First of all, your chances of getting a Monday arrival day are 1 out of 7.
If you only specify Monday arrival dates in the computer generated
lottery, your chances of being selected are very, very small. By the way,
this week is the final week to register in the lottery for 2007.
The arrival date is the day you arrive at Philmont. The earlier in the
day the better. The first night is spent at Camping Headquarters (CHQ).
The trek begins the next day and you'll have ten nights in the backcountry
and then one night back at CHQ camp before departing. That yields 12
nights at Philmont, including 2 nights (first & last) at CHQ. For an
extra per person fee, you can usually arrange to arrive a day early or
depart a day later.
If you arrive on a Monday, here is what your visit will look like.
Day 1 - Monday - Arrive. Typically, the train arrives in Raton in the
afternoon so you won't be able to accomplish very many of the CHQ check-in
tasks that day.
Day 2 - Tuesday - Rush to finish up CHQ check-in tasks and catch an
afternoon bus to the backcountry.
Day 3 - Wednesday - In Backcountry
Day 4 - Thursday - In Backcountry
Day 5 - Friday - In Backcountry
Day 6 - Saturday - In Backcountry
Day 7 - Sunday - In Backcountry
Day 8 - Monday - In Backcountry
Day 9 - Tuesday - In Backcountry
Day 10 - Wednesday - In Backcountry
Day 11 - Thursday - In Backcountry
Day 12 - Friday - Come in off the trail. Hopefully, in the morning.
Final campfire program that night.
Day 13 - Saturday - Depart Philmont
YiS,
-- Calvin H. Gray Scoutmaster, Troop 405 Associate Advisor, Venturing Crew 405 Georgetown, Texas I used to be an Owl (WM-62-2-98 @ Philmont) http://www.troop405.org/ > > I am assuming that the arrival date listed for registering for Philmont is > the actual day you start your trek.??? In other words I want to start > our > Trek on a Monday--is that the arrival date as the dates listed on the > registaration sites list 12 days out with a 12th day departure day. We > have > a 24 hour train ride going and returning- would like to get the adults > back > home on a Sunday for work on a Monday. > > Any insight on this would help. > > Thanks, > Jerry Thompson > > _________________________________________________________________ > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! > http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ ------------------------------------------------------- Scouting E-mail Discussion Lists @ usscouts.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe at http://usscouts.org/lists/ Listserv Commands at http://usscouts.org/lists/lc.asp ------------------------------------------------------- Send listserv commands to: listserv@troop47.com Send postings to: philmont@troop47.com List FAQ found at: http://usscouts.org/lists/faq.asp List Administrator: philmont_owner@troop47.com ------------------------------------------------------- As you gather around this virtual campfire with fellow Scouts and Scouters, do your best to be trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent. -------------------------------------------------------Received on Mon Dec 5 16:35:27 2005
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