Troop 401: 50 Miler


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Troop 401 has a rich history of challenging hikes each summer. It is the “50-Miler” which we feel defines the troop and also provides the biggest boost in our scout’s development as a scout and in his own self-esteem. Here is a brief chronology of hikes the troop has done over the years and plan to do in the future:

2009 "80 to 50" (PCT between I-80 & US50) & Marble Mountains Wilderness
2008 Mt. Whitney, Lassen National Park & Florida Sea Base
2007 Lost Coast & Philmont Cavalcade
2006 Lassen National Park
2005 Edison Lake to Florence Lake (via Lake Italy and Italy Pass)
2004 Golden Trout Service Project near Mt. Whitney & Florida Sea Base (SCUBA!)
2003 Mt. Whitney. Kearsage Pass to Forrester Pass to Whitney, and out Whitney Portal. Awesome golden trout at Wallace Lake!
2002 Haleakala Crater on Maui
2001 Philmont Scout Ranch
2000 Hell For Sure, (Courtwright to Blaney Meadow loop)
1999 Philmont Scout Ranch
1998 Trinity Alps - stuck in valleys, passes all snowed in.
1997 John Muir Wilderness trek.
1996 Eight ball Emigrant Wilderness trek (Figure 8 trail)
1995 Philmont - Michigan Militia March. Train to and from Raton.
1994 Rafting Klamath River
1993 Hell For Sure, (Courtwright to Blaney Meadow loop)
1992 Grand Canyon (75 miles); and Mt. Whitney Climb (84 miles)
1991 Philmont Cavalcade; via train to Raton
1990 Lyle Canyon to Mammoth Lakes area
1989 Philmont Trek
1988 John Muir Trail, all 267 miles of it; finishing with climb to top of Mt. Whitney. Boys’ Life, July 1989.
1987 Philmont Cavalcades; and South Warner Wilderness
1986 Grand Canyon and Mt. Whitney (July 13 to Aug 3)
1985 OA @ Philmont (April); Hell for Sure (Courtwright to Blaney Meadow loop) Hot springs!
1984 Philmont and Camp Nejedly to Chubb Lake
1983 Mt. Whitney. Whitney Portal to summit to Crabtree Ranger Station, Iceberg Lake-Boy Scout Lake (78 miles)
1982 Philmont (Trek 10-A) and Florence Lake
1981 Marble Mountains. Sommes Bar to Idlewood camp. Very steep.
1980 Mt. Whitney
1979 Gab and State Pass 19. Courtwright to Mt. Goddard circle; Florence Lake to Evolution valley
1978 South Warner Wilderness - Patterson Meadow to Emerson Loop
1977 Mt. Whitney; Horseshoe Meadows via Cottonwood loop
1976 Hell For Sure. Entered at Courtwright to San Joaquin, Florence Lake
1975 Pine Creek/Bishop Area. Honeymoon Lake to Italy Pass; Selden Pass to Blaney Meadows Loop
1974 Wolfbrae Trail, near Bear Valley Ski; lots of mosquitoes.

As of October 2009:
11 trips to Philmont, BSA's National High Adventure Camp in New Mexico
  8 climbs of Mt. Whitney
  4 treks thru Hell for Sure Pass
  2 Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim Treks of the Grand Canyon

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