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Troops 493/494 or Crew 494 Past Outing Reports

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DATE	Days/ Nights	Outing	Location/ Campsite	Trip Report	Comments
April 2002	2/1	Big Basin to the Sea Backpack	Big Basin SP/ Sunset campsite	Big Basin	A moderate backpack covering about 12 miles.
May 2002	2/1	Coyote Reservoir fishing & camping	Coyote Reservoir	Coyote Lake	Nice area, but no fish were caught!
Jun 2002	2/1	Moaning Caverns & Swimming	Moaning Caverns	Moaning Caverns	Rappelling and swimming in a grotto
Jul 2002		Camp Hi-Sierra	Longbarn	Hi-Sierra	Week long summer camp
Aug 2002	3/2	Mountain Biking at Mt. Tamalpais	Mt. Tam/China Beach SP	Mt Tam Biking	The roughest mountain bike trail ever!
Sep 2002	2/1	Coastal Cleanup @ Sunset Beach	Sunset Beach		Annual troop service outing
Oct 2002	2/1	Black Mountain Backpacking	Black Mountain. campsite	Black Mountain	Backpack with longer hike for High Venture Scouts from Skyline
Nov 2002	2/1	Tree Felling	Camp Chesebrough		Paul Bunyan Award
Jan 2003	2/1	Mt Diablo	Buckeye	Mt. Diablo	Rim of the Bay Hike
Feb 2003	2/1	Monterey Bay Kayaking	Mt. Madonna Arrowhead	Monterey Kayaking	Kayaking on Monterey and camped at Mt. Madonna SP
Apr 2003	2/1	Pt Reyes/ Mt. Wittenberg ROTB	Pt. Reyes/ Sky Camp	Pt Reyes	Backpack to Sky Camp
May 2003	2/1	Cycling Golden Gate to Tiburon	Angel Island/ Ridge 1-3	Angel Island	A great outing with great views
Jun 2003		Klamath River Canoeing	Klamath NP, Alice Totten	Klamath Canoeing	White water canoeing
Jun 2003	3/2	Orientation Camp	Mt. Madonna/Indian Rock	New Scout	A fun time for new scouts!
Jul 2003	7/6	Summer Camp	Hi-Sierra	Hi-Sierra	Took 2nd in camp games. 28 scouts attended
Aug 03	2/1	Monterey Sailing and Historic Hike	Veteran's Park	Monterey Sail	Sailing and hiking the historic trail
Sep 03	2/1	Coastal Cleanup Manresa SB	Upper Manresa Campsite		Annual beach outing fun
Oct 03	2/1	Briones Orienteering	Lake Chabot		Scout orienteering event
Dec 03	2/1	Mt. Tamalpais ROTB Hiking	Alice Eastwood		Rim of the Bay Hike
DATE	Days/ Nights	Outing	Location/ Campsite	Trip Report	Comments
Jan 04	2/1	USS Hornet/ Mission Peak Hike	USS Hornet	USS Hornet Outing	Great adventure on the historic ship and Rim of the Bay Hike
Feb 04	3/2	Hi-Sierra Snow Caving	Camp Hi-Sierra	Snow Caving	Building Snow Caves
Mar 04	2/1	Sacramento Historic Hike	Camp Pollock	Sacramento Outing	Train to Sacto and then hike the Historic Trail
Apr 04	2/1	Backpacking @ Henry Coe	Manzanita Group Camp		Backpack into Henry Coe
Apr 04	3/2	New Scout Orientation Outing	Grant Santa Clara CP	New Scout'04	Skills outing for new scouts
May 04	2/1	Camporee	Chesebrough SR		Patrol Competition for Polaris
Jun 04	7/6	Cycling Trek	Ligettto Cupertino	Cycling Trek '04	270-mile ride covering 7 days
Jul 04	7/6	Camp Hi-Sierra	Sioux		Traditional T494 Summer camp
Aug 04	7/6	Wente Summer Camp	Wente Scout Reserve	Wente Summer	Summer camp at Wente
Aug 04	2/1	Kayaking @ Elkhorn Slough; camp at Mt. Madonna	Moss Landing and Mt. Madonna SCCP		View the wildlife at Elkhorn. Camp at Indian Rock at Mt. Madonna
Sep 04	2/1	Beach outing and camping	Henry Camp camping		Beach outing at New Brighton SB and camp at Henry Cowell
Oct 04	2/1	Backpacking - Black Mountain	Black Mountain Backpack camp	Black Mountain Backpacking	Venture and troop hikes into Black Mountain at the Monte Bello Reserve. Venture hike back to Rancho San Antonio while regular troop hikes to Hidden Villa.
