A broken paddle 75 yards from the dock after a week-long canoe trip becomes the perfect illustration of why patrol logs and trip reports matter. Clark then covers patrol logs in depth and wraps up the three-part series on building a troop-based high adventure program.

Clark Green discusses patrol logs as a practical tool for patrol leaders and senior patrol leaders, and begins a three-part series on creating a troop-based high adventure program—arguing that no troop should go without some form of high adventure activity each year.