Caving at Raccoon Mountain

Location – Raccoon Mountain
319 West Hill Drive
Chattanooga, TN 37419
800-823-CAMP
Dates – Jan. 23 – 24
Depart – Saturday, Jan 23th at 6:00 AM from Zion Parking lot
Return – Sunday, Jan 24th, 12:00 Noon at 183 Office Suites Building
Dress – Class A uniform
Cost - $54 - 80 per scout ($ 5 for food, $38 for caving adventure, $7 - $26 for Merit Badge - $11 for Geology or Orienteering recommended, $4 per Go-Kart ride)

Merit badges

• Geology Badge: Your scouts will be able to complete all of the requirements. $11.00 - 2 1/2 hours.
• Forestry Badge: Will complete all of the requirements $7.00 - 2 hours.
• Soil & Water Conservation Badge: Your scouts can fulfill all of the requirements. $7.00 - 1 1/2 hours.
• Orienteering Badge: Can complete. $11.00 - 5 hours.
• Environmental Science Badge: Scouts have to complete two (2) requirements (air pollution and pollution prevention) that require seven days of observation and practice on their own in order to complete the badge. $11.00 - to 3 1/2 hours.
  

Scouts should bring – Ground cover, sleeping bag, class B uniform, personal items (face cloth, towel, soap, toothbrush, comb, hair spray, etc), jeans and clothes you don't mind getter real dirty, change of under clothes and socks, poncho, scout book, COMPASS, flash light and extra batteries.
Winter Camping advisory - See http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=d4zzt7q_28d69kkk&hl=en for details
Scouts should not bring – cell phones and any other electronic gear. – MP3 players, IPODs, game boys

Contact: Bill Truss at (770) 321-0370

More info:  http://www.wildcave.com/index.html

Scout Climbing Outing

2 hour unlimited rock climbing with program direction, safety equipment, and climbing shoes. Instruction may include belay, boulder spotting, and rappel, climbing technique, care and use of equipment technique.

When: December 5, 2009

Where: ADRENALINE CLIMBING

460 Brogdon Rd. Suite 100

Suwanee, GA 30024

Cost: $25 includes Pizza and Beverage

Departure: Zion Missionary Baptist Church at 12 PM

Return: Zion Missionary Baptist Church at 5:30 PM

All minor children MUST have a parent or legal guardian's signature on a Waiver of Liability Contract before their children can climb or belay others in the gym. NO EXCEPTIONS

Backpacking with Troop 87

Please click HERE for are more details.

Leave:   Saturday, November 21^st (meet at scout hut at 6:00 AM behind Roswell Baptist)

710 Mimosa Blvd

Roswell, GA 30075-4498

Return:  Sunday, November 22^nd (back around 11:00 AM – 12:00 Noon PM)

Please see my backpacking notes for more details on backpacking preparation.

God and Life Award For Grades 9-12

Please click in the picture above for more details.

Project COPE and Character camp out

 

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What:  Project COPE (Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience)

Date: September 25-27, 2009

Where: Woodruff Scout Reservation

Agenda

Details

• Arrive at Church at 6:00 pm on Friday – September 25^th. Depart from the Church at 6:30 pm
• Return Sunday, September 27^th, to Building at 183 Norcross Street at 4:00 pm
• Cost - $50 per scout (course fee, food, & transportation), $20 if not doing COPE
• Food will be furnished for Saturday and Sunday. Scouts should eat before departing or bring their dinner for Friday evening.
• Each scout must have a completed transportation form, updated physical form, and the Hold Harmless and Informed Consent Forms prior to any participation in COPE. Forms are attached. Forms will be collected prior to departure.
• Each scout should have his own tent or agreement to share a tent with another scout. Scouts should have all necessary camping equipment, including sleeping bag, coat, personal care items, poncho, water bottle, flashlight, etc. Long pants are required to participate in the course.
• Be prepared for cooler weather. Lows are expected to be in the low 50s/ upper 40s and highs in the mid 70s.
• Scouts should be at least 13 years of age by January 1, 2008 or have completed the seventh grade.
• No electronics gadgets (cell phones, IPods/MP3/CD players, games, etc.)

Forms

• Parental Informed Consent Form
• Release Indemnity Consent Hold Harmless Form

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Project COPE is a national program of the Boy Scouts of America. The program is composed of group initiative games, trust events, low-course events, and high-course events. Some activities involve a group challenge, while others develop individual skills and agility. Participants climb, swing, balance,jump, rappel, and devise solutions to a variety of problems.

