| Backpacking | Bicycling | BSA Bases | Canoeing | Caving | Climbing | Dog Sledding | | Hiking | Horseback | International | Jamborees | Metro Tours | Military Bases | Ocean | | Other | Rafting | Sailing | Service | Skiing/Snowboarding | Snowmobiling | Snowshoeing |       TROOP 33 HIGH ADVENTURE Troop 33 has always loved the outdoors and adventures of Scouting. It's a love We hope to instill within our Scouts. Over the years adventure has been a major part of Troop 33's program. The troop motto has become "Always an Adventure" Troop 33 Scouts have been to major cities, backpacking, beaches, bicycling, caving, dog sledding, hiking, horseback, ice boating, Jamborees, mountain biking, rafting, sailing, snorkeling, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, and all sorts of wilderness adventure. Scouts have climbed mayan pyramids, biked down volcanoes, snorkeled coral reefs, explored great cities, paddled rivers, biked thousands of miles across America, worked on disaster response projects, and much more. ADVENTURE TRAVEL Over the years Troop 33 Scouts have traveled to 49 states in the U.S. (all except Alaska) plus 19 foreign nations in North America, Europe, and Central America. We've explored dozens of cities and millions of acres of wilderness in search of adventure. High adventure comes in all forms of activities. Click here for a detailed list of places we've visited during our trips. BACKPACKING       more information 1970 Philmont Scout Ranch, New Mexico 1972 Philmont Scout Ranch, New Mexico 1974 Philmont Scout Ranch, New Mexico 1976 Philmont Scout Ranch, New Mexico 1977 Great Smokey Mountains National Park, Tennessee 1977 Land Between the Lakes, Kentucky 1978 Philmont Scout Ranch, New Mexico 1980 Philmont Scout Ranch, New Mexico 1982 Philmont Scout Ranch, New Mexico 1983 Snowmass/Maroon Bells Wilderness, Colorado 1983 Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado 1987 Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming 1987 Cloud Peak Wilderness, Wyoming 1987 Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado 1988 Batopilas Canyon, Mexico 1988 Sierra Tarahumara, Mexico 1989 Glacier National Park, Montana 1990 White Mountains, New Hampshire 1994 Great Smokey Mountains National Park, Tennessee 2000 Porcupine Mountains, Michigan 2001 Porcupine Mountains, Michigan 2002 Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario Canada 2002 Porcupine Mountains, Michigan 2003 Adirondack Mountains, New York 2003 Long Trail-Appalachian Trail, Vermont 2004 Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado 2012 Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado WEEKEND BACKPACKING Mississipi Palisades, Illinois Starved Rock, Illinois BICYCLE TOURING         more information LONG ROAD TRIPS 1982 250 mi Door County Bicycle Tour, Wisconsin 1983 250 mi Door County Bicycle Tour, Wisconsin 1985 French Riviera Tour, France/Monaco 1987 250 mi Door County Bicycle Tour, Wisconsin 1993 400 mi Midwest Bicycle Tour, IL,IN,OH 1995 325 mi St Louis, Missouri Iron Man Ride, IL/MO 1996 850 mi Toronto Canada Iron Man Ride, IL/IN/MI/OH/PA/NY/Ontario 1997 375 mi St Paul, Minnesota Iron Man Ride, IL/IA/WI/MN 1998 540 mi Great Plains Iron Man Ride, MT, ND, SD 1999 240 mi Cross Minnesota Iron Man Ride, SD/MN 1999 550 mi East Coast Iron Man Ride, NY/VT/NH/ME 2000 240 mi Memphis Iron Man Ride, IL/MO/KY/TN 2001 530 mi Rocky Mountain Iron Man Ride, MT/ID 2005 410 mi Thunder Bay Ontario Iron Man Ride, WI/MN/ONT 2006 500 mi New Orleans Iron Man Ride, MS/LA 2007 Outer Banks Ride, NC/SC WEEKEND/DAY BICYCLING LOCATIONS Blackjack 100k, Illinois/Iowa DeKalb-Algonquin ride, Illinois DeKalb-Elgin ride, Illinois DeKalb-Kirkland ride, Illinois DeKalb-Lake Geneva, Wisconsin DeKalb-Mississippi river route, Illinois DeKalb-Morris route, Illinois