Re: [Philmont]: Any sight of the '05 Itinerary Guide

Given Dr. Bob's response,... for the benefit of an adult leader who will be
experiencing his first trek in 2006, which 10 treks would you say are the
most popular?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dr. Bob Klein" <drbob@troop111.org>
To: "Multiple recipients of list philmont" <philmont@troop47.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 6:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Philmont]: Any sight of the '05 Itinerary Guide

> It is my understanding that there are only between 30 and 40 Crews per
> day, so with 35 treks and 2 Crews per trek (most years), the average
> "occupancy" rate is around 50 percent. Given that about 10 treks are
> perpetually popular, I would suspect that there are a number of treks on
> the other end of the scale that only seldom see a Crew. Certainly Trek 19
> would be at the bottom of my personal list, if I were allowed to vote on
> or influence my Crew's selection.
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> Rice Brewer wrote:
>> Following the logic....
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>> Then, in that case, there were two crew spots, per day, that went
>> unfilled as 100% capacity is two crews on every trek every day.
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-philmont@troop47.com [mailto:owner-philmont@troop47.com] On
>> Behalf Of Brian Gannon
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 11:48 AM
>> To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
>> Subject: RE: [Philmont]: Any sight of the '05 Itinerary Guide
>>
>>
>> In the end, it doesn't matter, there is no such thing as a
>> *bad* Philmont trek.
>>
>> While that may be true, take Trek 19 from 2004. According to the latest
>> issue of "High Country" (the Philmont Staff Association magazine), not a
>> single crew took that trek last summer. As a result, it will most
>> likely be completely changed for this summer. Out of curiosity, I
>> decided to take a look at it, so here it is: Bent...Rich Cabins...Dan
>> Beard...Iris Park...Ring Place...Whiteman Vega (2)...Seally Canyon...Old
>> Camp...Indian Writings While I hate to say it, it does not look like a
>> great trek as it doesn't climb a single peak (in fact, it doesn't go
>> higher than 8500 feet) and it doesn't offer much in the way of
>> programming. On the other hand, I'm sure it offers some great scenery,
>> solitude (more than any other trek I'm sure) and a great chance to
>> practice low-impact camping. But I guess those aren't the first things
>> folks look at when selecting a trek. Trek 7 from 2004 was fairly
>> similar, so it will be interesting to see if that gets changed too.
>> Remember, we've been told to expect at least minor changes on about
>> two-thirds of the treks this summer.
>>
>> Brian Gannon
>> 628-G1
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