HIGH UINTAS SCOUT CAMP 2009

Lone Mountain Stake leadership has approved our proposal for a 50-mile backpack trek through the High Uintas, August 10-15, 2009.

ITINERARY:

Monday Aug 10, 2009
4:00 AM – Meet at church
4:30 AM – Depart for Highline Trailhead
12:30 PM – Lunch at Highline Trailhead
1:30 PM – Depart from Highline Trailhead, hike 3.2 miles to Wilder Lake
3:00 PM – Arrive at Wilder Lake, set up camp
5:00 PM – Dinner
6:00 to 8:00 PM – Free time
8:00 PM – BRING HIM HOME – Bishop Sneed – “The Roadmap Back Home”

Tuesday Aug 11, 2009
5:00 AM – Fish Wilder Lake
6:00 AM – Breakfast
7:00 AM – Break camp
8:00 AM – Depart Wilder Lake, hike 5 miles to Rocky Sea Pass
11:00 PM – Lunch at Rocky Sea Pass
12:00 PM – Depart Rocky Sea Pass, hike 7 miles to Ledge Lake
4:00 PM – Arrive at Ledge Lake, set up camp
5:00 PM – Dinner
6:00 – 8:00 Free time / Merit Badges
8:00 PM – BRING HIM HOME – Devar Overson – “Overcoming Obstacles”

Wednesday Aug 12, 2009
6:00 AM – Breakfast
7:00 AM – Load day packs, hike 5 miles across Dead Horse Pass to Ejod Lake
10:00 AM – Fish Ejod Lake
12:00 PM – Lunch
2:00 PM – Hike 5 miles back to Ledge Lake
5:00 PM – Dinner
6:00 – 8:00 Free time / Merit Badges
8:00 PM – BRING HIM HOME – Spencer Gunnerson/Boys – “Examples of the Believers”

Thursday Aug 13, 2009
5:30 AM – Polar Bear Swim
6:00 AM – Breakfast
7:00 AM – Break camp
8:00 AM – Depart Ledge Lake, hike 11 miles to Rudolph Lake
12:00 PM – Lunch
3:00 PM – Arrive at Rudolph Lake, set up camp
5:00 PM – Dinner
6:00 – 8:00 Free time / Merit Badges
8:00 PM – BRING HIM HOME – Quincy Edwards – “Coming Home”

Friday Aug 14, 2009
5:00 AM – Fish Rudolph Lake
6:00 AM – Breakfast
7:00 AM – Break camp
8:00 AM – Depart Rudolph Lake, hike 10 miles to Moon Lake
12:00 PM – Lunch
3:00 PM – Arrive at Moon Lake, set up camp
5:00 PM – Dinner
6:00 – 8:00 Free time / Merit Badges
8:00 PM – Testimony meeting (Bishopric member to speak?)

Saturday Aug 15, 2009
6:00 AM – Breakfast
7:00 AM – Break camp
8:00 AM – Hike 5 miles along Moon Lake
10:00 AM – Return to Las Vegas
12:00 PM – Lunch in Heber, UT
6:00 PM – Arrive at Alexander Building

EQUIPMENT LIST:

Individual items:

Pocket items:
_____ Waterproof matches
_____ Knife
_____ Compass
_____ Snacks

Backpack items:
_____ Backpack (min. 4,200 cub. In. / 70 liters)
_____ Sleeping bag (20 degree min.)
_____ Sleeping pad
_____ Water container
_____ Flashlight
_____ Toilet paper
_____ Toothbrush
_____ Soap
_____ Chapstick
_____ Hat
_____ Insect repellent
_____ Pencil & composition book
_____ 4 pairs socks
_____ 2 pairs shoes
_____ 2 pairs pants
_____ 2 pairs scout shorts
_____ 4 shirts
_____ Poncho
_____ Mess kit & utensils
_____ Medications
_____ Sunscreen
_____ Wilderness survival kit
_____ Stocking cap
_____ Purification tablets and / or pump
_____ Maps

Optional Backpack items:
_____ Fishing gear
_____ Camera
_____ Watch
_____ Sunglasses
_____ Journal
_____ Stove

Group items
_____ Purification pumps
_____ 1st Aid kit
_____ Maps
_____ Tents
_____ Radios
_____ Backpacking stoves

MERIT BADGES:

Backpacking
Camping
Environmental Science
Fishing
Hiking
Orienteering
Wilderness Survival