Hear what are current venturers have to say!


Why did you join venture crew?

I joined Venture Crew back in 2018 when I was 14. I didn’t intend to join initially, but I was cleaning the upstairs storage room with Mark Hovermale when he found an old Venture Crew uniform inside an old box. He then asked if I was old enough to join and when I told him I had just turned 14, he threw it at me and said “You are now a part of Venture Crew 2.” I wore that uniform till it eventually grew too small for me, and I still have it hanging in my closet next to all of my other uniforms.


What is your favorite thing about it?

Some of my favorite trips have been through the Venture Crew, but I think what made it so special was something entirely different. Pre-2019, girls weren’t allowed in the Boy Scouts which was quite tragic. Venture Crew however allowed boys and girls to be a part of the same crew and go on the same trips well before girls were allowed into Scouting. Several of my friends were able to go camping with us because of this and I met so many really awesome people because Venturing was open to more people.


What is something fun that you learned?

I learned how to flip and bail all sorts of watercraft (safely)! Through Scouts and Venture Crew, I was able to go canoeing, kayaking, pack rafting, and small boats sailing. Naturally I had to learn how to safely use all of these and bail out. Although —and I’m quite proud of this— I have never flipped in a canoe or pack raft during my time as a Scout and over a combined total of ~15 days on whitewater rapids. The same cannot be said for small boat sailing however, as I can confidently say that I am well versed with how to right a boat that has turtled.



I joined venture crew a couple years ago after being referred by my scoutmaster, Mark Hovermale.  I wanted to join for an opportunity to participate in more high  adventure activities.  Some of my favorite outings having been rafting down the Klamath river and going on Philmont Cavalcade.