New year, new location! We decided to check out Monte Bello Open Space Preserve in Palo Alto for our first official backpacking trip of the year. The best part was the amazing sunset over the Bay that evening. We loved this location and hope to make a return visit in the future! Check out our …

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It’s a hiking year! And the best way to kick it off is with a fun day hike in a local county park, Quicksilver-Almaden. Views, wildlife encounters & a little history made for a lovely morning! Check out our photos here!

This summer, our Scouts decided to attend a brand new (to us) summer camp- instead of deep in the mountains of High Sierra, we decided to spend a week at the crystal blue waters of the Pacific Ocean at Camp Emerald Bay on Catalina Island! Kayaking, canoeing, scuba diving, small boat sailing and lots of …

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