[Philmont]: Burro Packing

The boys in our crew are working on their top 5 trek choices for our June
2005 trek. There's a definite interest in Burro Packing, but I'm not sure
that the brief summary from our 2002 Guidebook to Adventure gave them a
clear picture of what this program feature entails. So, I'd be interested
in some details from those of you who have experienced a trek with burro
packing. Some questions that came up were:
* Do we get to put our full pack on the burro and just walk with them?
* What do we need to do to take care of the burros and how much time
will it take?
* With the Leave No Trace principles, do we need to pick-up after the
burros?
 
Also, your overall impression of how this did or did not enhance your
Philmont experience would be very helpful.
 
Thanks!
 
Jane Hora
ASM Troop 117 Dublin, OH
Lead Advisor 2005 619-C-9 and 2002 809-I-1

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Received on Thu Feb 17 06:41:47 2005