From: Peter Hedglon (explorer@twcny.rr.com)
Date: Sat Jan 11 2003 - 01:17:05 CST
It has been said previously, and will be said again, but all the itineraries
at Philmont are good. It can be fun and interesting to go over the program
options and itineraries, but I think one can obsess about it and use time
that could be better spent building crew identity and spirit.
A Crew that goes to Philmont with an open mind about where it will go and
what it will see, will do just fine. A Crew that arrives grousing because
it will not climb Baldy has some catching up to do. Philmont is a wonderful
13 day experience, and my observation based on helping five crews prepare
and advising two on the trail is that each Crew thinks the itinerary it did
is the best.
----- Original Message -----
From: "R Fisher" <ghotier@texas.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list philmont" <philmont@troop47.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 7:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Philmont]: RE: 2003 Treks Question
> Greetings All,
>
> I'm sure we could beat this thread to death, but the truth is, we really
won't
> know until the new books come out.
>
> My *guess* is that there will be numerous modifications to treks that used
to
> travel extensively in the Valle and North Country because of trails that
have
> been obliterated, hazards like snags etc., infrastructure requirements
(sumps,
> bear bag cables and latrines that were rendered unusable by the fires for
> example) and to minimize the potential for erosion.
>
> My *guess* is that there will also be changes to the treks in the Central
and
> South to 1) accommodate the changes mentioned above and 2) the result of
some of
> the "FM" changes last year that worked.
>
> However, these are just guesses. Yours are just as good as mine (if not
> better).
>
> In the mean time, I would survey the crew and get them to list and rank
the
> *activities* - including geographical features like Baldy, Mt. Phillips,
Black
> Mountain, Tooth of Time etc.- that they want to try and participate in.
The
> past Treks books have had a section that details what activities are
available
> on what treks; I expect that will continue. This advance prep will lessen
the
> amount of time it takes your crew to reach a consensus when you receive
the
> package next spring. It will also reduce the amount of time spent in
> speculation.
>
> The Philmont Advisor's Guide by Cooper Wright and Wally Feurtado describes
this
> process in more detail. And it has a lot more really good advice, for
seasoned
> veterans as well as rookies.
>
> Happy Trails,
>
> Roy Fisher
>
>
>
>
>
>
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