1.  Oil  Cattle  Gulf coast fishing/shrimping  Sports  Natural sights – parks, waterways, etc.  Historical locations – military and other

2.  Probably fly – driving route is about 27 or more hours. Flight time ~5 hrs from SFO to Dallas  Aim for 2-3 hr driving between camp sites, but some may be longer  Try to stay at each campsite at least two nights Dallas Texas

3. Most legs about 3 hrs, Longest 5 ½ hours Days 1 & 2 Days 3 & 4 Days 5 & 6 Days 7 & 8 Days 9 & 10 Days 11 & 12

4. Hills and Hollows Campground in Denton, TX – 34 miles from Fort Worth Camp Don Harrington, Canyon, TX – 15 miles from Amarillo, shooting, archery, climbing tower, full kitchen, swimming, boating Tonkawa, 16 miles from Abilene. ATV, biking, boating, climbing swimming, shooting McGimsey, 140 acre scout park, 8 miles from San Antonio, COPE (challenging outdoor personal experience), shooting, food services No scout camps within 100 miles Galveston Sea Scout base, boating, fishing, historic trails and Camp Strake – ATV, bicycling, boating, climbing, shooting, water sports

5.  Fly into Dallas/Ft. Worth, depart from Laredo  cost from SFO to Dallas one way ~$210  cost from Houston to SFO ~$450, so flight costs would be about $660 for different arrival / departure cities

6. Go on a wilderness retreat. Just a short drive from downtown is the Cedar Ridge Preserve featuring 600 acres of preserved wilderness with 9 miles of hiking trails, native-plant nurseries and a picnic area. Cost: FreeCedar Ridge Preserve Go back to November 22, 1963 as if you were there. As the day unfolded. Was it as simple as a lone gunman?..or was it something more? Travel the Presidential Motorcade route & the time-line of Lee Harvey Oswald, Discover facts that you NEVER knew before! Cost: $20

7. Bureau of Engraving and Printing tour Stockyards Rodeo, Fort Worth Attend a Dallas Cowboys game

8. Texas' only monument offers ranger guided hikes, a film and exhibits. Hikes are by reservation, involve one mile of walking, an elevation gain of 170' and take two hours. The monument protects a mesa covered in a lithic scatter carpet of flint, so thick you cannot walk without stepping on human generated flakes of Alibates flint. The quarries were dug, by hand, 1,000 years ago. However, gathering of flint from the mesa has been taking place for 13,000 years. Cost: There is no entrance fee for the park, but access is limited to free guided tours by the U.S. National Park Service -- available by reservation only. Experience fun and excitement like never before at Amarillo’s only indoor rock climbing facility! Cost: Day Use Day Pass $9.00 (**A belayer will be provided for $10.00), Rentals Shoe, harness and belay device package 4.00

9.  May look for other cities on the way between Amarillo and San Antonio….

10. Visit the historic Alamo site San Antonio Missions National Historic Park

12. Segway City! Take a tour all around Corpris Christi! For one hour its $47 and $60 for two hours. Activities near Corpus Christi

13. Horseback Riding on the Beach Deep sea fishing – 5 hrs / $65 Activities near Corpus Christi

15. OMI international art center - large scale outdoor modern art exhibits San Jacinto Battleground Monument & Battle Ship Holocaust Museum Waterwall Park Canoe the Bayou! ~$40 Waugh Bridge Bat Colony Houston Museum of Natural History ~$20

16. Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum Space Center Houston

17.  Flights ~$600/scout  Van rentals ~ $300/scout for 7 scouts + driver. Maybe we could get a better deal with a larger van.  $140/scout for food ($10/day/scout)  Camping fees ~$70 per scout  Gear rental – estimating $100/scout  For $1500 budget, leaves ~$300/scout for activities

18.  Drive time from Oakley to Dallas is about 27 hours. A long time for someone to drive trailer back and forth for trip.  One possible outfitter is checking for estimate of cost to rent gear – maybe $100/scout?