Re: [Philmont]: Shaefers Pass

Hi Brian:

Our crew is scheduled to camp at Shaefer's Pass on
August 6 - I'll let you know what we experience.

We're on Trek 12, and we'll do the program at Cypher's
Mine too.

Thanks for the heads up.

YIS,

Matt Cole
Advisor, Crew 727-N
Troop 32
Bedington, WV

--- Brian Gannon <briangannon@cox.net> wrote:
>
> As mentioned in my previous email RE: Clarks Fork to
> Black Mountain, we just
> back from Philmont yesterday, having completed Trek
> 30. This was my 8th
> time to Philmont (2 treks as a youth, 4 summers on
> staff, and this was the
> 2nd trek as an advisor) but this was the hardest
> trek I think I've done.
> This was also with a provisional crew, so there were
> some additional crew
> development challenges. But all in all, it was a
> great time, as it always
> is. The highlight for me was going through Cypher's
> Mine, where I got to
> see a good friend of mine whom I hadn't seen in 4
> years (I was his Ranger
> when he took a mountain trek in 1999 and he and I
> worked at Philmont
> together in 2000).
>
> I'll try to post some more information later, but I
> have a quick question
> for the list: has anyone else had experience
> (particularly this season) with
> overcrowding at Shaefers Pass Camp? We arrived
> there at about 6:00 (after a
> long, long day from Red Hills) and found that we
> were the 3rd crew to arrive
> after all the campsites had already been filled.
> Very frustrating, because
> we ended up camping in a small corner of the meadow
> (near the trail up to
> the peak), which was not level at all. I was
> extremely upset, because I'm
> sure some of the crews there (that had actual
> campsites) were *supposed* to
> be camping at either Upper Clarks Fork, Ponderosa
> Park, or North Fork Urraca
> but they wanted to push a little further so they
> could have a shorter hike
> on their last day. I don't blame them for wanting
> to do that, but they
> really screwed over our crew and two other crews who
> were legitimately
> scheduled to camp at Shafers Pass. Just wondering
> if anyone else has
> experienced the same thing...
>
> And finally, for anyone getting ready to head out,
> be prepared for some wet
> conditions. The lady at the Art Gallery in Cimarron
> told me that their
> yearly average was 12-13 inches and that they
> already had over 15 inches
> this year. This was before the storms that prompted
> Flash Flood Warnings
> moved through on Saturday afternoon and evening. We
> were a 706 crew and our
> first 8 days or so were dry, with the exception of
> one night at Ewells Park.
> When we got to Red Hills on our second to last
> night, we had a violent storm
> complete with small hail and a lightning strike with
> 1/8 mile of our camp -
> the scariest moment I've ever experienced (and Red
> Hills is in a valley
> under a stand of even-sized trees - I guess there is
> no 100% safe place in a
> storm!).
>
> Brian Gannon
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Received on Mon Jul 19 15:35:55 2004