You wouldn’t think it would be hard to outrun a zombie. You’d be wrong. DEAD wrong. That’s because at Zomboree, the zombies don’t all just shamble around at night. They’re active during the day time, too, and they’re fast. Now imagine trying to get your patrol—alive—from one competition to the next around Camp Cutter while…

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Saturday – Sunday, Apr 13-14, 2013  We had a small group taking advantage of this beautiful landscape. We drove down for more than 2 hrs from Foster City on Saturday afternoon. After checking in and setting up our camp, we drove to the Bear Gulch trail head and took a short hike up through the…

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Sunday April 7, 2013 Amy Pallas once again organized this popular event. Two hours of Shotgun shooting golf style. Coyote Valley Sporting Clays provided all the gear and personal instruction for 4 in our group, while 9 others did the course on their own. It is set up like a golf course with a variety of holes and…

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Sat-Sun Mar 23-24, 2013  One dozen anglers set out on this weekend trip to Lake Del Valle and Los Vaqueros Reservoir. The fishing was “okay,” the food was better and sleeping under the stars without tents was best. Those looking to complete the fishing merit badge have yet to catch the elusive fish, although the…

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Sunday, Mar 17, 2013 It was a beautiful day for a hike above Napa!  Our small group of dedicated hikers left the FC library at 7 AM and drove through scenic Napa Valley, arriving at Robert Louis Stevenson State Park, just north of Calistoga.  Warning:  the trails are well marked, but otherwise the park is short on…

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Sunday Mar 10, 2013 –  Three scouts and two adults learned about horsemanship, including how to lead, groom, harness/saddle a horse, then took a short lesson and enjoyed a forested trail ride. The weather, and the staff at Moss Beach Ranch, couldn’t have been kinder to our group. [slickr-flickr search=”sets” set=”72157633038185946″ type=”slideshow” items=”5″ sort=”date” direction=”ascending”…

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Wednesday Mar 6, 2013 7:00 – 9:00 pm Rockin’ Jump rocked. Attendance was high at our first annual visit to this indoor trampoline park. Rockin’ Jump puts a new twist on basketball when you get to spring off a rubber floor! The gym has 4 separate stations, the most popular of which seemed to be…

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Sunday Feb 24, 2013 Three scouts and two adults braved the chilly weather to climb one of the ecological treasures of the San Francisco Bay Area. Although skies were clear, the wind got stronger as we scaled the summit and after two hours of steady hiking we made it to the top and had our…

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Saturday Feb 23, 2013 Troop 175 Scouts attended a geology merit badge event that was sponsored by the Santa Clara Valley Gem and Mineral Society, which was hosted at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. There were 90 boys in attendance from all over the Bay Area in each of the 2 sessions that were run…

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Saturday – Sunday, Feb 16 – 18, 2013 This turned out to be a fun trip, leaving around 2:00p on Saturday, returning 1:00p Monday (President’s Day) and with surprisingly nice weather for February, though the fire pit was a popular spot in the evening when the sea breeze kicked in. Sweetwood has a large grassy…

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