Come and join us for the first of 5 hikes for the Hiking Merit badge! Mr. Nix is leading, and if you come on all the hikes you will be able to complete the Hiking merit badge by the end of summer! The Hiking merit badge is a silver rim badge and counts toward your Eagle Scout award.

The first hike is a 10 mile hike in Forest park - Wildwood Trail. We will be meeting at 10am with departure from the Portland Zoo near at the Vietnam war Memorial. This is an easy access in-town hike, but as the Scouts will still need to bring the 10 essentials:
* Navigation item 
* Flashlight
* Sun Protection
* First Aid kit
* Knife
* Fire building supplies -- we will NOT be using these, but you still need it in your daypack
* Shelter / Rain Gear
* Extra Food
* Extra Water
* Extra Clothes 

Scouts will bring their own SACK lunch and snacks. Please bring 2 Liters of water 




memorial https://www.google.com/maps/place/Vietnam+Veterans+of+Oregon+Memorial/@45.5111444,-122.7204502,17z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x54950a2984d51973:0xc6e75847874d8e91!8m2!3d45.5119692!4d-122.7187424!16zL20vMDl4N3p0?entry=ttu

Reminder! Sign up for Summer Camp and Make payments by April 26. 

Summer camp is by far one of the best experiences any scout will have. We are returning to one of our favorite Camps. Camp Parsons is the oldest camp West of the Mississippi. It was opened July 7th, 1919. The annual jump off the Dock is fun had by all.

Dates:

* 26 April -- Payment due for Campers
* 7 July - 13 July 

Troop Meeting this Tuesday 4/16 at FUMC.  After several spring incidences, it seems fitting that we will be reviewing First Aid!  On the agenda for Tuesday is return to basic first aid and hiking merit badge introduction. Please bring Scout books for rank advancement.

Another friendly reminder that signups for Camp Parsons are due at the end of next week:
Camp Parsons is the oldest operating Scout camp west of the Mississippi.  For our newer Scouts who have yet to visit CP, it is a beautiful camp situated on the Olympic Peninsula on the shores of the Hood Canal.  Troop 100 is attending the week of July 7, please sign up now!   We need parents chaperones too.  Please let us know if you need any assistance.

We are also scheduling a weekend campout on Memorial Day weekend on the south side of Mt St. Helens with access Ape Caves, hiking in Ape Canyon, and camping/fishing along Yale Reservoir.  Families are welcome to attend too, but should reserve their own sites at Beaver Bay Campground in Cougar, WA.  We have a few sites for Scouts already reserved 5/25-5/27.  Details coming soon for Ape Caves reservations.

April 21 - next Sunday is a troop hike to kick of the spring hiking season and the first of several hikes to accomplish the hiking merit badge!   

We have reserved 4 sites at Beaver Bay [https://www.camplife.com/1013/reservation/step1] Campground in Cougar, WA for Saturday and Sunday night of Memorial Day Weekend.  We plan to explore the lava tubes, hike, and perhaps even try to fish in Yale Resevoir. We welcome all families to join us for the weekend or part of the weekend.  If you are interested in camping, please reserve a campsite now.  We have sites A4-A7 reserved for Scouts and chaperones, but families should reserve additional sites for themselves.  FYI: 2 tents are allowed at each site.  We will be sending information soon on getting a reservation time for the Caves, as everyone going to Ape Caves will need to individually get timed entry tickets through the Recreation.gov website.  Tickets for the cave open on 4/15/24.  

Scouts and Chaperones please sign up on calendar 

Super Weekend recap: 
The Scouts had a fabulous weekend.  Most popular events were the shooting sports: Shot gun (clays), rifle .22 target, and archery. Many boys also ascended the climbing tower. A few boys braved the beach and cold water in a mini polar plunge.  Scouting skills were achieved as the boys independently planned meals, troop gear, and camp duties. The weekend was a bit soggy, but that did not stop any of the fun and the boys were all well prepared.

THIS WEEK - PLC meeting on Tuesday 

Upcoming events:
1.  We are scheduling weekend hikes on April 21 and May 4 to meet hiking merit badge requirements 
2.  Aviation Day at PDX is on 5/11- please sign up soon so that we can reserve spots
3.  Summer Camp registration for Camp Parsons on the Olympic Peninsula in July is quickly approaching!  Signups and payments are due this month.

The ETA for the ride back to St. Rose is 2:45 expect to leave St. Rose at 3:00 after putting troop gear away