RE: [Philmont]: Trail / Distance questions

For those that are wondering about, but have never used, trekking poles, I
suggest that you try them. Most of the scouts in our crew carried and
used them. I saw alot of use of them at Philmont. I am fine backpacking
without them, but if I'm cruising with teenagers or faster backpackers, I
like having them. I've also found all kinds of use for them.
 
If you're going to try them, try them on your shake downs so that you're
comfortable with the decision to use them at Philmont.
 
Yes, I got the ones with shock absorbers, but only because I prefer the cork
grips. I don't care about the shock absorbers.
 
Here's another plug for Coop and Wally's manual even if you're not a first
timer. It's updated and it'll remind you of things you may have forgotten
about.
 
I wish I was going back this year, but my trip back will likely be dependent
upon whether my son (now 14) can take time away from lacrosse to return.
 

Russ Garrett

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-----Original Message-----
From: Rsafl61660@aol.com [mailto:Rsafl61660@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 3:54 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
Subject: Re: [Philmont]: Trail / Distance questions

We took trek #4 in 2004. The trip from Mt Phillips to Cimarroncito is a
long one. Have plenty of water. The downhill duration wears on you as much
if not more than the climb up Mt Phillips from Clear Creek. Poles
definitely helped me. You will cross the same creek about 40 some times
with the zig zag trail. I don't regret it a bit though. It was a beautiful
hike (as was the whole ranch!). You will definitely appreciate coming up
on Cimarroncito. That was a fantastic and pretty staffed camp. Our feet
were barking by the time we got there. One word of caution. the trail
coming off Mt Phillips heading to Cito is not very well marked, and the
trail is hard to find/stay on. Study your map and know exactly where you
are on the trail and you'll be ok. We lost the trail, and ended up on what
we thought was the trail. About 10 -15 minutes straight down, we realized
we were off the beaten path. Full packs, and 15 minutes down equalled about
a 30 minute back up to the top to regroup at a location we could ID on the
map. Have fun. Trek #4 was fun for us all.

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