Ohlone Wilderness Backpacking

Event cancelled.

Dates: April 15-16, 2017 (Sat-Sun)
Meet: Saturday, 7am sharp at the Danville Park & Ride
Return: Scouts will be returned to their homes at approximately 5:30pm Sunday.
Cost: $45. Covers campsite meals, campsite, trail snacks, wilderness permit, park entrance fees, travel costs & more.
Attire: T805 hiking or other synthetic wicking shirt. (No cotton!)
Required: Permission slip due March 28th

Details:
– Participants need appropriate backpacking and quality rain gear: backpacks, 10 essentials, boots, waterproof shells (for body, head and packs – no ponchos!), layered clothing, extra socks, gallon ziplocks for dry clothes, synthetic sleeping bags, and a 2-3 liters of water. No cotton! (“Cotton kills.”)
– Bring sack lunch for Saturday (in gallon Ziploc, not paper sack). All other meals will be provided.
– We will need drivers to take us from Park & Ride to Sunol Regional Park on Saturday, and to pick us up at Del Valle Regional Park on Sunday. Please indicate if you can help out by driving.

Required:
– 03/28 Permission slip due at Troop Meeting
– 03/28 Mandatory planning meeting at PLC
– 04/11 Mandatory pack check 30 minutes before COH

A very challenging 20-mile two-day backpack from Sunol Regional Park through the beautiful Ohlone Wilderness to Del Valle Regional Park. Day 1 will involve approximately 4,000 vertical feet of climbing over 10 miles, in about 7 hours of hiking. Day 2 is about as much descending over another 10 miles. This moderately-strenuous intermediate-level backpack is open to scouts with previous backpacking experience.

(Note: An introduction to backpacking trip is planned for later in April.)

Contact Mr Benveniste and Mrs Kim with questions.

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