Complete the rest of the conservation hours needed for the 50 miler award
BEFORE you leave for PHILMONT. Maybe you can work this into some of your
tune ups. Ten hours are required and you only get 3 conservation hours AT
Philmont.
This is a suggestion that I wish I'd received prior to my 2 treks. It is
REALLY hard to get everyone together after you get back, and some boys miss
out on earning this award.
NEXT time I get to go (only GOD knows when), this is what I plan to do......
troop681@hotmail.com
(click here to reply to ME)
Kim Pigorsch
Membership Chairmun (sic)
and Eagle Scout Advisor
Troop 681
San Diego, CA
>From: "Jim Moss: BSA Law" <bsareclaw@earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: philmont@troop47.com
>To: Multiple recipients of list philmont <philmont@troop47.com>
>Subject: RE: [Philmont]: pre-philmont activities
>Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 14:39:25 -0700
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>Climbing at Garden of the Gods is tough. Soft sandstone, similar to the
>desert of Utah, where pro pulls regularly and bolts come out also.
>
>Jim Moss
>
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>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-philmont@troop47.com [mailto:owner-philmont@troop47.com] On
>Behalf Of Troop 6 Scoutmaster
>Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 8:36 AM
>To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
>Subject: RE: [Philmont]: pre-philmont activities
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>"3. Garden of the Gods Park near Colorado Springs) is a beautiful and
>scenic
>park; a good place for a drive thru loop, with some stops for either hikes
>or climbing around on the beautiful and large boulders which make up the
>landscape."
>
>Great spot, worth a stop, but a free permit is required for rock climbing
>... and these are big boulders ...
>
>Photos at www.troop6bsa.org photo album , scroll down to Philmont 2004,
>then
>select Mr Harrison's photos .. #35-45 are our guys on the rocks at GOG
>right
>before we were told what we were doing was illegal. So we stopped.
>
>Garden of the Gods has a great website at
>http://www.gardenofgods.com/default.asp that includes their rules -
>
>"Rock Climbers must first register at the Garden of the Gods Visitor &
>Nature Center. Technical climbing is permitted on established routes, in
>groups of two or more. Proper climbing equipment is mandatory and the use
>of
>eco-chalk is recommended. All other climbing or rock scrambling in Garden
>of
>the Gods Park is illegal."
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-philmont@troop47.com [mailto:owner-philmont@troop47.com]On
>Behalf Of Jon Mather
>Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 9:44 AM
>To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
>Subject: RE: [Philmont]: pre-philmont activities
>
>
>
>I am helping set up some activities to do in and around Colorado Springs
>before my crew arrives at Philmont. We have most of the three days locked
>up, but there is some time on the second day that is open. I have been
>trying to find a rock climbing place. I have heard of one called Camp
>Quest, but I can't find it online. Has anyone been there, and if so, can
>you tell me 1) where it is in relation to Colorado Springs?, and 2) how
>much
>does it cost to do? Our other activities are: doing the whole Arkansas
>River, climbing Pikes Peak, and the Koshare Indian Kiva.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Pete Johnson
>
>
>Answer:
>
>Three Free Places, in or near Colorado Springs, and can be done in about
>1.5
>hours each, not including travel time. I have taken crews to these places
>and they have enjoyed the experience. All three places are good for Kodak
>moments.
>
>1. U.S. Olympic Training Center. They require a reservation for a group of
>10 or more, and give tours every hour. The tour includes a video, and then
>a tour of part of the facility. There's a good place outside for a Kodak
>moment with the big 5 intertwined Olympic Rings - the rings are open and
>the
>guys can have their faces showing thru the rings.
>
>2. US Air Force Academy is also a good place for a short visit, if it is
>open to the public. The main tourist attraction is their architecturally
>awesome Chapel. Beware, if the Homeland Security threat level goes up for
>any reason, they stop letting visitors in. If you can get in, there's a
>short video available at the visitor center. Then you can view the parade
>grounds, and the Chapel (unless there's a wedding or some other ceremony
>going on).
>
>3. Garden of the Gods Park near Colorado Springs) is a beautiful and scenic
>park; a good place for a drive thru loop, with some stops for either hikes
>or climbing around on the beautiful and large boulders which make up the
>landscape.
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