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Below are some answers
to questions you may have. Please email us if there is another burning
question you need answered. How do we Register? Go to the patrol
registration link above, fill the form in, and mail it to the Organizers with
a $2 per scout deposit. The balance
you can then pay when you arrive at the NiteHike. Note: there is no charge for hiking adults
or Scouts manning stations When can we check in and start? Check in for units
running stations will open at What Safety rules will be in effect? Most of our safety
rules are common sense and right out of Guide to Safe Scouting: -
No running on trails -
No vehicles on roads during the
event -
No open fires -
Obey the Order of the Arrow Safety
Marshals who will be patrolling the course -
Check out when you are done with
the event to avoid having search parties sent out. -
Patrols must stay together and
have adult 2-deep leadership at all times. -
Each patrol should have a
designated driver who will NOT be staying up all night (sleeping in the
tenting area or inside a vehicle).
Adults who have hiked all night should NOT drive themselves home—we
want everyone to arrive home safely Do we have to hike all night? No. Patrols may check out at any time, as long
as they are checked out before Can we camp out at the NiteHike? Yes; an area for tents will be located
near the Headquarters. There are
minimal services at that site and ABSOLUTELY NO OPEN FIRES. Also, if your patrol is associated with a
unit running a station, you may set up tents at that site (assuming there is
room—at some stations, that will not be feasible). Will there
be food for sale? No. Some
stations may offer cocoa and coffee, but we don’t anticipate having any food
services available. Scouts should
bring something to snack on while on the hike. How will
you determine “Best Patrols”? Each patrol will have a score sheet where their
arrival time and points will be recorded for each station. Scoring will be done by categories: Webelos Dens; Scout patrols; and Venturing Crews/Varsity
Teams; The highest scoring groups will be determined by total points, with
elapsed time during the course as a tie-breaker. Of course, you will lose points if you take
stations out of order—this is done to ensure units stay in the same relative
positions during the nite. Can we
drive to our station? It depends.
Some stations are accessible by road, while others require up to 1/4 mile hike. For stations on the lower section (by the
river) walk-in is the only option. We
will have push carts and a small utility vehicle to help haul equipment. For stations on the upper section, only one
vehicle per station will be allowed on the course to move people and gear to
the station point. Each station will
be issued parking permits for these vehicles. At Where did
this idea come from? Foothills NiteHike was inspired by a similar
event that has been conducted in
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