Re: [Philmont]: Best Hiking Season at Philmont?

BOth times I have hiked Philmont in AUG and the STAFF was wonderful. IF
they were burnt out, we never knew it.

In 1999, the crews coming OFF the trail when we were starting on 808 had
been rained on for 10 days straight. On our trek we had 4 days of NO rain
at all, and other days had only light afternoon showers.

In 2003, we had one huge dump for an hour or so, light afternoon rains on a
couple other days.

Rain is rain, and you just never know when you'll get it at Philmont. I
don't think it matters when you go. Rain is part of the experience that all
crew members will remember.

Kim Pigorsch
Outdoor Chairmun (sic)

www.troop681.org

San Diego, CA

>From: Jim Welton <jimwelton@gmail.com>
>Reply-To: philmont@troop47.com
>To: Multiple recipients of list philmont <philmont@troop47.com>
>Subject: Re: [Philmont]: Best Hiking Season at Philmont?
>Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 13:01:25 -0500
>
>My Crew, 807Q, had nothing but great things to say about the staffers,
>especially their Ranger. If this was the end of the summer burnout, these
>staffers are off the chart earlier in the year.
>
>YiS,
>Jim Welton
>
>On 8/26/05, Brian Gannon <briangannon@cox.net> wrote:
> >
> > By the second week of August, most staffers (Rangers and Backcountry)
>are
> > ready to go home, back to school, their girlfriends, whatever.
>Sometimes,
> > I think some of the staff may lose focus or perhaps even get burned out
>by
> > the very end of the summer. I don't think it's a huge deal, but it may
> > effect program delivery to an extent in some cases. Also, the weather is
> > typically more tranquil during the first half of the summer. In fact, we
> > only experienced one brief afternoon shower on our trek. Once mid-July
> > hits and the monsoonal flow starts moving in, all bets are off.
> >
> > Just my thoughts
> >
> > Brian Gannon
> >

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Received on Fri Aug 26 23:57:20 2005