There will be a bike trek at Carrizo Plain on March 22-26, Saturday through Wednesday. The area will be in the Padrone Canyon Road and Wells Ranch ruins areas, which are in the southern part of the Plain. The terrain covered will be gentle slopes and flat areas over dirt roads in good condition. We will trek between two base camps and on day trips around them. Scouts will carry only gear and food needed for the day’s trek. We will need support in the form of vehicles to transport bikes and gear to and from the Plain and between the base camps. In addition, we will need to supply all of our water and firewood for evening campfires. There are no fire restrictions for the Plain except for reasonable precautions in using fire. Scouts, and adults who ride, will need mountain style bikes with at least 2.1″ tires and 2 liters of water to carry each day. All scouts should be able to do this trek and there will be several troop bike rides before then to assess and improve rider and bike capability. The trek and preparation rides will provide ample time to satisfy requirements for ranks through first class and Cycling, Cooking, Camping merit badges. There will be dutch oven cooking for those who wish to do so.
We may be able to schedule a guided visit to Painted Rock, one of the largest aboriginal pictograph sites in the world and Wallace Creek, where the shift in the San Andreas fault is visible on the landforms. Also, flowers may be out at this time.
Scouts and adults are urged to sign up as soon as possible in order to make plans for the necessary vehicles and patrol cooking.
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