Hot Stuff

    Monday May 13: Pack check night at the troop meeting. All Grand Canyon trekkers meet at 6:30 PM before the troop meeting. Medicals due. Medicals are current if they are less than 1 year old. Contact the advancement table if you need a form for your doctor to complete. 

    Monday May 20th: $70.00 final payment due to troop treasurer!

    Friday May 24th: Mrs. Riley is shopping. Let her know if you can help.

    Tuesday May 28th: Meet at the Griego's to pack food.

    Thursday May 30th: Meet at the Church at 7:00 PM to load the trailer. Bring Backpacks and out of canyon duffels to load in the trailer.

    Saturday June 1st. Meet at the Church at 6:45 to depart 7:00 AM sharp!

 Prep Hike Schedule

    April 6: Mr. Coles - Place to be announced.

    April 7: Mr. Cox - 7:00 AM at his house or 7:15 at Embudito Trailhead. Near the east end of Montgomery, at the far Northeast corner of Glenwood Hills. Bring a day pack, with warm clothing, a lunch, and lots of water. We are hiking to South Peak, and it's cold at 9800 feet MSL!

     April 13: Mr. Coles - Pino Trail.

    April 14: Mr. Mortimer - Embudo. 7:00 AM.

    April 20: No Prep Hike!

    April 21: Mr. Cox. Change 1. To simplify driving, we will do the Pino trail. Meet at the Elena Gallegos parking area at 7:00 AM.

    April 27: TBA

    April 28: Mr. Cox. Piedra Lisa Trail. Meet at the trailhead at 7:15. Go North on Tramway past the County Line Restaurant. Straight through the stop sign and west toward I-24. Right at the Juan Tabo turnoff. Trailhead is at the end of the road past Juan Tabo picnic area.  

    May 4 and 5: Tree Springs Trail. Mr. Coles and Mr. Mortimer. Meet at the church at 7:00AM to carpool. East Mountain scouts meet at the trailhead at 7:30 AM. Return by 1-1:30. 35 pound pack or 1/3 body weight. (Boy, is Mr. Cox in trouble!)

    May 11 and 12: La Luz! Come with full Grand Canyon pack, 7.5 pounds of water and plan to be back late afternoon. Meet at La Luz trailhead at 7:00 AM sharp!

    May 18 and 19: La Luz! (If it's not closed due to the fire hazard) See above.

Standby Policy

    I want everyone to know that I am attempting to maintain the fairest standby policy possible. I have moved scouts and adults up in the order that I deemed fairest based on the date that they signed up for the trip, prep hike participation, and prompt deposit. Recently I moved an adult up who was behind a scout on the standby list, but in reality the adult had been dropped from the confirmed list due to a miscommunication between myself and the troop treasurers. The adult should not have been moved down, and when I did so I was unaware that the adult was still planning to go on the trip, so I didn't know where to place him on the list. My error completely, and I apologize for any misunderstanding.

      I have decided in that in the event that I cannot accommodate every scout, those scouts left behind will be given a leadership position in the spring Havasu trek if they desire. The position can lead to a leadership warrant that may be required for rank advancement. Of course the scout will have to earn the warrant, but it gives a scout some flexibility on the trail to Eagle.

Hiking Groups

    Joel and I have selected members of the two hiking crews. We attempted to balance the two groups and accommodate people who had other commitments in June. The crews are:

    Crew 1                Crew 2

            Crew 1 Cooking Groups                                                       Crew 2 Cooking Groups                        

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