Purgatory Chasm Hike – September 28th

Hello Pack 70 family,

This past Sunday we had a very successful hike through, around and over the Purgatory Chasm. It was awe inspiring, tiring, and, mostly, dry. A great day with peeks at the sun and very few other groups on the trails. It would have been hard to make the experience much better.

The State Park, itself, is truly unique. One of the trails goes directly through a spectacular chasm of boulders, rock walls, outcroppings and weirdly misshapen trees growing from cracks and openings seemingly too small to support such growth This contributes to an otherworldly quality to the place which explains the names of the trails and rock formations. The “Devil’s Corn Crib,” “the Devil’s Pulpit,” .”Lover’s Leap,” and “Devil’s Coffin” are just some of the spots of interest. We even looked back down into the chasm as we left to see a heavy, spectral mist rising from it’s depths. A great pre-Halloween event. One my son, for one, cannot wait to repeat.

It is a shame that the weather kept our Pack’s participation numbers down, but the boys who attended had a blast and got a good lesson in trail safety. A very good day.

Also participating were Matthew Nutting’s Uncle and cousin. His uncle Bill is a Cubmaster and talking with him made me realize how good we have it here in Foxboro.
His pack has only 10 boys, total, as members. Our pack had double that number join us this year alone. You are all to be commended and thanked for keeping Scouting thriving and active in our town. Thank you.

Yours In scouting,
Bob Bradley