Troop 361 History Project

Celebrating 60 Years of Scouting at Holy Spirit!


High Adventure History

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Summary of Past Treks

These are a few treks that we know about, but we don't have any photos or rosters.

  • 1991 - Philmont
  • 1993 - Philmont
  • 2008 – Philmont
  • 2009 – Northern Tier
  • 2010 – Appalachian Trail
  • 2011 – Philmont
  • 2012 – Northern Tier
  • 2013 – TBD
  • 2016 – TBD
  • 2018 – Philmont? (2 crews?)

19xx Appalachian Trail

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19xx Appalachian Trail Crew

19xx Appalachian Trail Crew

1994 Appalachian Trail

1994 Appalachian Trail Crew

2007 Appalachian Trail

2007 Appalachian Trail Crew

2014 Philmont

1994 Philmont Crew

Philmont crew 717-L visiting Sandia Peak, near Albuquerque, on their way to Philmont Scout Ranch.

2015 Appalachian Trail

Troop 361 took three different crews to the AT in 2015, each hiking for 6 days at a different difficulty levels. All three crews traveled together, started at different points along the trail, and met up at Damascus, VA on the final day.

  • Crew 1 (70 miles): Connor Reed, Joe Tomlinson, Andrew Sweeeny, Thomas Adams, Christopher Stokes, Dylan Munroe, Mr. Mark Sweeney, Mr. Darren Reed, Mrs. Ava Joly, and Mr. Paul Adams
  • Crew 2 (50 miles): Isaac Cargile, Nathan Corvington, Brent Clelland, Brandon Spencer, Chris Wright, Nicholas Neely, Mr. Rich Edmondson, Mrs. Susan Clelland, Mr. Jack Spencer, Mr. Jim Wright, and Mrs. Dagmar Corvington
  • Crew 3 (35 miles): Nick Stokes, Chris Barraza, Ben Tobbe, Justin Locke, Adam Gautreaux, Mr. Pat Tobbe, Mr. Mike Locke, Mr. Louis Barraza, and Mr. Scott Stokes

2017 Northern Tier

2017 Northern Tier Crew
  • L-R: Mr. Pat Tobbe, Ben Tobbe, Mr. Mike Locke, Justin Locke, Mr. John D’Agostino, Giancarlo D’Agostino, James Cannon, Mr. Fletcher Cannon, Interpreter

2019 Sea Base

2019 Sea Base Crew
  • Standing, L-R: Robert Goebel, Mr. Mike Locke, Cody Copeland, Mr. Fletcher Cannon, Mr. Shannon Provence, Zachary Neely, Mr. Chris Reid, Lane Provence, Nicholaus Neely, Ben Tobbe
  • Sitting, L-R: James Cannon, Justin Locke, Adam Gautreaux, Liam Reid, Sam Bechdach

June 16-28, 2020 - Boundary Waters Canoe Area

2020 'Boundary Waters' Crew

The trek to Northern Tier was officially canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, so the group did a 10-day trek with private outfitting services instead. They did get a picture together in front of the Northern Tier sign!

  • Youth: Jes L., Caden S., Liam R., Drew D.
  • Adult: Mr. Andy Lewis, Mr. Steven Skonieczny, Mr. Chris Reid, Mr. Eric Davis

June 11-17, 2023 – Sea Base

2023 Sea Base Crew
  • Scuba Certification, Crew SC-061223-A
  • Youth: Nick A., William D., Adam W., Andrew Z.,
  • Adult: Mr. Joey Aiello, Mr. Jason Dupuis, Mr. Jim Wright, Mr. Nathan Zurinsky

June 5-10, 2024 – Sea Base

2024 Sea Base Island Expedition Crew
  • Island Expedition, Crew IE-060524-B
  • Youth: Patrick D., Noah H., Alex K., Nate N., Stephen T.
  • Adult: Mr. KC Kingsbury, Mr. Peter Trenkle.

July 27–Aug 1, 2024 – Sea Base

  • Keys Sailing Adventure, Crew KS-072724-F
  • Youth: Giles B., Matthew D., Kris L., Daniel O., Blake T., Kyle T.
  • Adult: Mr. David Luders, Mr. Jared Tharp

June 9-23, 2025 - Philmont

Troop 361 sent two crews to Philmont Scout Ranch, June 11-23, 2025. They traveled on June 9 and 10, staying in Albuquerque for a night, then arriving at Philmont base camp a night early.

Crew 611-I-01

Crew 611-I-01 at Philmont
  • Itinerary: 12-8
  • Jonas B. (Crew Leader), Ian V. (Chaplain Aide), Nate N. (Wilderness Pledge Guia), Toby A., Matthew D., Evan Y., Mr. Chris Brightwell (Lead Advisor), Mr. Mark Nicolas, and Mr. Kody Purinton

Crew 611-I-02

Crew 611-I-02 at Philmont
  • Itinerary: 12-?
  • Nathan Butler (Crew Leader), Nick A., Giles B., Gavin C., Evan D., Ryan D., Andrew Zurinsky, Mr. Blake Butler (Lead Advisor), Mr. Shannon Cummins, and Mr. Eric Davis

2026 - The Summit

  • We will travel to The Bechtel Summit Reserve for the first time in 2026 to participate in the "Summit Experience" trek!

2027 - Sea Base

  • We are currently booked to take three crews to Sea Base in 2027!