Monday, July 15, 2019

Wilder Ranch Hike Reminder

Hi All,

Just a quick reminder that we will be hiking at Wilder Ranch this Saturday at 10:30 am.  All the details are provided on last week's blog posting ( http://pack93toro.blogspot.com/ ).  The signup sheet is now available, so please sign up so we know who will be participating. 

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to send a note to the hike leader, Al Scott at almarco1230@sbcglobal.net .  If you need to get in touch the day of the hike, you can text Al at 831-236-7607.

See you all Saturday!

Thursday, July 4, 2019

Pack 93 Summer Hike at Wilder Ranch--Saturday, July 20th

Could it really be July already?  How could summer be going by so fast?

Before summer completely slips by, we thought it would be fun to get our scouts and families together for a hike at beautiful Wilder Ranch State Park, just north of Santa Cruz. Wilder Ranch is one of the hikes in the Monterey Bay Trekkers series, so scouts who participate will earn the patch for this hike. 

The trek begins at the historic ranch house and dairy, then follows the coast for a two mile easy hike. Part of the trail follows high cliffs, so parents must walk with their children. A public tour of the farm house and some of the ranch buildings and facilities, which date back to the late 1800's is available at 1:00 pm, so that is an option for those who want to take advantage of the opportunity.  We will plan to meet at 10:30 in the parking lot at the visitors center to allow enough time for the hike and a break for lunch before the tour.

More info regarding the park can be found at:  http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=549

Please be aware there is a $10 per car entry fee to the state park so some of you may want to carpool.  We also recommend you all bring lunch since we will be there from 10:30 am to about 2:30 pm (if you choose to go on the tour).  We'll take a break to have lunch after the hike and before the tour. 

Please sign up on the attendance spreadsheet for the hike if you plan to participate so we know how many hikers to expect.  For those who will participate, be sure to bring water, sunscreen and a lunch/snacks.

We look forward to seeing many of you on Saturday, July 20th at 10:30 am in the parking lot at the visitors center in the park.  The location can be found at:

https://www.google.com/maps/dir//36.96024,-122.083/@36.9602337,-122.1535037,12z

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us at the email address on the right hand side of the blog page.