Re: [Philmont]: Waiting List Notice

We also did the short trek last summer (which I had never heard of
before). Looking back, I can't say there was any difference between it
and the regular trek I did in 99, except for the number of days on the
trail. We also had the pleasure of meeting Don and his son at Upper
Clarks Fork on our last night.....

Pete J

Donald S. Roberts wrote:

> By the way, consider a short trek after the regular trek season. I
> believe the last regular trek starts Aug. 9, so starting Aug. 10,
> you can have treks shorter than the standard 12 days, so long as
> they end by the day the Aug. 9 full trek ends. We started Aug 8
> last year, and met a lot of short trek crews on the trail, they
> said they
> reserved their short treks only a few weeks before they went. I
> suspect short treks are readily available. You still earn an
> arrowhead for it, you still do a cons project, and you still get
> the staffed camps, but you don't follow a pre-set itinerary, you
> can adjust it when you start (not after you start, mind, they do
> need to know where you are).
> If your school schedule allows it, you might consider that.
> Regards
> Don Roberts
> 05
> *From:* Donald S. Roberts [mailto:donald@hummellawfirm.com]
> Count yourself fortunate, I got something like 580.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* Bill Summers
>
> I received a Waiting List Status for 2007 from Philmont today.
> It says we are #302. I am the contact person for both the
> troop and crew. The letter was addressed to me and didnt
> refer to either the troop or the crew. Should I expect another
> letter or do we just get one shot on the waiting list as
> opposed to two in the lottery?
>

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Received on Tue Jan 31 19:01:25 2006