Pack 608
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 Cans for Critters Jamboree, April 25, 2009This season our Pack participated in Cans for Critters. We collected glass containers, aluminum cans, plastic bottles and cell phones. Those cub scouts who collected 400 or more recyclables received entrance to our the annual Jamboree. |
 2009-01-24 Pinewood DerbyThe Pinewood Derby, January 24, 2009 |
 Workshop, 2009Pinewood Derby Workshop, January 23, 2009 |
 Trail Maintenance, 2008December 20, 2008 -- Wolf Den 4 doing trail maintenance on the Tierra Bonita Trail. |
 Indian Hills, 2008Family Camp-out at Indian Hills Camp, November 7-9, 2008 |
 Poway Parade, 2008September 13, 2008 -- First we decorated the bikes. Then we rode our bikes in the Poway Days Parade.Finally, we met up with parents at the Dixieline parking lot after the parade. |
 Rock climbing, 2008August 17, 2008 -- Rock climbing at Solid Rock Gym in Poway. This was an afternoon of fun and exercise as the Cub Scouts and siblings learned to climb on the steep walls. |
 Camp Balboa, 2008August 12-15, 2008 -- Resident (“Sleep Away”) Camp at Camp Balboa. |
 Pack Family Camping at Mission Trails Regional Park, August 1-3, 2008We went to the Kumeyaay Campground at Mission Trails Regional Park is a botanical preserve. Saturday morning we did a nice hike in the surrounding hills and did some geocaching. In the afternoon it was time to play and relax. Some boys went fishing, others went on their bike and some had the chance to earn the Compass beltloop. We had a really nice camp fire in the evening and found out that Mr. Neill our Cub Scout master can do mind reading!!! As always with campfires, we do the smores. Sunday morning we had a ceremony and it was time to pack and clean-up the campgrounds. Remember: Leave no trace. |
 Eagles on the top of Twin Peaks, July 27, 2008The Eagles made it to the top of Twin Peaks. The first part of the hike is easy. Later the trail becomes narrow and goes steep up hill and through the brush. |
 Torrey Pines State Park nature hike, July 19, 2008We met at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve in front of the nature center for a hike to the tide pools and back. |
 Wolf Den 4 went to Poway Cave, July 9, 2008Have you ever heard about Poway Cave? Well. No? Neither had I, until we hiked out there to find a geocache. The hike started and ended at Range Park Rd and went along the creek to the east. |
 Pack Promotion Picnic at Lake Poway, June 6, 2008The Pack Picnic was at Lake Poway and our boys were promoted to the next level of Cub Scouting: Tigers became Wolfs, Wolfs became Bears, Bears became Webelos! |
 Advancement awards at the Pack Meeting, May 22, 2008In the spirit of the Olympic Games in Beijing this years the advancement ceremony was held in the form of an Olympic medal ceremony. It was great to see all the boys being awarded with their rank advancement. They have worked hard on the achievements throughout the year. After the ceremony we had a fun ballon game. |
 Den 4 hike at Blye Skye Ecological Reserve, May 17, 2008Tiger Den 4 went on a 3 mile hike in Blue Sky Ecological Reserve. We started early to enjoy the cool air in the morning, but when we came back to the parking lot it was hot! |
 Den 4 JOTT hike to Tooth Rock, May 10, 2008Jamboree On The Trail is an annual day for the World Scout Movement to hike together. All Scouts, whatever their age and wherever they may be in the world, are invited to participate in whatever way they can and earn the 2008 JOTT crest. |
