This trip was up in the Poconos in a building with no heat of any kind and
no water, why did I do it? It was one of the coldest trips ever, especially
sleeping. We didn’t have the technical gear we got later that would have
made it much warmer. Notice the GI jackets again. On the way up there I
let one of the older boys drive. One minute I am looking out the rear view
mirror at the front of their vehicle and the next I am looking at their rear
bumper. They were crossing a overpass with icy surface and did a complete
360. It was quite the learning experience for all of us. Whew! Anyway I
remember John Notorfrancesco the red head was one of the oldest boys and was
majorly in love with some girl, I think it was sarah, Ted Sulzner’s sister.
We did have a radio and Hall and Oates had a song Sarah that was popular, so
every time it came on I remember John going off in his own little world. It
may have been that she just broke up with him. Thinks I remember, huh?
Saturday night it was bitter cold but a full moon and we went a little way
out the back of the place to a hill and did some sledding – where we got
sleds or even what we used I forget but I can remember the moonlight and the
hill and the cold. I am pretty sure it was arranged through my brother
inlaw – I will ask him for more info. We must have done something else that
day. It was a very small crew of scouts and only one other dad, Tom
Corbett.
Another name – Billy Forshey, in the red jacket. I think that was the kid I
missed in the picture of the Klondike at pine hill. The kids in the head
lock things, Jim Campbell on left and one of the Jans, probably Jay Jan. Of
course John Notor has to be the one ready to shove snow in his face 
Gary Lake
