Walter Beauchamp:  

This summer will make 31 years in the Pacific NW. It's beautiful here. The mountains, forest and ocean are all available and easy to get to.. - My son Stuart just turned 22. He made Eagle Scout in 2010, and he and I have experienced many advntures and backpacking treks together. He and I have done the 11-year old trek when he first joined the Troop (2007 Tenderfoot Trail - 18 miles over 3 full days), the 12-year old trek (2008 Alpine Adventure - was to be 35 miles but cut short due to lots of rattlesnakes), both Philmont Scout Ranch in NM (2010 trek - 56 miles on paper but 80 by GPS over 10 days) and the Northern Tier trek out from the Atikokan base to US base in Ely MN (2009 trek - 89 miles over 6 days) National High Adventure camps, along with an ocean kayaking trek in the Northern San Juan Islands (in Puget Sound) for our high adventure (2011 Trek - 45 miles over 5 days). This summer (2012) we went to Sea Base and sailed in the FL Keys. We also snorkeled and kayaked, plus visited the Dolphin Research Center. A really cool time...We now both have earned the "Triple Crown" award for attending all 3 BSA National camps. It's been quite an experience for both of us. He also staffed 2 years as an unpaid staff member at one of the Council Cub Scout camps teaching "Scout Skills", as well a few Winter Camps by Mt Rainier. He was also a paid Scout Camp Staff member for several summers. He also made Vigil Honor in the OA as well. - My daughter Kara is 24 and is now a 4trade teacher in San Antonio TX. She swam for Trinity in SA, and earned both her degrees from there, with a 5th year Masters program. I think the whole swim-team experience was great for her. In her 1st and 2nd years she got swimmer of the conference. I saw her last SCAC this Feb and she did very well again. Nothing seems to slow her down in any way, and her sports helped that... - Cathleen is still doing well at her job, and she enjoyed being a previous Swimming Official while Kara was in high scho...Expand for more