DeKalb-Oregon ride, Illinois DeKalb-Plano ride, Illinois DeKalb-Rock Cut State Park, Illinois DeKalb-Shabbona ride, Illinois DeKalb-Silver Glen ride, Illinois DeKalb-St Charles ride, Illinois DeKalb-Starved Rock ride, Illinois Elroy-Sparta Bicycle Trail, Wisconsin Fox River Trail, Illinois Great Western Trail, Illinois I & M Canal Trail, Illinois Illinois Prairie Path, Illinois Long Prairie Trail, Illinois Sugar River Trail, Wisconsin Windy 60 ride, Illinois MOUNTAIN BIKING LOCATIONS Canyonlands National Park, Utah Kettle Moraine State Forest, Wisconsin Killington Peak, Vermont Mount Haleakala National Park, Hawaii Shabbona State Park, Illinois Thunder Scout Reservation, Georgia BSA BASES National BSA High Adventure Bases       more information -- Florida Sea Base -- Philmont Scout Ranch -- Northern Tier High Adventure Council Operated High Adventure Bases         more information CANOEING         more information LONG CANOE TRIPS 1975 Northern Highlands Canoe Trip, Wisconsin 1980 Current River Canoe Trip, Missouri 1985 Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Minnesota 1986 Algoma Wilderness, Ontario Canada 1987 Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Minnesota 1988 Current River Canoe Trip, Missouri 1988 Algoma Wilderness, Ontario Canada 1991 200 mi Kishwaukee/Rock River Canoe Trail, Illinois 1995 200 mi Kishwaukee/Rock River Canoe Trail, Illinois 1996 Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Minnesota 1998 Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Minnesota 2000 Missouri River, Montana 2009 Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Minnesota OTHER WEEKEND/DAY CANOEING LOCATIONS Black River, Wisconsin Bois Brule River, Wisconsin Des Plaines River, Illinois DuPage River, Illinois Fox River, Illinois Gatineau Creek, Missouri Hennepin Canal, Illinois Huzzuh River, Missouri Kankakee River, Illinois Kickapoo River, Wisconsin Kishwaukee River, Illinois Kyte River, Illinois Lake Shabbona, Illinois Meramec River, Missouri Mississippi River, IL/IA/WI Missouri River, Missouri Okeefenokee Swamp, Georgia Pecatonica River, Illinois Sugar Creek, Indiana Sugar River, Illinois Vermilion River, Illinois Wisconsin River, Wisconsin CAVING         more information 1977 Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky 1980 Meramec Caverns, Missouri 1981 Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky 1988 Onondaga Cave State Park, Missouri 1989 Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park, Montana 1989 Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota 1989 Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky 1992 Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky 1994 Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky 1996 Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky 1996 Lem Rock Cavern, Alabama 2001 Jewel Cave National Monument, South Dakota 2002 Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky 2004 Onondaga Cave State Park, Missouri 2011 Mammoth Dave National Park, Kentucky OTHER CAVING LOCATIONS Cave of the Mounds, Wisconsin Eagle Cave, Wisconsin Illinois Caverns, Illinois Maquoketa Caves, Iowa Twin Caves, Indiana Wyandotte Cave, Indiana CLIMBING         more information INDOOR GYMS GAR Climbing Gym; Rockford, Illinois Get-a-Grip Climbing Gym; Laramie, Wyoming North Wall Climbing Gym; Crystal Lake, Illinois Upper Limits Rock Gym; Bloomington, Illinois Vertical Endeavors; Warrenville, Illinois OUTDOOR CLIMBING Devil's Lake State Park, Wisconsin Mississippi Palisades State Park, Illinois Philmont Scout Ranch, New Mexico DOG SLEDDING         more information 2002 Huntsville, Ontario Canada 2002 Frosty Frolics Races; Bancroft, Ontario Canada 2004 Paw-Tuck-Away Kennels; Danbury, Wisconsin 2005 Paw-Tuck-Away Kennels; Danbury, Wisconsin 2007 Paw-Tuck-Away