Being from Minnesota we have lots of experience with cold morning, afternoons and any other time as well. Warm (Hot) Gatorade and Warm (Hot) Tang are staples for our troop.
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From: owner-philmont@troop47.com [mailto:owner-philmont@troop47.com] On Behalf Of rsafl61660@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 12:28 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
Subject: [Philmont]: warm gatorade
July 2004, about half way through our trek, we came upon Mt.Phillips. It started out to be a mild and sunny day, with temps in the mid 60's. We stopped at Clear Creek for the black powder rifle program. The boys elected to head on up to the top of Phillips instead of the rest of the program so that they could get their pick of campsites. As we started out of Clear Creek, the sky started to cloud over. It wasn't anything new to us, since we had encountered rain every day up to that point. About 2/3's of the way up the crew decided to stop for lunch. It began to hail, followed by a pretty good downpour. We pulled out our raingear, donned our packs and continued toward the top. We finally reached the top, took group pictures at the flag, and picked our campsite. We were able to set up camp during a short break in the wet weather. It then started hailing again, and continued to hail for about 20 minutes, changing over to all rain. The thermometer we had was registering 36 degrees at 3:30pm, and the ground was white with ice pellets. Most of the crew huddled under the dining fly and told stories, reflected on the trip so far, and/or played cards. The adults heated up water for coffee, as the boys grumbled about either not having coffee or not liking coffee. I suggested breaking out their gatorade and using it as a warm drink. A few scoffed at that idea initially, but as soon as one of the boys tried it, the others followed suit. It was a hit. After that, the gatorade gained value as a trading item, with a couple boys refusing to trade theirs for any offerings. Just another idea to consider when battling the chill. And for the crews new to Philmont, we were on top of Mt. Phillips on July 27th, and the temperature fell to 30 degrees that night. The crew earned their polar bear patch in the middle of summer! Be prepared and have fun!!
Bob 721-B2
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