From: Larry Stout (larry@cms-stl.com)
Date: Tue Mar 19 2002 - 09:48:40 CST
You will undoubtedly get a lot of comment on this subject. We went last year and
our guys had a pretty good idea of what they wanted to do ( programs) before the
books ever came. Rock Climbing, a trip up Baldy, horse back riding were at the
top of the list. Knowing this in advance allowed us to research previous treks
to get an idea of which trek we needed to apply for. The sooner the better. Trek
20 fit the bill for us and we loved it. Not an easy trek by any stretch of the
imagination, but it had what the scouts wanted to do.
Good Luck and have a great trek
Larry Stout
St. Charles, MO
goin back in 2003 !!!
messageboard@philmont.com wrote:
> Hello!
>
> Well, I just received our Treks 2002 Itenerary Guide! Now the pressure of
> decisions is here! I've been asking the crew to prepare by doing research
> to discern what they are interested in doing/seeing for several months.
>
> I'd appreciate any perspective to the following questions:
>
> 1) How quickly should the decision be made? I recognize that there is a
> balance between "first-come-first-served" selection and rushing to a
> decision. We have a crew of older scouts in very good shape. I'm pretty
> sure they'll want to tackle treks that might be popular. (I think the
> adults will be in pretty good shape also - we shouldn't hold them back
> [too much ;)]. Do I advise a timely decision, or allow for a week or so
> more research?
>
> 2) How have you gone about facilitating a crew's decision on trek
> selection/prioritization?
>
> Any of your perspectives will be welcome.
>
> Yours in Scouting,
> Michael Burnett
>
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