 Den 5 - Cans for Critters Jamboree, April 26, 2008Den 5 made a difference in the future of endangered wildlife by recycling aluminum cans, plastic, and glass containers. They joined the Cans for Critters program and helped save endangered species all over the planet while cleaning up in their own backyard. The funds raised through the Cans for Critters program benefits San Diego Zoo's conservation and research efforts, which are dedicated to improving the health, well-being, and breeding potential of rare and endangered species such as the giant panda, California condor, black rhino, and cheetah. Read here if your Den wants to join the 2008/09 program. |
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 Den 5 visited Allan & Company, March 2008Den 5 visited Allan & Company, a recycling contractor with facilities off of Miramar Road. |
 Arrow of Light and Bridging, March 20, 2008At this Pack Meeting we honored our Webelos II Den’s for earning the Arrow of Light. The Arrow of Light is Cub Scouting’s highest award (honor). The Webelos II scouts have outgrown our Pack. They need more challenge and more adventure than we can provide. They are ready to move forward into Boy Scouts. At this meeting we wished the 12 boys a good journey as they bridged into Boy Scouting. Special guests from three local Boy Scout Troops where there to receive the boys. |
 Den 2 whale watching, March 9, 2008March is the high season for northbound whales. The boys from Den 2 was invited by Mr. Absher (Mikeys dad) to go whale watching on this wonderful Saturday morning. |
 Blue & Gold Banquet, Febryary 15, 2008The Blue & Gold Banquet is a birthday dinner for the Cub Scouting program, held during February, the anniversary month of the Boy Scouts of America, which was organized in February 1910. The Cub Scouts was organized 20 years later in 1930. At this year'sBlue & Gold Banquet we celebrated scouting and Chinese New Year. |
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 Shark Den attended a presentation on live bats, January 30, 2008The Webelos II Shark Den attended a bat rescue presentation. |
 Pinewood Derby, January 26, 2008On the day of the Pinewood Derby 66 cars lined up to race at Poway Community Center; 49 cars in the Cub Scout competition and 17 cars in the siblings group. Cub Scouts, siblings, moms and dads have spent the month of January to make great looking and fast cars. Just take a look at the pictures if you don’t believe it! And see even more pictures at SmugMug. Thanks for the pictures Thomas Maranda!. Each car was to race 6 times, one time for each track. The fastest car this year was made by Lars Hartvig. Tyler Richards finished 2nd and Brian MacNeil came 3rd. Congratulations! Lars’ car will race in the San Diego 500 at Qualcomm Stadium on April 19th. The new Tiger Den 4 surprised and took the trophy for the fastest Den. Congratulations! Take a look at the overall results here. Thanks to the Race Committee for the excellent work with the race of 2008! |
 Pinewood Derby Weigh-In, January 25, 2008Many thanks to Gregg Brown for hosting the Pinewood Derby weigh-in! |
 Rattlesnakes and Squirrels at Webelos Woods 2007Take a look at these photos and see all the fun our Webelos I Dens had. |
 Webelos I's at Natural History Museum, December 15, 2007The Rattlesnakes and the Squirrels Webelos I earned the Geologist Activity Badge at the San Diego Natural History Museum. |
 Pack Family Camping at Agua Caliente, November 9-11, 2007Our Pack fall family camp-out was in the desert at Agua Caliente Regional Park. The first night was pretty rough with gusty winds that took down some tents and damaged others. Some didn’t catch much sleep, but still the cub scouts were out from early morning climbing the nearby hill. After breakfast we had the flag ceremony and then we took off to go on a hike to an oasis. It was a very fine trip and it was interesting to see how the water traveled above ground and underground through the landscape and affected the plant life. From distance it looked like a green carpet. In the afternoon we did waterbottle rockets and some went swimming in the hot spring fed pools. In the evening we had potluck with a lot of delicious food and then we had the campfire with fun skits by all the dens and “branding” of the new cub scouts. We also retired two flags. The night sky invited for star gazing and Jeff Beers had a lot of interesting stories to tell. Sunday morning we had a ceremony and then it was time to go back home. Some stayed for an extra geocaching hike before leaving. |
