Hello Everyone,
We are so excited that you signed up to join us on the upcoming Pack Hike and Cookout scheduled for Saturday, April 25th (not this coming Saturday, but the next one). Stefano Marsella, our fabulous pack outdoor activity coordinator, sent the following information to be sure that everyone knows all the details.
Location & Time:
- The hike is planned to take place at Hanging Rock State Park.
- The address is 1700 Hanging Rock Park Road, Danbury, NC 27016-7417.
- The Visitor Center phone number is 336-593-8480.
- You can visit the Website: http://www.ncparks.gov/visit/
parks/haro/main.php - Click here to view a map of the park.
Timing:
- Please arrive at 2:00 pm.
- We will meet in front of the visitor’s center.
- Please check in with me (Shannon) as I have the participant list. If your schedule changes and you are not coming or you run into travel issues and will be late, please contact (call or text) me at 336-692-4519 as cell reception allows. We will be looking for you if you are on the sign up sheet.
- You may leave anytime after the cookout.
Event Plan:
- The park rangers will have a presentation for the scouts at 2:30 pm in the auditorium at the visitor’s center. The presentation will last about 30 minutes.
- The hike will begin around 3:00 pm.
- We will hike the Hanging Rock Trail (1.3 miles).
- The trail is wide and has a gravel surface for most of its length, but becomes more narrow and rocky near the top. This trail, although short, is rated “more difficult” since it climbs steeply and has some obstacles.
- Parents: to ensure everyone’s safety, please stay with your children at all times (unless you have arranged for another able adult to accompany them). This is a “must” since the terrain can be treacherous.
- Blaze color: Orange
- When you finish the hike, please check in with me (Shannon). We are tracking against our participant list for safety reasons.
- At present, we are planning to have dinner served at the picnic tables near the lake area, if that changes we will let everyone know.
What to bring:
- There is no cost to participants for this activity.
- Scouts wear their class B uniform (cub scout t-shirt) for this event.
- Please bring the dessert, side dish or other cookout items that you signed up to bring. If you don’t remember what you signed up to bring, click here.
- Wear sunscreen.
- Bring a light jacket or rain poncho for weather changes.
- Bring a water bottle for the hike.
Cookout
- We are fortunate to have Mack Moore organizing the cookout. We will be having hotdogs grilled at the picnic shelter, side dishes and desserts brought by our pack members. Click here to see sign up sheet.
- If you didn’t sign up to bring a side dish or dessert and are able to bring something else, please email us back.
- We could use two volunteers to stay at the shelter during the hike to help set up the food with Mack.
- We also need drinks, please email us back if you are able to help with the drinks.
How to get there:
- From Winston Salem, NC take Highway 8 North to Danbury. Turn left at Stokes-Reynolds Hospital on Hanging Rock Road. It is 1.5 miles to the park from here.
- Or, you can enter the address above in your GPS
I will be posting this on the home page of our pack website and on the Pack Hike page of our pack website (located under Pack Events, Outdoor Events, Pack Hike) in case you need another place to access this information.
If we have missed something or have some changes, I will be sending out another message.
Have a great remaining week and weekend.
Shannon