I'm off to Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico for a 12-day backpacking trip with my son and his Boy Scout troop. Until my return in mid-August.....
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July 30, 2008
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Steve,
Enjoy Philmont. It's a great experience, and I'm really glad to hear that it's still going strong after having been there 30+ years ago with my scouting family. I was a Muchacha back then, and climbing The Tooth was our biggest challenge!
Posted by: J | July 30, 2008 at 09:06 PM
Many years ago I was a camper (err backpacker) at Philmont myself. I did it 2 years in a row. Took a year off then the next year I worked there. For scouts into backpacking and living outdoors, Philmont is a complete blast. Working there exposed me to more into the arena of working in the "outdoors" workforce. I got to meet several of the local (relative) park rangers and understand more about their jobs.
I hope you have fun! Drink lots of water even when you are not thirsty. You do not want to get dehydrated.
Posted by: storage monkey | July 31, 2008 at 04:43 AM
Was that photo taken somewhere at Yosemite? I was just there in May, and I have a pic that looks almost exactly like that one. Enjoy the vacation!
Posted by: Jon T. | August 05, 2008 at 07:19 AM
Sorry for the delay in the comments everybody, I've been waiting to put up some pictures and commentary on my trip, which can be found here: http://stevetodd.typepad.com/philmont_2008 , I'm not done posting pictures yet but I've got something to read at least.
No doubt climbing the Tooth was the hardest! I drank a ton of fluids and did not get dehydrated, but did experience some nausea/headaches as a result of the altitude.
The picture I posted back in July was actually NH, now I've got some NM pictures.
Posted by: Steve Todd | September 05, 2008 at 05:01 AM