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peak, near the fire watcher's tower, the
climbers soaked in a magnificent view of the
wilderness countryside.
Other occasions were not as pleasant or
peaceful. For example, on the second day
out, a stiff south wind buffeted the canoes as
the Scouts paddled to Round Pond from
Poland Pond, a larger lake to the north.
The Scouts didn't let the rough conditions
stymie their progress, however. A council
pre-trek training program known as T3 [see
box on opposite page] had helped them hone
the many outdoor skills needed on such a
wilderness jaunt. They relied on those T3-
sharpened canoeing skills to paddle through
the contrary lake winds.
Later, on a stretch of white water, Star
Scout Billy Phenix, 14, recalled more ad-
vanced training when the canoes confronted
rapids below Lake Caucomgomoc. He en-
couraged Life Scout Jason Arch, 15, and
Assistant Scoutmaster Paul Johnson to
"Paddle hard!" as they boldly made their
way through the rough water.
Waterproofing skills also came in handy.
To know that, you had only to hear Life
Scout and Senior Patrol Leader Erik Lind-
strom, 16, sigh, "Dry socks!" in ecstasy while
pulling on a pair of the prized articles after a
day of suffering continuously wet feet.
Clotheslines for drying damp gear popped up
almost as fast as the tents at each camp.
One of the critical objectives of the Robert
E. Lee Council's T3 program is to teach the
Scouts to plan carefully, but always to be
ready to alter plans if necessary.
For example, T3 trainers provided the
boys with sample meal plans, from which
they selected the daily menus to carry and
prepare on the trip. A typical breakfast
would be pancakes, granola bars, oranges,
and hot chocolate. Lunch could be peanut
butter and jelly on pita bread, apples, lemon-
ade, and noodles flavored with bullion.
Dinner might be something like potatoes au
gratin with canned ham and baked beans.
But flexibility remained the watchword.
One night the boys decided they preferred
leaving just after dawn the next morning, to
improve their chances of sighting a moose.
To save time on breakfast they munched gra-
nola bars, then launched their canoes. After
several miles of hard paddling and their ap-
petites well stimulated, they stopped for
brunch, combining pancakes from the origi-
nal breakfast menu with pita sandwiches
scheduled for lunch.
That flexibility is as it should be, says John
Vincent, chairman of the council's T3 com-
mittee. "Get the kids involved in the plan-
ning process. The idea is for them to go out
and learn and have a good experience."
One major difference between T3 and
many other adventure trips is the spontane-
ity it encourages. (continued on page 38)
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