Outings

We will be planting 500 milkweed plants at Descanso Gardens. Milkweed is an extremely important plant for the local ecosystem, especially Monarch Butterflies. This will count as conservation hours.

Date TBD

Troop 509 will go to Camp Chawanakee for summer camp in 2024. Its a great camp located just north of Fresno near Yosemite, right on Lake Shaver in the beautiful Sierra Mountains. They have several unique experiences for our scouts, including a climbing wall, a high-ropes/COPE course, horses, a variety of different merit badges, new people, and a lake/mountain setting.

The camp is situated on a peninsula sticking out into the lake. So we will be surrounded by water. We have the 2 camp sites, one for each troop. They are close together and surrounded by the large trees of the Sierra Mountains. The camp has all of the usual features like Trading Post, Dining Hall, and Outdoor Ampitheatre. But in addition there is a shot-gun range, a volley ball court, and other unique activities. The camp has been in operation since 1947 and has a great reputation.

To learn more about Camp Chawanakee, visit This website.

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.

Summit is one week of kayaking and rafting on the New River in West Virginia. We camp each night along the river. For this High Adventure outing, scouts must be at least 14 at the time of the outing. The expected cost is $1,900, which includes plane fare. For questions contact Mr. Haxton.

Sea Base is one week of sailing and snorkeling in the Florida Keys. We fly to Miami and take charter vans to Islamadora. We sleep on the boat out on the water each night, weather permitting. For this High Adventure outing, scouts must be at least 13 at the time of the outing. The expected cost is $2,000, which includes plane fare. For questions contact Mr. Haxton.

Information for those going to Sea Base is on this website.

Our Summer Court of Honor will be held on Friday, August 9th, 2024, at 7:00 pm in the JPL von Karman auditorium. Please join us to celebrate our Scouts' advancements and awards, summer adventures, and to recognize our recent Eagle Scouts: Ethan Wiles, Teddy Scharlotta, Ronan Furlong, and any others who finish in June.

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.

Philmont is a two-week backpacking trip in the Rocky Mountains of New Mexico. We take a 22-hour train ride to get there, carry a 30 lb backpack for 11 days, then return home on the train. For this High Adventure outing, scouts must be at least 14 at the time of the outing, or 13 and have completed 8th grade. The expected cost is $1,950, which includes train fare. The date of this outing is to be determined. If interested in going to Philmont in 2025 contact Mr. Tom Siegmeth at tsiegmeth@gmail.com.

Northern Tier is one and a half weeks of canoeing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota on the Canadian border. We fly to Minneapolis and take charter vans to Ely, Minn. We paddle all day, portage between lakes, camp at a different lake each night, and rarely see other humans. For this High Adventure outing, scouts must be at least 14 at the time of the outing, or 13 and have completed 8th grade. The expected cost is $1,950, which includes plane fare. The date of this outing is to be determined. If interested in going to Northern Tier in 2025 contact Mr. Allen Lee at allenthelee@gmail.com.

Cavalcade is a week-and-a-half of horseback riding at Philmont Scout Ranch in the Rocky Mountains of New Mexico. We take a 22-hr train ride to get there, each person is assigned a horse, and we ride the horses through rugged mountain wilderness to each night's campsite, with each person responsible for the care of their horse. Scouts must be at least 14 at the time of the outing, or 13 and have completed 8th grade. Riding experience is recommended but not required. We will do some practice hike locally before the trip. The expected cost is $1,700, which includes train fare. For both boys and girls. Sign-ups are now open, with a deadline of Feb. 29, 2024. For questions contact Mr. Haxton.

Sea Base is one week of sailing and snorkeling in the Florida Keys. We fly to Miami and take charter vans to Islamadora. Our crew has two 40-ft-plus boats with captains and a marine biology mate, and we sleep on the boats out on the water each night. Scouts must be at least 13 at the time of the outing. The expected cost is $2,100, which includes plane fare. For both boys and girls. Sign-ups are now open, with a deadline of Feb. 29, 2024. For questions contact Mr. Haxton.

Information for those going to Sea Base is on this website.

We are assessing information for a Summer 2024 Trek through Sweeden. All participants must be at least 16 years old by the time of the event, and must have experience on multi-night backpacking events.

Matthew Choi will be assembeling backpacks and writing notes of encouragement. Lunch will be provided.

