|
|
Article: Possibilities endless for scouting adventure site: ; 10,600-acre base in Fayette County to open for a test run in 2012
- Article from:
- Charleston Daily Mail
- Article date:
- July 30, 2009
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright 2009 Charleston Daily Mail. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
GLEN JEAN - Garden Ground Mountain may now be considered an
untapped paradise, but someday the name also may evoke fond memories
for people who spent time here white-water rafting, mountain biking,
rock climbing and caving as part of a national Boy Scouts program.
"This property sings," Jack Furst, chairman of the National
Scouting Center project, said Wednesday during a tour of the 10,600-
acre Fayette County site the Boy Scouts of America bought this year
for its fourth and newest high adventure base.
Furst, an Eagle Scout and lifelong volunteer for the Boy Scouts,
has visited West Virginia about 15 times, but his enthusiasm has
hardly waned.
"Every time I step on this property I just get ...