Nov 04	2/1	Henry Coe Backpacking	Manzanita Point		Hiking at Henry Coe
Dec 04	2/1	Half Moon Bay SP	Sweetwood Group		Tidepooling at Fitzgerald and night hike on the beach.
DATE	Days/ Nights	Outing	Location/ Campsite	Trip Report	Comments
Jan 05	2/1	Cross Country Skiing	Claire Taappan Ski Lodge		Cross country skiing near Soda Springs
Feb 05	2/1	Death Valley	Texas Springs/ Mesquite Springs		Badwater, Mosaic Canyon, Ubehebe, Devil's Golf Course
Mar 05	2/1	Rifle Shooting & Camping	Uvas Canyon Upper Bench Group		Shooting was sponsored by Zouaves Rifle Club
April 05	3/2	Skyline/ Big Basin to the Sea Backpacking	Waterman Gap & Sunset		Venture started from Saratoga Gap and others from Big Basin HQ.
May 05	2/1	Polaris Camp-O-Ree	Chesebrough SR		Annual camporee. This year's theme was "Star Wars" 37 scouts participated from our troop.
June 05	7/6	Yosemite National Park	Wawona Group		Hiked to Half Dome, Upper Yosemite and Mirror Lake
July 05	7/6	Camp Hi-Sierra	Sioux		Traditional July outing
Aug 05	7/6	Wente Summer Camp	Madrone Campsite
Aug 05	2/1	Moaning Cavern	Camped at MC		Rappelling and Grotto Swim
Sep 05	2/1	Del Valle EBRP			Del Valle Reservoir- Boating, fishing, hiking & Swimming
Oct 05	2/1	Sunset Beach Outing	Family Sites		Annual beach outing
Nov 05	2/1	Pt Reyes Natl Seashore	Coast Camp		Hike 2 miles into Coast Campsite. Great site- near the ocean, but protected from the wind and noise
Dec 05	2/1	Mt. Tamalpias	Alice Eastwood Group		Rim of the Bay hike
DATE	Days/Nights	Outing	Location/ Campsite	Trip Report	Comments
Jan 06	2/1	Black Diamond Mine	Black Diamond EBRP		Mine is closed during the winter months.
Feb 06	3/2	Sacramento	Camp Pollock		Amtrak to Sacto. Hike around Sacramento- State Capitol, Fort Sutter and Old Town
Mar 06	2/1	Snow Caving	Camp Hi-Sierra		Build and sleep inside snow caves
Apr 06	3/2	Skills Outing	Joseph Grant SCCP		Skills for new scotus and trail to first class
May 06	2/1	Polaris Camporee	Chesebrough SR		Join Harry and friends as patrols compete to see which 'House' will win the Dumbledore Prize.
Jun 06	7/6	White Water Canoeing	Klamath NFS, Alice Totten Campsite		White Water Canoeing
Jul 06	7/6	Camp Hi-Sierra	Sioux Campsite		Summer camp at Hi-Sierra
Aug 06	7/6	Wente Scout Reserve	High Noon Campsite		Summer Camp at Wente
Sep 06	2/1	Half Moon Bay	Half Moon Bay SP		Beach clean-up and fun in the sand outing.
Oct 06	2/1	Briones BAOC	Briones EBRP		Scouting Orienteering competiton
Nov 06	2/1	Castle Rock SP	Backpack Camp		Climbing and hiking Castle Rock. A 30' climb and rappel
Dec 06	2/1	Henry Coe SP	Manzanita Group		Backpacking in California's largest state park.
