[Philmont]: Question for the list ...

Please forgive me if some of my details are incorrect. I'm getting old and am
prone to "senior moments".

In 2001 we were coming out of Bear Canyon on our way to Turkey Creek Camp.
During that passage one of the adult advisors sustained a foot injury that made
it painful to walk. Because of his injury, we fell far behind in our mileage for
the day and could not possibly make Turkey Creek Camp before dark.

We stopped at another trail camp just on the other side of the River/Highway.
The next day, we proceeded to Hunting Lodge as scheduled and reported to the
staffer there what had happened. He thought something was amiss because we
arrived so early. He radioed base an told them what we had done and why. The
injured adult managed to finish out the trek with a stress fracture of the foot.
We never heard anything from the folks back at base camp.

Were we right or wrong in our actions? What could we have done differently, if
anything? Does the ban on hiking at night justify changing camps? What if the
group is just going slow? Do you hike at night to make camp, or find another
place to camp?

Thanks for your opinions

LS

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Received on Thu Apr 24 14:30:36 2003