[philmont] Ranger 2008

Dr. Bob,

Please forgive my delay in responding but I have been waiting on a package
from Philmont which arrived today with some information (staff guide,
contracts, specific duties, etc.) I wanted to have more information from
Philmont before I asked any other questions.

Thank you very much for providing me with a great deal of information for
the summer. It seems that most people I have talked to have told me to go
out and get to know the crew which seems to resolve many issues. I
must confess that I have a bit more experience than I may have suggested in
my first message, did Rayado in 2006 but wanted to hear advice that would
not be colored with the assumption of experience, I am sure you can
understand how the responses might have differed.

If I may ask for some specific advice from an Advisor, what have you seen
from staffers in the past that has WORKED and that has made your trek better
for the youth and adults? I am a bit worried about going up to Philmont
from sea level and then leaving on my training trek, any tips for this? On
my last trek, I got very sick the first week because of the elevation
which is not something that I want to experience with a crew looking up to
me to set the example. The last thing, for now, I am looking at making a
list of gear to acquire for this summer (working in a gear store is a big
plus in this area) but is there anything that you could reccomend to make
life eaiser in Base and on the Trail?

Thank you for your advice and I hope to hear from you soon.

Matt B.

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Received on Tue Dec 11 21:01:27 2007