[philmont] burro time / Bus from Ponil Turnaround to CHQ

There are worse places to have to wait on a bus. At least at the Ponil
Turnaround - if you have a long wait and don't mind the short hike - you
can cool your heels in the cantina. Its not the same as Basecamp or the
Cimarron Art Gallery or Simple Simons, but it beats Turkey Creek Canyon
or the Cimarroncito turnaround.
 
Roy Fisher

Similar experiences for our crews at Ponil Turnaround. We have had it go
both ways.
Early for our pick-up time, sometimes got a ride on earlier bus, and
sometimes had to wait for our assigned bus even though there was room.
As the point was made; pick a realistic time at logistics and do your
best to be on time, but recognize that the scheduled crews who are there
at their assigned time have priority. In my experience it seemed like
the use of any room left over space was up to the driver. Philmont staff
(rangers) waiting for a ride got second priority and then any waiting
crews. Usually any "late" crews got priority over "early" crews.
 
D. Tadsen
Just a word of caution about return bus pickup. In my experience, my
crews

have always been assigned specific pickup times during check in at
Logistics

for the return bus to CHQ. On three occasions I can specifically
remember

at Ponil Turnaround, we were early at the turnaround and were denied

boarding on an earlier bus since it was not our assigned bus, even
though

the bus had room for us. We weren't on the driver's list. First time
this

happened to me (in 94), we cooled our heels and waited 2 hours for our

assigned bus at the assigned time. Don't know what would have happened
if

we'd been late and missed our assigned bus. This is not saying there's

never any flexibility in the bus pickup, but it seems prudent to pick a

realistic time while at Logistics and then do your best to be at the

turnaround for the scheduled pickup.

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Received on Mon Mar 12 19:28:10 2007