Troop 37 April 14-15 Priest Field
Shelter
Contact: Gary Banks, gbanks@virginia.edu, 434.981.9530.
Corey L.
BSA Tour Permit No. 2007-04-xx-y
As of: 3/26/2007 10:31 AM
- Setup trip
- What: Corey L. running the show. See Montebello fish hatchery, Spy Rock,
Priest field shelter. Spring backpack
camping with elevation changes and a very moderate distance.
- Purpose/Activities:
- Saturday
- Meet @ church…..7am Saturday
- Leave church……..7:30am
- Drive to Fish Hatchery at Montebello….park cars there.
- Visit Hatchery briefly
- Have pack shakedown…..leave unwanted gear w/
cars
- Hike approximately 1 mile to Appalachian
Trail then proceed approx. 1 mile to spy rock.
- Photo op. @ spy rock
- Continue hiking to Crabtree Falls….approx.
2 miles…..Lunch on the way
- Visit Falls briefly
- Continue hiking to the Priest….approx. 2 miles
- Set camp…should be there by 4 or 5 pm
- Sunday
- pack, breakfast, Church service, Hike back to
cars.
- Return to Charlottesville around 3pm.
- Where:
- Sleeping: Tent.
- Dates/Times: We will meet at the church on Saturday at
7:00am and arrive back at the church Sunday@3:00pm.
- Meals
guidance: Since we are
backpacking, dutch ovens out, light, efficient,
food. Patrol meal planning. Backpacking stoves. Saturday lunch
through Sunday lunch in the field.
- Money: Food purchases will be shared. Shared gas money for vehicles.
- Water: Always bring nalgene
bottle filled with water from home. Water filter needed for pulling water
from stream.
- Special
items: – Can leave extra set of
clothes and food stuffs in transports for return trip home.
- Transportation: We are using personal vehicles.
- Contact: Corey L., or Gary Banks, gbanks@virginia.edu,
434.981.9530.
- Attendance:
See on-line outdoor tracker for specific patrol and
adult attendance information.
- Weather
report: Montebello,
Va. Only for general weather
conditions.
- Parent
Permission: Submitting
“Parent/Guardian Permission”.
- The parental permission form invites updates to
the scout's medical history since the medical form was completed.
- I have a paper version available on-line to print and sign. No electronic method yet – sorry.
- April 2, at Monday night meeting:
- Have SPL/ASPL set aside time during meeting for “Patrol
Corners” to plan for camping trip. Patrol leaders should -
- Determine who is going and establish tenting
arrangements.
- Plan menus and assign grocery shopping,
cooking, and clean-up responsibilities.
- Determine who is responsible for bringing and
maintaining various equipment needed by the patrol for safety, cooking,
and navigation. Early spring camping so remember weight, cold and warm
variability.
- Get list of adults going on trip. Have patrol
member check to see if parents can drive/attend the outing.
- Have SPL/ASPL/ASM conduct or arrange for someone
to conduct any special training that might be necessary before the trip.
- Any special training needs?
- April 9, Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs:
- Have SPL/ASPL get final count and names of those
attending… if this cannot be done on Monday night because some Scouts are
absent or there is not a Monday meeting, PLs
call all members of their patrol on Tuesday and report totals and names
to SPL/ASPL. The SPL is responsible for calling an adult coordinator by
Wednesday evening with names of Scouts attending to allow time for the
adult coordinator (Gary Banks).
- On Wednesday and Thursday, adult coordinators
call other adults, starting with those who have sons attending the
activity. Gary Banks assigned.
- A BSA Tour Permit should be prepared and a copy
of the Driver/Vehicle Inventory should be faxed to the Stonewall Jackson
Council office in Waynesboro.
The fax number is 540.943.6676. The regular phone number is 540.943.6675
in the event of problems with the fax. Gary Banks assigned.
- April 14, Day of Trip
- SPL/ASPL and PLs
verify that everyone is present and properly equipped (food, tent,
clothing etc.). Troop and patrol
and buddy gear distributed fairly.
- Trip coordinator gets Scouts on bus or in
cars/vans.
- Once on trip supervise but turn it over to the
SPL/ASPL
