Canoe Q
Canoe Quivira, (Canoe Q) Will be a twice a year program at the Quivira Scout Ranch much like Black Jack Trail (BJT). The event will feature Canoeing “Crews” that will tour the lake by canoe in September and May for a one night canoe camping trek in the backcountry of QSR. This program will help Troop and Crew leadership better understand how to prepare and take a lightweight trek by canoe. This program is meant to provide Troops and Crews with another way to use and enjoy the Quivira Scout Ranch and apply the skills they have already learned to a new activity. This is a program for Scouts, Venturers and Adults who are already experienced in canoeing and camping.
This program is not meant to teach any of the skills listed below.
Participant Qualification and Number of Participants Per Unit
All participants should have canoeing experience! We will not be teaching canoeing.
All participants must meet BSA requirements for swimming as described in the guide to safe Scouting!
Adults:
Two Troop and /or Venture Crew Leaders per unit. One leader must have Safe Swim Defense (available online), Safety Afloat (available online), and have a current CPR card. Both Leaders should have Youth Protection (available online).
Youth:
Two to four youth leaders from the Troop or Crew.
Maximum Crew Size:
Maximum Crew size is six per crew. Two adults and four youth
Format:
You should plan to arrive at the Ranch no later than 8:30 a.m. Participants will check in at the boathouse located just north of the Ranger’s house. At check-in you will be assigned to a “Canoe Crew”, check out your canoe, PFD and paddle.
At 9:00 a.m. we will have a formation of all crews and make general announcements. A series of round robin sessions covering trek preparations will be held. After the round robins crews will depart on their canoe trek. Crews will make three stops along the way to camp. Each stop will feature a landmark or mini training session. We will all camp in the same area.
On Sunday we will have Sunday services and have more round robin sessions. After the sessions are done we will break camp and perform a group service project for the camp on our way back to the boathouse.
Contact Rick Brown for More information 316-796-0800 or rickdbrown@msn.com
Cost: $3.00 per person $6.00 per Crew