DATE	Days/Nights	Outing	Location/ Campsite	Trip Report	Comments
Jan 07	3/2	Mt. Diablo Climbing & Hiking	Mt. Diablo SP/Buckeye		We'll hike the summit trail and visit the museum and also do some rock climbing.
Feb 07	3/2	Joshua Tree			Climb and Hike at Joshua Tree National Park. Joshua Tree is near Palm Springs. Palm Springs is halfway beteen Las Vegas and Los Angeles
Mar 07	2/1	Big Basin Backpacking	Sunset Backpack Camp		One of the great backpacking experiences as we see majestic redwoods and beautiful waterfalls.
Apr 07	3/2	King's Canyon National Park
Apr 07	3/2	Skills Outing	Joseph Grant/ Group Site		New scouts orientation; Trail to First Class for older Scouts, Leadership Training and Camporee Skills Practice
May 07	2/1	Polaris Camporee	Chesebrough/TBD
Jun 07	2/1	Fremont SP	Fremont SP		Fremont has a large telescope at an observatory
Jun 07	13/12	Philmont Trek	Philmont Scout Reserve/ Various		The troop is sending a crew of 9 scouts and 3 adults to trek the southern Rockies of New Mexico
Jul 07	7/6	Hi-Sierra	Hi-Sierra/Sioux & Shoshone		Our council summer camp is constant upgrading and many of our scouts are members of the Tribe of Hi-Sierra
Aug 07	7/6	Wente	Wente/Sailor's Rest		We're camping at the premier spot at camp, across from the watefront.
Aug 07	1/0	Monterey	N/A		Monterey day outing as we hike the historic trail.
Sep 07	3/2	Half Moon Bay	Sweetwood		Our annual beach outing and this year plus a visit to Fitzgerald Marine Reserve for tide pooling.
Oct 07	2/1	Cycling Marin & San Francisco	Presidio		Take the train to SF and then ferry to Tiburon. We'll bike to Sausalito then across the Golden Gate to our campsite. We'll also bike the Presidio Historic Trail
Nov 07	2/1	Rifle Shooting & Uvas Canyon Hiking	Uvas Canyon/Upper Bench Group Site		We'll rifle shoot at Santa Clara Field Arena and then hike and camp at Uvas Canyon. Spending the night at Uvas is MANDATORY to be able to rifle shoot.
Dec 07	2/1	Black Mountain Backpacking	Black Mountain Backpack Camp		We'll start with a quick hike of the Los Trancos Earthquake trail then hike to the campsite at Black Mountain. We'll hike down
Date	Day/Nights	Outing	Campsite	Trip Report	Comments
Jan 08	3/2	Yosemite Winter Camping			Camp at Yosemite to view all of the wonders without all of the crowds.
Feb 08	4/3	Snow Sports Outing	Camp Richardson		Skiing and snow boarding at Lake Tahoe
Mar 08	2/1	USS Pampanito	Submarine		Hike around the Presidio and the live aboard program on the USS Pampinto
Apr 08	2/1	Camporee	Chesebrough Madrone		Polaris Camporee at Chesebrough
Apr 08	3/2	Skills Outing	Joseph Grant- Haley		New scout orientation, Troop Leader Training, Trail to First for scouts starting their 2nd year
May 08	2/1	Point Reyes	Olema Campgrounds		Hiking at the northern part of Pt. Reyes to view the Roosevelt Elks.
Jun 08	7/6	Cycling Trek	Various
Jul 08	7/6	Hi-Sierra	Sioux
Jul 08	7/6	Wente	Sailor's Rest		Summer camp at Wente
Sep 08	2/1	Half Moon Bay	Venice Beach
Oct 08	2/1	Pinnacles	Pinnacles Campground		Climbing and the Rim of the Bay Hike
Nov 08	2/1	Monterey Bay			Kayaking and the Monterey Historic Trail hike
Dec 08	2/1	Lake Chabot			Pioneering outing.
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Aug 09	7/6	Oljato			Summer camp at Oljato
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