Venture Patrol Meeting

For our next meeting we need to vote and decide the following positions.  Please look over the general responsibilities and decide which position you may want to run for.  Please note that ALL positions MUST be filled.  If no one volunteers for the position the venture patrol leader/scout master will volunteer someone.
1. venture patrol leader:
-Organize Meetings
-Create Agenda
-Work with adults to plan treks
-Lead venture patrol during treks

2. Venture patrol historian/scribe
-create a journal of treks
-take pictures of treks
-Take notes during planning sessions
-Take over for patrol leader in absense

3. Venture Patrol Chapelen Aid/Courtermaster
-Utilize troop's chapelen prayers for grace at all meals
-Encourage and Help keep spirits up when the going gets tough on the trail
-Develop list of troop gear needed for each trek
-Ensure troop gear is checked in/out properly

Our next trek is scheduled for 4/20/12-4/22/12
The choices of the treks:
OH - SE - Zaleski State Forest - 3hrs
Zaleski has several loop trails to pick from please please see the following link for more details
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9Dte_lHF3cIMGNhNjhlOTUtNTAyYS00ZjVjLWIwNWUtYWQ4OTU3ZjgxMzg3
Highlights:
South Loop: Old Cemetery, Rock Shelter/Cave, Side hike to Moonville Tunnel
Middle Loop: Iron Furnace,Scenic Ridges(most scenic section), Rock formations
North Loop: Doolittle forest, beaver pond, mining relics

 KY - NE - Carter Caves State Park - 3hrs
 Combination of trails target 13-15 miles
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9Dte_lHF3cIZGYwY2JmYTMtZGU1Yy00NTMyLTg5NDEtMmM2NjA4NWYxZDM1
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9Dte_lHF3cIZDhjNzE0MjUtYjFjZS00YzhkLTgyNGYtNTMwOTljODBiZDFi

Please study the maps/descriptions and be ready to talk about which route we'd like to do. 

Please note that you MUST start training for these treks now!  You should be getting out and walking with small day packs (4 liters of water and the 10 essentials(http://www.scoutingmagazine.org/issues/0403/d-outs.html)) at least once a week.  If you have a treadmill/elyptical you can use those as well.  This will help build up endurance and get you ready to these treks.  If anyone wants to get together and do some day hikes in the evening/weekend just send out an email/call a few days ahead of time to see who can attend.  There are plenty of great places to day hike that are only minutes away and provide interesting sites and challenging walks.  I have many maps and resources to help plan day hikes, just ask.