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50 MILERS

50 MILERS. Chuck Bossler Matt Bossler Powerpoint Presentation saved at: boy-scout-troop-776.org. OUR MENTOR: MR. CHUCK INMAN. TRIP PLANNING TRIP IMPLEMENTATION DEVELOPING A TROOP BACKPACKING CULTURE. TRIP PLANNING: CHOOSING A TRAIL. Long trails are in the mountains Benefits of the A.T.

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50 MILERS

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  1. 50 MILERS Chuck Bossler Matt Bossler Powerpoint Presentation saved at: boy-scout-troop-776.org

  2. OUR MENTOR: MR. CHUCK INMAN

  3. TRIP PLANNING • TRIP IMPLEMENTATION • DEVELOPING A TROOP BACKPACKING CULTURE

  4. TRIP PLANNING:CHOOSING A TRAIL • Long trails are in the mountains • Benefits of the A.T. • Proximity • Access • Trail Shelters • Fireplaces • Good maps & trail guides

  5. TRIP PLANNING:CHOOSING A TRAIL • Nearby sections of the A.T. • Harpers Ferry • SNP • I 64 to Roanoke • Mt. Rogers

  6. SNP

  7. SNP

  8. SNP

  9. SNP

  10. ROANOKE AREA NEAR TINKERS CLIFFS

  11. ROANOKE HAY ROCK

  12. TRIP PLANNING:CHOOSING A TRAIL • Get map (& trail guide) of section • Pick preferred endpoints • Match daily mileage to trail shelters • 14 mile max recommended • Side trails & landforms keep racehorses busy at the end of short mileage days • (Devils Staircase, Hawksbill, Bearfence) • SNP backcountry camping regulations • (On back of maps)

  13. PLANNING MILEAGE

  14. TRIP PLANNING:MENU • High Calories • Low trash • Low weight • Make meals continually get better

  15. STEP 1: MENU PLANNING SUPPLIES

  16. 5290 Calories STEP 2: INDIVIDUAL PORTIONING

  17. STEP 3: MEAL INGREDIENT TOTALS

  18. STEP 4: GROCERY LIST SAM’S CLUB / COSTCO (LAST MINUTE – PERISHABLES)

  19. CALORIE CHART: 3 TO 4000 CALORIES/DAY

  20. TRIP PLANNING:PRE-TRIP COMMUNICATIONS • Discuss with troop adult/boy leadership • Put on the troop calendar (6 months out) • (School vacation) • Venture patrol meeting • Tour Permit • “The Package”

  21. TRIP PLANNING:PRE-TRIP COMMUNICATIONS • Venture patrol meetings • Apart from troop meeting • Parents invited & involved • Solicit adults to schedule vacations • Designate boy leader

  22. DON’T FORGET YOUR TOUR PERMIT

  23. TRIP PLANNING: PRE-TRIP COMMUNICATIONS • “The Package”: An information packet for the parents and scouts. • Emergency contacts • Trip itinerary • Trail highlights, & landforms • What to pack, pack weight ¼ to 1/3 • Footwear, water, award requirements, whistles, compasses, etc • Permission form & medications • Map

  24. “THE PACKAGE” – SHT. 1 LONGEST DAY EVER!!!

  25. “‘THE PACKAGE” – SHT 2

  26. “THE PACKAGE” - SHT 3

  27. “THE PACKAGE” – SHT 4.

  28. ADDITIONAL 50 MILE ITINERARIES WILL BE POSTED IN THE TROOP 776 WEBPAGE POWERPOINT LINK

  29. TRIP PLANNING:GROUP DYNAMICS • Sharing the load • Among scout leaders & adult leaders • Finances • Shopping for food & supplies • Food prep & packing • Phone calls to rangers, etc • Securing or inventorying first aid kit supplies • Tee shirts • Service project

  30. TRIP PLANNING: OTHER • AGE/RANK LIMITATIONS: • 13 OR 14 YEAR OLD AND 1ST CLASS • DAY OR OVERNIGHT SHAKEDOWN HIKE(S)

  31. TRIP IMPLEMENTATION:TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS • Time for staging cars • Frequency of re-supply • Recruit drivers (mid-week, too) • Rendezvous with part timers, cooks • End of trail feast

  32. MR. ROY MURRAY’S CHILE WAGON

  33. TRIP IMPLEMENTATION: TRADITIONS • Trail head, end photo ops • Map signings (bring Sharpie) • Carrying the pineapple • 50 miler patch (cloth, then leather) • Award application • Tee Shirts • Pizza stop on way home

  34. TEE SHIRTS!!!!!

  35. TEE SHIRTS BUILD INTEREST IN NEXT YEAR

  36. TRIP IMPLEMENTATION: NIGHT HIKING • Don’t plan for • Be prepared for

  37. TRIP IMPLEMENTATION: GROUP DYNAMICS • Teach low impact, latrine etiquette to rookies. Don’t assume they know. • Coaxing, pulling along slower hikers • Adult at the back • Buddy rules • Periodic regrouping • Tell guys at head to wait at designated times or spots • Adult fitness • 1 boy navigates/day

  38. Trail Safety • Troop first aid kit • Off-trail buddy system • Trail intersections • Bear bags • Nuisance bears • Emergency preparedness

  39. How to develop a troop backpacking culture • Backpacking is one of many outdoor activities • Programming during meetings • Lessons of troop 776: Smaller hiking trips + Energetic adult leader with backpacking experience 50 – miler possibility

  40. TRAIL POETRY MONTFAIR 2003 From boulders strewn ‘long a New Mexican track, to grey overhangs of Virginia; my mind harkens back to the trails I’ve attacked and the paths that I hope to contin’a. It’s been over a year since I strapped on my gear in search of a 50 mile jaunt. Now as miles disappear And my trail’s end draws near, Trail outlooks continue to haunt. Like viewing the world like a bird on a wing from the top of Mt. Baldy’s rock pile. Or from MacAphee’s knob I’ve surveyed in the spring a view that God placed to beguile. In six hours time I’ll be back in the grind Of my job and my daily commute; But I’ll part with this rhyme which will help to remind: There are truths that no boss can refute. Like nature’s a gift the Great Father has left to His children to do what they wish in. Love it or hate it. Enjoy it or waste it. Your choice lies solely within.

  41. BENEDICTION “Mountains should be climbed with as little effort as possible and without desire. The reality of your own nature should determine the speed. If you become restless , speed up. If you become winded, slow down. You climb the mountain in an equilibrium between restlessness and exhaustion. Then, when you’re no longer thinking ahead, each footstep isn’t just a means to an end but a unique event in itself. This leaf has jagged edges. This rock looks loose. From this place the snow is less visible, even though closer. Those are the things you should notice anyway. To live for only some future goal is shallow. It’s the sides of mountains which sustains life, not the top. Robert Pirsig – Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

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