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To introduce Webelos to the excitement of traveling to see new places and meet new people. To show the Scouts some of the practical skills that are needed to get "there" successfully and efficiently so that when "there", they can have a rewarding experience. To have the Scouts practice planning in a fun way. |
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MEMORABLE TRIPS
LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION
You won't believe the amount of supplies the Corps brought on the expedition. Visit the PBS site to find out how Meriwether Lewis prepared for their little trip out to Oregon and back.
Have the den make up a similar list for a trip to some far off place like Antarctica, the Gobi desert, a raft trip down the Colorado River or maybe even to a moon of Jupiter.Other links to the Corps of Discovery:
OREGON TRAIL
What did it take for a family in 1843 to leave Independence Missouri and head west across the wilderness towards a new life in the Oregon Territory? Check the list of provisions in the END OF THE OREGON TRAIL site. What sorts of dangers awaited the travelers on the trip?
How did the settlers prepare for them?Other links to the Trail:
YUKON GOLD RUSH
When gold was discovered in the Yukon in 1897, young men in cities like Seattle and San Francisco rushed north to get their share. How did the successful ones prepare for such a trip?
What would they need to take with them into the Arctic? What would they eat? What kind of clothes, tools and other equipment would they need? There is a list at Adventure Learning Foundation that shows what some of them took. But how would they get it there to a land with no roads, no trains and massive snow covered mountains in the way?Links to Other Gold Rush Sites:
ALLITERATIVE TRAVELERS The leader announces that everyone is going on a trip. They can go to any place they choose, but when they tell what they are going to do there, they may use only words beginning with the first letter of the place to which they are going. The leader says to some player: "Traveler, where are you going?" That person answers, "California." "What are you going to do there? .... Can corn, cucumbers, and carrots," or, "Capture caged circus cats." If the answer is "Boston", it could be "Borrow big boots," or "Bring back Boston baked beans."
CITY TO CITY You need a road map, dice, and, for each player, a small marker. Choose two cities several hundred miles apart on the map. Each player rolls the dice in turn and moves his marker from the starting city toward tile finishing city by an appropriate number of towns on the map. Players may take any route they wish toward the destination city. First to arrive there wins.
I PACK MY SUITCASE One boy starts the game by saying, "I packed my suitcase and I put in it" He says something beginning with A. The second player adds to file list by naming something beginning with B and so on down the alphabet. This is a memory game. You may go forwards or backwards through the alphabetical list. For example, you could name "apple" then "apple and banana'' or the second player could say, "banana and apple". Decide which way to add to the list before the game is begun. A more difficult version of this game is to name random items without an alphabetical order. When playing the alphabet version in the car, play continues until the end of the alphabet is reached. When playing the random version, play continues until only one player can remember the sequence.
LICENSE COUNT
While on a trip, watch tot license plate numbers which begin with 1, 2, 3, and so on, up to 10. Then use the first two numbers of the car tag. The person who sees the highest number (counting consecutively to that number) wins. Or, try to spell the alphabet by using file letters on car tags, or the letters on billboard signs.
STATE LICENSE BINGO Make a list of about 30 states. Cut shirt cardboards in half and mark them into squares -- five across and five down. Print file names of states in all squares except the center one, which is "FREE". Make several cards with no two alike. While on a car trip, each player takes a card and puts a small check with a pencil when he sees a license plate from that state. First to complete a row across, down, or diagonally wins.CIRCLE GEOGRAPHY Play goes around a "circle", from one player to the next in line. One person begins by naming a geographical location (city, state, or country). The next player to the right names another location that begins with the last letter of the previous word. For example, "California" may be followed by "Aberdeen", which is followed by "North Carolina", and so on.
CARSICK --To prevent car sickness, try sitting in tile front seat. It's less bumpy and you get a better view.
MOTION SICKNESS
Avoid reading in the car or staring at the road out of a side window. Instead, play some travel games as a mind bender distraction.
If you do start feeling carsick, roll down the window a little to let some fresh air blow on your face. Or, if there's room, lie fiat in the back scat and go to sleep.
SEASICK -- If you start to feel seasick, go on deck in the fresh air and watch the shore, birds, other boats -- anything except the waves.TRC
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Disinfect; better safe than sorry. CLBW
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| Requirement #5 of the Traveler Activity Pin calls for listing four nearby trips you would like to take with your parents or guardian. These trips must be at least 25 miles long and have six or more turns. Here are some of the many fun places of interest in Cascade Pacific Council and the surrounding areas. |
TILLAMOOK NAVAL AIR STATION: two miles south of Tillamook, Oregon, on Pacific Coast Highway 101. Open to the public every day from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. (Summer hours are 9:00 am to 6:00 pm from Memorial weekend through Labor weekend.) Closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Days. Adults $8.00; Seniors (65+) $7.00; Youth (13-17) $4.50; Kids under 13 are free!FORT CLATSOP 5 miles south of Astoria, OR off US 101- (503) 861-2471 Ranger talks and muzzle loading demonstrations. Open daily except Christmas. From June 16 to Labor Day open from 8 am to 6 pm and from 8 am to 5 pm the rest of the year. $1 per person ages 17-61, max, $3 per family. All others free.
SILVER FALLS STATE PARK: 26 miles east of Salem on Oregon 2l4. (503) 873-868l. At 87,000 acres, it is the largest of Oregon's State Parks. Seven miles "Trail of Ten Falls"
BARLOW TRAIL: Zig Zag Ranger Station (503)666-0704. Barlow Trail is the first wagon road over the Cascade Range, there are several locations for access. 1) Barlow Tollgate Campground is above Rhododendron, OR easy hiking. 2) Barlow Pass, on Highway 35 East junction with Highway 26.
BONNEVILLE LOCK & DAM: 40 miles east of Portland on Interstate 84. Contact US Corps of Engineers (503) 374-8820. Tours on both Oregon and Washington sides. Also fish viewing and hatchery Daily 9-5. Free
COLUMBIA RIVER MARITIME MUSEUM: 1792 Marine Dr. Astoria OR 97103 Combine with another activity. Great little museum, though. Regular hands-on events for kids. Tour the Columbia Light Ship. 503-325-2323. $5 Adult, $4 Senior (65+), $2 youth ages 6-17, Free for children ages 5 and younger. Group Rates: $4 Adult - $3 Senior - $1 Youth
MAGNESS MEMORIAL TREE FARM: 25 miles south of Portland, OR near Wilsonville, OR. Information from World Forestry Center (503) 228-1367 70 acres of forest, 2 miles of hiking trails, picnic areas, fire lookout, 9 separate forest management units. John Nagle trail for disabled persons for a nature experience. Some tent camping and 3 bunk houses. Call for costs. Classes available for Webelos Program for Forester activity badge by staff forester. Call early for reservations. You must make reservations thru the World Forestry to use this facility