Kennels; Danbury, Wisconsin 2008 Paw-Tuck-Away Kennels; Danbury, Wisconsin 2009 Paw-Tuck-Away Kennels; Danbury, Wisconsin 2011 Paw-Tuck-Away Kennels; Danbury, Wisconsin HIKING LOCATIONS 1981 Great Smokey Mountains National Park, Tennessee 1982 Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Colorado 1985 Tyrolean Alps, Austria 1985 Zermatt, Switzerland 1987 Badlands National Park, South Dakota 1987 Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota 1987 Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 1988 Tararacua Canyon, Mexico 1988 Valley of the Mushroom Rocks, San Ignacio Arareco, Mexico 1989 Badlands National Park, South Dakota 1989 Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota 1989 Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 1989 Kootenay National Park, British Columbia Canada 1989 Banff National Park, Alberta Canada 1989 Hoodoo Badlands, Alberta Canada 1989 Theadore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota 1989 Everglades National Park, Florida 1990 Cuyahoga National Recreation Area, Ohio 1992 Everglades National Park, Florida 1996 Everglades National Park, Florida 2000 Badlands National Park, South Dakota 2000 Glacier National Park, Montana 2001 Badlands National Park, South Dakota 2001 Mt St Helens National Volcanic Park, Washington 2001 North Cascades National Park, Washington 2001 Olympic National Park, Washington 2001 Yellowstone National Park; Wyoming 2002 Mt Monadnock; New Hampshire 2003 Grand Canyon National Park; Arizona 2003 Zion National Park; Utah 2004 Arches National Park; Utah 2004 Diamond Head; Oahu Hawaii 2004 Manoa Falls; Oahu Hawaii 2004 Twin Falls - Hana Highway; Maui Hawaii 2008 Isla Bastimentos, Panama 2008 La Paz Waterfall, Costa Rica 2008 Sarpiqui Lowlands, Costa Rica 2012 Badlands National Park, South Dakota 2012 Grand Tetons, Wyoming 2012 Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming FAVORITE LOCAL HIKING SPOTS Backbone State Park, Iowa Castle Rock State Park, Oregon, Illinois Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Beverly Shores, Indiana Maquoketa Caves State Park, Iowa Matthiesson State Park, Utica, Illinois Mississippi Palisades State Park, Savhanna, Illinois Starved Rock State Park, Utica, Illinois Turkey Run State Park, Indiana HORSEBACK Our horseback programs have ranged from short rides to trail rides lasting over a week riding through mountains and canyons. 1984 Philmont Scout Ranch Cavalcade, New Mexico 1986 Philmont Scout Ranch Cavalcade, New Mexico 1990 Philmont Scout Ranch Cavalcade, New Mexico 1995 Philmont Scout Ranch Cavalcade, New Mexico 2003 Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah LOCAL DAY TRIPS White Pines Ranch, Illinois Trailside Center, Atwood Park, Illinois INTERNATIONAL         more information Our international visits over the years have taken our Scouts to 20 foreign nations and provided insight into many cultures different from our own. It's an opportunity to celebrate and appreciate the variety of human endeavor. Austria Belgium Bermuda Canada Costa Rica Denmark France Germany Iceland Italy Japan Leichtenstein Luxembourg Mexico Monaco Netherlands Panama Sweden Switzerland Vatican City RETURN TO THE TOP OF THE PAGE         JAMBOREES         more information Jamborees are gatherings of tens of thousands of Scouts from across the nation or around the world. It's a great time to share in a celebration of Scouting. National: 1964,1969,1973,1977,1985,1989,1993,1997,2001,2005,2010,2013 World: 1967,1971,1995 LIST OF TROOP 33 TRIPS         more informaiton METRO TOURS         more information Metro tours focus on exploring cultural aspects of a city, through art, music, food, history, museums, and interaction with local people. DOMESTIC CITIES         more informaiton Boston, Massachusetts Chicago, Illinois