In the spirit of offering a lot of different merit badges we have decided to skip shooting camp for a year and offer hiking merit badge instead! This does not mean we cannot have a simple range day to go shoot stuff!
Hiking merit badge is an eagle required merit badge. It requires several hikes of various lengths and those hikes must be planned and taken within specific parameters. We can knock out 3 of those over the course of this weekend!!! So here it is.
What: Hiking the LHHT from route 56 to route 30
When: Aug. 16, 17, 18
Cost: $20 / person
Itinerary:
Friday: Hike 1- (5 miles with only short breaks)
Leave 56 trailhead around 4pm
Hike approx 6 miles to the decker ave lean-to area, set camp and spend the night
Saturday: Hike 2 -(10 miles with only short breaks)
Break camp and hike to 271 lean-to area, set camp and spend the night
Sunday: Hike 3- (10 miles with only short breaks)
Break camp and hike to route 30 trailhead.
REMEMBER WHEN PACKING!!! YOU WILL BE CARRYING THIS ON YOUR BACK SO KEEP IT AS LIGHT AS POSSIBLE!!! EXTRA SNACKS, CLOTHES, BATTERIES, ETC ETC ADD UP WEIGHT VERY QUICKLY!!!
Gear: IF YOU NEED TO BORROW SOMETHING, LET ME KNOW. I MIGHT HAVE EXTRA!
Backpack
Hiking boots or trail runner shoes
2 spare pair of socks, we will change socks every day!
2 spare pair of underwear
Mess kit
Utensils
Headlamp
Rain gear (if it looks like it will rain)
Sleeping bag
Sleeping pad
Bandanna
Trekking poles (optional)
Backpacking stove if you have one plus fuel.
Menu:
We will be buddying up and each pair will share. We are once again going to be experiencing something new! This trip will be fueled by mountainhouse freeze dried food. All we will have to do is boil water, dump it in the pouch, wait ten minutes and eat! Not the cheapest option, but lightweight and easy to use, plus we have never used them before in the troop.
Breakfasts : Breakfast skillet (hash browns, scrambled eggs, with suasage ,peppers and onions)
Lunches/dinners: Spaghetti with meat sauce and chicken with rice. It will be up to the pair which is lunch and which is dinner
Going:
Dan Miller
Dani Miller
Stashu Matse
Nick Taranto
Glenn Stutzman
Glenny Stutzman
Tobey Johnson
Jeff smith
Hunter smith
Steph smith
