Crabtree Falls/Priest Hike-Camp-Hike Sept 2011

Hike-Camp-Hike September 2011 Campout

Troop 735

September 2011 Campout

September 24 & 25, 2011

Hike-Camp-Hike

Destination:     Crabtree Falls area of Pedlar Ranger District, George Washington National Forest off Blue Ridge Parkway

Itinerary:    Backpacking, 5-15 miles.  1st and 2nd year scouts will hike 5 miles roundtrip at Crabtree Falls; older scouts will hike to The Priest

   

Departure:    On Saturday, September 24, 2011; meet at Shady Grove UMC at 7:00 am,

Return:    On Sunday, September 25, 2011; return at 1:00 p.m. to Shady Grove UMC

Meals:    Troop Cooking with light-weight stoves

Costs:    $15.00 per person due September 15, 2011

Accommodations:    Tents

Gear:    Backpack, sturdy hiking boots, light-weight sleeping bag, rain gear, personal eating gear, flashlight, bandana, etc.  leave space for a portion of troop gear/food

No uniforms, no handbooks

Questions:    Joe Feaser, 360-8251

Special Needs:    At least four adult leaders/parents to spend the weekend with the Troop so that older scouts can separate for additional miles.

Hike-Camp-Hike at False Cape State Park, VA

Old Rag Mountain Hike

The Old Rag mountain hike was awesome.  It was very green and beautiful. The forest was very foggy. Climbing up Old Rag was very challenging. It wasn't all hiking. We had to drop down crevices and climb on a rope. We also jumped across gaps. There were some caves and false summits we had to hike and climb through. I saw a deer, a turkey chick, and a eastern eyed click beetle on the hike. The deer had a splotch of black fur on its face. When we came to an overlook you could see across the whole valley. I had a failed video attempt of the turkey chick running around because I didn't know that I wasn't recording it. I only had six seconds of video saying, "Wow, I just started recording it!" We had to take shelter because it started raining. I saw a giant white flower. Its plant had had long, shiny green leaves. 

When we finally got back to camp and started to cook dinner, it started raining and we ran for the tents.        Everybody had dinner kind of late. After hiking Old Rag, the five or six sticks under my sleeping bag were nothing. I just fell asleep. 

Old Rag Mountain Hike, May 2009

These are pictures from the camp out last weekend at the Old Rag mountain. It was wonderful and it was a perfect day for hiking. We had them all - mist, fog, clouds, sunshine and thunderstorm, walk, hike and rock-climbing. Minus campfire.

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