First Trip to the Summit

I am going to be on the Jamboree Service Team (JST) for the National Scout Jamboree (NSJ) in 2023 at the Summit Bechtel Reserve (SBR) this summer. I will be a member of the commissioner corps for Subcamp Charlie 4 which means I will be working with units to make sure they get that they need from us. It is my first time as a JST member, my second NSJ overall, and I had never been to SBR. That was, until March 31st. 

There was a site visit at SBR for the Contingent Operations team that weekend. Most of the C4 leadership was unable to attend, so I volunteered since the location is not far from me. I was excited the whole time leading up to it because I was looking forward to visiting the property. I'll be honest, when I saw this sign I got very excited. 

When I arrived it was a pretty low-key situation. Things didn't really kick off until lunch, which was Subway sandwiches. We had some introductory training sessions and then I was able to take part in a UTV/ROV training. This is required to drive the vehicles on the SBR property and was a lot of fun, especially given the rain we were dealing with. 

Anyway, the rest of the weekend was a lot of fun with trainings, informational sessions, and fellowship. I also got to visit our campsites for this summer. We looked at the layouts and took stock of the sites to see what maintenance may be needed. 

During lunch, we had an opportunity to get something branded. As I used to be a bear, this was an obvious choice. 

The afternoon was more training and sessions to discuss logistics of the event. Lots of information to take in while the wind kicked up and was blowing small dust storms everywhere since the rain had stopped. The rest of the evening was pretty quiet. Dinner, lounging about, typical conference activities. At least the view was nicer than most conferences I have been to. 

All in all I would say it was an excellent trip to the Summit for my first time. I am looking even more Forward (iykyk) to the summer, especially because it shouldn't be snowing any time while I am there. 

See you at NSJ 2023 if you will be there!