Author: Linus Zhao
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First Aid Campout 3/22-3/23
Scouts arrived at the library early in the morning on Saturday, March 22nd. They arrived at the campsite at around 10:00am and then started the First Aid activities at around 10:45am. They went over life threatening injuries and how to do CPR. Scouts were then able to practice CPR (and rescue breathes) themselves, on CPR…
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Foggy Trails Hiking at Pulgas Ridge
Scouts arrived at the library at 7:45am and left for the hike at around 8:00am. Once scouts arrived, they figured out the trail situation and all got maps, and Parnika and Sid led the way. The hike started pretty easy with a big paved road with little to no elevation, but it got a little…
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Alex Zhao’s Eagle Project
Alex’s eagle project on 3/8 and 3/15 was on ice plant removal, where ice plant was removed to make way for native plants. In total, 14 scouts and 10 adults from our troop showed up, and along the way, a middle school and a random biker came along and helped on Alex’s project as well!…
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Foggy Trails Hiking at Edgewood Park
The Foggy Trails hike at Edgewood Park was a nice and fun, 3.3-mile loop that was completed in about 90 minutes. While hiking, Scouts completed Second-Class Requirement 4, a requirement which was to look for signs of animals and plants. Scouts found signs such as footprints and nests, and they were able to spot wildlife like blue jays…
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Snow Camping 2/15-2/16
Scouts met at the library at 7:00am and left slightly late, at around 7:45am. They arrived at Iron Mountain Sno Park around 11:30am, and began to set up camp after a quick snow shoe in. Scouts set up tents and began piling snow for quinzees, before having lunch. Scouts finished their quinzees shortly after dark,…
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Trail to First Class 2/7-2/9
Some scouts went one day early to help set up the events for other scouts the next day. Those scouts met at the library at around 6:30pm on Friday and arrived at the campsite at around 9:00pm. The next morning they woke up early and made breakfast. They started helping the adults with anything they…
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