Re: [Philmont]: Day of Departure

Don't forget the gifts for those that excelled on the trek or made the trek
possible.
The museum sells some items you can not find any where else that make great
thank you gifts.

I like to have a crew (and parents) gathering a few weeks after to share
stories, photos, and memories.
At that time I also like to thank the crew for allowing me to be a part of
their trek and
present each with a little momento that will remind them of the trek.

Gary Stanley
3 sons 3 treks '86, '88, '03

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Neff" <rln2@psu.edu>
To: "Multiple recipients of list philmont" <philmont@troop47.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 2:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Philmont]: Day of Departure

> At 02:01 PM 6/29/2005, Pete Swiggum wrote:
>>This will give us a fair amount (amount a
>>day and a half) of free time before departing Raton on the train at 5:30
>>the
>>following afternoon.
>>
>>What should we do?
>
> 1st - follow the advice of Coop (as detailed in the Philmont Advisors
> Guide) keep the crew together and on task when you first get into base
> camp. Get all the gear turned in and all the work done, then get showers.
> 2nd - I really like going into Cimarron after coming off the trail. If you
> get up early, hike at a good pace, and get done in base camp early enough
> your crew can catch the (free) bus ride into Cimarron, before lunch. This
> can be a great motivator - go into town for any of the great "real food"
> treats. My personal favorite is the Burrito Banquet. I love the wonderful
> home-made salsa and Mexican specialties that the lady serves out of the
> little trailer. There are some other eateries with equally appealing
> post-trek cuisine. There are several afternoon runs of the bus too, it is
> just that the base camp food is not as good as the in-town....so if
> possible I like to go early.
> 3rd - now that the crew has had some of the "real food" they have been
> talking about for about six days and they have bought some knives and
> souvenirs you can get try to get them to take in some of the local culture
> like:
> * the Villa Philmonte (if you did not do it before the trek (which I
> highly recommend).
> * the Kit Carson Museum
> * tour the several cool options in Cimarron, like the Old Mill and the St
> James Hotel.
>
> You may find that the kids would rather just relax, after they get some
> food and snacks.
> I try not to push them too hard.
>
> I hope you have great trek!
>
> YiS,
> Rick Neff
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Received on Sat Jul 2 22:26:42 2005