[Troop351] Weekend Camping Plans

[Josh Cooley]

Please meet at the scout shed at *5:30am tomorrow* (Saturday) morning.  We
will need all the time we can get in the morning to account for travel
time, safety instruction time, and the travel from Grimes to the canoe
launch.  I left off the all trails links in the last email, so I've
included them here:

Saturday:
https://www.alltrails.com/explore/map/tn-buffalo-topsy-to-blue-rock-d3c7d16
Sunday:
https://www.alltrails.com/explore/map/blue-rock-to-grimes-c213877

What to bring:

Meals:
Bring a breakfast to eat on the road.
Saturday no-cook lunch
Saturday dinner (mre or dehydrated)
Sunday breakfast (mre or dehydrated)
+snacks - canoeing can burn some calories

Gear:
dry bag or 5 gal bucket to keep gear dry
rope or clip to attach to canoe
Water Bottle (with water)
Pocket knife
first-aid kit
flashlight/head lamp (for camp)
Sun protection (sunscreen and hat even for a cloudy day)
Change of clothes - expect to get wet, need dry clothes to sleep in and
something for Sunday
Water shoes or closed toed sandals
Sleeping bag, sleeping pad
tent
eating utensils
ziploc bag for trash

Additional Gear:
Water filter to share
backpacking stove

Please let us know if there's a mistake in the roster below.

Josh Cooley



On Fri, May 17, 2024 at 12:21 PM Josh Cooley <jbcooley at cooleyhome.com>
wrote:

> I've gotten confirmation from Grimes that we will be canoeing.  If there
> is a mistake in the roster, please let me know.  I've made two changes
> based on previous feedback.
>
> Make sure you are bringing personal food for this trip.  Prepare for both
> sun and rain.  We will likely encounter rain.  You will need good close
> toed shoes so that we can stop and seek shelter if there is
> severe weather.  Make sure you review your packing list and pack in water
> tight buckets or bags.
>
> The canoe trip is through areas with low cell coverage.  Phones are not
> good forms of communication.  Below is an alltrails link that shows our
> expected path for Saturday and Sunday.  We will send an update on the
> expected return on our drive back Sunday.  Any updates between our
> departure and return will be unplanned.
>
> On Thu, May 16, 2024 at 9:48 AM Josh Cooley <jbcooley at cooleyhome.com>
> wrote:
>
>> We will be canoeing or biking this weekend.  The final clearance for the
>> canoe trip will come Friday, but this seems more likely than our back up
>> plan today.  Our backup plan may be Saturday only.  We have run into an
>> issue with camping overnight at our regular site for our backup plan.  If
>> the river remains safe to canoe, we will be camping.
>>
>> Below is the list of scouts that RSVPd for this weekend.
>>
>> *Scouts*
>> Logan Ashcroft
>> Cooper Davison
>> Silas Goldstein
>> Rhylan Holcombe
>> Rowan McHale
>> Tyler Pysh
>> Isaac Caldwell
>> Noah Gallagher
>> Maximilian Ott
>> Rafael Cook
>> Bryce Sisco
>> Nathan Ventigan
>> Isaac Cooley
>> Archer Sisco
>> Cain Cybuck
>> William Dawson
>> Edward Leffingwell
>> Brian Nguyen
>> Luke Bogardus
>> Carson Drake
>> *Adults*
>> Bryan Bogardus
>> James Caldwell
>> Joshua Cooley
>> Brady Gallagher
>> Doug Goldstein
>> John Holcombe
>>
> Preston  Pysh
>
>>
>> Remember that you must be a swimmer for canoeing.  You must have a bike
>> and helmet if we end up on our backup plan.
>>
>> On Tue, May 14, 2024 at 8:08 PM Josh Cooley <jbcooley at cooleyhome.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> We've had a lot of rain recently and Grimes Canoe Base is keeping an eye
>>> on the Buffalo River to ensure we can have a safe canoe trip.  We may not
>>> find out until late Thursday or Friday morning if we will be able to
>>> canoe.  We've made backup plans to go cycling on Redstone Arsenal.
>>>
>>> If we switch to cycling, we will camp at Vincent Park with the same
>>> plans that we have for canoeing. Everyone will bring their meals, and
>>> camping gear. The difference is that we will bring bikes and gear will stay
>>> at camp while we bike Saturday.
>>>
>>> Please watch for email updates and band updates for plans for this
>>> weekend.
>>>
>>> Josh Cooley
>>>
>>
> On Thu, May 16, 2024 at 9:48 AM Josh Cooley <jbcooley at cooleyhome.com>
> wrote:
>
>> We will be canoeing or biking this weekend.  The final clearance for the
>> canoe trip will come Friday, but this seems more likely than our back up
>> plan today.  Our backup plan may be Saturday only.  We have run into an
>> issue with camping overnight at our regular site for our backup plan.  If
>> the river remains safe to canoe, we will be camping.
>>
>> Below is the list of scouts that RSVPd for this weekend.
>>
>> *Scouts*
>> Logan Ashcroft
>> Cooper Davison
>> Silas Goldstein
>> Rhylan Holcombe
>> Rowan McHale
>> Tyler Pysh
>> Isaac Caldwell
>> Noah Gallagher
>> Maximilian Ott
>> Rafael Cook
>> Bryce Sisco
>> Nathan Ventigan
>> Isaac Cooley
>> Archer Sisco
>> Cain Cybuck
>> William Dawson
>> Edward Leffingwell
>> Brian Nguyen
>> Luke Bogardus
>> Carson Drake
>> *Adults*
>> Bryan Bogardus
>> James Caldwell
>> Joshua Cooley
>> Brady Gallagher
>> Doug Goldstein
>> John Holcombe
>> Remember that you must be a swimmer for canoeing.  You must have a bike
>> and helmet if we end up on our backup plan.
>>
>> On Tue, May 14, 2024 at 8:08 PM Josh Cooley <jbcooley at cooleyhome.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> We've had a lot of rain recently and Grimes Canoe Base is keeping an eye
>>> on the Buffalo River to ensure we can have a safe canoe trip.  We may not
>>> find out until late Thursday or Friday morning if we will be able to
>>> canoe.  We've made backup plans to go cycling on Redstone Arsenal.
>>>
>>> If we switch to cycling, we will camp at Vincent Park with the same
>>> plans that we have for canoeing. Everyone will bring their meals, and
>>> camping gear. The difference is that we will bring bikes and gear will stay
>>> at camp while we bike Saturday.
>>>
>>> Please watch for email updates and band updates for plans for this
>>> weekend.
>>>
>>> Josh Cooley
>>>
>>
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