RE: [Philmont]: cold weather gear

> I believe there is a monument in Arizona (???) memorializing the death
> of an entire Scout Troop that perished in a freak snowstorm back in the
> 30's. I'm sure someone on the list can provide more accurate info than
> my vague recollection.

1958, Mt. Wrightson, Santa Rita Mountains, southern Arizona. A freak
stormed dumped three feet of snow. Three scouts ages, 12, 14 & 16 got lost
and died of exposure. There was a write up on the trail and photo of the
memorial in Arizona Highways Magazine sometime in the last couple years.

 -- Jeff

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Received on Wed Jul 7 00:43:58 2004