Long Beach Troop 212

The following pages were updated on the website on January 9th:

• Calendar – The latest calendar information was added to the Troop 212 Google calendar & a new updated, downloadable calendar is available.
• Trips – The latest dates and locations for 2012 trips have been added.
• Sky High Trip – The troop is going to Sky High (trampolines) on 1/13.  All the information is on the trip page.

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FOOD SHOPPING AND GEAR, UPDATE
1. We will meet, ADULTS only ( scouts optional) on Thursday, December 22nd, 6 PM at Signal Hill Costco, for food shopping of non-perishable foods. These items will be re-packaged at the Scoutmasters house for River use and loaded in the marked River boxes. Ending time for this will be no later than 10 PM….hopefully earlier.

2. We will NOT meet, Saturday, December 24th, 10:00 AM, Signal Hill Costco for perishable food shopping. This has been cancelled for the group. The Trip Leader will take care of this personally.

3. We will meet ALL ADULT DRIVERS Sunday evening, December 25, 6 PM, at the Scoutmasters house ( ALLEY in the back, again )  for troop gear loading in to Cars/Vans/trucks. We will NOT be using the Troop Trailer this trip.

DEPARTURE & RETURN MEETING PLACE & TIME, UPDATE
We will meet at the Church parking lot at 7:00 AM, with plans to depart at 7:30 AM MONDAY, December 26th.  We plan to return to the same parking lot on FRIDAY, December 30th, between 3:00 and 4:00 PM.  Updates on our return arrival time will be available by checking SPOT on our Web Site Friday OR my cell phone.

TRIP ITINERARY, UPDATE
The first day, MONDAY, December 26th, will be a travel day to the Colorado River, Cottonwood C.G. (Base Camp). Along the way we will stop in a road side rest area to have the bag lunches/drinks you all have brought from home. When we arrive at this River Base Camp, at about 2 PM, all participants will change out of their uniforms and into play cloths, transfer gear to the Canoe Support Vans, store their uniforms into the parked cars to ensure they are clean, and dry for the return drive home. All vehicles ( park them facing OUT for easier departure later) and the safety boat will remain at the River Base Camp and we will proceed about two more hours by Canoe Support Vans to our launch location near Hoover Dam. Since it will be cold that evening and we will be tired from the drive, so we will plan on staying at the Hacienda Hotel very near the launch site, have a 6:00 PM supper and go to bed early, in order to ensure plenty of rest for the rigorous days ahead.

The next day, TUESDAY, the 27th, will be our first canoeing day. We wake up early enough to attend the 6 AM breakfast. Then the first thing that morning participants will be responsible for packing up their personal belongings in their bags (ready for canoeing) and, filling up their canteens, and getting all gear packed in trailers/vehicles to drive down to the Hoover Dam launch site.

EXTRA SPENDING MONEY
Extra money needs for the participants has been kept to a minimum because all meals will be prepared troop style as part of the trip, except to first travel day picnic lunch, which you will need to bring from home ( we will not be stopping at a fast food location) and the last day lunch traveling back home, which will be a stop in a fast food location during one of our vehicle gas up stops. You will also need some quarters for the hot showers at Cotton Cove Campground the last canoeing day.

QUESTIONS may be directed to John at SCOUTMASTER@TROOP212.NET

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All FINAL PAYMENTS, BSA Medical Forms, Troop 212 Parent Permission Forms and Desert River Canoe Rental Permission Forms (copies will be available on our web page) all must be submitted/collected no later than this coming Monday, December 5^th, Troop Meeting. There is an updated Trip Booklet on the Troop web site dated 11-21-11. Please use that version to replace any earlier versions you may have been using.

Please feel free to send any questions to me at Scoutmaster@troop212.net

PRE-TRIP PREPARATIONS & DUTIES

Long before this river adventure begins in December, detailed preparations need to be made well in advance. These include such things as food planning, food shopping, equipment readiness, prepackaging of food boxes, and vehicle loading. Scouts and Adults will be needed in the following areas;

1.       We will meet at the Scoutmasters house (Alley way in the back) on Saturday, December 10^th, at 1:00 PM for equipment prep work.

2.    We will meet, as a large group, on Thursday, December 22nd, 6 PM at Signal Hill Costco, for food shopping of non-perishable foods. These items will be re-packaged at the Scoutmasters house for River use and loaded in the marked River boxes. Ending time for this will be about 10 PM.

3.       We will meet, as a smaller select group, Saturday, December 24^th, 10:00 AM, Signal Hill Costco for perishable food shopping. This will end about 12 noon.

4.    We will all meet Sunday evening, December 25, 6 PM, at the Scoutmasters house, for troop gear loading in to Cars/Vans/trucks. We will NOT be using the Troop Trailer this trip.

PERSONAL UTENSILS

In order to conserve washing water, we will be using troop provided paper plates, paper cups (not styro), paper bowls and paper towels, all of which are expected to be burned at evening campfires. No plastics will be burned in the campfire. Each trip participant is still directed to bring their usual reusable plates, bowls, cups, mugs (see “WHAT TO BRING”, in the Trip Booklet on the web) as back up, in case the paper products get wet.

We will not be using disposable plastic forks, spoons or knives this trip. You will need your own reusable plastic/metal forks, spoons and knives for each breakfast and supper. Trip participants will be responsible for the proper cleaning of their personal utensils.

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