Start Date: October 18 2014 6:00am
End Date: October 19 2014
Meeting Point for Drop-off and Pickup: Carmenita Middle School on Saturday
Location: Little Jimmy Trail Camp
Forms Needed: Permission Slip
Contact: Scott Kotake / Jay Chiang
Cost: $20 per scout
Sign-up form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1IpmRWtdWE2U2VPw_i5Q9eD5VMXHWvMuIkXq3XmFSr90/viewform
Reminder
Please remember to bring along the following:
- signed permission slip
- renewed/signed medical form, if yours have expired
- 2 Nalgenes
- layered clothing (it could be cold overnight)
- full brim hat
- compass and whistle around your neck
- hiking poles if you have them
- sun glasses
- pack your backpack accordingly per the checklist attached to your backpack
No jeans, no electronics, no exception. We'll distribute food/cookware at the trailhead to rebalance your backpack load.
If the weather permits, we can do daytime & night time navigation, for those who needs that requirement. You will be required to demonstrate your knowledge of directions using 2 methods (without compass), both for daytime and for night night, so review your scout book and come prepared.
For 5-mile orienteering, a topo map will be provided for you at the beginning of the hike. You will need to take compass measurements at every pack-off break to determine your current location & elevation by using surrounding landmarks such as buildings/structures, mountain peaks, communication towers, etc. So brush up on your map and compass knowledge before the trip.
Training Hike: Saturday Sept 27th at 7am @ Long Beach Library parking lot at El Dorado Park
Learn the basics and advanced tips of backpacking. Enjoy the great outdoors in a way many people will never experience. We will have training hike and inspections to ensure a memorable experience. Come and join the fun!
Backpacking photo link: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0Byz6ghvpaIe5LTFhUmg0Q1EwR3c&usp=sharing
Pictures
More pictures and videos !!!
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0Byz6ghvpaIe5LTFhUmg0Q1EwR3c&usp=sharing
Post preview:
Close previewAnother eventful week in the Troop’s memory lane. Each time I come back from these backpacking trips, I admire the beautiful outdoors and what mother nature has provide to us. Hope you all will gain appreciation, for the whispering in the air, the sound for water trickling by, or the night sky. As cities expand and we get engrossed in our gadgets, kind of of loose sight of this.
Thanks to so many of adult volunteers who worked hard to provide these experiences for the scouts. As those of you who went for this outing must have realized how much effort goes in planning an outing of 50+ people, and those of you who did not get to see, perhaps will hear stories from your sons. Those of you who went must have also realized how important is team work, it is now longer about one person, but the shared goal, or shared weight of the crew. You must have also realized the importance of advise and guidance trainers provided prior to the hike.
First experience is always the most memorable one. It is not easy to climb a mountain with a 25-35 lbs of backpack on your back…we have had both scouts and adults in the Troop who have had tough time in their first trip, but then went to the 11 day trek to Philmont. Of course they practiced and worked towards achieving the physical fitness. Hope the first timers had a long last experience and one day will achieve your own goals. It was interesting to already see a discussion happen for Philmont trek 4 years from now.
Special thanks to Jay and Scott for putting it all together, they put in countless number hours of planning and multiple survey hike. Thanks to our cooks Scott, Santos, Raja, Art and Joseph for feeding 20 hungry adults, the food was great. Thanks to many drivers, and all the adults who sacrificed their weekend to spend time with the scouts.
Kudos to the SPL, Benjamin, it is no easy task to manage a crew of 30+ scouts, especially in a crapped campsite. He leaves the troop with this last backpacking trip as a scout. Thanks to the patrol leaders Siddarth, Justin Chris, and Mitchell, hope you all had a good time and gained from this leadership experience, and suggestions to improve upon.
Till the next one.
AS
Dear Mr. Chiang and Mr. Kotake,
Thank you both for organizing this wonderful backpacking trip. It was a great experience
for my first back packing trip and thank you for the encouragement. I also want to thank all of the other adult leaders and older scouts who helped us along the way. My special thanks to Cris
for being such a great patrol leader and helping us out along the rocky terrain and making us have a better time by giving us some company. I would also like to thank Mr. Varghesse for giving me a ride. Once again I would like to thank everyone in making this backpacking trip a memorial one.
Regards,
Mohit