Troop 226 High Adventure Vision

Normal troop• Weekend campouts

• Week at local scout camp

• Merit Badges, Advancement

• Just like troops in the area

High Adventure• All of the attributes of a

normal troop, with these additions

• Visit scout bases around the country

• Planning multiple years in advance

• Greater commitment

• Greater reward

Our Vision

• Visit one high adventure base, per year

• Plan all trips and activities that lead up to it.

• Be the highest quality, most adventuresome and sought after troop in the council to be a part of.

• Create the next generation of leaders.

High Adventure #1 of 4

Boundary Waters Canoe Area

Option 1:June 6-16, 2014

Option 2: July 25-Aug 5, 2014

BWCA

What is the Boundary Waters Canoe Area ?

• 1,000,000+ acres set aside in 1978 by an act of congress

• Restricted logging, mining, and most motorized access

• A pristine, yet rugged wilderness

• The lakes are cut from granite and surrounded in old pine growth

Why Plan Now?

1. We want to ensure that a permit for the date we desire to enter on and for the entry point you wish to embark from is available.

2. We want to make sure we are well prepared with proper gear, know-how, and plan to enter the wilderness.

3. We want to physically prepare. A boat has a max weight of 440 pounds. We will paddle for up to 8 hours on some days, especially if we are paddling into current, or wind.

4. We have to be strong enough to portage, a lot!

Concerns

• Weather: Rain, snow and hot sun is possible on any given day in June.

• Black Flies: Memorial Day to the third week of June.

• Mosquitos: Mid-June to the later part of July. They are very easy to repel.

• Fishing: Best in June, degrades but still good in July.

What is in it for the Scouts?

• 50 mile afoot afloat award

• Canoeing, Fishing, et al, Merit Badges

• National Outdoor Achievement Award

• Mile Swim

• BMS changing adventure

Fishing

• Eat what we catch or Catch and Release

• Small Mouth Bass

• Pike

• Walleye

• Lake Trout

Characteristics of a BWCA trip

• Travel to a different campsite, everyday

• Carry dry food but catch your protein.

• Swim in, bath in and drink the lake water…one of only a few places left on Earth where this is OK.

• Read the “lay of the land” in order to navigate. No roads, signs or man made landmarks to guide you.

Itinerary of trip

• Leave Friday after school in June or in late July, depending what we select.

• Travel “on the road” one night. Arrive in Ely, MN, late in the day, on Sunday

• Get quick tow to Crane Lake and enter the park on Monday.

• Camp 6 nights. Cover ~ 70 miles of water

• Pickup from Mudrow Bay, shuttle back to Ely, MN and begin the drive home.

• Arrive back on Tuesday.

Gotcha/non-gotcha

• Limited to 9 people in 4 canoes.

• Must have 2 leaders

• Recommended Minimum rank of first class

• Not a replacement or substitute for Barnhardt related activities.

• Blessed by many school principals, already.

Slideshow and Q and A

• Alex Adkins to discuss how we pay for this.

• Jeff Gaura to field questions.

• Linda Gaura to answer as a non-scout for those who are interested