Lava Tube Camp Out

This weekend we will be camping in Flagstaff near the Lava River Cave. Please be at the church in UNIFORM ready to go at 5:00 PM.  We will be home before dinner on Saturday. There may possibly be rain or snow so also be prepared for cold weather.

Scouts should bring:

Scout uniform 

Sleeping bag (2 if needed) 

Water bottle 2 liters

Camp Chair so we dont have people sitting on others chair 

Personal First Aid kit

Their own meals planned for dinner, breakfast and lunch ( lunch would be preferred as a sack lunch for the trail.

Snacks (optional)mess kittoiletries 

2 flashlights

Bike helmet if wanted

Tent WITH a tarp

Note: This is the same place we did our snow camp out except we will actually go to the caves and camp closer to them.

For details on this cave and location see the official website here:

Lava River Cave 

Wave Cave Trail Campout

This weekend we will be camping at the wave cave trail head, near Peralta Trail head. Please be at the church in uniform ready to go at 5:00 PM.  We will be home before dinner on Saturday.

Scouts should bring:

Scout uniform
Sleeping bag
Water bottle 2 liters
Camp Chair
Personal First Aid kit
Their own meals planned for dinner, breakfast and lunch ( lunch would be preferred as a sack lunch for the trail.
Snacks (optional)
mess kit
toiletries

Please pack as if this trip will be a backpacking trip (except for the camping chair).  We want the scouts to practice packing for a backpacking trip.

Windcave Hike

Please be at the church in uniform ready to go at 5:00 PM.  We will be home before dinner on Saturday.


We will be camping past the park, not in the park itself.  We will pack up camp the following morning and head into Usery Park for the Wind Cave hike.

For information on the park see this website:
http://www.maricopa.gov/parks/usery/

There is an Archery Tournament in town this weekend so it will be busy at this location.


Scouts should bring:

Scout uniform
Sleeping bag
Water bottle 2 liters
Camp Chair
Personal First Aid kit
Food assignment (see below)
sack lunch
Snacks (optional)
mess kit
toiletries


Food Assignments:
Grady: Bacon bits
Jack and Nathan: Carrots Ground beef and garlic
Nathan Crandall: Red potatoes 15 servings
Rex: Celery 1 onion
Scott Bolean cubes milk Apples
Bro. Hamblin: tang powder
Fisher: syrup
Kale: 2 cans of Grand's biscuits
Luke: brown sugar


Other Assignments:
Bro. Valecillos Senior: Dutch oven

Lava River Cave Campout

Please be at the church in uniform ready to go at 5:00 PM.  We will be home before dinner on Saturday.

Depending on the amount of snow, we might play in the snow or we might hike to the Lava River Cave (3 miles).  For more information on the cave see this website:

Lava River Cave Website

This will be a cold weather camping trip, please make sure the boys have enough layers to stay warm, as well as a change of clothes should they get wet.  Especially extra socks.

Scouts should bring:

Scout uniform
Sleeping bag for COLD or 2 of them
Flashlight
Water bottle
Camp Chair
Personal First Aid kit
Cold weather clothes (coat, gloves, hat, scarf, etc.)
waterproof shoes or bread bags.
Food assignment (see below)
sack lunch or money for lunch
Snacks (optional)

Food Assignments:

Jonah maple syrup
Fisher Honey
Grady Brown sugar
Luke fruit
Bro. Hamblin drinks

Other Assignments:
Bro. Ray Water, Table, Propane, Ladle
Bro. Hamblin Firewood

Lava Tube Cave Campout

We will be camping just north of Flagstaff near the Lava Tube Caves.  This will hopefully be a snow campout.  We have been discussing in troop meetings how to properly prepare.  For some additional tips please see this website:

http://www.boyscouttrail.com/library/wintercampingtips.asp

Final details haven't been decided so stay tuned, but we are hoping to go on January 29th-30th.  We will need fathers to help drive. Please let Bro. Ray know if you can go.

Patriotic Camporee 2015

Please be at the church in uniform no later than 5:00 PM

Please eat before you come OR plan on cooking for yourself at the camporee.  Breakfast and lunch on Saturday will be provided. We should be home around dinner time on Saturday.

Scouts should bring:
Full scout uniform (for inspection)
Filled out Medical Form (see link to the right, parts A and B)
Sleeping bag
Flashlight
Water bottle
Camp Chair
Good  shoes
Scout Book
Personal First Aid kit
Day pack to hold make and take crafts(optional)
Plan for cooler weather and rain (no rain forecasted)
Sunscreen
Hat
Snacks (optional)

For additional information on the Camporee please see the Ditrict website linked here:
http://santanscoutcamporee.blogspot.com/

For those that ordered the Miracles in American book, please bring $10.

If you can't make it at 5:00 or you need to return early on Saturday, the camporee is at Rawhide in Chandler so parents can bring them or pick them up as needed.
Directions to Rawhide are here:

http://lightningcomputing.net/Fall_2015_Camporee/Rawhide_Directions_v3-1.pdf

WaterWheel Campground

We will be camping just north of Water Wheel Campground.  It is just north of Payson about an 1:45 minutes from home.

Waterwheel Campground

Scouts should be at the church at 4:45 PM and we will leave by 5 PM.  We have arranged for some of the Scouts to meet at Bro. Vance's house at 3:45 PM to drive up with the 11-year old scouts.

Most of the scouts are still working on the cooking merit badge, so they should plan on cooking their own meals for dinner and breakfast.  We will plan on stopping for lunch on the way home in Payson, so please bring either money for lunch or a sack lunch.

We will be camping near our cars, and then following day will be exploring the water wheel area, which they will be in and out of the water walking on rocks and boulders.  Water shoes, Teva style sandals, or extra old shoes are recommended.

Camping List:

water (2 liters) 

personal first aid kit 

sleeping bag 

tent/tarp

your own food for dinner and breakfast (cooking merit badge meals for those working on it) 

scout uniform for travel 

swim suit and change of clothes, water shoes/sandals for walking in creek

Be prepared for rain  

Money or sack lunch