The Phil-list Mar_2007: [philmont] The Hiking Dogs Have Spoken..

From: Edward Schipp <ed.schipp@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Wed Mar 14 2007 - 17:24:33 CDT

We did Trek 24 in 2005 - we had a great time and especially liked Greenwood Canyon, though the boys had some trouble with bear bags since there are no bear lines out there - you have to hang them the old fashioned way with tree branches. Great variety of sites and programs along the way. We had a great bunch of scouts and we were up early and out on the trail - which you need to do to get your hiking done to the program before it gets too hot. With Valle Videl, Baldy, Cathedral Rock, and ending with the Tooth it was wonderful experience. Saw a bear in Upper Dean Cow. We had a hard time coming down into Copper Park - other adult leader went sliding down the hill, though this appears to be switchback now and much safer. The boys liked being out away from the more relatively congested central campsites as you got closer to base camp. We had older high school age youth - which helped us make good time - I would not try this with younger scouts.

This same group wants to do Trek 30 / now 33 this year. Any specific questions we can answer?

  Ed Schipp

  2007 Contingent Leader
  NWSC Illinois

Michael_J_Conkey@nbc.gov wrote:

at our trek meeting last night and selected four Strenuous itineraries.
Their top choice is 73 miles and the next is 80, so I guess I'd better up
the treadmill mileage. Assuming we get our first choice, anyone have any
experience with old itinerary 24 (now itinerary 28)? To recap trek 24:

Dean Cutoff
Rich Cabins
Greenwood Canyon
Copper Park (x2) (Baldy and French Henry stuff)
Upper Dean Cow
Dean Cow
Harlan
Ute Springs
Clarks Fork

And, the youth said they wouldn't mind adding a few miles to catch some
extra program, anyone on the list try that out? Thanks. YIS. Mike Conkey
('76, '02, '04 and '07).

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