ABOUT TROOP 73

Troop 73 was chartered in 1946. We meet every Tuesday night at Centenary ( 2800 Tates Creek Road ,Lex,Ky 40502) at 7 PM in the Fellowship Halls. 

The Troop does at least one outing per month and attends summer camp each summer. Also, at least one adventure trip per year is taken ( Philmont , Canada or some high adventure locally). 

Troop 73 is a boy lead troop with about 25 scouts active in the troop.

A LIST OF TROOP 73 ADVENTURES

SLEEP IN:
tents
adirondacks
yurts
aircraft carriers (USS Yorktown)
cabins
under the stars


HIGH ADVENTURE
hike in New Mexico desert (Philmont Scout Ranch)
sailing off Key West (seabase)
attend JAMBOREE (10,000 attend SUMMIT in WV)
portage canoe trip (Northern Tier scoutbase in MN/Canada)

SHOOTING SPORTS:
rifles
shotguns
Archery
ax throw
WATER SPORTS
canoeing (RRG, Elkhorn River Ky)
whitewater rafting (Cumberland Falls Ky;New River Wv)
water ski
Swimming  
kayaking
sailing
ADVENTURES:
camping
hike thru woods (Red River Gorge-RRG, Smoky Mts)
caving (Carter caves Ky, Marengo caves IN, Mammoth cave Ky, Climax Cave Ky) 
rappelling (RRG)
rock climbing (RRG)
via feratta (RRG)
zip line (RRG, Smoky Mts)