TROOP 660 SUMMER HIGH ADVENTURE The Upper Potomac June 24 - 30

The original plan had us leaving Thursday June 24 at noon from the church and driving to Spring Gap MD where we would camp overnight in a hiker/biker campsite on the C&O Canal Trail.  The canoes would be delivered and our cars taken to Hancock MD where the river part of the adventure would end.   Since the river was running low, we started about 10 miles down river at Paw Paw in a deeper part.  [If this was what "deeper" meant, we would have waded the whole 10 miles upstream.]  The next morning, after we learned how to keep canoes pointed downstream, we began a 4-day (3-night) cruise down the river, swimming and fishing along the way and staying at hiker-biker campsites overnight.  On our fifth day (June 29) we hiked to a cave and explored it.  We returned home Wednesday June 30 about 2:00 pm.  See below for detailed agenda.

Scouts were charged $120 and adults $60 which covered transportation, canoe rental, meals, and camping fees but not other possible expenses such as fishing licenses or eating at a restaurant.

TRIP DETAILS

Contacts
Pathfinders Canoe and Bicycle Livery
8 South Pennsylvania Avenue
Hancock MD 21750
301-678-6870
301-665-6264 (pager)
http://www.corphome.com/pathfinders

Fort Frederick State Park
888-432-2267 for reservations

Hancock Town Hall (park and pool information)
301-678-5622

C&O Canal Park
301-739-4200

Itinerary

Meals

Day 1	Dinner	Shredded chicken with barbecue sauce Noodles Fresh salad Canned pears Fruit drink
	Snack	Tasty cakes
Day 2	Breakfast	Scrambled eggs Bacon Toast on a stick w/ jelly Orange juice
	Morning Snack	Fruit/Granola bars
	Lunch	Bread Crackers Cheese Peanut butter and jelly V8 juice/fruit drink
	Afternoon Snack	GORP
	Dinner	Meatballs Hard rolls Chips Chocolate pudding Grapes Fruit drink
	Evening snack	Donuts
Day 3	Breakfast	Pop tarts Cold cereal Hot cereal Milk/Tang
	Morning snack	Rice bars
	Lunch	Crackers Vienna sausages Cheese Fruit drink Bananas
	Afternoon snack	GORP
	Dinner	Roast beef and gravy Mashed potatoes Rolls Canned peaches Canned peas
Day 4	Breakfast	Pop tarts Cold cereal Tang
	Morning snack	Fruit bar
	Lunch	Canned meat Crackers Cheese Peanut butter Fruit drink
	Afternoon snack	Twix bar
	Dinner	Roasted turkey with gravy Bread stuffing Noodles Cranberry sauce Chocolate pudding Iced tea
	Evening snack	Chocolate chip cookies
Day 5	Breakfast	Dehydrated eggs Toast on a stick Butter/jelly Tang Powdered milk
	Morning snack	GORP
	Lunch	Tuna fish Canned meat Crackers Cheese Fruit drink
	Afternoon snack	M&M's
	Dinner	Ham and yams Mashed potatoes Canned pineapple String beans Bread and butter Fruit drink
	Evening snack	Banana boats
Day 6	Breakfast	Cereal Powdered milk Pop tarts Apples
	Morning snack	Fruit bars
	Lunch	Peanut butter and jelly Bread Crackers Canned meat spread Fruit drink
	Afternoon snack	Slim Jims or jerky
	Dinner	Dehydrated spaghetti and meat sauce Bread and butter "French" green beans Ice tea and fruit drink
	Evening snack	Free for all
Day 7	Breakfast	Leftover cereal Tang Bread on a stick Dehydrated eggs
	Morning snack	Leftovers