Fanning, Saturday, October 11,1910
4-H
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stated, “They were a good
group, very compatible.
They learned they had to
rely on one another. ’They
put up their own tents and we
checked them.”
James agreed, “We had no
problems between two
people. If someone couldn’t
do something, someone else
volunteered to help. One of
the _ surprising things was
that the girls did such a nice
job.”
The two leaders got some
of their experience together
as Boy Scouts in Lancaster,
then progressed to back
packing about eight years
ago. They have hiked many
miles together and have
confidence in their ability.
Rob says, “If the project is
run right it has potential.
Gus and I know what we can
do, and we had to find out
what the members could do.
We decided we’d rather start
with low mileage than start
too high.” Both men agreed
that they wanted the ex
perience to be a good one for
the members and they
remained flexible in their
goals.
James, a science and math
teacher in junior high at
Rising Sun, Maryland, has
had a lot of expenence in
working with young people.
He also coaches football.
Gianopoulas works with
his father at Andy’s Catering
Service, so his involvement
with 4-H’ers has been
strictly as an observer at
some of their events at the
Farm and Home Center. For
him the experience was new,
but fun. He said, “I really
enjoyed it. I enjoy going out
anytime. It tired my
patience sometimes, but
they were easier to handle
than I thought. It made me
aware that I could com
municate with them.”
One of the points stressed
in the preparation was that
members didn’t have to go
out and purchase expensive
equipment. “We told them to
borrow if they could or to use
things they bad at home. For
instance, they could use
belts instead of expensive
straps,” Gianopoulas
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related. Many did buy packs,
but instead of expensive
boots found adequate sturdy
shoes. Sneakers were not
recommended.
Despite their reference to
the checklist, Rob said,
“Some people forgot things
they really needed, or came
with one quart of water.
They saw how fast it went in
the hot weather.” He
estimated that members’
packs weighed about 25
pounds and the leaders’
about 35-40 pounds.
Gianopoulas- carried a
little stove, a first aid kit, a
repair kit and extra pins and
rings. The leaders also had
extra water, so despite the
forgotten things, they agreed
that the overnight hikes went
well. Gianopoulas said,
“Mostly they had what they
needed.”
With the experience of one
project year behind them,
the leaders remain op
timistic about it. They
learned some things to in
corporate next year. For one
thing, there will be a lower
age limit, and the members
will have to do more of their
own cooking. Gianapoulas
ended up doing most of the
cooking, but he said
philosophically, “Then I
didn’t have to clean up.”
They relied heavily on
prepared foods, but not the
specially freeze-dried foods
designed for backpackers
which tend to be very ex
pensive. Breakfast was
pancakes made from a mix
and dinner was spaghetti
made with ready-made
sauce. The spaghetti dinner
was made special when
James produced two loaves
of Italian bread which he had
packed along.
For the noon meal,
members provided their own
sandwich and snack foods.
“We tried to have them
bring something that would
give them a little nutrition,”
Gianopoulas said.
Along with the actual
hiking experience, the
leaders stressed con
servation. Gianpoulas
related, “We don’t like to
leave anything behind. We
teach them that they pack
out what they pack in. We
brought a whole garbage bag
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full of trash out with us that
was left behind by others.”
James added, “There are
so few places to hike and
much of the Appalacham
Trail is over private land.
We feel it’s important to be
considerate or those lan
downers may close those
areas.”
These experienced
backpackers are confident
they have instilled some
worthwhile values m their
young charges. James said,
“We figure if we show them
the way we backpack, the
way it should be done, if they
go by themselves they’ll be
alright.”
And while they agree the
project has potential for
other clubs, they caution
that only experienced
backpackers should consider
serving as leaders.—Sßß.
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Phosphorus fertilizer is
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