Is a bicycle venture a good outing for a venture crew or senior scout patrol? When my scout master, Mr. Estes first suggested I complete the cycling merit badge and ride a 50 miler to the Marin Cheese Factory, I never would have guessed that one day I would be able to say that I have bicycled from coast to coast and boarder to boarder. Now my oldest son can also say he has crossed our nation on a bicycle and his brother is soon to follow. Scouting does many this for a young man, but what it does well is it allows you to "Be Prepared". Is a bicycle trip right for a scout group? If the will is there anything is possible. It takes planning, proper fitting, special skills, and most of all desire. Would I prefer van support or carry all the gear and have a sense of independence? Personally I prefer to be independent but for this trip it worked well to have the van to support the efforts.
If your troop or crew is interested in such an undertaking give crew 27 a call, we would be delighted to present our journey and answer your questions. Just email us at rcmarson@comcast.net and we will see what we can work out.
Rick Marson
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Monday, June 15, 2009
To journey or not.
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Preparedness: "Dig a well before you are thirsty" - Chinese proverb
ReplyDeletePacking: "Lay out all your clothes and money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money" - Anderson
Purpose: "All should strive to learn before they die. What they are running from, and to, and why" - Thurber
Prudence: "Choose your neighbor before your house and your companion before the road" - Arab proverb
Present: "Use thy best mind today, for to-morrow it may, perchance be broken" - Talmud
Will: "Consider that people are like tea. They don't know their won strength until the get into hot water" - McKinnon
Enthusiasm: "If you can give your son or daughter only one gift, let it be Enthusiasm" - Barton
Opportunity: "Do not wait to strike when the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking" - Sprague
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