Yosemite Hike 2011

chungwen

13 years ago

Josh and I sat in the meadow of Tuolumne at 8,800 feet eating our breakfast on Wed. AM, as even after 120 miles, we were not quite ready to leave.

Â Â The Belding Ground Squirrels ran around us, and a young buck mule deer served as our Maitre-de, as we sat on a rock looking to the west. Â .. ..

We owe a huge THANKS to all of the adults who drove Â and helped our sons on the Yosemite Backpack and Day Hike Â trips! Â Without you, these trips

would not be possible!

Gold Stars to: Â Ms. Haushildt, Mrs. “Jump-in Jolynn” Â Ingles, Mrs. Klug, Mr. Klug, Mr. Zimmer, Â Mr. Â “Super Sweep” Sweeney,Â

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Mr. Straub, and Mrs. “Iron Paula” Trubitt!

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Troop 301 Yosemite Trek/Day Hikes.

August, 2011.Â

64 miles by GPS. Â

Crew Leader: Â Andrew Izzo

Junior Assistant Scoutmaster: Â Josh Solberg

Patrol Leaders: Â Mitchel Ingles and Adam Trubitt.

Participants: Â Justin Todd, Bradley Sweeney, Nick Simmons, Brennan Straub, Spencer Ingles, Stephen Lofy,

Â Â Â Â Â Dario Inzunza.

Crew Advisors: Â Ms. Haushildt, Mrs. “Jump-in Jolynn” Â Ingles, Mrs. Lofy, Â Mr. Â “Super Sweep” Sweeney,Â

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Mr. Straub, and Mrs. “Iron Paula” Trubitt, Dr. Â Bryon Solberg. Â

Some things to remember:

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â +deer grazing vs. the grazing of deer. . . .Â

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â +What a Â hike of a Â “Strong 10 miles” Â per Â Dr. Solberg really means. . .

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â +You CAN pass 7 Â real restrooms on a day hike in the Sierras in just one day!

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â +Rangers heat the water. Â .. Â ha, ha, ha . . .

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â +All the trails go downhill. .. . ha, ha, ha. Â .

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â +Dr. Solberg’s beloved Â flower books COULD be used for tinder, and hisÂ

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Forestry Merit Badge wood samples COULD be used for kindling. Â . .per Mrs. Ingles,Â

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â +Unicorns really have 3 horns. . Â .

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â +A Yosemite hat campfire retirement. Â . .

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â +Mount Simmons. . ..

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â +The store should stock more tortilla chips and salsa when Troop 301 is Â around .. Â .

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â +Mountain House vs. Cup-o-Noodles taste test.

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â +Since 2007, in 25 days of Yosemite Day Hikes with 15 different hikes, the veterans agreed that we had the BEST ONE YET with a Â complete circuit

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â of Â most of the Saddlebag Lake area lakes/snow fields/snow bridges/ice caves/flowers/vistas!

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â +at over 9,000 feet elevation, as we were traversing a fresh avalanche slide from last spring, with flowering meadows/Lake Elizabeth/blue skies/August snow/

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â fallen trees all around us, Bradley Sweeney exclaims: Â “This is what Scouting is meant to be!”

Day One: Â Tuolumne River/Little Devil’s Postpile/Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne Overlook