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 dummies. 

In the afternoon, Scouts went over some basic first aid skills, first aid skills related to temperature and animal bites/stings, and one and two person carries. They took breaks between instructional portions and played fun games and activities like cornhole. 

After dinner, Sunaina and Neha led a campfire where scouts played charades, answered First Aid trivia, and acted out skits. A night hike was planned, however the clear, audible presence of coyotes canceled those plans. In the morning, Scouts woke up, made breakfast, and then packed up camp. There was a flag ceremony and then everyone went on the canceled night hike, which now turned into a day hike. Scouts left after their hike, at around noon. Overall, the trip was pretty good. Most scouts got several requirements signed off and they were all able to learn new, useful first aid skills.

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 harder around the 2 mile mark. Mr. Wright taught the scouts how to “caterpillar” and they took a break in between to eat some snacks. Scouts finished the hike at around 11:30am and were home by around 12:15pm. Overall, it was a fun hike, all the scouts were talking, and there was pretty good attendance with around eight scouts.

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! In summary, around a ton of ice plant and other invasive species were removed from the ground and 5000 square feet along the Colma Creek coastline was cleared. Those interested in doing similar work or projects can reach out to Alex’s beneficiary, the Friends of San Bruno Mountain.

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 and rabbits along the Edgewood Trail Loop.

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, and all but 2 scouts decided to sleep overnight in their snow shelter. After packing up the following day, scouts had a snowball fight and went sledding nearby. Scouts thought that the meals were successful, but they could have used more planning, communication, and mastery of white gas stoves.

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 needed. The other scouts then started arriving at around 11:30 and there was an opening ceremony with a flag raising. The scouts then split into groups to complete requirements, like building a fire, tying knots and lashings, raising the flag, and nature-related topics. This took up most of the day on Saturday, but there was a campfire in the evening. Scouts prepared skits, a Jeopardy game, and lots of jokes. The campfire ended with vespers and scouts went to sleep at around 10:30pm. The next morning, scouts woke up and made breakfast, packed up camp, did a camp sweep, and ended with roses and thorns, all before going home to watch the Super Bowl.

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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 dummies. 

In the afternoon, Scouts went over some basic first aid skills, first aid skills related to temperature and animal bites/stings, and one and two person carries. They took breaks between instructional portions and played fun games and activities like cornhole. 

After dinner, Sunaina and Neha led a campfire where scouts played charades, answered First Aid trivia, and acted out skits. A night hike was planned, however the clear, audible presence of coyotes canceled those plans. In the morning, Scouts woke up, made breakfast, and then packed up camp. There was a flag ceremony and then everyone went on the canceled night hike, which now turned into a day hike. Scouts left after their hike, at around noon. Overall, the trip was pretty good. Most scouts got several requirements signed off and they were all able to learn new, useful first aid skills.

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 harder around the 2 mile mark. Mr. Wright taught the scouts how to “caterpillar” and they took a break in between to eat some snacks. Scouts finished the hike at around 11:30am and were home by around 12:15pm. Overall, it was a fun hike, all the scouts were talking, and there was pretty good attendance with around eight scouts.

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! In summary, around a ton of ice plant and other invasive species were removed from the ground and 5000 square feet along the Colma Creek coastline was cleared. Those interested in doing similar work or projects can reach out to Alex’s beneficiary, the Friends of San Bruno Mountain.

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 and rabbits along the Edgewood Trail Loop.

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, and all but 2 scouts decided to sleep overnight in their snow shelter. After packing up the following day, scouts had a snowball fight and went sledding nearby. Scouts thought that the meals were successful, but they could have used more planning, communication, and mastery of white gas stoves.

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 needed. The other scouts then started arriving at around 11:30 and there was an opening ceremony with a flag raising. The scouts then split into groups to complete requirements, like building a fire, tying knots and lashings, raising the flag, and nature-related topics. This took up most of the day on Saturday, but there was a campfire in the evening. Scouts prepared skits, a Jeopardy game, and lots of jokes. The campfire ended with vespers and scouts went to sleep at around 10:30pm. The next morning, scouts woke up and made breakfast, packed up camp, did a camp sweep, and ended with roses and thorns, all before going home to watch the Super Bowl.

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