Crew Activities
Venturing Crew 65 [formerly known as
High Adventure Explorer Post 947;
Venturing Crew 947] officially began
meeting again in July 2001. It took us a couple of months to
get the crew together, elect officers,
and figure out what we wanted to do as
a crew. Our focus is on high adventure
with emphasis on science.
In September, 2001 we dug for quartz
crystals [focusing on the geology of
the area] at the Fisher Mountain Mine
near Mount Ida, Arkansas, hiked the
trails of Hot Springs National Park
and camped near Gulpha Gorge,
Arkansas. Everyone that went on this
trip came home with several nice
quartz crystals. The guys hammered
some pretty good sized clusters out of
the rock, while the girls concentrated
more on crystal points. On Sunday we
hiked from Gulpha Gorge, over the
mountain into Hot Springs for lunch
and a bit of sightseeing, then we
hiked back to Gulpha Gorge.
Click here to look at a few
pictures from the trip.
February, 2002; The Crew enjoyed a weekend
of bouldering, climbing and hiking at
Pinnacle Mountain, Arkansas and stationery
camping at Maumelle State Park nearby.
April, 2002; Several Crew members hiked
about 11 miles on the Wolf River Trail
System, Memphis, TN.
June, 2002; The Crew backpacked about 13
miles in Big Hill Pond State Park, TN,
spending the night at the Grassy Point
Shelter.
March, 2003; The Crew backpacked/scrambled
35 miles along the Cumberland Plateau in
Savage Gulf, Middle TN. We've had some great
trips, but this one has been the best so
far.
We have scrambled Pinnacle Mountain several
times since the Crew began. We have also
enjoyed the Wolf River Trail several times
and recently got together for an afternoon
of Tron (a frisbee game that is somewhat
like a high-speed games of tag, using a
frisbee as a shield and as a means of
tagging the opponents.
Upcoming Meetings
Bring your calendar to the next Crew meeting
so we continue to update our plans.
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08.10.06
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7:00pm Crew Meeting [MBs house]
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08.24.06
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7:00pm Crew Meeting
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09.07.06
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7:00pm Crew Meeting
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09.21.06
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7:00pm Crew Meeting
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10.12.06
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7:00pm Crew Meeting
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10.26.06
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7:00pm Crew Meeting
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11.09.06
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7:00pm Crew Meeting
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11.30.06
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7:00pm Crew Meeting
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