Hello All A reminder that if you are coming on the hike this Sunday afternoon, to please meet us at the new Visitor Center at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, please try to be there by 12:30 pm on the 30th. Directions and the site are at http://www.fws.gov/rockymountainarsenal/ The permission slip has been reattached, please bring one to the hike if you don't already have it. Please come prepared. A good hiking list is on the troop website under lists. Click on hiking. There is a good section in the Boy Scout Manual. At minimum we expect each scout to come with water, appropriate clothing, and a compass. I will provide maps to each patrol. Each scout will have an opportunity to accomplish the following rank requirements for second and one for first Discuss the principals of leave no trace. Take a five mile hike using map and a compass together Identify or find evidence of 10 animals Identify 10 plants Weather is expected to be dry and in the mid fifties. Even if you have these requirements, come along it will be a good hike. Thank You |