OA Ordeal & Brotherhood at Fall Fellowship
August 13, 2010

    For those who haven't completed their Ordeal or want to persue their Brotherhood membership in the Order of the Arrow, the weekend of September 17-19 is Fall Fellowship for the Occoneechee Council at Camp Durant. I will be driving down Friday afternoon and will happily take others wishing to go.

 September Campout to Hanging Rock State Park
July 24, 2010

    Tried to get us into Carolina Beach State Park but the 2 group areas were reserved. Instead we'll go to Hanging Rock State Park September 10-12. We'll be able to view the exhibit hall and hike to the famous Hanging Rock as well as some waterfalls. If the lake is still open for swimming we'll do that as well.

Here's the history blurb:

One of the most easterly mountain ranges in the state, the Sauratown Mountains are often called "the mountains away from the mountains" because they are separated from the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains. Prominent peaks in the Sauratown range rise from 1,700 feet to more than 2,500 feet in elevation and stand in bold contrast to the surrounding countryside, which averages only 800 feet in elevation.

Named for the Saura Indians who were early inhabitants of the region, the Sauratown Mountains are the remnants of a once-mighty range of peaks. Over many millions of years, wind, water and other forces wore down the lofty peaks. What remains of these ancient mountains is the erosion-resistant quartzite, which now supports scenic ridges and knobs, including Moore's Knob, Moore's Wall, Cook's Wall, Devil's Chimney, Wolf Rock and Hanging Rock.