 Den 2 Pumpkin Patch, October 28, 2007Den 2 (and families) had a Pumpkin Patch' field trip to Victoria's Garden in Lakeside. |
 Tiger Den at Poway Fire Staion #1, October 13, 2007The first "Go See It!" for the tigers was the open house at Poway Fire Station on Community Rd. Look at the pictures what great fun it was!!! |
 Den 2 at Louis A Stelzer Park, September 23, 2007Den 2 went to Louis A Stelzer County Park to learn about wildfires and how it affects the landscape and the many plants and animals. |
 Poway Days Parade, September 15, 2007Ride your bike, walk, smile, wave, and have fun! Pack 608 riding bikes in the annual Poway Days Parade. |
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 Pack Summer Family Camping in Mount Laguna, July 27-29, 2007We went to camp in Mount Laguna at the El Prado Group Campgrounds. |
 Shark Den Trail Maintenance, June 23, 2007Pack 608 volunteers to do monthly maintenance on the Tierra Bonita Trail. Every month, one of the Dens cleans up litter, trims brush, fills in small gullies, and makes sure the trail is ready for use by Poway's many hikers and horseback riders. |
 Baseball game at Lake Elsinor Storm, June 23, 2007One of the Packs summer activities were going to a baseball game at Lake Elsinor Storm (minor-league professional). The Cubscouts earn the Summertime Pack Pin if they attend 3 of the summer activities and help the Pack earn the Summertime Pack Ribbon for our flag! |
 Pack Family Picnic and Promotion Ceremony, June 16, 2007The Promotion Ceremony featured the 2nd annual appearance of the Cub-O-Matic. Tigers turned into Wolves; Wolves turned into Bears; and Bears became Webelos I’s. |
 Pack Meeting "Mad Science" 2007Pack Meeting "Mad Science", May 18, 2007 |
 Shark Den Hike 2007Shark Den hike at South Poway Trail Head, May 09, 2007 |
 Scout Fair 2007Scout Fair, April 21, 2007 |
 Blue & Gold Banquet 2007Blue & Gold Banquet, February 16, 2007 |
 USS Pinkney 2007Tiger Cubs visit USS Pinkney, January 27, 2007 |
 Pinewood Derby 2007Pinewood Derby, January 6, 2007 |
 Webelos I Popcorn Party 2006Webelos I PopCorn part, December 12, 2006 |
 Indian Hills 2006Family camp-out at Indian Hills in Jamul, November 10-12, 2006 |
 Webelos Woods 2006Webelos Woods at Matagay, November 3-5, 2006 |
 Popcorn sales 2006Popcorn sales, October 1, 2006 |
 Search & Rescue Dogs 2006Search & Rescue dogs at our Pack meeting, September 25, 2006 |
 Poway Parade 2006Poway Parade, September 16, 2006 |
 Rock Climbing 2006Solid Rock Climbing, August 19, 2006 |
 Rancho Las Flores 2006Summer camp-out at Rancho Las Flores, July 21-23, 2006 |
Rancho Las Flores 2006Summer camp-out at Rancho Las Flores, July 21-23, 2006 |
 Geocache Hike 2006Geocache Hike at South Poway Trail Staging Area, July 8, 2006 |
 Storm Games 2006Storm Games, June 24, 2006 |
 Bridging Ceremony 2006Bridging Ceremony, June 13, 2006 |
 Jamboree On The Trail 2006Jamboree On The Trail, May 13, 2006 |
 Pinewood Derby 2006Pinewood Derby, January 2006 |
 Agua Caliente 2005Agua Caliente County Park Family Camping Trip, November 2005 |
 Poway Days Parade 2005Poway Days Parade, September 10, 2005 |
 Paso Picacho 2005Paso Picacho Family Camping, August 2005 |
.jpg) 50th Anniversary 200550th Anniversary Barbeque and Celebration, August 28, 2005 |
 Lake Hodges 2005Lake Hodges Piedras Pintadas Hike, 2005 |
 Mataguay 2005Mataguay Family Camp, Memorial Day 2005 |