Re: [Philmont]: Philmont "Chicken Soup"

I admit I am one who has never read one of these books, though I'm sure
I have seen excerpts on the web. Can you provide an example?

Cliff Coan wrote:
>
> At Christmas, trying to digest the enormous amounts of food I had ingested,
> I picked up one of those "Chicken Soup for the _______ Soul" books and
> grazed through it until sleep overwhelmed me. After I awoke, I got to
> thinking, "I wonder if anybody has thought of gathering stuff like this
> about Philmont?"
>
> How about it, guys and gals?
>
> What's your favorite "Chicken Soup" type story about Philmont?
>
> If you're not familiar with the books, they consist of a collection of short
> stories by many different people. The stories are usually inspirational, or
> uplifting, or instructive.
>
> In the years I've been, and the years I've prowled this listserve, I've seen
> many such stories.
>
> How about submitting a favorite or two of yours, and I'll gather them and
> post them here and on the web. Don't worry about the stories being
> perfect -- just try to capture the flavor of an incident or a moment that
> moved, or inspired or uplifted you. Surely, somewhere in the planning of an
> expedition, or the expedition itself, or your time on staff, something had a
> profound effect on you. Or maybe it's a crew member telling you, years
> later, how Philmont changed their life. I'm not thinking about our endless
> debates on turkey bags or trekking poles, or internal vs. external frames.
> I'm interested in the spirit of Philmont.
>
> Coop Wright and Dr. Bob and John LeBlanc, I hope your tremendous knowledge
> and experience gets the ball rolling.
>
> This could be something that can get us fired up as the season approaches,
> and something that will tide those of us who didn't win the lottery through
> until next time.
>
> IWTGBTP (but I'm not, this year)
>
> Cliff Coan

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Received on Wed Jan 5 09:27:26 2005