In mid-June, Scout Troop 152 will depart for a 13-day road trip to Colorado, South Dakota, Wyoming and Utah. In addition to taking in sights such as Mt. Rushmore, the Badlands and Yellowstone National Park, the Scouts will do some whitewater rafting, hiking and horseback riding.

In preparation for the trip, Troop 152 was invited by Lehmann Stables to attend a specially designed Horsemanship Bootcamp, where they worked on the practical requirements for the horsemanship merit badge.

Scouts with no riding experience worked hard to get their steeds to perform required disciplines such as trotting in a circle and backing up.

Seen at left are Andy Rodriguez, Joe Tanner, Daniel Melot, Wyatt Dike, Tanner Howard, Michale Schindler, Will Lutz, Tony Parsons, Jake Hansen, Travis Karbowski, Kyle Scheer, Ryan Ichigaya, Seth Dike and Josh Leiss.