climbing all kinds of different routes - and working the belays. Before crashing around 2 AM, we had a pizza party!

A favorite outing! Conducted at Camp Birch - this outing combines education, camaraderie and skill-building in a safe and supervised environment. Under the watch of trained instructors, Scouts learn and demonstrate their skills in archery, .22 rifle, even shotgun! You can go for the merit badges, or just have fun. After dinner, the Scouts have a dessert competition to cap off the day!

Great troop outing this weekend canoeing on the Little Miami River! If you've ever driven across the big bridge on I-71 on the way to Cincinnati, we got to canoe UNDER it!

Troop 299 has a long tradition of attending summer camp at Camp Conestoga - near Somerset, PA. During the week-long experience, there's opportunities to earn merit badges, swim, fish and perform a conservation project. Some evenings are highlighted by a campfire, others may have competitions like "anything that floats" between the Troops. A dining hall serves us three squares a day, and one night we get to cook our own meal in camp! Save some money for the trading post, which is stocked with candy and souvenirs.

For our may outing troop 299 finally brought back it's Kelleys island trip where the scouts enjoyed biking around the island with wonderful views of Lake Erie. Scouts were also able to stop at a local pizza place in the small downtown area of the island. The troop kicked off the afternoon off with a fun game of infection in a small repurposed cory. Later in the afternoon the scouts rapped up the day by exploring near the campground and enjoying some ice cream. The photos can be found here .

This April Troop 299 had it's annual Back-to-Basics outing. On this outing the scouts spent the morning rotating through 5 different stations, which were Axe yard, Fire Building, First Aid, Fitness, and patrol box. After lunch the troop took a hike to the lemon squeeze where the scouts got to climb through some awesome rock formations and shortly after finished off the day with a game of capture the flag. The photos for this outing can be found here .