Crew1501Events

What the Crew will do is up to you!

• The weekend of 13 Dec, the Crew went ice skating.
  • Click here for a copy of that plan and report.
  • We were seeing if we could get a lesson in fencing. Click here for the (draft) plan.
• The Crew has an opening in Summer 2010 for Out Island Adventure, first week in July.
  • See the description at the site for Florida Sea Base.
  • Details are on our Events page.
• What else are we doing? Click here for a copy of our schedule.

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• The weekend of 8 Jan, we tried skiing and tubing (and pool, air hockey, DDR, ...), and other things as we think of them.
  • Hope you can join us next time, because the Greater Pittsburgh Council (GPC) has invited us back.
  • We also met some really cool folks from Crew 1717 in Fredricksburg, VA. BTW, if you think tubing is lame, you should try it using Crew 1717 "rules" (must bring a bike pump and can of Pam next year).
  • See the small calendar in the upper right corner? Click on the "8" in January. Or click on "calendar" in the menu in the left column and go to 8 January. Hope you'll be pleasantly surprised!
• Since Fall 2009, our Crew has had two monthly events, and done service projects (as staff). We lead monthly Varsity, Venturing and Ship Roundtables for Old Dominion District. We also help plan and run events for the National Capitol Area Teen Council (for example, Venturing After Dark). We may be few in number, but we can show you how a few can make a big difference. And a few more can do a lot more. Send us an e-mail, see us at Roundtable, or drop into a meeting. But if you want to attend a meeting, you'd better check on where we're meeting; Crew decides the location, sometimes at the last minute (often in reaction to school assignments).

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To access the National Capitol Area Council 2009-10 calendar for Venture and Sea Scouts, click here.

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Scheduled

(2009/2010 season; coming soon. Planning meeting was 22 Aug 09! Watch this space for event details!)

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• In the works: Out Island Adventure (2010-07-01 through 2010-07-10).
  • Primitive camping surrounded by ocean. How cool is that!? Imagine returning to school with a "How I spent my summer vacation" where every response is "Way COOL!" $700 per person (plus travel). We have two female adults in our group of 8 who have paid a total of $350 toward the trip.
  • For info, click on any/all of these (also available from the Seabase site):
    • Additional Details
    • Reservation Form
    • Gear list (notice, no SCUBA but no fees for equipment!)
  • Research/resources:
    • Crew 545(?) attended Out Island in 2007. Many of Crew 1501 know the advisor and even some of the members. Let's chat!
    • Click here for directions from MUMC to Summerland Key, FL according to Google Maps. Notice there are three suggested routes.
    • Scouting Digest report.
    • Recent lessons learned at Scouter.com. Notice the ideas about how to have a good time, and need to confirm the specific adventure.
    • Troop 104 in 2002. Good thoughts about taking flights.

History

These links will take you to photos of past events (as of 2009-07-19, uploading files to the new server):

