Adventure Troop 97 Scouting Home Page (original) (raw)

Troop 97 Standard & Eagle Neckerchiefs

On rappel (abseiling)

Under Sail in the British Virgin Islands

Canoeing under the Midnight Sun:
Canada's Yukon Territory, near the Arctic Circle

Welcome to Adventure!

Colorado Rocky Mountain Scouting

for boys & girls
Troop 97 BSA

Troop 97 is more than double the size of the average BSA troop, and our Scouts earn Eagle Scout (the BSA's highest award) at several times the BSA average.

Ever watched the sun set at midnight? From your canoe? Our Scouts have.
Backpacked the only one-way trail in North America?
Tried your best to sleep after seeing a bear prowling for food 15 feet (5 m) from your tent?
Traveled to the only place in the US where cars drive on the left?
Backpacked from one country into another? How about by canoe? Ferry? Train? Bicycle?
Slept on board a tugboat? In a railroad sleeper car? Sailing ship? In an old miner's cabin?
Snorkeled a shipwreck? Ridden a train going 180 mph (300 km/h)?
Pedaled a bike 425 miles (680 km)? Paddled a canoe 250 miles (400 km)? Backpacked 100 miles (160 km)?
Swum 1 mile (1600 m)—in a chilly high-altitude lake?
Had a foot (30 cm) of new snow half-bury your tent? In August?

Troop 97 meets in Fort Collins, Colorado, but also draws members from nearby Laporte, Loveland, Severance, Timnath, Wellington/Waverly, and Windsor.

Troop 97 is part of the BSA's 'Combined Troop Pilot Program', testing the best ways for boys and girls to experience Scouting together in a single troop.

Scouting is a Game with a Purpose.
It's more than Fun; it's an Adventure.
Sometimes tough, often challenging, always rewarding.

Want to visit a meeting or outing?
Just email the Scoutmaster, and he'll be happy to tell you about our upcoming activities.

Troop 97 is one of a number of Scout troops and Cub Scout packs in
Bighorn District, one of seven districts in
Adventure West Council, one of 239 local councils of
Boy Scouts of America (BSA) [now updating its name to Scouting America], one of about 200 National Scout Organization members of
World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
[For more information about the surprising variety of Scouting organizations around the world, see our World Scouting page.]

What would you like to know?

Our site is packed with useful ideas designed to help and inform:

the Scouts, leaders, and families of our troop
potential or future members of our troop
the Scouts and leaders of other BSA units
Scouts and leaders from around the world
anyone else interested in Scouting or Troop 97

Take a look around. Please share your comments, suggestions, or needs with us. We're happy to hear from you!

Confused about names?

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA), founded in 1910, is changing its corporate name to Scouting America.
The new name went into use effective 7 May 2024, but becomes official on the BSA's 115th anniversary on 8 February 2025.
The BSA's former Boy Scouting division was renamed to Scouts BSA in 2019, when BSA added troops for girls.
The worldwide Girl Guiding program has been confusingly called "Girl Scouting" in the US since 1913.
The Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) are still a completely separate organization from Scouting America.
Robert Baden-Powell created both the worldwide Boy Scout program (in 1908) and the separate worldwide Girl Guide program (in 1910).
International Scouting was originally for boys only, but is now open to boys and girls in most countries.
International Guiding was originally, and generally still is, for girls only.

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