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Spring Basic Backpacking
Feb 28-29, 2020

Winter Basic Backpacking
TBD, 2020

Desert Basic Backpacking
TBD 2020
Basic Backpacking
Learn the skills you need to take your scouts into the wild with confidence.
The course is organized around three components:
1. Classroom session focused on deep content (Friday evening / Saturday)
2. "In the field" map & compass day hike
3. Overnight backpacking trek with fellow classmates & a HAT Instructor
Syllabus
Adult Leadership
Bear Management
Clothing
Low Impact Camping
Mountain Medicine
Places To Go
Scout's Own
Stoves
Tents
Camps & Parks Guide
Backpacks
Boots
Food Planning
Map & Compass
Physical Conditioning
Putting It All Together
Sleeping Bags
Ten Essentials
Wilderness Survival
HAT Awards

John's Meadow, San Gorgonio Wilderness
Los Fierros Award

Sponsoring Council
Long Beach
Award Dimensions
4'' x 3''
Summary
This award was developed by Mr. David Bridges of Troop 209 to promote interest in Long Beach history.
Map Link (where applicable)
External Reference (where applicable)
Detailed Requirements
Requirements:
1. Hike 10 miles of the designated route (not required for Cub Scouts).
Visit the following sites:• Rancho Los Cerritos
• Rancho Los Alamitos
• Rancho boundary markers
• Willmore’s Dream
• First Long Beach Benchmark, and • One of the following three sites:- Anaheim Landing
- Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum - Phineas T. Banning Mansion
- La Mesa BattlefieldParticipate in a “Good Turn” project.
Write a report (250 words or more) about the historical significance of one of the following locations:• Willmore’s Dream
• Anaheim Landing
• First Long Beach Benchmark
• Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum • Phineas T. Banning Mansion
• La Mesa Battlefield
Reference: Los Fierros Hike Guide