From: Jim von Schmacht (jvonschmacht@borland.com)
Date: Tue Jun 04 2002 - 18:16:40 CDT
Looking at the Medical form given out by Philmont this year, I can
almost guarantee that he won't get med approval (pacemaker is a bad word
to them and tires easily is disastrous for someone from a low altitude).
As much as they want to share the Philmont, they still look out for
the best interests of the boy. The cavalcade treks are on horseback but
still require a lot of physical exertion. If you are interested in a
cavalcade, the lottery (separate from the regular trek lottery) occurs
next January for Summer 2004.
Jim von Schmacht
PTC 2000 and 2002
Jim Dunkin wrote:
>We will be going next year and I have a question concerning the different
>treks available.
>One of our scouts has a heart condition that requires a pacemaker. He tires
>easily and has difficultly hiking more than a mile or two without pack. He
>is an Eagle scout and really wants to experience Philmont. The other boys
>are willing to split up his pack and carry it for him. That leaves the
>question of distance we could cover in a 10 day period. I have heard there
>is a "wrangler" trek there. Would we be able to take that? Our scouts have
>shown an interest in that trek as all of them have their 50 miler from
>Northern Tier.
>jd
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Alan and/or Brenda Thomson" <abthomson@goes.com>
>To: "Multiple recipients of list philmont" <philmont@troop47.com>
>Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 10:27 PM
>Subject: RE: [Philmont]: Trek 2
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>>Josh Kirlin asks...
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>>Our council's contingent crews both got trek 2, and looking at the
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>itinerary
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>>guide, it says we get two days of western lore. What is different between
>>those two activities?
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>>Answer...
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>>Pulled out Treks 2002 and looked. While many treks go to or through two
>>
>of
>
>>the three camps with Western lore program (Beaubien, Clark's Fork, and
>>Ponil), it is usually only listed a program opportunity once - where you
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>can
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>>schedule horse rides. The program at the three camps is identical:
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>morning
>
>>or afternoon horse ride (scheduled your day of arrival in Logistics),
>>branding, roping, horseshoes, and chuckwagon dinner. One difference is
>>
>that
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>>Ponil also has a chuckwagon breakfast, as well as the Cantina.
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>>For Trek 2, the second listing on Day 10 does not mention either horse
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>rides
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>>or the chuckwagon dinner, so you would be limited a second chance at
>>branding, roping, and horseshoes, plus of course the evening campfire.
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>Day
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>>10 also lists a "side hike" of Hidden Valley, but there is no way you
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>would
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>>do that as a side hike from Webster Park - you definitely would take your
>>packs (the mileage/elevation chart is also a little suspect - I think it
>>shows Day 10 as the straight shot down from Webster Park to Clarks Fork,
>>
>but
>
>>not then up to Upper Clarks Fork. In any event, it does not include
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>Hidden
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>>Valley.)
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>>Anyway, if it was me, I'd do Environmental Awareness at Cito on Day 9 and
>>sign up for Rock Climbing the morning of Day 10 at 8 a.m. Leave your
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>packs
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>>in a pack line at the cabin while you do the program, then return for them
>>and head to Hidden Valley. Lunch at Window Rock, then down to Hunting
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>Lodge
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>>for the program there (cabin tour). You'd get to Upper Clarks Fork mid /
>>late afternoon, have dinner, and head down to Clark's Fork for the
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>campfire
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>>(and Advisor's coffee).
>>
>>- Al Thomson, Troop 236, Schooley's Mountain, NJ
>>2002 Autumn Adventure
>>2001 703E11 Trek 21
>>2000 Autumn Adventure
>>1999 703K2 Trek 9 (now 4)
>>
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