Elephant Seal Walk
Date/Time: Saturday, February 11th, 10:00am or 2:15pm
Location: Ano Nuevo State Reserve, Pescadero, CA 94060
Cost: $7 per person, $10 parking
Attire: Class B, layered clothing, sturdy shoes, rain gear
Capacity: 20 persons per session, including chaperons
Signup: Signup genius
Pack 1776,
Our February hike will be a naturalist-guided walk at Año Nuevo State Reserve which features elephant seals in their natural habitat. This popular 3 mile walk, over rolling sand dunes, last about 2.5 hours and are considered moderately strenuous. This walk takes place rain or shine.
Choose from AM (led by Bernard Kiriakos) or PM (led by Susan Kim) sessions. Each session has a capacity of 20 persons, including chaperons. Due to limited availability, sign up is open to scouts and 1 parent per family now. Remaining spots will be open to extra family members in a week on Jan 24th.
The walk is $7 per person. Pay to Stella Lei by Jan 30th to hold your spots. There is no refund for last-minute cancellations, no-shows, or late arrivals. Refunds are issued only when the Park cancels a walk.
Directions:
Ano Nuevo State Reserve is located on State Hwy. 1 between the cities of Half Moon Bay and Santa Cruz, about 1.5 hours south of San Francisco. Directional signs are located on the highway. (Google map)
Tour Notes:
- Cost: $7 per person.
- Parking: $10 per vehicle
- Be prepared for sunny, windy, rainy conditions, as well as muddy trails. Layered clothing, sturdy shoes. Use sun screen, hat, hooded rain gear as appropriate.
- Bring bottled water for drinking as there is none available during the walk.
- No smoking or eating is allowed on the walks.
- Bring cameras and binoculars.
- Pets are not allowed in the Reserve and cannot be left inside parked vehicles in the parking lot. No kennels are available. Please make provisions for your pets.
- Important info here
Stella Lei
Pack 1776 Webmaster
Blue & Gold Banquet
Date/Time: Friday, February 10th, 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: Coyote Creek MPR
Cost: Free
Attire: Class A
Sign up: evite
Hi Pack 1776,
Save the date! Please join us at the Blue & Gold Banquet on February 10th in the Coyote Creek MPR.
The Blue & Gold Banquet is where we come together to celebrate the birthday of the Boys Scouts of America, recognize and celebrate the WEBLOS II boys as they receive the Arrow of Light awards and transition to Boy Scouts, and have some fun!
The planning is in process and we can always use more volunteers. If you'd like to help out, please email me at [email protected].
Regards,
Steve Jackson
Committee Chairperson
Pack 1776
Pack Meeting This Sunday – Sunday- Sunday!
Date: Sunday, January 08, 2012
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: Blackhawk Auto Museum
Theme: Nitro Fueled Derby Cars!
Hi Pack 1776 Cubs, Families and Racers!
Happy New Year to you all!
This Sunday we will have our January pack meeting. To get in the spirit of the annual Pinewood derby race, we plan to host a "Down & Derby" movie matinee followed by a museum tour at the Blackhawk Auto Museum.
Ever been there? It's just happens to be the coolest car museum in the area, and it's in our own back yard. If you don't have design for your derby car, the Blackhawk Museum will definitely inspire our cubs.
So remember, the Pack meeting is on SUNDAY Jan 8 at Blackhawk museum from 2-4:30pm.
Start your engines, and race (within the speed limit!) to the big pack event,
Cubmaster John
Rock Climbing at REI Concord
Date/Time:Friday, January 13th or 20th, 6:30-7:30pm
Location: REI Concord, 1975 Diamond Blvd Ste B100 (The Willows Shopping Center), Concord, CA 94520
Cost: Free
Attire: Class B & closed toe shoes
Capacity: 15 youths per session
Signup: Signup genius
Pack 1776,
Our January hiking event will take place indoor at REI Concord. The scouts will climb the rock wall and learn a few things about Leave No Trace. No experience necessary. Choose from the January 13th or 20th session. Each session accomodates up to 15 children. The event is free and signup is open to scouts only for now. Remaining spots will open to siblings in a week.
Wear Class B and closed toe shoes. A signed liability release form is required before participating in the activity. Please complete in advance and bring it to the event.
Thanks,
Stella Lei
Ho Ho Ho – Holiday Pack Meeting This Friday
Seasons Greeting, Pack 1776!
Just a friendly reminder of our holiday pack meeting this Friday, December 16, from 7:00-8:00.
This special Pack Event will include skits, songs and a visit from the man in red, Santa Claus.
I just e-mailed him, and he said he has pinewood derby kits for all the Cubs. What a guy! The elves at the North Pole have been hard at work.
Bring your cameras, Santa also told me to bring the family for pictures. He's making a list and checking it twice, and that our cubs have been good little dudes this year. Something about a lump of coal for me. Ho Ho Ho, Very Funny!
The pack has available for purchase extra pinewood derby kits for siblings, at a cost of $5 per kit, so that they too can participate in the big January race.
See you then,
Cubmaster John
Fall Camping 2011 Re-cap
The Fall camping event at Historic Camp Herms turned out to be a great success and everyone had a great time!! We camped in the Redwood Grove area surrounding by Giant Redwood trees which also help provide some cover for the rain that came Friday night. Luckily, most people had their tents up in time to take cover and the rain didn’t go on too long.