Dayton, Ohio Denver, Colorado Honolulu, Hawaii Indianapolis, Indiana Las Vegas, Nevada Madison, Wisconsin Memphis, Tennessee Miami, Florida Milwaukee, Wisconsin Minneapolis, Minnesota Nashville, Tennessee New Orleans, Louisiana New York, New York Norfolk, Virginia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Portland, Oregon St Louis, Missouri Seattle, Washington Springfield, Illinois Tampa, Florida Tucson, Arizona Washington D.C. FOREIGN CITIES         more informaiton Amsterdam, Netherlands Bocas del Toro, Panama Brussels, Belgium Cancun, Mexico Chihuahua, Mexico Calgary, Canada Florence, Italy Geneva, Switzerland Guyamas, Mexico Innsbruck, Austria Luxembourg, Luxembourg Lyon, France Merida, Mexico Milan, Italy Montreal, Canada Munich, Germany Nice, France Ottawa, Canada Paris, France Reims, France Rome, Italy Salzburg, Austria San Jose, Costa Rica Sault St Marie, Canada Sorrento, Italy Stockholm, Sweden Tokyo, Japan Toronto, Canada Venice, Italy Vienna, Austria Zurich, Switzerland MILITARY BASE VISITS         more information Military visits often include special tours and insights into our nation's defense. They range from short visits to overnight accomodations. We have visited 63 facilities in 28 states plus D.C. ARMY | NAVY | AIR FORCE | MARINE CORPS | NATIONAL GUARD | COAST GUARD Military facilities Troop 33 has visited... ALABAMA Maxwell Air Force Base Redstone Arsenal ARIZONA Davis-Monthan Air Force Base COLORADO Fort Carson Lowry Air Force Base (closed) Peterson Air Force Base U.S. Air Force Academy CONNECTICUT U.S. Air Force Academy DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Bolling Air Force Base FLORIDA Homestead Air Force Base (closed) Key West Naval Air Station MacDill Air Force Base Mayport Naval Station Orlando Naval Training Center Patrick Air Force Base Pensacola Naval Air Station GEORGIA Atlanta Naval Air Station Fort McPhearson Robins Air Force Base HAWAII Pearl Harbor Naval Base ILLINOIS Air National Guard--Chicago Midway Airport Chanute Air Force Base (closed) Glenview Naval Air Station (closed) National Guard Armory--Champaign National Guard Armory--Elgin National Guard Armory--Sycamore Rock Island Arsenal Scott Air Force Base INDIANA Fort Benjamin Harrison (closed) KANSAS Fort Leavenworth Fort Riley McConnell Air Force Base KENTUCKY Fort Campbell Fort Knox MAINE Brunswick Naval Air Station MARYLAND Annapolis Naval Station U.S. Naval Academy MASSACHUSETTS Hanscom Air Force Base MISSISSIPPI Keesler Air Force Base MONTANA Malmstrom Air Force Base OHIO Rickenbacker Air Guard Base Wright-Patterson Air Force Base NEBRASKA Offutt Air Force Base NEVADA Nellis Air Force Base NEW JERSEY Fort Dix NEW YORK Fort Drum Fort Hamilton Plattsburgh Air Force Base (closed) NORTH DAKOTA Grand Forks Air Force Base OHIO Rickenbacker Air Guard Base Wright-Patterson Air Force Base PENNSYLVANIA Willow Grove Naval Air Station SOUTH DAKOTA Ellsworth Air Force Base TEXAS Fort Bliss VIRGINIA Fort A.P. Hill Fort Belvoir Langley Air Force Base Little Creek Naval Amphibeous Base Norfolk Naval Base Oceana Naval Air Station Quantico Marine Corps Base WASHINGTON Everett Naval Station WISCONSIN Fort McCoy U.S. Coast Guard Station--Sturgeon Bay OCEAN ADVENTURES 1981 Florida Sea Base, Florida 1984 Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland 1985 Mediterranian Sea; Nice France - Sorrento, Italy 1989 Florida Keys, Florida 1989 Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland 1990 Bermuda Biological Station, Bermuda 1992 Florida Keys, Florida 1993 Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland 1995 Bermuda Biological Station, Bermuda 1996 Florida Keys, Florida 1997 Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland 1999 Caribbean Beaches-Cozemel Snorkeling, Yucatan, Mexico 2001 Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland 