Day Hike Information

 

When:  12:30pm on Saturday Nov 12, 2011

Who:  Scouts linking with 3rd yr. Cub-Scouts.  Note:  parents/guardians welcome

What:  Afternoon Hike on the Bluff Trails in Hubley

Where:  Trail parking next to Bay Self Storage - 

http://maps.google.ca/maps?saddr=1200+Bedford+Hwy,+Halifax,+NS+B4A+1C2&daddr=2894+St.+Margarets+Bay+Road,+Timberlea,+NS+B3T+1H4+(Bay+Self+Storage)&hl=en&ll=44.673048,-63.72036&spn=0.142582,0.299721&sll=44.667066,-63.76821&sspn=0.017092,0.037465&geocode=FblqqgIdEHc0_CmzkqcV7IlZSzE0GQa2f4_UwQ%3BFfGLqQIdoAwz_CE5qHhBikEKfg&vpsrc=0&mra=ls&t=m&z=12

Why: To get out and stretch our legs after standing around all morning.

 

Hike information can be found at: 

http://www.wrweo.ca/BluffTrail/index.html

 

Duration:  We will be doing the first loop only ~ 10km from car to car, and will take 3 to 3.5 hrs to complete.

 

Programming: 

• Hoping to have Naturalist - Scott Pelton provide information regarding the Soil & Water Management:  
  http://www.scouts.ca/sites/default/files/S-Challenge%20-%20Environment.SoilandWaterManagement.pdf
  .  
• If you have some experience in this field of study and would like to help Scott please contact him at:  
  ospreys@eastlink.ca

What to bring:

• Day pack
• Survival Kit
• Water
• Bag lunch & snacks (to eat in the car on-route to the trail & snacks for during the hike)
• Appropriate footwear for 10km hike (some wet spots).
• Dress for weather
• Hiking poles or stave - optional

RSVP: 

So that the paperwork for this event can be completed and submitted, please confirm your participation to me by Thursday - Scouter Al via email - 

al.havill@gmail.com

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Yours in Scouting,

 

Scouter Al