[philmont] More information on trek 31 - a trek is what you make it

We've done trek 5 as well, and I think it's important to repeat that there
are no easy treks at Philmont, and no one trek is "better" than another;
it's a matter of matching the trek to the needs and abilities of the crew.
Further, the crew can always add side hikes if they want to up the
difficulty level. I've done a few short, end of the season treks, and we
always managed to get in 50+ miles in a 7 or 8 day trek.

-Keith
ASM, T-252
Kilgore, TX

>
>Keith and others make some good points. We took old trek 5, a "typical"
>trek and our next to last day we had to go from Cito to Tooth Ridge camp.
>It
>was a long hot day when we got there. Ours was a "typical" trek, but
>there are
>a lot of miles, and altitude change on that day. There are also several
>"typical" treks that send you up Tooth Ridge and on into base camp on your
>last
>day. That is a long hard trip.
>
>
>Chas. Clifton
>Assoc. Advisor - Crew 177
>Port Neches, Texas
>Advisor 708G2001
>Philmont Training Center faculty in 2005
>I used to a Bobwhite...SR-357, and then a Staffer...SR-439, SR-613,
>SR-683

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Received on Sat Aug 4 18:11:49 2007