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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
Whale Award

Sponsoring Council
San Diego - Imperial
Award Dimensions
3'' diameter
Summary
Learn and watch for whales in San Diego.
Map Link (where applicable)
External Reference (where applicable)
Detailed Requirements
WHALE AWARD
Requirements:
1. Read one of the following which may be checked out from your local library:
a. The Whales Go By, by Fred Phlegar.
b. The Great Whales, by Herbert S. Zim.
c. Whales, by Bernard Stonehouse. OR
d. Ask your librarian to help you find any other book on whales which you can read and understand.
NOTE: Do not keep these books checked out too long because there are other children who might also like to read them.
2. Visit the whale exhibit in the basement of the Museum of Natural History in Balboa Park, San Diego. Especially notice the miniature models of these whales, and skeletons of the whale and dolphin.
3. Visit the Cabrillo National Monument (lighthouse) atop Point Loma and:
a. Read the California Gray Whale exhibit displayed out-of-doors, listen to the tape recording, and
b. SIGHT A GRAY WHALE GOING NORTH OR SOUTH ALONG THE COAST OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY. If a whale is not sighted, visit Sea World and watch the Whale Show. Please call Sea World for admission prices and confirmations.