Activity Write-Ups

In December, the Crew went to Coyote Point for a day of pioneering and pistol shooting. Prior to their reservation and scheduled shooting time, the Crew had a pioneering day in the park and constructed several rolling stars; a device that lashed together 8’ spars in the shape of a star and Crew members to walk on them across a field. The Crew learned how to construct shapes like squares, pentagons, hexagons, and octagons only using rope and wood. 

When the crew finished, they cleaned up and visited the Coyote Point  Rifle and Pistol Club.  We started the afternoon with a thorough safety briefing conducted by club members and then had an opportunity to visit the range and shoot with several different handguns including semi automatics, single and double action revolvers. The crew had lots of fun before heading to the group campground at Memorial Park. 

We arrived at Memorial Park after dark, but it was still early in the evening.  The Crew set up camp and cooked a delicious mac and cheese for dinner and enjoyed a wonderful campfire full of many songs before sleeping in the rain with the park to themselves. The woke in the morning to a bit of rain, yet carried on with our planned service project to help the park rangers pull French Broom and other several invasive species in the park for a few hours before heading home to the Congregational Church of the Peninsula.

By Dominic

On November 13th, Venture Crew members took a trip to Mt. Madonna State Park along with the Troop for a three-day camping trip. On the outing, we conducted a trail maintenance service project for the park, clearing and leveling trails near the Tan Oak Campground. We also worked on orienteering skills using the UTS Coordinate system to locate different landmarks in the park. The highlight was the giant carousel pioneering project we completed (shown to the left). This style was said to have been used during fairs and events in Medieval Europe. It could seat some of our smallest members for a few runs. Overall, it was a blast making, and the outing as a whole was great!

By Deniz

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On October 22, 2023, the crew, alongside adults from Boy Scout Troop 27, participated in a course to learn how to perform first aid in the backcountry. The course was run by Paratus Institute trainers who gave the group scenarios to work out and practice with. Some members of the group received their CPR certificates upon completing the CPR test and online training. Overall, the crew had a great time learning useful skills for when they go on future camp outs or hikes in the wilderness.

By Dominic

On October 6, 2023, Crew 27 set out to participate in a wilderness survival exercise in Harden Flat. Upon arriving late at night, we went to sleep to start the activity the next day.  Throughout the next 3 days, we built shelters that we slept in, learned multiple ways to start a fire, cooked an egg inside an onion, and many other ways to cook. We also went through a well planned search and rescue activity. One of the final things we did was learn many different ways to find food in the wilderness, including eating Pine Bacon. After all these fun activities, we made it back to the vehicles, and started on our 4 hour journey home filled with new knowledge.

By Zachery R

In September, the crew left from the Congregational Church of the Peninsula at 8:00 am to arrive at Mt. Mermon Adventures for a 9:45 reservation. The crew had a brief safety refresher and was sent to the course. After their adventures in the trees, the crew went to Arcangeli bakery, where they purchased world famous artichoke bread. The crew then left for some quality beach time at San Gregorio. The crew set up a net, kicked off their shoes, slapped on some sunscreen, and played some beach volleyball. That night, the crew slept over at Sam MacDonald Park. The next day was full of volleyball before returning safely to Congregational Church of the Peninsula.

By Dominic

Every year family camp is an absolute blast. This year was no different. We started out the morning with flag planting at Skylawn Memorial where we planted flags on top of graves of people who served in the military as well as emergency personnel. We then went to Brannan Island which was a really nice large campsite area. About 9-10 crew members attended along with a fair amount of the troop. We canoed, kayaked, build a pioneering structure (an archway in front of our campsite), and cooked yummy food. We did some stuff alongside the troop and some stuff by ourselves. The only downside to this outing was the earwigs that managed to follow us all home. Can’t wait until next year.

By Allie

Departing on Friday from the Congregational Church of Belmont the Crew headed to Boulder Creek Scout reservation for Camporee. Camporee is a council run event where different scout Troops and Crews come together to compete in different events. These events included match split, tomahawk throwing, whips, first aid scenarios, orienteering, giant clove hitch, and many more. After arriving on the first day, the Crew set up camp and had a campfire. The next day the competitions began. We hiked all over Boulder Creek to participate in the different events. After an exciting day we returned to camp for dinner. The next day was the award ceremony. Crew 27 took second place to the Woodies in Troop 27. The weekend finished off with a service project for the campsite. Then we packed up and headed home.

By Miranda

Every year Crew 27 plans and runs a treasure hunt for Troop 27, a troop we work very closely with. Every year has a different theme and in turn has different styles of events that are run. This year our theme was Pirates so every event that was run had some aspect of that involved. Some examples of this was using canoes to retrieve a clue from a ship sitting in “bomb infested waters”, using compass skills to find oranges to cure diseases, or using a hand held telescope to look at and decipher signal flags up on a hill. The troop members travel to different parks in the bay area, this time mostly along highway 1. Due to the heavy rains we had previously the park we wanting to end at was closed so we ended it back at the Congregational Church of Belmont and had a chili dinner together. Overall, it was a lot of fun to plan and run and from what has come back from the troop, they all had a lot of fun too. Can’t wait to do it again next year!

By Allie

Right after the crew members got out of school, we began the trip up to the mountains. The purpose? To engage in the greatest sport known to man, skiing, of course. After an exhilarating car ride, we arrived at a cabin that belonged to one member’s family. We set up camp in the living room and quickly went to sleep in preparation for the day of fun that would follow. Early the next morning, the crew loaded up with their gear and made their way to Boreal. Upon arrival at the slopes, a grand day of jubilation and rivalry commenced as we zipped down the slopes and gained our footing in the snow. After a long day, we ate a nice dinner at a local Italian restaurant and went back to the cabin for some board games. We skied the slope some more on the second day before having to head back home, concluding a great ski trip.

By Corey