On The Rugged Road with Troop 617 in Poway

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

River Trip Pictures

Folks,
You will find my pictures from the recent Black Canyon trip on Facebook at:
https://www.facebook.com/gregory.adams.108#!/media/set/edit/a.183832768430663.1073741827.100004118230314/

For those interested in the Very Bright Lights we saw outside Primm Nevada on the way to the river, read:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivanpah_Solar_Power_Facility

This plant should eventually produce 392 MegaWatts of power by using sunlight to make steam to spin the turbines. This is about 1/5th of the maximum capacity of Hoover Dam (2080 MW) which generates electricity by using flowing water rather than steam to spin the turbines!

Sunday, March 24, 2013

UNDERWAY AND ALREADY WET!

HOT WATER WATERFALLS ALONG THE WAY

A PEACEFUL SCENE

WELL, WE DIDN'T FLIP SO WE NEED TO JUST TAKE CARE THAT!

REMEMBERING WHO THEY ARE AND WHO THEY REPRESENT!

NO NEED TO USE MUSCLES IF WE CAN SAIL!

SUNRISE LAUNCH PREP

Loaded up, heading for late sunrise launch... Here's hoping I stay dry!!! :) d

Queen of the River

Saturday, March 23, 2013

BOULDER CAMPGROUND - CANOE CREW HAS ARRIVED

We're here!

At the campsite by Lake Meade, before our 8am launch tomorrow morn down the Colorado. We're sharing the campsite with a Venturing Crew from AZ who have an 9am launch right after us. We're both heading to the same camp spot along the river, tomorrow night as well, so it looks as if we've made some instant friends for the entire trip. Funny how that happens!

So here's a pic of our afternoon activity while we wait for dinner. Tents are all set up, smell of steak on the grill, Roger's off to the nearest store to grab some coffee creamer (what's coffee without creamer!) and ranch dressing (what are carrots without ranch dressing?!)... and the boys are doing a "ring around the rosie" campfire dance. Oh how I love this troop!!

As usual, I'm taking deep breaths with a grinning heart, thanking God for letting me tag along with these boys! Hopefully I'll still be feeling this way when I face that river as the sun kisses the morning dew. :) d

I'm about to hit the sack, and I don't know that I'll get reception on the River, so here's my first real blog for your enjoyment.

Dusk hovers tentatively, much like me, ready to hunker down and give way to the incredibly expansive night sky. Voices are softening, the chill is coming on fast, and minds are anticipating the morning to come.

Greg and I are all comfy in our camp chairs, watching Roger and the boys toss the frisbee round the parking lot. I'm listening to their laughter and frequent outbursts, testaments to the joy of the adventure we're on, even if it hasn't really yet begun.

The night's activities are soon to be revealed, but my body is already considering the warmth of my sleeping bag. I'm so thankful to Zach and Justin for coming to my rescue earlier today, making the daunting task of setting up my tent morph into a 4-minute snap!

I must confess that Stewart's hot Philly Cheese Steak sandwiches topped the adult's bagels and cold cuts, hands down. But watching him spend the next hour cleaning up instead of running with the boys left me with few regrets.

And with that, I wish you all a good night.

Happy Scouty Dreams!
Mrs Red

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Events

Hello everyone, there have been a lot of things happening of late. The first one would be the Wounded Worriers dinner that the boys cleaned cooked and delivered food at. They had a very busy night!! Another outing we just went on was the Junior hunters well hunt. Joshua Thiry Joshua Burkhart Ben Roderic and Ethan Somers went on this trip. They can all tell you how much fun it was. How can they not have fun when you were promised the best hotdog of your life! Everyone came home with a birds and some with three!!! All in all it was a good day.