2016 Senior High Backpack Trip

Friday, July 22 - Sunday, July 24

Rio Grande National Forest, Platoro, Colorado

Cost: $60.00 per person. You must have full payment to the church office by Sunday, July 17th, to guarantee a spot. Please call Greg at 676-5673 if you have any questions.

We will have a 45 minute backpack planning meeting in the Loft for all youth and parents on Sunday, July 17th at 11:00am. Backpacks will be provided at this meeting if you need one.

We will meet at the church on Friday, July 22nd at 6:00 a.m. SHARP to pack the food and tents in the backpacks. Remember to leave the top half of your backpacks empty for food. We will leave at 6:45 a.m. The weather will be cold at night (lower 50's) and warm during the day (lower 80's). Don’t pack too many clothes. Remember that you have to carry what you pack, plus the food and tents. Pre-make and freeze a “hobo dinner” on Thursday. Friday morning, take the “hobo dinner” out of the freezer, place in a plastic zipper bag and pack in your backpack.

Pack the following in your backpack: leave the top 1/2 of your pack empty for me to pack food in it on Friday before we leave.

Flashlight 1 long sleeve shirt 1 short sleeve shirt

Sleeping bag Small towel 1 pair of jeans

Snacks/candy Toothbrush 1 pair of under armor

Plate/cup/fork/spoon Toothpaste 2 pair of underwear & socks

Toilet paper 1 pair of shorts

Warm jacket glove liners

Note: Make sure your sleeping bag has a waterproof cover (hefty trash bags work), to protect it from the rain. Don’t forget a flashlight for “capture the flag” fun at night.

Pack the following in a duffle bag or small day pack: (for the car only)

A poncho/rain jacket (to take out and wear if it is raining when we get there)

An empty canteen or nalgene bottle (we will stop along the way to fill it up)

A complete change of clothes (for the trip home in the car)

Do not pack or bring with you:

No electronics in the car or on the trip (sponsors will have cell phones for you to use)

No folding chairs.

Don’t forget to bring a sack lunch for in the car on the way to the mountains. And don’t forget to complete a medical release form signed by a parent.

We will get back to the church on Sunday at 7:10 p.m.