Re: [Philmont]: Trek Itinerary Selection

From: Calvin H. Gray <405geezer@igg-tx.net>
Date: Thu Jan 29 2004 - 10:42:38 CST

> We are going on our first Philmont trek in 2005. I had assumed that we
> would have no choice on the itinerary but now I realize that is not
> correct. When should we expect to be given the opportunity to submit our
> itinerary requests?

In February-March of 2005, the "contact person" for your crew will receive
a booklet with descriptions. You'll need to select your top 5 choices and
send them in to Philmont on a card that is used for this purpose. None of
our crews have every received anything lower than their 3rd choice.

 Are the different Itineraries consistent from year
> to year?
>

Pretty much so but there are minor changes from time to time. There
were major changes a couple of years ago but I don't believe there are
plans to do this again any time soon.

Al Thomson and Julian Love have done considerable work on comparing the
various treks. See Selden Ball's web page for more information.
http://www.lns.cornell.edu/~seb/philmont.html

YiS,

-- 
Calvin H. Gray
Scoutmaster, Troop 405
Associate Advisor, Venturing Crew 405
Georgetown, Texas
I used to be an Owl (WM-62-2-98 @ Philmont)
http://www.troop405.org/
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