From: Greg Leuch (philmont@adventures.port5.com)
Date: Fri May 10 2002 - 16:14:02 CDT
Having done both ways (Trek 24 and 11), I'd actually prefer Phillips and the
Tooth. On Baldy, magestic, beautiful, and scenics she is, can't be camped
on. On Phillips, you can actually camp just a lil bit below the peak.
(Campsite #1 is awsome!) Because of that, I prefer Phillips over Baldy since
you can spend more time ontop of the mountain enjoying the views and the
weather rather than hiking to the top of Baldy and then spending a bit up
there rushing to take pictures before coming down. The North Country is very
scenic and mountainous, but the South just seems to have more "solitude" and
"relaxation" to it (and STOMP is awesome too!)
That is my opinon, and some may say I am wrong, but everyone is unique, in
their own ways!
Greg Leuch
727-P1-00; 618-G1-01; Staff in '03?
Crew 35 - Chickasaw Council - Memphis, TN
http://adventures.port5.com
philmont@adventures.port5.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Thomson" <abthomson@goes.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list philmont" <philmont@troop47.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 11:34 AM
Subject: [Philmont]: RE: Baldy v. Phillips feedback
> Jeff Thaler writes....
>
> The question is this: we would like to do a trek that includes EITHER Mt.
Baldy
> and come in over Tooth of Time (like Treks 4, 14, 26), OR Mt. Phillips and
back
> in over Tooth of Time (Treks 21 and 24); but we are having a hard time
getting
> a sense of the differences between the central vs. southern part of the
Ranch.
> We gather that southern is more wooded, central more open--but beyond
that,
> we are in the dark. We are all new to Philmont.
>
> Any sharing of observations would be appreciated.
>
> Comments...
> I have done both 4 (was 9 in '99) and 21 (last year). You have the
mountains
> backwards (at least for Treks 4, 21, and 24) but that doesn't change your
question.
>
>
> Your general assessment of the geography of the South and Central regions
is
> accurate (of course, Baldy is in the North, but you have to cross the
Central
> to get to Tooth Ridge). The biggest differences, other than geographic,
are
> water availability and opportunities for program at staffed camps. Water
is
> generally available thoughout the south (except for Phillips itself and
Tooth
> Ridge) and there are a more staffed camps. Water sources in the Central
region
> are more limited and (at least partly due to the limited water) there are
fewer
> staffed camps - nothing between Head of Dean and Cito, unless you swing
way
> east like 24 and to hit Dean Cow and Harlan.
>
> Depending on how far you want to hike any given day, you will have at
least
> a day or two without any program opportunities between Baldy and Tooth
Ridge.
> In the South you will have program opportunities every day until you
reach
> Tooth Ridge.
>
> - Al Thomson
>
>
>
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