We woke up Saturday and had good weather for our opening flag ceremony and breakfast where the scouts received their very own mess kits to use, clean and keep. We then had a fun filled day that included many belt loops, including Kickball led by me, Photography (every scout got their own disposable camera!) led by Harry Beck, Hiking lead by Bernard Kiriakos and the Marble belt loop lead by Ammy Pluth. We also had the Lower Field reserved nearby where the scouts had free time to play soccer, football and the always popular stick battles which included the conquering of a nearby hill.
After dinner, John Pluth led a touching flag retirement ceremony where the Webelos assisted in retiring a donated flag. John then led everyone in singing techniques and great traditional and holiday songs which allowed the scouts to get their final belt loop - Music. For those who are counting that was five belt loops this trip! We ended the night with a large campfire, great stories by the parents and kids and lots and lots of smores.
The following morning, we wrapped up the trip with breakfast and a closing flag ceremony. A BIG thank you to everyone who helped make the Fall Camping 2011 trip a great success!!
Camping Chair
Scott Spears
p.s. If you would like to bring your developed pictures from the disposable cameras to the next pack meeting, Ammy Pluth will put them up for the Pack to see.
December Hike – Coyote Hills
Date/Time: Sunday, December 11, 2011 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park (Meet at Visitor Center)
Cost: $5 parking
Attire: Class B uniform
Award: Participating scout receives a Coyote Hills patch, and a Trail Trekkers patch if he doesn't have one already.
Pack 1776,
Our next hike is coming up on Sunday, December 11th. Click here for detail. All scouts and siblings welcome. Sign up not necessary. Contact hiking chair Bernard Kiriakos if you have questions.
Thanks,
Stella
The Big Event – Pack Meeting Wednesday Nov 9
Hello Sports Fans of Pack 1776,
This is just a friendly reminder, to remember, not to forget...
OUR HUGE BEYBLADES EXTRAVAGANZA AND PACK MEETING, this Wednesday, November 9, at 7:00 in the Coyote Creek MPR!!!!!
As you know, BeyBlades are today's answer to the kids' spinning tops from centuries past. These tops, however, are turbo-charged, well-engineered dynamos made of metal, which do battle like gladiators, and our scouts are big enthusiasts.
Bring your main BeyBlades, spare BeyBlades, BeyBlade Arenas and need for speed. If you don't have one, in the spirit of Scouting, our cubs with spares to share will loan you one. This is an opportunity for the scouts to have some fun and friendly competition in the name of science!
And I emphasize "Friendly" Overly aggressive Soccer Moms and fiercely competitive Basketball Dads will just have to take it outside. We Cubs are all about sportsmanship, comradery and physics. Get ready to spin, rattle and roll!
We will also be sharing candy for our troops overseas. Please bring your non-chocolate Halloween candy to the meeting as we collect treats for our brave and loyal servicemen and women, sending them a little taste of home and a message that we remember them.
Finally, we'll have special guests from the Boy Scout Troop 60, who will meet the boys and tell them a little about upcoming Geocaching events. ("Geocaching", by the way, is not the sale of rocks for big money, but a fun outdoor explorer activity!)
Looking forward to seeing you all Wednesday,
Cubmaster John
Halloween Pictures – Now Playing!
Hi Everyone,
Last Friday's Pack 1776 Halloween Party was a complete success! I hope you all had as great a time as I did.
Three cheers to Lisa Cheney and her team of party animals for coordinating a fun night, which flew by faster than an impatient vampire bat in hurry out of a belfrey! Great games, costumes, prizes and treats.
Many thanks to our own, hard-working Cubmaster Macey for capturing the event on film, with a thrilling collection of portraits of our cubs and families. Macey is the Wizard of Photography, and you can view his magic at our pack website on SmugMug. Go to the photo site and enjoy the show.
See you next week for our big November Pack Meeting, the Olympic BeyBlades Tournament! Watch for your e-mail-man to deliver more details.
Cubmaster John
Bay Bridge Center Tour – Save the Dates!
Date/Time: Wednesday, December 21, 2:30-4:30pm
Location: San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge Seismic Safety Projects, Public Information Office, 311 Burma Road, Oakland (map)
Cost: Free
Attire: Class A
Award: Webelos can use this event to help achieve the Engineer activity pin.
Capacity: 20 youths
Signup:
- 11/10 (Thu) - Signup begins for Scouts
- 11/17 (Thu) - Signup opens to siblings
Pack 1776,
The Bay Bridge is currently being rebuilt and we have been offered an awesome touring opportunity of this monumental part of history. Steve Padilla from Bay Bridge Seismic Safety Projects will give us a tour at the Public Information Office (PIO) in Oakland during the winter school break on December 21st at 2:30pm.
Here’s the agenda:
- Welcome / introductions
- Bay Bridge engineer presentation
- Discuss why the new Bay Bridge is built
- Review a booklet on the Self Anchored Suspension
- Build marshmallow/toothpick bridges
- Climb inside life-size models of the tower
- Closure
This 2-hour event will all be conducted at the PIO. We WILL NOT be walking on the Bay Bridge or taking a boat tour.
Due to limited capacity (20 youths), priority will be given to scouts first. Look for an invitation email from me on November 10th. Reply to the email with your scout's name and the number of adults to sign up. No other evite will be sent. First reply first serve. Any spots not taken by November 17th will be open to siblings. Feel free to contact me with questions.
YiS,
Stella Lei