Fishing and Tubing at Galt's Ferry on Lake Allatoona

Location – Galt's Ferry on Lake Allatoona

Dates – 9/5
Departure – Saturday, September 5th at 6:30 AM from Zion Parking lot
Return – Saturday, September 5th at 2:30 AM from Zion Parking lot
Dress – Class B uniform, swim trunks and towel
Cost - $5 per scout ($ 5 for misc expense)
Scouts should bring – Fishing rods, bait and tackle will be provided

Grub plan:

• Scouts will eat breakfast before or bring their breakfast. Hot dogs (or hamburgers), chips and soda for lunch, along with an apple or banana.

Scouts should not bring – na
Directions from the church:

· Turn right onto Norcross Street

· Turn left onto Holcomb Bridge Road (Highway 92)

· Travel west on Highway 92 crossing over I-575 and travel several more miles to Bell's Ferry Road.

· Turn right onto Bell's Ferry Road and follow to Kellogg Creek Road.

· Turn left onto Kellogg Creek Road, cross over creek.

· Approximately 1-2 miles on right you will see signs to Galt's Ferry. Turn right.

· Follow road. You will get to a fork in the road, continue to follow signs to Galt's Ferry. (Stay to the left)

There is a $4.00 fee per Car to park.

Maps and trail info:

Site 22

Who needs a fishing license?

Anyone age 16 and older must have a current Georgia fishing license in their possession while fishing in freshwater or saltwater in Georgia. Conservation Rangers may require identification when checking fishing licenses.
Exceptions:

• a fishing license is not required to fish in private ponds (this does not include ponds owned by governments - county, state, or federal).
• a fishing license is not required by a landowner and their immediate family when fishing on their land.

Philmont Crew 704-F summary

Select image above to see pictures!

For more details please click on the following link: http://troop206news.blogspot.com/2009/08/philmont-crew-704-f-summary.html

AT trail (Springer to Woodys) backpacking: Trek 2

Location – AP Trail
Dates – 6/19 – 6/20
Departure – Friday, June 19th at 1:00 PM from Zion Parking lot
Return – Saturday, June 20th , 3-4 PM at 183 Office Suites Building
Dress – Class B uniform
Cost - $15 per scout ($ 5 for misc expense, $10 for food)
Scouts should bring – Backpack, tent, ground cover, sleeping bag, class B uniform, personal items (face cloth, towel, soap, toothbrush, comb, etc), change of under clothes and socks, rain gear, scout book, compass, flash light and extra)

Grub plan:

• Friday dinner: Stop on the way or bring your own.
• Pack own Saturday breakfast, lunch, Saturday dinner by lead cook.

Trek Plan (Tentative):

• Friday:  Shuttle from Woody to Spring then hike 8 miles to Hawk Mountain
• Saturday:  Hike 12.5 miles to Woody

Scouts should not bring – cell phones and any other electronic gear. – MP3 players, IPODs, game boys
Directions to Woodys Gap: Take GA 400 North for about 37 miles, then turn left at S Chestatee/GA-249/GA-60/US-19 for 5.1 miles. Then turn right at GA-60/Morrison Moore Pkwy E/Pine Tree Rd/US-19 (Continue to follow GA-60) for 8 miles. Turn left to stay on GA-60 for about 5 miles until Woody Gap

Maps and trail info:

http://www.georgia-atclub.org/mapsprofiles.html

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=http://stewartholt.csoft.net/AT-Georgia-gm.kmz\

http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.aspx?trailid=HGD077-001&source=CDI&oc=CDI1&track=1

http://www.hikerhostel.com/index.php

Summer Camp at WSR

We are in the video!

Depart on Sunday, June 7th, 10 AM

Return on Saturday, June 13th, 12 Noon

Cost: $245 - 25% of individual popcorn sales, $70 due now and remainder at the end of May

More Info - http://wsr.atlantabsacamp.org/info.asp

• Monday
  • Suggest conservation project
  • 5-mile hike (mountain men)
  • Ocoee River Rafting (Older Scouts)
• Tuesday
  • Suggest clean showers
  • Nanthahala River Rafting
• Wednesday - Parents day and start Horsemanship
• Thursday
  • Polar bear plunge
  • Horse Trail Ride
• Friday - Relay and Mile swim

Contact:  Bill Truss:  (770) 321-0370 - wwtruss@comcast.net

Backpacking: Trek 2...day Hike

Location – Kennesaw Mountain

Date – 5/30

Departure – Saturday, May 30th , 9:30 AM at the park visitor center

Return – Saturday, May 30th , 5:30 PM at the park visitor center

Dress – Class B uniform

Cost - $5 per scout ($5 for food)

Scouts should bring – Backpack, tent, ground cover, sleeping bag, class B uniform, personal items (face cloth, towel, soap, toothbrush, comb, etc), change of under clothes and socks, rain gear, scout book, compass, flash light and extra)

Grub plan:

• Pack own Saturday breakfast and a lunch, Lunch by lead cook (Ellis).

