WAWAYANDA TRIP APRIL 23-25, 2021

Wawayanda State Park Campout
Canoeing, Fishing, Hiking, Biking
885 Warwick Turnpike Hewitt, NJ 07421 (973) 853-4462

Click here for Payment Form –  Wawayanda 4.23.21
Click to Register –  Wawayanda Registration

The quiet charm of Wawayanda appeals to hikers, campers, swimmers and boaters. Forested hills surround Lake Wawayanda creating a restful backdrop for canoeists, boaters and fisherman, while steep mountains challenge casual as well as serious hikers. A twenty-mile stretch of the Appalachian Trail runs through the park, while the top of Wawayanda Mountain offers sensational views. More than sixty miles of trails are marked in the park. Wawayanda State Park is a 34,350 acre state park in Sussex County and Passaic County in northern New Jersey. The park is in Vernon Township on the Sussex side, and West Milford on the Passaic side. Troop 49 will be Canoeing/Fishing (Anyone age 16 and older must have a valid NJ fishing license) (http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/fishneed.htm) and, if there is sufficient interest, Hiking the Appalachian trail which will take us up to the ridgeline west of Greenwood lake or cycling.

Cost: $27

When: Friday, April 23-25

Trip Registration closes Sunday April 18th

Food: If you need to cook one or more meals for advancement, this is your opportunity to step up and make it happen! We need dinner Friday, breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday and a quick breakfast on Sunday for the troop!

Camp site: We have 1 site which will accommodate 25 people. Bathrooms are right next to the site.
Schedule: Gather at OLPH at 4:30 pm for roll call. Leave OLPH at 4:45 pm and drive up to Wawayanda S.P. approximately 45 minutes (see directions) arriving 5:30pm. Setup camp and start dinner. After dinner, go over “safety afloat” and general boating safety. Saturday morning prepare breakfast. Prep for hike/boating/cycling and wing the rest.

What to bring: We will be outside for the weekend. Dress in layers for warming days and cool spring nights. We will be tenting on the ground. Clothing should be appropriate for the weather. Tent, sleeping bag, mess kit, water bottle, etc. small backpack for the hike.

DRIVING DIRECTIONS (MapQuest)
A) 25 Purdue Ave., Oakland, NJ 07436-3412 US (OLPH)
1. Start out going southeast on Purdue Ave toward Franklin Ave/County Hwy-84. (go 0.02 miles)
2. Turn right onto Franklin Ave/County Hwy-84. (go 0.53 miles)
3. Turn left onto Ramapo Valley Rd/US-202 South. New Jersey Headstones is on the corner (go 0.11 miles)
4. Merge onto I-287 South. (go 0.49 miles)
5. Take the Skyline Drive exit, EXIT 57, toward Ringwood. (go 0.24 miles)
6. Keep right to take the ramp toward Ringwood. (go 0.13 miles)
7. Merge onto Skyline Dr. (go 4.81 miles)
8. Keep right at the fork to go on Skyline Drive/County Hwy-692. Turn right onto Greenwood Lake Turnpike/County Hwy-511. Luigi’s Pizza is on the corner (go 8.1 miles)
9. Stay straight to go onto Union Valley Rd/County Hwy-513. (go 0.25 miles)
10. Stay straight to go onto Warwick Turnpike. (go 4.41 miles)
11. 885 WARWICK TPKE.
12. Your destination is 0.4 miles past Hillcrest Drive (go 0 miles)
B) 885 Warwick Tpke, Hewitt, NJ 07421-1785 US
TOTAL ESTIMATED TIME: 31 minutes | DISTANCE: 19.11 miles[

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Camp Turrell July 18-24, 2021

Summer is the time to be outside! What better way to honor that than by spending time with your fellow scouts for an entire week at Camp Turrell.
We are attending Week 3, from July 18-24. Any parents with questions about summer camp, I will have an information session on Thursday night during the Troop meeting on March 18th.

