We woke up to a beautiful sunrise at sunrise camp. Â We got some good pictures of the sun coming up over Vogelsang. Â We got another early start. Â The first two miles were flat or just a bit up hill. Â We then came down about 1700 feet. Â During the hike down we saw some Grouse, Hawks […]
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We left May Lake about 8:00 as was becoming our habit. Â The hike was mostly down hill to start and followed old Tioga Road. Â The road could still be seen in many parts, but was quickly returning to nature and looking more like a trail than a road. Â It did not take long to get
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“At Yosemite you can hike”“You can hike”“All the trails are downhill”“All the trails are downhill” “Ha, Ha, Ha” We broke camp at 8 am. Our first day of lots of up hill. It was a grind up to May Lake. Jake T. won the candy bar of the day for knowing the lake was named
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We woke up a little early to the sound of Dr B. yelling at a bear sniffing at his pack just outside his tent. The only damage was some bear snot on the backpack cover. Yes, they protect against more than just the rain. Dr B. mentioned he was a bit too quick to scare
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The group coming up left Scripps Ranch at 8 am and went up the 395. It’s a 420 mile trip and it takes more than 6 hours. They arrived in the Meadows just after 4 pm. Dr Solberg and the boys staying both weeks spent the previous night down in Lee Vining. Mr Stachwick stayed
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The Yosemite backpack pictures are on the secure web site. You can also access them by clicking on the slide show below. If you took pictures at either of the Yosemite trips I’d appreciate having a copy of them.
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Dr Bryon has aldready provided a great guide to be used in preparation for the Yosemite Day Hike. Here it is in a check list form. Gear:Duffle or BackpackSleeping bagMatMat Repair KitDay pack with hip beltSocks (4 pair)Underwear (6 pair)Hiking Boots or ShoesAthletic Shoes (optional)WatchTroop Hat and/or Wide brimmed hatTroop ShirtShirts (3)Insulating topStocking capGloves or
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Here is a photo that Michael S. sent of his Rugged Scuba group. As you can see, 3 of the scouts in the photo are from our troop – Michael, Reid, and Ryan. They all received their scuba certification which is not easy. Today’s dive was 66-feet deep. To get certified there is a lot
The scouts on the trip to Emerald Bay on Catlina Island, checked in by sending this picture. Looks like not everyone got into the frame though. I am sure we will be getting more info any day now.
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Pictures from the Lost Valley weekend have been posted to the web andcan also be seen by clicking here: Special thanks to Mr Bosworth, Mrs Trubitt and Dr. Solberg and Mr Fransico for taking pictures and making them available.
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