We stayed at Carson Meadows as well as part of our trek (716D, itinerary
11). Philmont had better do something about the trail/road up from old
Abreu before making it a staff camp. It was a steep, slippery, muddy mess
(in light of all the rain down there). At least the new trail from Carson
Meadows to the trail to Fish Camp was functional, so we didn't have to hike
BACK down the muddy road for the second time (first time was to catch
program and buffalo tacos at Abreu!). The youth commented that the felt
like Frankenstein with the build up of mud on the bottom of their boots.
Hiking back up the trail/road in the dark after Mexican dinner was
"entertaining", to say the least..... We discussed among the group several
times that they needed to build a real Philmont trail (less than 8% grade)
to Carson Meadows instead of using the bulldozer road they used to bring up
the water tank! YIS. Mike.
"Alan and/or
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Please respond to
philmont
Jim Krempel writes...
<snip> However, by a long shot, Carson was the most pristine LNT camp we
saw
on our trek. If I were on Philmont Conservation Staff, I'd worry about the
impact of making Carson a staffed camp. Especially since they'll
inevitably
build a staff cabin and have multiple crew campsites (as opposed to the
rather discreet four they have now.)
Comment...
Actually, "inevitably" sounds like it will be this fall - in that
interview,
Mark Anderson said he would be going to Carson Meadows that day (would have
been late June) with an architect to pick the location for the cabin. How
many campsites ultimately will be a function of how many treks are
scheduled to stay there for the night.
The interview ran about three pages and was pretty interesting. A theme
that ran through it was managing the resources of the ranch, and minimizing
the impact on them. While constructing a new staff camp clearly will
impact, hopefully it will be done with sensitivity.
- Al
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