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Six Scouts Complete 150 Mile Hike From Grand Tower To Cave-In-Rock
West Frankfort Explorers Alan Peebles Dale Butta Ron Lampkin Greg York Phillip Parkhill and Greg Nolsen of Post 46 hiked 150 miles from Grand Tower to Cave-In-Rock amid rain and blisters over seven days June 6 to Saturday. They crossed Pine Hill Alto Pass Cobden Goreville Herod Ozark Burden Falls and Karber’s Ridge climbing Williams Hill 1005 feet. They camped under bluffs slept in Goreville City Hall and one night under an 8 by 10 foot plastic sheet. Counselor Fred Hall joined only to monitor progress eight. They carried 25 to 50 pound packs and found a cave near Equality with curtains. They plan to revisit the area and continue exploration while snake catching remained a popular pastime. Rain falls 325 days a year in Bahia Felix Chile.
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Alan Peebles
West Frankfort
Grand Tower
Mississippi River
Cave-In- Rock
Ohio River
Peebles
Dale Butta
Ron Lampkin
Greg York
Phillip Parkhill
Greg Nolsen
Pine Hill
Alto Pass
Cobden
Goreville
Herod
Ozark
Burden Falls
Karber’s Ridge
Williams Hill
Illinois
Fred Hall
Evansville
Ind
Chicago
Lampkin