Troop 49 will be returning to our old stomping grounds at our council’s summer facility in Cuddybackville, NY. For those new to this camp, it is full of natural beauty and one off the BEST scout camp waterfronts I have ever seen. Sending your sons to Scout Camp gives them this great experience where they can enjoy the outdoors, work on their camping skills and earn many Merit Badges thorough programs and classes that are sometimes only available by attending a scout camp (e.g., swimming, boating and shooting activities.) Younger scouts also have greater opportunity to learn from older scouts in the troop.

As previously mentioned, fees went up this year, but the Troop was able to lock in last year’s rates with our early deposit. The Early Bird rate is $390/scout (including Troop subsidy). Please have payments into Mrs. Kolenut by APRIL 12th, so we can make our groups payments and account for the Troop subsidy.

Payment Page

Please sign up through this new Google Form:

Sign-up HERE

I know everyone is excited to start choosing and signing up for Merit Badges, however the system is not up and running yet. You CAN look over this year’s offerings along with the schedule to see what you would like to be prepared to do. Please keep in mind you CANNOT make it from a shooting sport to the waterfront in the 10 minute time between classes (or the other way around), so plan accordingly.

Merit Badge Catalog
Merit Badge Schedule

Lastly, updated medical forms will need to be completed, if you have not already done so:

New Medical Form

I look forward to a great time with all the boys. We could always use a few extra adult hands, so consider signing up too. We will follow up with adult COVID guidance as it becomes available.

YIS,
Simon Fishman
safishman@verizon.net
Scoutmaster in Charge for Turrell

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New Scout Weekend

Appalachian Mountain Club

50 Camp Mohican Rd, Blairstown, NJ 07825

Friday March 19 to Sunday March 21st

Who: Scouts / Parents

Weather: Plan for rain or cold weather

Details: Troop 49 will depart the OLPH at 5:00 PM Friday night March 19 and Return Sunday March 21 at 11am. Scouts will be tent camping.

Registration Page: http://troop49oakland.org/survey/index.php/872125?lang=en

Payment Page: AMC Trip March 2021

ACTIVITIES

There are three main objectives for the weekend.
1. Get some camping and tenting in for new scouts to promote advancement
2. Participate in the new scout program, both as “givers” and “takers”. In the list below, we will be teaching the poisonous plants stations.
New scouts will have the opportunity to visit stations to accomplish the following:
1. Totin’ chip
2. Firem’n Chit
3. Tie a square knot, 2 half hitches, and taut-line hitch.*
4. Whip and fuse end different kinds of ropes*
5. Poisonous Plants*
6. Physical Fitness*
7. Flag Etiquette
8. Oath, Law, Motto, Outdoor Code, Slogan*
9. First Aid-for chocking, bruises/cuts/scrapes/blisters/burns*
10. First Aid for stings/snakebites/nosebleed/frost bite/sunburn*
11. Hiking-Buddy System, being lost, safe hiking*
12. Demonstrate the Scout Sign, Salute, handshake*
• Indicates Tenderfoot requirement from the Boy Scout Handbook.

CAMPSITE
Accommodates up to 30 people and includes a campfire ring (no grate), open sided, roofed pavilion, and outdoor privy and bear box. There are 5 tent platforms, 3 small ground sites and 1 large ground site. This campsite is 1/4 mile from the parking lot.  Refer to website for directions https://www.outdoors.org/lodging-camping/lodges/mohican

COST
$ 27.00 which includes camp reservations and food.

GEAR
We will be outside for the weekend. Dress for in layers for warming days and cool nights. For those sleeping outside, we will be tenting either on the ground or on platforms, depending on what is available. Clothing should be appropriate for the weather. We have a lovely campsite, but it requires a bit of a hike to get in. Bring only the equipment which you require.


COOKING/FOOD
Friday night: arrive having eaten dinner. We will have a snack late in the evening. Sunday morning, we’ll have breakfast, pack up, and head for home. If you need to cook one or more meals for advancement, this is your opportunity to step up and make it happen!

RSVP by March 13th and Payment is due to Mrs. Zoe Kolenut by Tuesday, MARCH 16.

 

Scoutmaster in Charge

Patrick Pacenza

 

 

 

 

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