[Philmont] Final two weeks of preperation hikes. Kilgore Texas or Geneese OH.

Pat
   
  A couple of the older guys (adults) in my troop have been on the Ouachita trail, it has some good ups and downs, a little more altitude than DFW, and probably a good place to do overnighters. The Cedar Ridge Preserve, near Duncanville (used to be Dallas Nature Center) is a great place for training hikes, lots of ups and downs, and you can easily combine trails to get 5 or 6 tough miles in, no cost, close by. No altitude though. One of the ways we partially solved the altitude problem is by doing lots of aerobics (running, recumbent bike, etc).
   
  Andre Houser
  DeSoto TX
  Philmont 05, Double H 07, # 61 on wait list for 08

Pat Rabun <rabun@attg.net> wrote:
  Hi Keith,
My troop is in Ft Worth and we have a trek in 2008. Tell me about the
Oauchita Trail in OK. Is it good? Any particular places that are better to
camp and hike. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks

Pat Rabun
Troop 326
Fyt Worth, TX

----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Hooks"
To: "Philmont List Member"

Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 1:55 PM
Subject: [Philmont] Final two weeks of preperation hikes. Kilgore Texas or
Geneese OH.

>I recommend going up and down the bleachers at the football stadium, with
>your internal pack stuffed with bricks wrapped in towels. If you're an
>external freak, you can always use National Geographics.
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> Or do what I do, and drive to the Oauchita Trail in Oklahoma or the Little
> Missouri Trail in Arkansas.
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> Keith
> ASM, T-252
> Kilgore, TX
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>>So off to the question. It is starting to look like I will be
>>spending the week(s) prior to this year's trek in either Kilgore Texas
>>or Geneese OH.
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>>Does anyone out there know of any decent evening hikes I can take in
>>those areas or am I committed to the StairMaster and such in the hotel
>>rooms.
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Received on Mon Aug 20 15:08:00 2007