Welcome to the Hiking and Backpacking Interest Group for the California Central Coast Southern Hub! Girl Scouts from any troop and level are welcome to join the hikes and start logging miles toward the Miles Hiked Patches. Troops or individuals are responsible for their own paperwork on Hikes.
Backpack trips are for Cadettes or older that have completed at least 10 miles of hiking on three different days (to meet Safety Wise guidelines) and participated on the pre-trip planning, meetings, and checks. The hikes may be done on your own. Terry is planning on having the backpack trip leader training by March, so the first trip may be in May. Backpack participants will need to provide another set of paperwork to participate.
SCHEDULE OF HIKING EVENTS
Feb 13, 2010 (Saturday) at 9:30 a.m.
Wildwood Park in Thousand Oaks
Badges: Orienteering and Bird Count
Hike Description: We will hike through Wildwood Wilderness Park to complete the various Orienteering Badges. We will meet at the 2nd parking lot at 9:30 AM. The parking lot has the green arrow on attached link
This will minimize Hiking he hiking for the Brownies. Based on the Wildwood park map, hike will be about 1 mile downhill to the picnic benches. Then 1 mile back up. Please bring a lunch and water. If you have an orienteering compass please bring it.
Mar 27, 2010 (Saturday) 9:30 a.m.
Satwiwa Nataive American Indian Culture Center
Badge: Wildflower
Hike Description: Easy 2-mile hike near the Satwiwa Culture Center.
Option to extend to a moderate 4-mile hike to a waterfall in Upper Sycamore Creek.
Activities:
Look for wildflowers for the Wildflower Badges
Apr 11, 2010 (Sunday) 8:00 a.m.
California Poppy Reserve Hike California Poppy Reserve, Lancaster
15101 Lancaster Rd, Lancaster, CA
1.5 hr drive to the Poppy Reserve (must meet own troop traveler paperwork for each troop)
Hike Description: Easy Hike through the Poppy Reserve, length can be from 1 mile to 8 miles depending upon desired time
Activities:
Wildflower Badge:
California Poppy – A Living Legend Patch Program