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.

Philmont is a two-week backpacking trip in the Rocky Mountains of New Mexico. We take a 22-hour train ride to get there, carry a 30 lb backpack for 11 days, then return home on the train. For this High Adventure outing, scouts must be at least 14 at the time of the outing, or 13 and have completed 8th grade. The expected cost is $1,950, which includes train fare. For questions contact Mr. Haxton.

Information for those going to Philmont is on this website.

The hike is 3.1 miles round-trip with a modest elevation gain of 600 feet. The trail is generally in good condition but there are several places where it has been washed out.

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.

Come mountain bike from Eaton Saddle down the "Mount Lowe Motorway" on Saturday morning, June 15, 2024! Drop a total of 4,250 feet, riding on a (mostly) dirt road free of cars.

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.

Troop 509 is planning a 50 mile bike ride for both the Boys and Girls Troops on Sunday, June 9. This is a great opportunity for the Cycling Merit Badge, as a 50 mile ride is one of the requirements.

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.

Help the refurbishment of the Lanterman House pergola. This pergola is on the grounds of the Lanterman House, a historic home/museum that serves as both a public space and educational center for those in the community.

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.

Our troop will once again be marching in the La Canada Flintridge Fiesta Days Memorial Day Parade. Our meeting place is the upper parking lot of the Foothill Executive Plaza, 1150 Foothill Blvd, La Canada. Scouts should be there by about 9:45 am (after that they start to close the area to traffic). The parade starts at 10:30 am. We will march down Foothill Boulevard between Cornishon Avenue and Hampton Road.

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.

We will construct two large raised planters and paint a 100-foot-long fence. This project will take place at Pasadena High School in the garden at the back of the school. There are 4 main time slots to sign up for.

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.

We'll basecamp at San Gorgonio Campground (6,500') Friday night to start to acclimate. Saturday we backpack from South Fork trailhead (6,880') to Dry Lake (~9,100') to setup backcountry camp and position for a higher elevation day hike based on the snowline.

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.

Our Spring Court of Honor will be held on Friday, May 10th, 2024, at 7:00 pm in the La Canada High School auditorium. Please join us to celebrate our Scouts' advancements and awards, as well as to recognize six of our recent Eagle Scouts: Madeline Ang, Oliver Barr, Sanjith Cherumandanda, David Chong, Noah Gullo-Ingram, and Sean Toda.

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.

We will be helping to sand and paint wood for assembly of the cart. There will be a second date and time for actual assembly.

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.

Merit Badge for White Water Rafting (Full day Ages 12+ and up), wet suit, and tip: May 4, 2024, at 10 am through the Sierra South company $150 per person

High Adventure White Water Rafting 1/2 day (Ages 13+ and up), wet suit, and tip: May 4,2024 at 9:30am through the Sierra South Company $130 per person

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.

Troop 509 Board of Review day on 4/29/24 at LCHS.

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.

We are planning to do a series of bike rides for the Cycling Merit Badge, both 509b and 509g are welcome. To start, we are having a family bike ride along the LA River Bike Trail on Sunday, April 28. This is a paved route along the LA River north of downtown; we will do a ride of a bit more than 10 miles.

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.

On Saturday (4/27) we will depart Redbox and backpack to either Valley Forge or the West Fork campground depending on crew conditioning. Total round trip mileage will be 5-10 miles depending on camp and fitness of crew. Elevation gain range is 1200-2000' of climb.

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.

We will have a Merit Badge/Advancement Day on April 27th at Mrs. Hagegard’s house. There will be three Eagle Scout required Merit Badges, six other Merit Badges, and five advancement/training classes.

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.

We have Camporee coming up at the end of April, starting on Friday April 19th. It's a two night campout at Camp Trask. We will depart Ralph's on Friday at 5pm, and return on Sunday between 12pm and 1pm.

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.

More information coming soon.

Troop 509 Board of Review day on 3/25/24 at LCHS.

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.

On March 16th, we will head down to the Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center for a day of activities and a night of camping. This will be a great first trip for all the scouts who will be bridging in the coming weeks, so we are reserving a few spots for them until Feb 15th.

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.

