May Hike – Mt Diablo (Updated)
May 16: Updated directions and note sections.
Date: Saturday, May 22, 2010
Time: 12:00pm - 2:30pm
Location: Mt Diablo State Park
Trailhead: Curry Point, South Gate Road
Trail detail: It is an easy 3.3 loop trail with an elevation gain of 500 feet. Take the Knobcone Point Road from the parking lot for about 1 mile to Black Hawk Trail. Turn right and continue to Sycamore Creek Road. Turn right again to Devils Slide Trail and turn right. Begin climb out of Sycamore Canyon on this wonderful singletrack trail as it heads back to Knobcone Point Road, where you turn left back to the trailhead. See highlighted trail in map.
Highlights: During our hike, we will review what we learned about all three types of rocks (from our camp at Del Valle). The Cub Scouts will be surprised to learn that Mt Diablo is sedimentary in origin. It was laid down millions of years ago on the floor of the ocean. Within the last one to two million years, a piece of hard, red 160-million-year-old Franciscan rock was pushed up through six to eight miles of overlying rock and soil, tilting and distorting the rock layers and in some places turning them completely upside down. As a result, the fossilized remains of many sea creatures have been discovered here.
Directions: From Crow Canyon Rd continue onto Blackhawk Road. It becomes Diablo Road. Go to Mt. Diablo Scenic Boulevard and turn right. At the Park boundary the road becomes South Gate Road. Continue up the mountain, past the entrance station to just past Rock City. Park in the Curry Point view area on the left.
Note: This is a great hike but part of it is arduous (avoid heavy lunch). Please bring a bottle of water and sun screen. After the hike, we could go for an ice-cream.
What to bring:
- Park brochure and map.
- Entrance fee $10 per car. You can car pool and reduce vehicle emissions and charges.
- Food, snack (granola bars, trail mix, fruit), water.
- Binoculars, camera, sunscreen.
- Layer your clothes.
The New Scouting Magazine
Scouting has really entered a new era. Besides a series of centennial celebrations that happened in the past few months, a bunch of new belt loops and pins, and a brand new program coming up, Scouting Magazine has also joined forces in modernizing their delivery method.
The new May/June issue may not have arrived in your mailbox yet, but the e-edition is already available online, cover-to-cover. Check it out and don't miss the section covering the Cub Scouts program changes.
Cub Scout Olympics
Date: Saturday, May 15, 2010
Time: 10am - 2pm
Location: Acalanes High School, 1212 Pleasant Hill Road, Lafayette (map)
Price:
$10 ($15 at door) Cub Scouts and Siblings - includes awards, patch, and BBQ lunch;
$5 adults - includes BBQ lunch
Calling all cub scouts and their families! Join us at Acalanes High School for an exciting and fun filled day of friendly competition.
Events will be organized by age groups (Tiger, Wolf, Bear, Webelos, and Sibilings). The individual events are: standing long jump, bean bag toss, frisbee throw, knot tying, obstacle course, and more. The pack events are running relay and tug-of-war.
Get more information and register here.
Pack Meeting (In the Spotlight)
Date: Friday, May 21, 2010
Time: 6:15m - 9pm
Location: MPR
Agenda
Rank Achievement Ceremony - Wolves & Tigers
Movie Night!
Setup/Opening - Den 9
Gathering - Den 5
Skits - Den 4 & 8
Snack(popcorn)/Clean-up - Den 10
New Den and Pack Meeting Resource Guide Now Available
We mentioned changes will be coming to Cub Scouting in the next school year, and now the new Den and Packing Meeting resource guide is available online for download and purchase. If you are like me who can't wait to read more about it, you can find it here.
And if this is not enough to curb your crave, don't miss the 22 webminar sessions on this new program that are already underway!
Cubmobile Design Specifications
Here is the step-by-step instructions for building a CubMobile for the upcoming race. Click to open or download the file. Good luck!
San Ramon Art & Wind Festival – Volunteers Needed
Date: Sunday - Monday, May 30-31, 2010 (Memorial day weekend)
Time: 10am - 5pm
Location: San Ramon Central Park (map)
We are looking for volunteers to help participate in booth duty at the Cotton Candy Booth during San Ramon Art and Wind Festival. This year we are targeting to raise over $1700 at the booth over the 2 day period. We are renting 2 high powered cotton candy machines in order to make sure we can keep up with the crowds.
If you can volunteer for an hour or 2 during the weekend, please contact your Den leaders ASAP.
Thank you.
Scout Day Cal Football – Save the Date
Date: Saturday, November 13, 2010
Time: TBD
Location: Memorial Stadium, Berkeley CA
Click here for more info.
Belt Loop and Pin for Video Games
Over 10 belt loops and pins have been added to the Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program this year. Among them, video gaming is one of the most controversial to be added. Contrary to the traditional image of a scout, video gaming doesn't seem to belong. If you are puzzled like most people, this video may help answer a question or two.
To find out more about this award, check the BSA website.
Blackhawk 500 Winners
Congratulations to our very own
Alexander B. (Den 4) and Brandon B. (Den 3)
for winning first place
in the Council-wide Pinewood Derby races!
Go here to see all the results.
