Troop 4 is one of the oldest chartered Boy Scout troops in the western United States. In June 2008, we celebrated 95 years of continuous operation with our sponsor, Westminster Presbyterian Church. Our Scout room and other facilities are located in the church building at 1757 North Lake Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91004. With 80 to 100 Scouts enrolled throughout the year, we are also one of the largest troops in the San Gabriel Valley Council.

At our website, you will find more information about our history, past Eagle Scouts, past and present Scoutmasters, our calendar of troop events, as well as many other items of interest to our Scouts, their families and friends, and our supporters.

The photos from this summer are now uploaded here!

Finally! After several years of neglect, our page of Eagle Scouts has been updated to include even our most recent Eagles! If you spot an error or know of any omissions, please send our webmaster an email.

Boys’ Life is having a “Join Scouting” video contest. The submissions gallery is here. The entry shown above was created and submitted by our Troop 4 SPL. Voting ends Sept 30.

We had a great weekend of hiking, rock climbing, orienteering, star gazing and just general comradery at Joshua Tree. Click on our friendly visitor on the left and take a look at the photos. If you have more photos to share, please bring me a CD or email me a few and I’ll be glad to add them.

Also, mark your calendars for next year for “Halloween at Joshua Tree”. We have all five sites again for October 31st to November 2nd! And since we will be coming off a new moon just a few days earlier, we should once again have a great night of star gazing. Hopefully Dave can make it again!

Our friendly amateur astronomer, Dave, sent me a PDF copy of his Joshua Tree Astronomy Presentation (7+ MB) from tonight’s troop meeting. As long as the weather holds out we should have a great night of viewing this weekend.

If you are with us at Joshua Tree, be sure to thank Dave for sharing his passion for astronomy with us.