Big Trees South Grove Hike, August 3rd, 2013

A hike through the less traveled South Grove of Big Trees State Park covering 5.4 miles of beautiful sequoia forest. The Scouts had fun investigating the burned-out caves in the huge trees that are common within the forest.

Camp John Mensinger, June 30th to July 6th, 2013

Another fine year acquiring more merit badges and watching the Scoutmasters get owned at Deathball. (for the 4th year in a row!) The Scouts had fun, and thank you to the leaders that helped out. More pictures available in the gallery.

Sugar Pine Railway Mountain Bike Ride, June 23rd

Short bike ride from upper Twain Harte to Lyons Resevoir. Easy ride, lots of fun, no fish caught.

Awesome Backpacking Trip!!

Last weekend we had an awesome backpacking trip to Kibbie Lake. We caught and cooked some excellent rainbow trout, went swimming, and found some great rocks to jump off into the lake. For the most part we had the entire lake to ourselves. TONS OF FUN!!

Death Valley Trip, March 23-28 2013

We set off from the Whistle Stop at 6:30 AM to begin the 8-hour car ride to Death Valley. About 3/4 of the way there, the alternator failed on the Scoutmaster's van, and we detoured north of Lone Pine and set up camp within view of Mount Whitney while the alternator was replaced.
The next morning, we woke up to 28 degree temperatures and a beautiful view of the back of the Sierras. After breakfast, we checked out the Reward gold mine and then headed for Death Valley.
The valley temperatures were 50s at night and 70s during the day, perfect weather for checking out Scotty's Castle and the unique geological features of Death Valley. We brought back lots of great memories from this trip, and we hope to return to Death Valley in the future.