This is the description of an overnight, weekend trip to Morrow Mountain State Park. The weekend will include a day hike and will focus on advancement, fire lighting, and cooking skills. Come prepared for a light day hike, for fire making competition, and with a special meal or cooking technique for Saturday’s supper.

Schedule.

Saturday 12/6   8:00 a.m. Depart from Chapel of the Cross
Saturday 12/6 10:00 a.m. Meet at Morrow Mountain Park Office
Sunday   12/7  1:00 p.m. Depart for Chapel Hill
                       3:00 p.m. Arrive in Chapel Hill, Chapel of the Cross

Messages and Emergency Contact.

Telephone messages for pickup after the trip and before the troop starts home may be left by calling 933-1969.

A status message including the times that the troop starts for home and expects to arrive may be heard by calling 933-1969.

Personal Equipment

See the troop's personal equipment list for details. Assume extremes of weather; i.e., pack clothes for 20 deg. F. to 85 deg. F.

Food and Group Equipment

Food (except Saturday lunch) and equipment will be arranged by patrols at the troop meetings. Pack a bag lunch for Saturday.

Driving Route.

Estimated travel time is approximately two hours from Chapel Hill.

• 29 mi. US15-501 south to Pittsboro.
• 38 mi. US64 west to Asheboro.
• 27 mi. NC49 south to NC8. NC8 merges in from the north, runs with NC49 for five miles and leaves to the south. Take the southern branch of NC8
• 3 mi. NC8 south to New London.
• 10 mi. NC740 south to Morrow Mountain S.P. entrance.
• Or, from Albemarle, take NC740 north approximately 2 miles to the park entrance.

Water

Tap water is available at the camp site.

Maps

The following book and maps were used in the preparation of this material:

• North Carolina County Maps, Ed. C.J. Puetz, c. 1987.
• North Carolina State Transportation Map & Guide to Points of Interest, 1989.