RE: [Philmont]: Contacts

Our crew had the advantage of having an ophthalmologist as an advisor.
We also had several folks in the crew, myself included, that wore
contact lens. As a result we included with our first aid kit a small
bottle of wetting solution. This was mainly as a prophylactic measure
because of the very low humidity at Philmont.

Personally, I have a "high tolerance" to my contacts. I took them out
each evening and put them in each morning. No problems. I carried my
glasses for those "geology excursions" in the wee hours, just so I
wouldn't trip over the rock I was looking for. Others in the crew used
the daily wear variety and changed them each morning. I was not aware
of anyone who had any difficulty because of their contacts, at least
nothing out of the ordinary.

Later at PTC, I had a similar experience. The main problems were
related to the humidity, and wind blown dust, but were not out of the
ordinary.

If you don't already, you will probably want to take along a pair of
sunglasses too. The light can be pretty intense in some situations.

Happy Trails,

Roy Fisher

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Received on Mon May 17 20:55:56 2004