On August 19-23, 2004, boys from Troop72.com of the Boy Scouts of America spent another great weekend backpacking. This was their first-ever backpacking trip of more than two nights, and their maiden voyage to the awesome Superior Hiking Trail along the north shore of Lake Superior. We all thought this was our best trip ever! We spent the first night at a hiker/biker campsite in Gooseberry Falls State Park overlooking Lake Superior, then spent the rest of the time on paths bordering Split Rock Creek. Backpacking the SHT will definitely become an annual tradition for Troop 72. - Tom Arneberg (toma@troop72.com)