Monday, May 13, 2013

Backpacking Itinerary


Sat 5/18
Eat Breakfast at home
0730  Meet Giant to Go, Oregon Pike
0900 Arrive Pine Grove Furnace SP
Leave some cars at finish of hike.  Shuttle minimal number of cars with kids to Trailhead.
0930 Begin hike.  1 mile to Shelter.  Drop Gear
1030 Begin Sunset Rocks Hike(5.5mile loop) - bring water and packed lunch**
1230 Lunch at sunset rocks
1500  Back at Camp
1500-2100  Gather firewood, make fire, prepare dinner.  Free time
**Will complete Forester Badge during hike

Sunday 5/19
0550 Sunrise
0615 Rise and Shine
0630 Breakfast - oatmeal packs, Will prepare hot water.  If kids don’t like oatmeal they can bring other breakfast food that does not require cooking.
0730 Pack up
0800 Hike out.  3 miles to cars.
1100 Arrive at cars.  
Adults pick up cars left at trailhead
1200- may leave or there is a pond for fishing if kids would want to do that.

Travel back to Lancaster is about 1.5 hours.

Food kids need to PACK:
Snacks, fruit
Lunch for Saturday
Any additional breakfast grub
Something for Lunch on Sunday, if your scout does not like PB&J--this can be kept in the cars and not carried. So pack separately if they don't want PB&J

Phil and some Dads will put together the dinner, bring variety packs of oatmeal, and provide the PB&J fixin's for Sunday

If you want to fish bring fishing gear and leave in car