We left Scripps Ranch early, the drive up was uneventful. We made stops every couple of hours. We first stopped at the 395/15 junction near the Cajon pass, a few hours later near Lone Pine and then again near Lee Vining. The rest of the day was spent setting up camp and having a bite […]
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Karl Zimmer’s Yosemite day hike pictures are available on-line at Costco.com. I will use the troop roster to send out an invite, if your family participated. I’ve sent an invite to the following, if I missed you or you just want to see the pics, let me know and I’ll send you an invite. Aylwin,
California Flight Academy offers a BSA Aviation Merit Badge Program. When:The first Sat of every monthTime:9:00 – 4:00 (lunch included)Where:California Flight Academy2045 N Marshall @ Gillespie Field Cost: $79.95 PER SCOUT Nathan, Shane, Keith and Troy for Sep 6th have signed up for September 6th. The California Flight Academy Boy Scout Aviation Merit Badge Program
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MERIT BADGE WEEKEND at Lost Valley Stay in cabins, eat in the dining hall! Yay!!Ok, so this isn’t the real cabins or dining halls, but it is a cabin at Lost Valley. Merit Badges offered include: rifle, shotgun, archery, astronomy, aviation. Please note the prerequisites. See the flyer at: http://www.ssrlv.org/forms/MBweekend_Nov_14-16.pdf Since there has been enough
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WRITE NAME AND TROOP NUMBER ON EVERYTHING Day’s will be high 70’s –nights high 20’s Large stuff sack for food and toiletries FOOD * Six dinners * 6 breakfasts * Food for 5 days of hiking * Hot chocolate * Tea, coffee * Dried fruit * Beef jerky * Nuts-pistachios * Peanut butter * Granola
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I have uploaded my Lost Valley Pictures on Costco and shared them with those on the primary e-mail list from the Troop web site. If you want me to put them someplace where they can be downloaded, I can do that too.
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Air Quality: The webcam and particle counts are looking good in Yosemite, so we are planning to go ahead with the trip as of today. Adults: Tents – If you have one, great, bring it. If you need one, please let me know. Scouts: Please contact your Patrol Quartermaster for a tent/groundsheet. Br Bryon will
Dr Bryon says:There are maps of many different areas spread out all over my Den. Cuyamaca, Southern Sierras, Lagunas, San Gorgonio, San Jacinto, etc. Our Commissioner Dr. Fields gave me a picture taken on Monday at Yosemite from Glacier Point. Yes, there was some smoke, but not nearly as bad as I thought it would
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You can down load the pictures on this blog. Click on the picture, it will open the full size image in a new window. Right click on the larger picture and select “Save As” and you’ll be able to save the full size image on your machine.
It is hard to say what will happen with Yosemite since the fires are still going on. We are hopeful that things will be ok. The fires are far from our hiking trails, but there is strong possibility of a LOT of smoke. We need to be careful when mixing 9000 feet elevation, smoke, and
