| CA Chapter-C.o.H.T. Crown Point Spring Trek May, 2003 |
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| "We Three Steves" (Steve Hix, Steve Lester, & Steve Andress) |
| Having Secured the Point...We Rested! |
| The Reason We Came... What a View!!! |
| Having just returned from the Raid on Martin's Station event, Paul lent us his squirrel roaster to cook the communal buffalo roast for Saturday's Dinner! |
| Paul Hildebrand |
| Michael Hussy |
| Wood Perkins (Dave Wagner) |
| Phil Pospishek (Steve Andress- behind on left) |
| CLICK ANY PHOTO TO ENLARGE! |
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| Scenario The year is 1755 and England is at war with France. You are a frontiersman of English heritage who has responded to the call for a local militia. Captain Josiah Parker has called up the militia to determine the strength of the enemy in this area. No one in the group is familiar with the area but you have heard that it once had English settlers but they have since been burnt out, chased off or killed by the French and their Indian allies. You are also looking for a location to place a fortification that will oversee the river. The river is the main pathway of the Shawnee who are moving down the river to raid the settlements downstream. A proper overlook with cannon could perhaps stop this activity. You are few in number and with little food, powder or ball. All persons not in your party should be considered hostile. Do not engage the enemy or let them see you, as surprise will be lost. Leave little or no sign of your passing. The success of the mission will depend on each man doing for the others. God speed. |
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| This was Friday's Order of Events (based on above scenario): 1)Meet and greet at parking lot 2)Move into cover and a) Discuss scenario, b) Discuss safety and concerns, c) Discuss basic tactical movement, d) Make assignments, e) Move to stone wall for cache of Lead 3)At Stone Wall (many events going on at same time) -Find cache, -Place pickets, -Build fire, -Cast balls, -Eat, -Send out scout to camp for new sign, -Erase sign; move out across the creek to West side of property. 4)Explore the West Side of hill and drop down to creek mouth. Fill canteens (will need water filter and will need to not be seen) and come up ridge to overlook. 5)Find Powder cache at overlook (where we took the picture) 6)Move along the ridge to the Eastern Point 7)Move down through the trees to the Shawnee longhouse and recover the food cache. 8)Return to the Overlook for dinner and encampment. |
| Thanks to Marty Jones for organizing Friday's events and writing an excellent scenario! |