Enjoyed the report. Thanks for sharing it with us. Mark Jones
On Mon, 20 May 2002 14:52:13 -0700 Ken Komoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Outpost 193 in Sacramento, California did a weekend backpack trip > this last > weekend. Six boys(ages 9, 10, 11, 13) and three commanders (one > young, two > 50+) hiked the trail at Pt Reyes National Seashore that runs from > Palomarin > Beach to Wildcat camp, about 5.5 miles of some of the most beautiful > > scenery in the whole world! We saw Alamere Falls, a 40' ocean bluff > > waterfall, (one of the few in the world) and we saw the sand, the > waves, > the horizon, five small inland lakes and miles and miles of > nature's > beauty when we stood on a 300' bluff that projected out into the > ocean. There was 20 miles of Point Reyes beaches stretching off > into the > Northwest as we could see where the Pt. Reyes Lighthouse stands. > And we > could see about 10 miles of beaches looking to the Southwest toward > the > town of Bolinas. We could also see headlands and trees and seagulls > and > pelicans and a fishing boat and an Aircraft Carrier(!) headed North. > Some > of the boys claimed to see whales out there, but us old coots > couldn't make > them out. The boys inspected every hole in the ground, looking for > > wildlife, and were once rewarded with the sight of a critter with a > set of > beady brown eyes, brown fur and a little black nose regarding them > from > behind a mound of dirt he had just pushed out of his hole. For five > of > these boys, it was their very first backpack trip. Of course, they > brought > too much stuff, and the walk out was tough, but the trip was a > superior > accomplishment for all of them. I'm so very proud of all of them > and my > friends (the other commanders) that I tear up just remembering their > > toughness. In fact, two boys twisted their ankles at some point and > never > told us commanders because they wanted to continue and didn't want > us to > worry. And they never showed any evidence of pain until we were > about a > mile from the parking lot on the way out! It was great trip, and we > > learned about Poison Oak and wild blackberries and backpack setup > and > carrying out what you carried in and how to read a topo map. Yes, I > know > how to read a topo map, I just happened to miss the spot on the map > where > our trail crossed four 40' topo lines in about a tenth of a mile. > *sigh* > > If you want to see where we went, go to http://www.nps.gov/pore/ and > click > on the Camping link and then the Maps link. Choose the park map and > zoom > in to South tip near Bolinas. You will see a little spot named > Palomarin > TrailHead. We walked from there to Wildcat camp, spent the night, > got up > in the morning and walked on the beach to Alamere Falls, climbed the > bluff > and walked back to the parking lot. Last year, we walked a five > mile round > trip. This year, we walked an eleven mile round trip. We are > trying to > work our way up to a serious trip where we can take several days, > but with > our current age group, we are a few years away from that. > > Pictures to follow after I get them scanned. > ============================================================ > Kenneth Komoto mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Office of the Registrar Phone: (530)752-7197 > University of California Fax : (530)752-0329 > Davis, Ca 95616 > > _______ > Let the Golden Rule be your daily rule. > > Please pray for your list sponsor: http://eBible.org/mpj/ > > To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm > http://rangernet.org > Mark Jones, Ozark MO, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Download a Free Royal Ranger Database visit my website at: http://home1.gte.net/mjones02/index.html _______ Let the Golden Rule be your daily rule. Please pray for your list sponsor: http://eBible.org/mpj/ To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm http://rangernet.org
