Eagles Fly Over Little River Park

We could not have asked for better weather on the two Saturdays in February. The days were sunny, the mornings cool and the afternoons were terrific; it was perfect for a Life Scout to earn his Eagle Scout ranking.  Alex Griffis of Troop 400 conducted his Eagle Scout project of building and installing five designated tent pad sites in the new group campground here at the park.  The project consisted of using 6x6x12 foot lumber as frames for the pads, using 10 inch lag screws and washers to secure and tighten the corners and then setting them in place and filling them with rock dust.  His first order of business was to put his father to work on making sure all the corners of each tent pad were fastened together neatly – this was a tough job that kept him busy all day.  The hard part of the project was on day one when Alex had his group dig and trench out the site where the tent pads would be placed, setting the frames and leveling them off.  The first day lasted until 1:30pm when he had lunch set up for his crew; a good meal of pizza after a hard day of work was well appreciated.   Day two proved to be much easier due to all the hard work completed on day one.  The installation of approximately twelve yards of rock dust for filling the tent pad frames finished ahead of schedule due to Alex’s ability to keep his help moving and motivated.

With the help of his father (Mike), mother (Mona), grandfather (Ken) and a bunch of friends from his troop, Alex successfully completed the largest Eagle Scout project at Little River Regional Park.  Alex demonstrated all the attributes of what a good Eagle Scout can be.   He listened, planned, worked and communicated with park staff, kept people busy and most of all made sure everyone involved had a fun time while successfully completing his project. 

The installation of a group campground is a large undertaking. Little River Park is happy to be able to work with local scouts and troops in order to complete projects and create a relationship where both sides can benefit from some good work.   The Park seems to attract potential Eagle Scouts, as Alex will be the seventh Life Scout to earn his Eagle Scout rank on a project completed in the park.  So on behalf of Durham and Orange Counties, Little River Regional Park would like to thank Alex for all his work in making the park a better place for all to enjoy.