Troop 45 - Coxsackie, NY

Welcome to Troop45.com. This is the home of Troop 45 from Coxsackie, NY. On this site you can learn all about our Troop as well as information pertaining to Scouting, Hiking, and Camping. At the top of the page is the navigation bar for the site. Feel free to look around. If you have any feedback feel free to email me. ----- UPDATES ----- This box is for all updates I make on the site. Every time you stop by just scroll down to check out what's new. 04/17/06 added 3 more event photos. Updated Scout Section and Links. 12/29/05 New Server, More events added, Scouts section updated 6/24/05 Big Update 5/12/04 3 More Event updates made to the main page 3/24/04 Great Big Update 13 Outdoor Events added. Updated the Scouts section Updated the Leaders section Updated the Events section 5/4 - Pictures of Spring backpack to Echo Lake added 4/20 - Pictures of Blackhead Range added 3/3 - Pictures of Klondike Derby and Wintercamp are up 12/22 - Pictures of Slide Mt. Hike and '01 Fall Camporee are up. Also edited the Slide Mt. page in the Catskill Mts. section. 10/17 - Pictures of the Fall backpacking trip are up. There are 65 beautiful pictures so check it out! 9/10 - Pictures of Summer Camp 2001 added. There is 66 pictures so go check it out! 6/21 - Yeah!!! Every month a new update! Well this one is a lot. New pictures of the four events listed below. 5/20 - After a long while I've finally added to the site. Check out an excellent addition to the site. I've added a detailed description of a beautiful nature trail found outside of Athens called the Cohotate Preserve. Check it out. 3/10 - Wintercamp pictures are up! 3/7 - Added a new Knot Quiz page. It took me awhile to get it to work. Definately check it out. 2/26 - Updated the Catskill's 15 Highest Mountains. I've finally did some more work on it and added Cornell, Table, and Peekamoose Mountains. I've also added Vincent Simboli, and Andrew Smith to the Eagle's Nest so check that out. 2/21 - Updated the Eagle's Nest. You can now learn about Eagle Scouts Robert Edge, David Brown-Stein, Doug Limbach, and Ed Ross. 2/13 - Klondike '93 and '97 are done in the history sections 2/12 - Put some pics up for the Fall Camporee 1990 in History Section. Added history of 1991 Klondike Derby. Added write up about the 1991 High Adventure which is a good read. 2/8 - I've added a whole new section which I'll be working on called Troop History. It will deal with all of Troop 45's past events in the 90's cause that's when I was a scout and that's all I can remember. Send your email address to me so you can be the first to know about major site updates!!! Find out about a great scenic hike right in our own backyard! The Cohotate Preserve. Do you know your Knots? If you think you do take Troop 45's Knot Quiz! THIS SITE HAS OVER 2800 PICTURES OF THE TROOP IN ACTION!!!! Check it all out in the History Section. Photo Gallery Password tr45
	Slide Mt. Day Hike On April 9th 17 Scouts and 5 Adults hiked up Slide Mt. the Highest Mt. in the Catskills. It was the first year up Slide without any rain. Pictures
	Devil's Kitchen Backpacking Trip On April 1st 21 Scouts and 11 adults hiked to the Devil's Kitchen lean-to and spent the night. The rain held off until we got the tents up then didn't last long anyway. The young Scouts did very well and everyone had a great time. Pictures by Jim Pictures by Tim Pictures by Andrew P.
	Winter Camp 2006 On March 10-12 Twenty-five Scouts and 7 adults spent the first "snowless" winter camp at Boyhaven in Saratoga county. We spent our time with map and compass work, fire tending and stickball. Pictures by Tim
	Webelos Bridging Ceremony On February 25th 15 Webelos Scouts from Pack45 bridged over to Boy Scout Troop 45 in a Great ceremony held by the Cub Scouts. Pictures
	First Aid Meet 2006 On February 4th 17 Scouts in 3 Patrols competed in First Aid and CPR. The Scouts learned a great deal and came in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place. Pictures by Jim Pictures by Tim

	Matt Schiller's Eagle COH Matt became Eagle Scout on December 11^th 2005. Matt is presently in Army Ranger Training School. Good luck Matt !! Pictures by Justin P.

	Ropes Course 2005 Fourteen Boy Scouts and thirteen Webelos participated in a COPE (Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience) Course at Columbia Greene Community College.. Pictures by Jim E. Pictures by Tim K.

	3 Mountain Hike (November 5, 2005) Nine Scouts and six adults tackled the three peaks of the Black Dome Range in the Catskills. We had great weather but the snow made the going tough. The views were spectacular and everyone did very well on a very tough hike.. Pictures by Tim K.

	Ticonderoga Camporee 2005 Seventeen Scouts and 6 adults traveled to Fort Ticonderoga on the shores of Lake Champlain to participte in the Twin Rivers Fall Camporee. We did some period games, toured the fort and saw fireworks.. Pictures by Tim K.

	Summer Camp 2005 Twenty six scouts spent the week at Camp Tri-Mount. We had a great time earning lots of merit badges and winning the SPL games, the volleyball tournament, the basketball tournament and the chess tournament. Pictures by Tim K. Pictures by Jim

	Athens Bicentennial Parade (June 4, 2005) Pack 45 and Troop 45 had a joint float in the Athens Bicentennial Parade. We had a tent on a flatbed wagon for riding, but several Scouts carried the flags. Pictures

	Windham High Peak Backpacking (May 14-15, 2005) Nine Scouts and three adults backpacked to the first lean-to on the escarpment trail where we camped for the night. On Saturday night we hiked farther up the escarpment trail to Windham High Peak where we enjoyed stunning views over the Hudson Valley. Pictures

	Spring Camporee 2005 (April 29-May 1, 2005) It seems we can't get a break with the weather for our Spring Camporees. We made the best of a very rainy weekend and competed in several events designed to stress teamwork and cooperation. The events included rifle shooting, mountain bike racing, blind man puzzles and rowing. Pictures by Tim

	Gettysburg (April 18-22, 2005) 16 Boy Scouts and 5 Leaders Hiked for 5 days, every trail on the Gettysburg Battlefield. Pictures

	Map and Compass Day (April 16, 2005) On Saturday Aprill 16th the Map and Compass training course was held at Camp Tri-Mount. 6 Scouts and 4 adults attended the event. Pictures

	Scout Show 2005 (March 19, 2005) Our booth at the Scout Show this year dealt with knot tying. We taught many Cub Scouts to tie a square knot and challenged a few Boy Scouts to tie knots like the Sheep Shank and Hunter's Bend. Pictures

	Bridging Ceremony (March 6, 2005) Troop 45 welcomed 13 new second year Webelos from Pack 45. Pictures

	Winter Camp (February 18-20, 2005) Twenty-two Scouts and seven adults spent two nights and one day at Camp Boy Haven. We did some compass work and practiced fire building, but the favorite outdoor activity was sledding and the favorite indoor activity was playing cards. A few Scouts braved the single digit temperatures to sleep out in tents or lean-tos but most stayed in the wood stove heated cabin. Pictures

	First Aid Meet (February 5, 2005) We participated with two teams and competed in scenarios involving CPR and first aid for trauma victims. The event was run by Troop 42 of Greenville with the help of the Greenville Rescue Squad. Pictures

	Klondike Derby (January 29, 2005) Troop 45 competed against 37 other teams in events such as fire building, ice rescue, first aid, map and compass, survival strategies, sled racing and knot tying. We were complimented several times on our teamwork, leadership and knowledge. The weather was perfect and the snow was great. Pictures

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