Cache Creek Natural Area - Wilderness Guide School Outing #1

Dates: April 25-26, 2009

Duration: 2 days, 1 night

Mileage: ~12 miles Group Members: Julie (OA Guide), Dan (OA Guide), Nick, Dan, Megan, Gena, Emma, Tucker, Brett Anne, Peter, Heidi Pack Weights: Nick (35 lbs), lowest was 22 lbs, highest was 46 lbs Notes: Judge Davis Trailhead off Hwy 20. This was the first outing through Outdoor Adventures as part of Wilderness Guide School. Day 1: (~6 miles) Left the trailhead in the early afternoon with two guides-in-training leading and proceeded out towards the creek, encountering different made-up scenarios along the way including someone getting out too far ahead of the group and someone getting slightly dehydrated. Stopped for lunch before heading down to the creek at which point we got two new guides. Spent the early afternoon looking for a suitable campsite and luckily our current set of guides were able to find the pseudo-established campground in the area I had been to on my previous trip back in November. Day hiked up to the meadow nearby after setting up camp, played several games and talked about soft skills before heading back to camp to make dinner and pump water. Ate dinner, played some more games and then laid out under the starts for some quick amateur astronomy lessons before going to bed. Day 2: (~6 miles) Woke up around 7AM, made breakfast, and switched to a new set of guides. Had a quick knot tying seminar and went through the first aid kit before breaking camp and heading out around 11AM. Stopped for lunch part way up the main trail and discussed Leave No Trace principles as well as discussed some of the scenarios we had dealt with that morning. Ran into cattle along the trail near the trailhead once again but managed to get back to the parking lot by mid afternoon.