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Rock Climbing Trip photos

Posted by robert_fox on September 21st, 2007 filed in Outings, 2007 Fall




Here are some photos taken on the recent rock climbing half-day by Byron Jones. More rock climbing trips are coming this semester.

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2007 Kayak Trip

Posted by asm_group on September 17th, 2007 filed in Outings, 2007 Fall




With 2 person ocean Kayaks, cross Tomalas bay, explore Hog Island, then camp on a beach in the Point Reyes Elk Range practising Leave No Trace camping. All water, food, and equipment must be carried in your kayak. All waste must be packed out leaving a clean pristene beach. After a campfire and restfull night, get on the water as the morning fog lifts and return back to Palo Alto by mid-afternoon.
Trip Flyer;
Pack List;
Rental Agreement;
Medical Release;
Map;
Itinerary

Año Nuevo Rock Cod Ocean Fishing Trip

Posted by asm_group on September 7th, 2007 filed in Outings, 2007 Fall




Join us for a day on the ocean October 14, 2007, in the vicinity of Año Nuevo, fishing for rock fish, lingcod & cabazon, and watching for whales and great white sharks.

The California Department of Fish & Game shut down the rockfish season north of Pigeon Point two months early, so we won’t be going to the Farallones, BUT there are still lots of great places to fish south of Pigeon Point.  Since we are fishing for rockfish, we WILL be catching fish this year (unlike some of the salmon trips the last couple of years).

We will be teaching the fishing merit badge, and I see no reason why everyone on the trip who wants to can’t complete every requirement while on the boat (except for cooking the fish, which you can satisfy with an e-mail to me from your folks attesting that you indeed cooked your fish).

We are going in October, which is the best time for both calm water and for seeing great white sharks gorging on the local elephant seals (Año Nuevo is now the largest mainland breeding colony in the world for the northern elephant seals).  The area from Año Nuevo north to Point Reyes and then out to the Farallon Islands 27 miles offshore forms a region called the "Red Triangle", and more great white shark attacks occur in this region than anywhere else in the world.  The name Red Triangle is a rather gruesome one, likely originating from the blood slicks that often make the ocean run red after a shark attack. And right smack in the middle of this triangle is…? You guessed it! Año Nuevo Point.

Although we have a good chance of calm waters, I would encourage everyone to take motion sickness medication.  It is cheap & easy insurance to make sure you have a good time on the water, instead of hanging over the rail.  There is no shame in taking the drugs — many of the best fishermen are, believe it or not, prone to motion sickness and take meds religiously before setting out.

Check out the flyer (click here), sign up, and see you on the water.

Fall Yosemite Trip

Posted by swilbourn on September 4th, 2007 filed in Outings, Announcement, 2007 Fall




Yosemite is glorious in the fall with the meadows starting to change colors and the days becoming cooler.  We will have our fall Yosemite trip on the weekend of September 30th this year, and as usual, we will be going to Porcupine Flats campground up near Toulumne Meadows with the troop leadership working with each of the patrols to choose a 5-10 mile hike in the Yosemite Sierra.  We will clean up campgrounds as a conservation project on the Sunday before heading back for Palo Alto.

This is the trip for everybody in the troop to come together and establish the patrol structure as well as get your camping gear ready for action.  It’s a combination of introduction for the new scouts, great hiking, and leadership for the boys who have been in the troop for a while.  If there is one trip that you want to have on your fall calendar, this is it.