[philmont] Philmont Dates

YES, you are correct.

Heading EAST you have to arrive one day early and pay for the extra night
and one extra breakfast. Use your own tents for the extra night --- you
will already pay extra, but Philmont will charge you even more IF you use
their base camp tents.

AFter you get picked up at the Raton Train station around 5--6 pm or so, the
Philmont bus driver will stop for you to purchase dinner in Raton someplace.
  They know the different/best places to stop, you can ask for their
recomendation.

Heading back WEST to California, you DO leave on your assigned check out
date. Just be ready to go right after breakfast.

Are there any special deals on Amtrak right now?? We got 2 for 1 both times
we went, 1 free child (under age 16) ticket for each Adult ticket purchased.
  We split the total cost of the train tickets between all participants, so
it was cheaper for everyone.

Amtrak is used to the scouts going to Raton, last time they put all the
scouts going from LA in the same train car, gear was all placed on the lower
level of the same car in what is normally used for the "smoking" cabin.

I can give you lot of info/tips about the train trip there, you can email me
off list if you like too. I"ve done it 2 times, going back in 2007 too.

Kim Pigorsch
Outdoor Chairmun (sic)

www.troop681.com - troop website
www.sdicbsa.org - Council Website

San Diego, CA

>From: Lou Schwing <lou@troop288.org>
>Reply-To: philmont@troop47.com
>To: "philmont List Member" <philmont@troop47.com>
>Subject: [philmont] Philmont Dates
>Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 12:39:41 -0700
>
>Our trek leaders are getting near the time that they need to make train
>reservations. I'm hoping to confirm our calculations on the appropriate
>dates. Our Expedition # is: 723-204. We would officially start with
>lunch on July 23, 2007. We would hit the trail the morning of the 24th,
>and return to camp on August 3. We would officially be done in camp after
>breakfast on August 4.
>
>Thus, for us, our train reservations would leave Los Angeles the evening
>of the 21st, arrive Raton the evening of the 22, spend one extra night and
>one extra breakfast at Philmont and start by lunch. We'd leave Raton the
>morning of Aug 4 and return to L.A. on the 5th.
>
>Is that a correct reading of the way Philmont does things?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Lou
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