RE: [Philmont]: Burro Packing

As Wally's note infers, there is a reason burros have nicknames that
coorespond to human anatomy.

It is an experience, as all of Philmont is, and each person takes away his
own high points .. at the end of the day though, as Wally said, it is the
journey and not the destination. So if the prospect of Burro Packing has
your guys fired up, its a good thing but it probably won't be the thing that
makes them want to go back to Philmont ...

That said, I think I preferred burro racing to burro packing.

Jim
SM T6 - www.troop6bsa.org
Philmont '74, '04, '06
  -----Original Message-----
  From: owner-philmont@troop47.com [mailto:owner-philmont@troop47.com]On
Behalf Of Feurtado, Walter C.
  Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 7:50 AM
  To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
  Subject: RE: [Philmont]: Burro Packing

  The burro packing debate will continue because there are so many pros and
cons!!

  First of all, all program at Philmont is a diversion because the real
program is the scenery.

  Having said that, there are my answers to your questions:

    a.. Do we get to put our full pack on the burro and just walk with them?
  NO. Just crew gear. NO PACKS

    a.. What do we need to do to take care of the burros and how much time
will it take?
  Just food that the burro carries. The crew needs to feed them and make
sure they have water. They walk slowly or sometimes decide that they need a
break. It is a frustrating experience but with anything, it will be an
experience that will be long remembered.

    a.. With the Leave No Trace principles, do we need to pick-up after the
burros?
  NO.

  Having done the burros once, my crews always choose to see the demo from
the wrangler on to pack burros, but then decide not to take the burros. The
biggest con with the burros is that you can not hike over Wilson Mesa with
the burros. The biggest pro is that it is something that they will probably
never do again and it quite an experience.

  Wally Feurtado

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  From: owner-philmont@troop47.com [mailto:owner-philmont@troop47.com] On
Behalf Of Jane Hora
  Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 7:28 AM
  To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
  Subject: [Philmont]: Burro Packing
  The boys in our crew are working on their top 5 trek choices for our June
2005 trek.  Theres a definite interest in Burro Packing, but Im not sure
that the brief summary from our 2002 Guidebook to Adventure gave them a
clear picture of what this program feature entails.  So, Id be interested
in some details from those of you who have experienced a trek with burro
packing.  Some questions that came up were:
    a.. Do we get to put our full pack on the burro and just walk with them?
    b.. What do we need to do to take care of the burros and how much time
will it take?
    c.. 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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