Re: [Philmont]: Bear Caves to Beaubien (Trail Peak)

I would recommend going to Beaubien and setting-up camp before hiking
Trail Peak. Beaubien is a very large camp and you need to get there as
early as possible to get a good campsite and register for programs.

There are two trails up Trail Peak. The old trail is rocky and
straight up. You pass pieces of plane wreckage for a considerable
length of this trail which we found to be a somber, respectful
experience that gives everyone a little time to reflect on the tragedy
of the plane crash before reaching the fuselage. It seems appropriate
that there be a little sweat and suffering to reach this memorial. The
views from the top are spectacular. The new trail is a much longer
graded trail that is an easy hike.

Dan Preston, ASM
Troop 319
Philmont '70, '72, '02
On May 23, 2005, at 9:41 AM, Pete Swiggum wrote:

> Our fourth day on the trail takes us from Bear Caves Camp to Beaubien
> where we'll have a layover day.  One of the activities at Beaubien
> involves something we're looking forward to, a side hike to Trail
> Peak.
>  
> Since Trail Peak is sort of on the way to Beaubien, does it make sense
> to hike Trail Peak with full pack or is it better to go "straight" to
> Beaubien and day hike back to it?  Looks like Day 5 (our layover day)
> will involve horseback riding so time may be limited.
>  
> What say you, Philmont veterans?
>  
> Pete Swiggum
> Troop 1173
> Green Bay, WI
> Peter.Swiggum@sbcglobal.net
> 2005 Philmont 724-M2
>  
>  

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Received on Tue May 24 18:52:39 2005