Trek Plan:

• Saturday:  Loop hike

Scouts should not bring – cell phones and any other electronic gear. – MP3 players, IPODs, game boys

Directions:

From I-75 South:To exit 269 (Barrett Parkway). At the stoplight turn right onto Barrett Parkway. Follow Barrett Parkway for approximately 3 miles, turn left at the light, onto Old Hwy 41. Turn right at your next light, Stilesboro Rd. The visitor center will be immediately on your left. Brown and white signs located along the roads will guide you as well. Directions from the visitor center to Cheatham Hill are provided in the visitor center at the information desk.

Cross Over Campout at Hembree Park

Location:  Hembree Park in Roswell
Dates:  25-26 April
Drop off: Saturday, April 25th at 10 AM at Hembree Park
Pick up:  Sunday, April 26th , 11:00 at Hembree Park
Dress: Class A uniform
Cost: $10 per scout ($10 for food)
Scouts should bring: Tent, ground cover, sleeping bag, class B uniform, personal items (face cloth, towel, soap, toothbrush, comb, hair spray, etc), change of under clothes and socks, poncho, scout book, COMPASS, flash light and extra batteries.

Should not bring:  cell phones and any other electronic gear. – MP3 players, IPODs, game boys
Address:
HEMBREE PARK RECREATION CENTER (HPRC)
850 Hembree Road
Roswell,GA 30007
6770-569-9746

Philmont 09'

Troop 206 is going to Philmont!

We have openings on the crew.

CONTACT: K Barton 770-475-0385
What: Philmont 12-day trek (These places are beautiful)
When:  Jul 3, 2009 through July 16, 2009
Cost: Approximately $1400.00 + gear
Who: First come Limited space ( 9 scouts and 3 adults).
Requirements: Age and training program.
More Information: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=d4zzt7q_122fjbwdw

Planning: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=d4zzt7q_158dq68kqcc&invite=hkg2x3m

Troop 206 YMCA Lock-In

"Scouting is a game with a purpose"...bp. 5th graders and above with Adult (parent) volunteers are invite to learn about Troop 206 at the Annual YMCA lock-in.  "Invite a friend!"  The overnight will be Friday night February 13 at the Ed Isakson Family YMCA in Alpharetta. Please contact Melvin McCowan at (770) 664-1301 or email ziontroop206@gmail.com to sign-up.

"It's better to train a boy than to fix a man"...

It is important that parents be back to pick up their scouts at 6:45 AM as the YMCA will need to open for regular members and the adult leaders will be exhuasted and in need of sleep.

When: Friday, February 13
Location: –Ed Isakson Family YMCA, 3655 Preston Ridge Road, Alpharetta, Ga 30005, Phone-770 664-1220

Time: 8:30 PM - 6:30 AM (pick up at 7:00 AM promptly, please)
Activities:

• Swimming (9:30 – 11:30)
• Rock Wall Climbing (9:30 – 11:30)
• Basketball Court (all night)

Snacks:Pizza and sodas
Cost: $5 per Scout

Parents will need to sign a release for their children when dropping them off at the YMCA. Scouts planning on swimming should bring swimming trunks

FDR Campout/Trek 1

Location – F.D. Roosevelt State Park
Dates – 1/30 – 2/1
Departure – Friday, January 30th at 6:00 PM from Zion Parking lot
Return – Sunday, February 1st , 12:00 Noon at 183 Office Suites Building
Dress – Class A uniform
Cost - $15 per scout ($ 5 for misc expense, $10 for food)
Scouts should bring – Backpacks, tent, ground cover, sleeping bag, class B uniform, personal items (face cloth, towel, soap, toothbrush, comb, hair spray, etc), change of under clothes and socks, poncho, scout book, COMPASS, flash light and extra

Grub plan:

• Friday dinner: Stop on the way or bring your own
• Troop patrol: Saturday breakfast, lunch, dinner and Sunday breakfast - Cook team lead by JeremiahPhilmont crew
• Pack own Saturday breakfast, lunch, and Sunday breakfast. Saturday dinner with Troop.

Scouts should not bring – cell phones and any other electronic gear. – MP3 players, IPODs, game boys
Directions to FDR: Located just off I-185 near Callaway Gardens, west of Warm Springs on Ga. Route 190, or south of Pine Mountain off U.S. Hwy. 27.

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