Dimond Canyon Trail Rescue
Walkabout with Cub Master (hike)
This is a required hike for first-year Webleos. Meeting at the San Lorenzo Community Church at 9 am. Bring your six essentials and a picnic lunch. Water is not available on the trail so bring plenty with you. Be prepared to be muddy you will be crossing a stream which will be running at this time of year.
This is an acceptable hike for Bears. Wolves, Tigers and anyone who is sure on their feet please join us.
That last part is important to remember.
The first-year Webelos met as planned and began their hike with Cubmaster Gus at the beautiful Dimond Canyon Trail. We begin the 3-mile hike at Monterey Blvd. and Bridgeview Trail.
Cubmaster Gus shares his knowledge of the great outdoors with the Webelos (and their dads) all along the trail.
It doesn’t take long for the Webelos to reach the wet part of the trail. This is why they were all advised to bring a pair of dry socks.
There is more to hiking than walking through creeks, there are often historic markers and trail facts to be found.
On March 17, 1954, the roof of the Dimond Cottage, built in 1897 as a playhouse for the Dimond boys and used from 1924 as headquarters of the Boy Scout Troop No. 10, was destroyed by fire. The adobe wall and stone entrance of the new building are all that is left of the original structure.
But today’s hike was a special experience. The Webelos had the chance to apply their emergency preparedness to the test when one of the dads injured his foot when stepping off a rock on the embankment and braking a bone spur off his heel.
While the injury was not life-threatening, it was quite painful and made walking nearly impossible. Luckily, the dad was able to recover after taking things easy for a few weeks and now has a great story to tell. And the Webelos learned a valuable lesson – that even in the most mundane situations, problems can occur that require being prepared.
Everyone made it home safely and were ready for a bit of down-time after this adventure.