Setting Up Camp

Scouts Ian Levine and Mark Winters are learning a valuable skill in the wilderness: navigation by compass. Taught to use the tool by Scoutmaster Angus, the scouts are tasked with the selection of a suitable campsite. It needs to be flat enough to accommodate a tent but graded enough to allow water to disperse in case it rains. It also needs to be sheltered enough from potential wind and situated so it’s not going to be inundated by runoff from surrounding elevation. A lot goes into planning a successful campsite and Scoutmaster Angus is near at hand to monitor the boys’ progress, grade their success, and perhaps most importantly, guide them with a strong but gentle touch.