Scouting, Volume 38, Number 6, June-July 1950 Page: 34
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111 the spring a young Explorer's fancy
turns to what he's been thinking about all
winter — and that's an expedition to some-
place trodden but lightly by human "soles."
Adventuresome Posts or Crews have long
since completed plans for this summer's
expedition, but it is not too late for a gang
of hard workers. Here are reports from
Explorers who tasted high adventure last
year:
2.uetica (Tame
By (lalpdt
Asst. Advisor, Post 123, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Iast year at this time, Canada seemed as far away
| to us as it undoubtedly does now to you. It was
not so much a matter of miles as it was of cost. But,
two fellows from our Post had spent six weeks
there on the unbelievably low cost of $50 so we
went ahead with plans for a two-week trip at a net
cost of $25 per man.
Six of us formed three committees — arrange-
ments, equipment, and food. Equipment was cut to
a minimum, but not food. Beans, bacon, and flour,
staples of the old voyageurs, were the staples of
our canoe trip. We carried rice and macaroni in
preference to potatoes; dehydrated potatoes are
too expensive. With the cost and weight of canned
meats both terrific, we carried twenty pounds of
bacon. This may seem preposterous, but we could
easily have used five pounds more. Bacon is an
energy-giving food, and we found we could com-
bine it many different ways with our variety of
sta'ples. With so many prepared baking mixes,
there's no reason for food to be plain on the trail.
Take along all the dehydrated foods you can. Pack
them in paraffine food bags, and they'll ride better.
With two tents and seven packs, we shoved off
from Whintton, Minnesota, in two canoes. Bob
Kussman, who led the trip, owned one canoe and
we rented an 18-footer.
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