• 2010-01-08, we attend the ski/snowboarding getaway at Heritage Scout Reservation in Western Pennsylvania. Takes 5 hrs to get there and 3 to return (getting out of this area on a Friday night in a snowstorm was tough, but definitely worth it).
  • More photos from the Getaway weekend. Check the photos at the end; an electric icicle energizing Crew 1717!
• 2009-12-14, we (and a guest) go skating at the Reston Town Centre pavilion. The Venturers have fun and discover why physics books describe wet ice as being frictionless (the pavilion did not keep out the rain at the edges of the rink). We discover Nina has a real talent for skating (which some members wish they could do). Our president makes multiple impressions on the rink. Our advisor brings back a souvenir (which an ice pack and Ibuprophen should fix).
• 2009-12-05, we help Crew 1150, and attend, a VLSC. And we make some great discoveries about uses of duct tape and the Tater Council!
• 2009-11-14, Crew 1501 helps at ECHO during Scouting For Food.
• 2009-11-06, Crew 1501 hiked route #12 at the 20th Hike-o-Ree . Check out the photos of guys wearing skirts (they called them "kilts", but we know a skirt when we see one).
  • Click for notice on the Council calendar.
  • Click here for forms.
• 2009-10-24, Crew 1501 helps the Webelos program at the 2009 ODD Fall Camporee.
• 2009-10-10, Crew 1501 attends the Venturing After Dark at Temple Hall Farms, Leesburg, VA.
• 2009-10-03, Crew 1501 helps at the open house for Oak Hill.
• 2009-09-19, Crew 1501 plays Frizbee golf.
• 2009-09-12, Crew 1501 goes bowling. Really cosmic!
• 2009-07-11, Crew 1501 1501 goes to/hikes Philmont.
  • All-guy crew (317 images).
  • Co-ed crew (77 images). The thumbnail generator on the Crew website is not working for big photos; these were reduced to 600x600 max pixels (great tool, that EasyThumbnails).
• 2009-05-23, Crew 1501 goes shooting. At the invitation of Crew 1150, Crew 1501 helps with cooking and goes shooting at Camp Big Mac.
  • Photos by our Advisor.
  • Photots by Mrs. G.
• 2009-04-17, Crew 1501 supports the ODD Spring Camporee.
• 2009-03-28, Crew 1501 attends the 28 Mar 09 C.O.P.E Instructor's Course at Camp Snyder.
• 14 Feb 09: White Oak Canyon / Cedar Run, Does anyone have photos or recollections they'd like to share? You could create a thread in the forum.
• 2009-02-15, Crew 1501 gets trained in CPR.
• 2009-02-06, Crew 1501 works at the Klondike Derby as staff. Great preparation for the Old Dominion 2009 Spring Camporee.
• 2009-01-24, Crew 1501 and Troop 1501 hike Bull Run Mountains
  • Dr Waisanen's photos. If anyone else has some, please get them to the Webmaster.
• 2008-12-06, Crew 1501 hikes Old Rag
  • Alpha group.
  • Bravo group.
  • Bravo group (by Mr. Gawalt).
• 2008-11-07-09, Hike-O-Ree: Crew 1501 hiked White Oak Canyon / Cedar Run. Not quite 10 miles. Your Advisor hiked this the summer of 2007. Very scenic!. Photos to be posted soon.
• 2008-10-17, Crew 1501 attends Old Dominion (OD) Camporee at Ft Washington Park. We do not get a photo op with Ranger Wadding (we've had photo ops since 2004!), but have an action-packed weekend nonetheless. New experiment in cooking is a rousing success (cook at home, freeze, seal in bags, reheat in boiling water, and serve)! Best time was when staff adults solicited ideas from the Crew!
• 2008-10-11, Crew 1501 attends NCAC Venturing After Dark with Crews from Thurmont, MD and St. Rose. The Crew (and guest) have a GREAT time; get 4th in chili, 1st in carving, and set all-time record of 1 hr, 49 min finding ALL stations in the Lawyer's Corn Maze. More importantly, locality was uncertain only ONCE during entire trek.
• 2008-09-27, Crew 1501 hikes Lake Accotink Park along with Scouts from Troop 1501. Lake Accotink was overflowing, causing another river to form in the path of the Crew.
• 2008-09-26, DC Dive Show gets a visit by Crew 1501 at least for 15 minutes.
• 2008-09-19, Shooting Outing start (Crew 1150 are providing pistol training for a September outing).
• 2008-09-20, Shooting Outing on the range (Crew 1150 are providing pistol training for a September outing).
• 2008-09-21, Shooting Outing night and next morning (Crew 1150 are providing pistol training for a September outing).
• 2008-09-13, HikeMasonNeck: Okay, so the Webmaster is slow downloading, converting, and publishing the photos. If he knew anyone was looking, he might get motivated. If someone volunteered to help, and made good on their promise, he definitely would be motivated. But here are the pictures. Captions to follow (remember the part about motivation).

Some suggestions:
10 "Brian, what are we looking for in this picture?"
11 "snake skin on driftwood"
12 "okay nice view, but missed the carrion flying by..."
14 "pretty wetlands, still no bird flying by"
16 "Orange mushrooms, Don't eat me!"
23 "FORE!"
31 "the fairway is in the middle. Why is everyone in the rough?"

• 2008-08-15, WiiLockIn: Crew 1501 hosts a night of games and food. A great time was held by the attendees, Venturers and guests, even the parents.
• 2008-08-02, NorthernTier: Crew 1501 flys/drives to Canada to canoe in a foreign country. 75 miles in 80 hrs! One of the Crew brings e-coli along, but manages to lose it before too long. There supposedly was a group of Boy Scouts from Troop 1501 also on the trip, but the Webmaster hasn't seen any photos. Obviously, those guys are not as competent as the Crew. Probably why they were designated as crew "B".
• 2008-07-19, CERT: Our Crew President and Advisor help county emergency response teams in a simulated crash into a bleachers. Our Advisor was a middle-aged diabetic who lost control while driving through the parking lot with his "daughter".
• 2008-07-12, CaledonStatePark: Our advisor and his son check out Caledon State Part, about 90 minutes away from Springfield, VA. Nice trails in a hardwoods forest, almost no brush, almost no ground cover; several layers of dead leaves.
• 2008-07-08, RiverineAssaultCraft: Event photos for the tour on 8-July-2008 of the Potomac River via the US Marine Corp RAC.

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Unscheduled

• Wilderness Survival
• Hunting
• Fishing
• Spear Fishing
• SCUBA diving: need to get certified, so check the class schedule at Aquatic Adventures' website.
• CERT training / acting

In the dream stage

• Sailing the Bahamas: The link is to a skipper who our Advisor met who runs a charter service. Unlike the tall ships program in BSA, the captain of the Keewatin teaches marlinspike seamanship (and nutrition!). This is a fun learning experience, not just bobbing on water.
• Well, Meridan District no longer supports two sites I liked. http://www.meridianmatters.org/Catalog.wci/CampBook/NATHICAM.htm had a list of high adventure sites. Should have made a copy, because their webmaster has transferred content to another (unknown) domain and might have forgotten this very useful page. I'll be looking for whatever replaced http://www.meridiandistrict.net/venture.html, their Venture site.
• Blowguns as a sport? Match caliber and length (capacity of tube) to lung capacity (bigger gun needs larger lungs). According to http://www.blow-gun.com/, gear is affordable. Instead of darts, use paintballs.
• Rope gymnastics anyone? Staying fit using a rope and two trees. Pipe insulation is optional, but cuts down on bruising.

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