The October backpacking trip take us to The Jocasse lake Foothills trail area. This area is known as the Big Blue Wall or Blue Ridge Escarpment as the 2000 ft. NC elevation quickly drops to the Jocasse lake area in SC. Spectacular waterfalls are everywhere and the 76 mile Foothills trail snakes back and forth across the SC/NC state line. Historically, since the steep slopes in the area form a natural coral, the Cherokee Indians and Civil War hideouts referred to the area as the “Horsepasture.”
All along the Foothills trail there are amazing views of Lake Jocasse and the dark corners of SC. This trip will be a day hiking trip for the first years and an over night backpacking trip for the older scouts. Hiking in this area is moderate to strenuous so proper footwear is recommended.
When: October 4-6, 2013
Who: All scouts
Where: Camp at Canebrake campsite on Lake Jocasse, boating required. Please contact Mark Mullen at [email protected] if you can help transport Scouts across the lake. First years will travel east to Laurel Creek Falls and back day hiking. Older scouts will head out west for an overnight backpacking trek arriving at Bad Creek access on Sunday midday.
Departure: Meet at the scout hut at 3:30 Friday.
Return: Sunday
Attire: All Scouts travel in Class A uniforms. Backpacking attire the rest of the weekend. First year scouts will be receiving instructions on what to bring at the September 24th and October 1st scout meeting.
Cost: Camping & Lunch Sunday – $10.00
Housing: Tents. Boy Scouts should only tent with other scouts or brothers.
Food: Each person is responsible for their own food & drinks except for lunch on Sunday. Scouts need to be prepared to cook their own food in the backcountry.
Inclement weather: There is no inclement weather in scouting. We go rain or shine
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