Philmont participants: please join us backpack training by hiking 6.5 miles from Millard Camp to Dawn Mine and back. (~1900' of gain) Please bring what you plan to take to Philmont and we will weigh packs in advance of the trip. We will not be carrying a full food, group gear or full water load so these packs will be lighter than you will carry on the trek.

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.

On Sunday, March 10th, we will test the thriftiness of our 509G Scouts. We will all go to the Rose Bowl Flea Market. Scouts will be challenged to get the best $5 deal they can.

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.

Join us for a Taylor Swift Eras Tour movie night at Ms. Hagegard's house on Friday, March 1st. We'll have pizza and kick off the movie and then have an intermission half way through for ice cream sundaes. Stay for the whole three hour movie or come for just part of it. Bring a pillow to sit on in the guest house.

Webelos who are joining the troop are welcome with a parent. New parents, come meet the current troop leaders.

Cost of food/movie rental is $15 per person. Pay cash that night or pay Ms Hagegard directly via Venmo or Zelle (email her for details).

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.

Troop 509 Board of Review day on 2/26/24 at LCHS.

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.

We will head to Camp Trask February 23-24 for a campout and conservation project. This outing will fulfill the Conservation Project requirement of the Camping Merit Badge. Scouts who are not working on the Camping Merit Badge but need Conservation Hours for rank advancement will have the option of joining us on Saturday morning for the project.

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.

Looking for Scouts from both the boys and girls Troops who want to help with a flag ceremony. You will earn 1-hour of volunteer service for your time and efforts. However, more importantly you will be supporting our community.

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.

We will be doing a loop of eight to ten miles in the Crystal Cove State Park on Presidents' Day weekend. We will leave early on Saturday, Feb 17th, drive to the Crystal Cove, and hike in to Lower Moro campsite where we will camp for the first night. On Sunday we will hike over to Deer Canyon campsite for the second night. On Monday morning, Feb 19th, we will hike back to the trailhead and drive home.

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.

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Philmont participants: please join us camping, hiking, backpack training and backcountry road touring in Death Valley National Park. We will camp at Furnace Creek and do backpack training day trips to the local sites. We will practice cooking with stoves that we will utilize at Philmont. Friday Feb 16th - Monday Feb 19th, 2024

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.

We will be assembling Wellness Packages for my highschool Gabrielino. The project will be held before the general Boy Scouts meeting on 2/15 in the La Canada Cafeteria. The project will last from 5:30-7:00 pm. Snacks will be provided.

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.

LCHS Mountain Biking Team Coach and Troop 509 Dad, Mr. Paik, will show you how to mountain bike on Sunday morning at Hahamonga Watershed Park from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM on Sunday, January 28th.

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.

Our winter Court of Honor will be held on Friday, February 2nd, 2024, at 7:00 pm in the von Karman auditorium at JPL. Please join us to celebrate our Scouts' advancements and awards, as well as to recognize recent Eagle Scouts Walker Andrews, Madeline Ang, Elias Meyer, Katelyn Redfern, and Patrick Thuss.

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.

On January 28th, we will take a 10-mile hike across the Verdugo Hills ridge. We will start at the trailhead on La Tuna Canyon Rd off the 210 with a trail breakfast, hike up to Verdugo Peak and have a snack, over to Tongva Peak where our cooks will prepare a warm lunch, and down to the trailhead at Beaudry Blvd in Glendale.

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.

As you know, Camp Cherry Valley is being closed and Council must vacate the premises on January 31, 2024. To that end, Council is requesting volunteers to come out to CCV this weekend to help.

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.

Troop 509 Board of Review day on 1/22/24 at LCHS.

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.

The Pasadena Partnership to End Homelessness has reached out to us for help assembling cold weather kits. In late January the Partnership will do their annual homeless count throughout the city. While meeting with the homeless, they hand out cold weather kits containing hats, gloves, socks, and toiletries to help those on the street in the winter months.

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.

This is our annual car camping trip in the desert and one of our most popular outings. This year we have reserved four group sites at the Sheep Pass campground in the park. We have room for a total of 130 people and 36 cars, so there should be spots for anyone who wants to go.

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.

We'll be climbing inside Joshua Tree National Park at Sheep's Pass with Uprising Adventure Guides (www.joshuatreeuprising.com) on Saturday, January 13th. There are three options to fit various levels of interest and price points. Each person will be assigned a specific climb time and spot based on what they choose.

To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.