[philmont] 30 & Burros

Hi John,

Sorry, just catching up on some old messages.

An important aspect of the burros is the bonding that occurs between the
Scouts and the animals themselves. Plus, the care and feeding of these
animals is an experience most Scouts will never get any other way. I've
been on trek #21 twice and both times, the Scouts indicated they would not
have it any other way.

Just a different perspective.

-Steve Eisinger
Central Florida

On 9/29/06, John Geyster <johngeyster@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> My crew did Trek 21 in 2004 and elected to forgo the burros for the
> Wilson Mesa route. No one regretted it and thought the hike over the Mesa
> was one of the highlights of the trip. Our ranger had a vista off trail
> that he used to complete training. This was also one of the best views of
> the entire trip.
>
> If everything else is an optional activity, why make burro packing a
> requirement? The whole experience is about the crew making choices, yet
> they force the burros on the crew. And you can't always choose a comparable
> trek without burros. Just look at how many do both Baldy and the Tooth
> without burros.
>
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> *From:* Philmont@troop47.com [mailto:Philmont@troop47.com] *On Behalf Of *Phil
> Brown
> *Sent:* Friday, September 29, 2006 10:21 AM
> *To:* Philmont List Member
> *Subject:* [Philmont] 30 & Burros
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> We stayed at Sioux in '05 on trek 21. You could see fire damage on the
> surrounding hills, but Sioux and the trail up to it showed no signs of fire
> damage.
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> You do have to take the road to Pueblano. We could have made it in time
> to spar pole climb, but our crew opted to relax around camp instead, eat an
> early dinner, and go for logger ball and the campfire that evening. We spar
> pole climbed the next morning before moving on.
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> Phil Brown.
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Received on Mon Dec 11 08:01:41 2006