Great Report! Thanks. I enjoy hearing them. You saw a lot of critters. Did you get any photos?
Mark Jones On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 11:53:01 -0700 Ken Komoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Outpost 193 of Southpointe Christian Center in Sacramento went on a > > backpack trip to Pt Reyes National Seashore this past weekend. > There were > 3 commanders, 1 Expedition Ranger, 3 Adventure Rangers and 5 > Discovery > Rangers(3 of them 8-year-olds). We chose to walk from Pt Reyes > Youth > Hostel to Coast Camp, which is a walk up a small hill, across a > ridge and > down to the ocean for a total of 1.5 miles. From the ridge line, > you can > see about 10 miles north and south along the Pt Reyes shoreline and > we > could also see where the entire Pt Reyes National Seashore was > burned off > about 25 years ago. There are plenty of critters of all kinds to > see. At > our campsite, we tussled with 4 raccoons who felt that our food was > their > food, and that anything left in the open was fair game. They > entered > tents, foraged thru backpacks and generally were a pain. Good thing > the > park provides big steel food lockers! We also got visited by a red > fox who > picked up some food scraps while he looked us over pretty closely > and a > large covey of quail that scurried back and forth thru camp and > along the > trail. In the evening, we caught a glimpse of part of an > experimental > European white deer herd as they walked by. While we were playing > at the > ocean, we were observed by several sea otters as they swam by. > Watching > the pelicans as they swim and dive for food was also interesting. > The > Japan current rolls past Pt Reyes and the water is really COLD. > Didn't > seem to bother the boys as they played in the surf, but the > commanders are > older, wiser and have thinner skin. We stayed dry. Gathered up a > bunch of > wood and fuel and had one of the Adventure Rangers start us a one > match > A-frame fire. The ocean, the surf, the fire, the critters, the > boys. We > shared stories, sang songs and enjoyed the presence of each other and > of > the Lord. In the morning, we packed up, policed the area and walked > out on > a different trail that took us on a 3.5 mile walk along the ocean > headlands > and thru a eucalyptus forest back to the youth hostel. We loaded up > and > drove out to Pt Reyes lighthouse for a visit. Impressive! You can > see for > 30 miles north and south along the beach and out to sea. It is 308 > steps > down to visit the actual lighthouse. The problem is, it's 308 steps > back > up to the parking lot! Loaded up and hit the road home. All of our > > 8-year-olds made every step and walked the entire route. We are > very proud > of Jake, Jamison and Tony! Amazingly, not one boy slept on the way > back... > ============================================================ > Kenneth Komoto, Commander mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Adventure Rangers Outpost 193 Phone: (530)752-7197 > Southpointe Christian Center Fax : (530)752-0329 > Sacramento, Ca 95828 > > _______ > > > List host: http://eBible.org/mpj/ List info: > http://eBible.org/rangernet/faq.htm > > To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > or visit http://eBible.org/subscribe.htm > > Download a Free Royal Ranger Database. It's packed with goodies and it will make record keeping fun! Over 25 related databases and 11 years of field experience. Just like Salvation it's free! http://home.classicnet.net/mjones02/index.html ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! _______ List host: http://eBible.org/mpj/ List info: http://eBible.org/rangernet/faq.htm To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://eBible.org/subscribe.htm
