[philmont] Buros at Philmont ??

Think of it as 2 full days of program. And, when frustrated, remind yourself how much of the weight they are carrying. One of the disadvantages of the new burro policy is that you will probably only get one--we were a crew of 9 and had two burros, so they carried 11 pounds of my gear, which makes me remember them perhaps more favorably than otherwise. Our crew named one of our two burros after their favorite staffer at Ponil, "JD". By the time they balked at crossing most streams and tried to push their handlers off the trail (on the down hill side) between Head of Dean and Miranda, they decided JD stood for "juvenile delinquent." My advice is to pick some tasty-looking weeds along the trail and use them as the "carrot and stick" when they begin to lag.
 
If asked, I would recommend them again. On the other hand, our crew chief for our '08 trek was the youngest scout on our 04 trek and one of those JD tried to push off the mountain. I have the feeling that she may sway the vote against the burros this time around.
 
Denise Vowell
VC 574
Bailey's Crossroads, VA
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Larry.Taylor@co.travis.tx.us
To: philmont@troop47.com
Sent: Mon, 14 May 2007 1:07 PM
Subject: [philmont] Buros at Philmont ??

Y'all
This is my first trek to Philmont and we drew a trek that has buros.
Any words of wisdom or funny stories?
thanks
Sam Taylor ASM Troop 89 Capiutal Area Council Austin Texas
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Received on Mon May 14 12:35:35 2007