From: David Royster (droyster@carolina.rr.com)
Date: Fri Jul 12 2002 - 17:18:25 CDT
Some of us would be interested in the GPS data. Are you will to share
it with us? I am sure that we can find a place to host it.
dcroyster
618 - '03
David C. Royster Advisor, Venturing Crew 13
8504 Knollwood Circle email: droyster@carolina.rr.com
Charlotte, NC 28223 Phone: 704.596.0692
Wood Badge, SR-200 Bear (WOTW)
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-philmont@troop47.com [mailto:owner-philmont@troop47.com] On
Behalf Of David E. DeLano
Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 5:55 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
Subject: [Philmont]: Black Mountain Trail
> How would you assess the route, having been
> there very recently? Was the trail juncture from Shaffer's Pass up to
> Black Mountain easy to find? Likewise for the trail down into Black
> Mountain Camp?
Bill,
The route was as good a trail as any. We didn't have any trouble
finding it. You hang a right at Shaeffer's Pass and go a ways. After a
while you come to a barrel on the left of the trail (is this Shaeffer's
Spring??) and a trail branches off to the right again. After that you
are pretty much home free to the top of the mountain. We questioned out
location a couple of times, but checking the map put us right where we
were supposed to be. At the top of the mountain there is a fork. I
don't recall where the other trail goes, as this was the time the storm
was moving in and I was anxious to get the crew off the top of the
mountain.
The way down is a good trail, though slippery when wet. I think the map
shows 7 switch back of about a kilometer each. There were more than 7,
though I don't recall how many (and I haven't downloaded my GPS data
yet). The switchbacks are relatively steep.
The alternative to going over the mountain is to go around and up the
river. I think this has something like 54 stream crossings. Being from
AZ, we avoid such things when possible;-).
David DeLano
627H2
VC124, Phoenix, AZ
-------------------------------------------------------
Scouting E-mail Discussion Lists @ usscouts.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe at
http://usscouts.org/lists/ Listserv Commands at
http://usscouts.org/lists/lc.asp
-------------------------------------------------------
Send listserv commands to: listserv@troop47.com
Send postings to: philmont@troop47.com
List FAQ found at: http://usscouts.org/lists/faq.asp
List Administrator: philmont_owner@troop47.com
-------------------------------------------------------
As you gather around this virtual campfire with fellow
Scouts and Scouters, do your best to be trustworthy,
loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient,
cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent.
-------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------
Scouting E-mail Discussion Lists @ usscouts.org
Subscribe/Unsubscribe at http://usscouts.org/lists/
Listserv Commands at http://usscouts.org/lists/lc.asp
-------------------------------------------------------
Send listserv commands to: listserv@troop47.com
Send postings to: philmont@troop47.com
List FAQ found at: http://usscouts.org/lists/faq.asp
List Administrator: philmont_owner@troop47.com
-------------------------------------------------------
As you gather around this virtual campfire with fellow
Scouts and Scouters, do your best to be trustworthy,
loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient,
cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent.
-------------------------------------------------------
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.7 : Thu Mar 13 2003 - 10:38:06 CST