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Mistletoe Scouts

Posted in Boy Scouts on December 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

A couple of days before Christmas, the boys were out selling mistletoe as part of a Boy Scout activity. There were quite a number of generous individuals, with many donating additional amounts for the benefit of the troop.

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Conquering Half Dome (again)

Posted in Boy Scouts, Vacation, tagged , , , on July 31, 2010 | 3 Comments »

We just got back from a weekend of camping and hiking in Yosemite.  Nikhil, Vikram and 12 of their boy scout troop joined in the fun.  I had arranged the camp sites and pre-ordered the half dome hiking tickets last February.  This is a strenuous 21 mile hike (from Upper Pines Campground via John Muir [...]

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San Juan Hike

Posted in Boy Scouts, tagged , , on July 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Yesterday, I took the boys and their Boys Scout buddies for a training hike up the San Juan Trail in San Juan Capistrano.   It was a 13 mile round trip with over 2200 feet of elevation gain. Here are the boys at the beginning of the hike: The first few miles are a series [...]

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Boy Scout Hike

Posted in Boy Scouts on May 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

On Saturday, I took Vikram and a few of his Boy Scout buddies on a 10 mile hike into Santiago Oaks. Here we are at the start of the hike.

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Scout-O-Rama 2010

Posted in Boy Scouts on May 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Today the boys taught the Fingerprinting Merit Badge for their Boy Scout troop. Here is Vikram the “teacher” directing the younger scouts. The event was a huge success.

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Camping Orange County Style

Posted in Boy Scouts, tagged , , on November 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

This weekend, I took the boys camping at the plush new Outdoor Educational Center.  This is a new $30 million, 160 acre camping facility on Irvine Ranch land.   The weather was nice but a bit chilly in the 40′s and 50′s at night. Here is Vikram in the morning. Here is Nikhil with some [...]

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Cycle Merit

Posted in Boy Scouts, tagged , , on September 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

This summer, I have been taking a group of boy scouts on a series of road rides to enable them to earn their Cycling Merit Badge.  We started with a series of 10 mile, 15 mile and 25 mile rides – two of each.  Last weekend, we capped it off with a 50 mile ride [...]

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Boy Scouts Hike Half Dome

Posted in Boy Scouts, tagged , , , , , on August 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »

This week, I took the boys with their Boy Scout troop up to Yosemite for 5 days. On one of the days, we hiked up to Half Dome. This was a difficult 18 mile round trip from our campsite at Upper Pines. It took us about twelve and a half hours to complete the hike. [...]

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Blackstar Canyon Hike

Posted in Boy Scouts, tagged , on August 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

On Sunday we went for a long hike into Blackstar Canyon. We started at the trail head and after a short walk through the shady canyon we started climbing up some switchbacks. After a few miles we hit a level plateau before climbing for a few more miles. Here are some pictures from the hike. [...]

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Mt. Baldy Warmup

Posted in Boy Scouts, tagged , , on August 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »

The boys and I are going to Yosemite in a couple of weeks. To prepare, we went on a hike last weekend up to the top of Mt. Baldy. Doug E and his son Adam joined us as our official tour guide. Mt. Baldy is one of the tallest peaks in So Cal at about [...]

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Cub Scout Graduation

Posted in Boy Scouts, tagged , , on March 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Last week while I was out of town, the boys graduated from being Cub Scouts to full fledged Boy Scouts. As part of their graduation requirement, they earned the Arrow of Light award. Here they are receiving their honor. The ceremony is a “crossing over” and at the end of it, they become Boy Scouts. [...]

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Globetrotters

Posted in Boy Scouts, Entertainment, tagged , , on February 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Last weekend, we went to see the Harlem Globetrotters at the Honda Center in Anaheim with our cub scout den. Anjali and I had seen them 16(?) years ago in Long Beach and they were up to the same old antics – water in the stands, confetti, and playing with the kids and the fans. [...]

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Webelos Camperall

Posted in Boy Scouts, tagged , , , , on October 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

We just got back from a 1 night camping trip with me and the boys and pack 541. We camped out in Tonner Canyon about 30 miles from here. The campsite is owned by the BSA (Firestone Camp). There were about 20 kids in the pack and several hundred that were part of the Camperall. [...]

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Webelows Campout

Posted in Boy Scouts, tagged , on June 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Last weekend we went on a 2 night campout in the high desert in a town called Valyermo. The weather was warm, day and night. The campsite http://bigrockcreekcamp.com/ was a former movie star hangout during the Prohibition period and is now used as a family campsite complete with olympic size swimming pool, tennis court and [...]

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