2009-2010

After 18 years as the Advisor, Craig Murray has turned over that role to Joe Vlietstra. You can contact Joe at (909) 982-4584 or by email.  Craig will continue to support the Crew.  Craig is the Assistant Council Commissioner for Venturing in San Gabriel Valley Council and will continue as a course director for Kodiak whitewater treks.

For 2010, the Venturers in Crew 7 will have to opportunity to go whitewater rafting on the Salmon River in Idaho.  We gather at the start point near White Bird, Idaho on Saturday, July 10 and willl return after a week of rafting 75 miles on the river.  For more information about the trek, visit Kodiak Xpedition.

If you are interested in joining Crew 7 for some great activities, please contact us.  Here is a list of the great activities we have done over the years - Crew 7 Super-Activities.

We usually met once or twice a month at the American Legion building in Pomona.

Crew Links

	SGVC's Venturing
	Venturing Notebook
	Kodiak Leadership Training
	National Venturing Youth Cabinet
	Venturing Badges
	Ranger & Silver Awards Past & Present

New Zealand

The first adventure was a four week trip to the 1995 6th New Zealand Venture.  We began our trip in Christchurch and spent the last two weeks of December 1994 touring New Zealand.  Our travels ended at Rotorua, the location of the Venture.  We spent a week and a half at the Venture and then traveled to Auckland.  In Christchurch, Dunedin and Auckland, we had the pleasure of staying with Venturer Scouts.  These home stays really made the trip.

Canada

Our second adventure was in July 1997.  This trip took us to the 1997 Canadian Jamboree in Thunder Bay.  From Diamond Bar, we drove north through Zion, Yellowstone, and Glacier National Parks and then across Canada to the Jamboree.  On our way across Canada, we stayed with Venturers in Regina, a great stay, and Venturers in Winipeg.  We had a great time at the Jamboree and then on our way home we also visited Mt. Rushmore.

Argus Cruise

Sailing on the Argus is another one of the highlights of Crew 7.  We had a most awesome time!  For a few picture, please view the Argus activity page.

Australia

Venture 2000 in Australia was a great trip.  The hospitality that we received on our travels before the Venture was outstanding.  Every one of our hosts added to the great experience we had.

The first half of the Venture each of us was in a crew enjoying similar interests.  We chose our interest crews before going.  Our experiences ranged from tandem parachuting to good old fashion riding a bike on the ground!  The second half of the Venture was spent at a Eumerella Scout Camp on the surf coast in Victoria.  During the latter half, we made day trips to the beach, Melbourne, and just generally enjoyed ourselves.  One of my favorite activities was badge trading.  A web page has been created to display the contingent badges of Venture 2000.

Austria

We had a wonderful trip to Europe in the Summer of 2002.  At the end of the trip we attended Begegnung 2002, an International Scout Hiking Expedition.  During the trip we visited England, France, Monaco, Italy, Germany, and Austria.  For more details, visit our trip information page.

Whitewater Rafting

Each of our rafting trips have been done in combination with a Kodiak Venturing leadership course.  In 2005, we rafted on the Colorado River out of Westwater in Utah.  In 2006, we even had a better trip on the Salmon River in Idaho.  In 2007, we rafted the Klamath River in northern California.  In 2008, we did two rivers - the Deschutes in Oregon and the Flathead in Montana.