9th Fall Backpacking Participants' Packet
Fall 9th Grade Backpacking Campout Cedar Bayou
"Life is a Journey" Directors
Directors (9F)
Status Date S/D Names Email Phone
Director Oct 12 - 13 Daughters Chris Bowles [email protected] (214) 869-2687
Co-Director Oct 12 - 13 Daughters John Biedebach [email protected] (972) 841-6060
Director Oct 26 - 27 Sons Alan Gant [email protected] (214) 763-8136
Director Oct 26 - 27 Daughters Mark/Jess [email protected] (214) 218-1007 Kraemer
Co-Director Oct 26 - 27 Daughters Paul/Bri [email protected] (214)558-7351 Backpacking Campout Overview
SATURDAY
8:00am-9:00am Teams arrive at Cedar Bayou, Lake Texoma. Wear your HATS t-shirts for group photo!
9:00am Backpacking review course. Review with teams: Hiking route, gear and food, distribute crew gear, safety and first aid instruction.
10:30am Start hiking! Hike on Cross Timbers Hiking Trail to 5-Mile Camp. The hike from the parking area is approximately 3 miles.
NOON Lunch
1:00pm-6:00p Games, Water purification techniques, camp chores and day hike m
6:00pm Light the camp stoves and begin dinner.
7:00pm Games
8:00pm HATS Chat
9:00pm Camp fire, ghost stories, star gazing...
SUNDAY
8:00am Rise and shine! Team Breakfast
9:00am Games
10:00am Team break-out session and debriefing.
10:45am Pack up, police the area.
11:30am-1:00pm Hike out on Cross Timbers Trail with time to stop for lunch on the trail.
4:00pm Arrive in Dallas. Backpacking Packing List
Sleep Other
Tent (2 person, lightweight) Backpack
Groundcloth Cup
Stakes (lightweight) Plastic spoon
Sleeping bags (35 deg or lower) Jet Boil (if you have one)
Sleeping pads (eg, thermarest) Sunscreen
Bug spray
Clothes Toilet paper
Shorts Crazy Creek
Underwear Tooth brush/paste
HATS shirt Head lamp
Synthetic long sleeve shirt Trash bags
Lightweight fleece jacket Camera
Rain jacket (eg, frogg toggs, not ponchos) Meds/epi pen/inhaler
Rain pants (eg, frogg toggs)
Comfortable lightweight shoes Wear
Socks HATS shirt
Swimsuit Shorts
Small towel Cap
Water shoes Hiking socks
Hiking shoes/boots
Food
Trail lunch: eg, sandwich, chips, trail mix
2 L water
Freeze dried dinner
Freeze dried breakfast
Snack such as Clif bars
Cedar Bayou Directions and Maps
Backpacking at Cross Timbers Trail At Cedar Bayou Resort
Park at the Marina Cedar Bayou Marina...... (903) 523-4248 513 Cedar Bayou Blvd. Gordonville, Texas 76245
Directions
1. Take HWY 75 north to Sherman 2. Go left (West) on Hwy 82 to Whitesboro. 3. Go right (North) on Hwy 377 approximately 12 miles and look for the ‘Cedar Bayou Resort’ sign. 4. Go about a mile to the marina parking lot for secure parking.
http://www.cedarbayou.com/cross_timbers.asp http://cedarbayou.com/location/ Hospital Information for Cedar Bayou
Wilson N Jones Medical Center...……………………………………...(903) 870-4611 500 N Highland Ave Sherman, TX 75092 Directions 1. Depart Cedar Bayou Blvd toward Snider Ln – 0.5 mi 2. Turn right onto Cotton Franklin Rd – 0.2 mi 3. Turn right onto US-377 – 12.3 mi, 13 min Pass Exxon in 5.4 mi 4. Turn left onto Highway 82 E / US-82 E – 0.2 mi Pizza Hut on the corner 5. Take ramp and follow signs for US-82 East – 16.5 mi, 18 min 6. Take exit 642 for E Buck Owens Fwy toward Dallas / Denison – 0.3 mi 7. Turn right onto N Sam Rayburn Fwy / US-75 N 8. Take ramp left and follow signs for US-75 South – 2.2 mi La Quinta Inn & Suites on the corner 9. Take exit 58 for N Sam Rayburn Fwy toward Hospital/Houston St/Lamar St – 0.2 mi 10. Turn right onto TX-56 W / W Houston St – 0.3 mi 11. Turn right onto N Highland Ave – 0.3 mi 12. Arrive at N Highland Ave The last intersection is W Mulberry St If you reach Theison St, you've gone too far