Arrowhead District Camporee
May 4 - 6, 2007
at Anzalduas County Park
south of Mission, Texas

The Camporee was attended by
Troop 76 of McAllen, Troop 583 of McAllen, Troop 68 of McAllen,
Troop 1954 of Edinburg, Troop 68 of McAllen and Troop 84 of Mission

Anzalduas Park is maintained by Hidalgo County and is located some 10 miles SSW of the middle of McAllen, TX.

Troop 76 was the first troop to have camp set up.

Troop 76 gate.

Troop 583 camp, with Troop 68 and their silver tarp pavillion in the background.

Troop 583 camp. The radio tower in the background is across the Rio Grande in Mexico.

Lashing the gateway.

Troop 583 pioneering project gateway.

Cooking supper, with some guests in attendance.

Troop 583 Scouts who attended, with Scoutmaster.

Troop 68

Troop 1954

Leaders meeting.

Pioneering competition.

The firebuilding competition.
The wind was so strong (gusting to 32 mph) that only 1 patrol was fully successful out of all who attempted.

Other competitions included Scout Quiz and Nature - plant identification.
Some participated in an adult leaders cooking competition at supper time.

dusk at camp, the sun sets over Tamaulipas, Mexico across the Rio Grande just before campfire

Troop 583 - campfire song/skit Pizza Man led by Nick

Mr. Martinez, our Leader for this Camporee.

The official Patch for this event was this brand,
heated and applied to scraps of thick leather.
Branding was done using the coals from the campfire program, Saturday night.

The weather was as good as could be expected for this event.
The high for the day was about 94 degrees F. with a low Saturday night of about 78 degrees F.
There was high thin overcast much of the day.
The wind blew about 20 mph during the day with gusts to 32 mph.
They were lighter at night, but breezy enough to shake the tents.