2001 Del Rey Beach State Park; Oregon 2002 Atlantic Oean Beach; Ship Bottom, New Jersey 2002 Whale Watching; Glouchester, Massachusetts 2003 Sea of Cortez, beach & sea kayaking; San Carlos, Mexico 2004 Oahu & Maui, Hawaiian Islands 2008 Bocas del Toro, Panama OTHER WEEKEND/DAY FRESHWATER ADVENTURES Lake Michigan Sailing, Illinois Indiana Dunes National Seashore, Indiana Indiana Dunes State Park, Indiana Peninsula State Park, Wisconsin Silver Lake State Park, Michigan Sleeping Bear Dunes, Michigan Warren Dunes State Park, Michigan Whitefish Dunes State Park, Wisconsin OTHER ADVENTURES 1984 Washington D.C. Tour 1989 Washington D.C. Tour 1993 Washington D.C. Tour 1997 Washington D.C. Tour 2001 Washington D.C. Tour 2007 Washington D.C. Tour RAFTING         more information 1982 Wolf River, Wisconsin 1984 Wolf River, Wisconsin 1986 Wolf River, Wisconsin 1995 Arkansas River, Colorado 1996 Ocoee River, Tennessee 1997 New River, West Virginia 1998 Stillwater River, Montana 2004 Animas River, Colorado 2004 Colorado River, Utah 2008 Sarapiqui River, Costa Rica OTHER WEEKEND RAFTING LOCATIONS East Race, South Bend, Indiana SAILING         more information Florida Sea Base, Florida Hamilton, Bermuda Key West, Florida Lake Geneva, Wisconsin Lake Michigan, Illinois SERVICE DISASTER         more information FLOOD 1993 Mississippi River Flood 2004 Kishwaukee River Flood 2007 Kishwaukee River Flood HURRICANE 2005 Hurricane Katrina - Christmas Mission 2006 Hurricane Katrina - Easter Mission 2008 Hurricane Ike - Christmas Mission 2009 Hurricane Ike - Spring Mission 2012 Hurricane Sandy - Thanksgiving Mission 2012 Hurricane Sandy - Christmas Mission TORNADO 2012 EF-4 Tornado - Harrisburg, Illinois DISASTER CENTER 2010 HIS House Disaster Center, Kentucky 2011 HIS House Disaster Center, Kentucky SKIING/SNOWBOARDING         more information ROCKY MOUNTAIN SKI RESORTS 1991 Copper Mountain Ski Resort, Colorado 1991 Keystone Ski Resort, Colorado 1991 Winter Park Ski Resort, Colorado 1993 Breckenridge Ski Resort, Colorado 1993 Copper Mountain Ski Resort, Colorado 1998 Sunlight Mountain Ski Resort, Colorado 1999 Beaver Creek Ski Resort, Colorado 1999 Sunlight Mountain Ski Resort, Colorado OTHER WEEKEND/DAY SKI & SNOWBOARD LOCATIONS Alpine Valley Ski Resort, Wisconsin Cascade Mountain Ski Resort, Wisconsin Chestnut Mountain Ski Resort, Illinois Devil's Head Ski Resort, Wisconsin Grand Geneva Ski Resort, Wisconsin Indian Head Mountain, Michigan Rib Mountain Ski Resort, Wisconsin Snowmobiling; Tomahawk, Wisconsin Sundown Ski Resort, Iowa SNOWMOBILING         more information 1997 Northwoods Passage & Northern Unlimited Trail Systems, Wisconsin 1998 Northwoods Passage & Northern Unlimited Trail Systems, Wisconsin 2000 Northwoods Passage & Northern Unlimited Trail Systems, Wisconsin 2001 Northwoods Passage & Northern Unlimited Trail Systems, Wisconsin 2004 Northwoods Passage & Northern Unlimited Trail Systems, Wisconsin SNOWSHOEING         more information 1983 Snowshoeing, Snowmass/Maroon Bells Wilderness, Colorado 1999 Snowshoeing, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness Park, Michigan 1999 McLain State Park, Michigan 1999 Rib Mountain State Park, Wisconsin 2000 Snowshoeing, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness Park, Michigan 2001 Snowshoeing, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness Park, Michigan 2002 Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario Canada 2003 Indiana Dunes State Park, Indiana 2004 Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin 2007 Rice Lake, Wisconsin WHALE / PORPOISE WATCHING         2002 Goucester, Massachusetts 2006 Boothbay Harbor, Maine 2006 Bar Harbor, Maine 2008 Bocas del Toro, Panama RETURN TO THE TOP OF THE PAGE E-Mail Cliff Golden cliffgolden@yahoo.com