Re: [Philmont]: Where else?

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From: Mark Alman (m-alman@raytheon.com)
Date: Thu Nov 14 2002 - 07:41:19 CST

         Alan, I think your post is very pertinent to the list.

         We are in the same boat as you, Troop and Trek-wise. We had two
Crews go last summer, plus we were fortunate enough to have received a
Cavalcade Trek. We had a couple of double-dippers (my son and I), but were
shut out this year from getting thru.

         We're looking into Boundary Waters or canoeing in Arkansas next
summer and backpacking at RMNP, Yellowstone, or Yosemite in '04.

Would love to hear other folks' ideas.

YIS,

Mark Alman
ASM - High Adventure
Troop 67
Mesquite, TX

At 08:22 AM 11/14/2002 -0500, Alan R. Hamm wrote:
>What now? We were lucky enough to go last summer and it was everything it
>was supposed to be and everything I remembered from my youth. We have a
>smallish troop of about 25 - 30 boys with an even smaller core of older
>boys. In years past, all our scouts have lost interest after Philmont and
>this has hurt our troop. We are trying to keep our core of older boys
>active and interested but are having trouble getting them excited about the
>(or a) next high adventure outing. Yes we know about SeaBase (full for this
>summer), Maine (very mixed reviews), Northern Tier (???). None of these
>items seems to get much reaction or interest. We are currently
>investigating the Adirondacks.
>
>The question is, does anyone have any great high adventure trips they want
>to recommend? This needs to be tempered by our location (Mid-Atlantic) and
>economic realities.
>
>If this is a topic not suited for this list, please contact me off-line with
>any ideas.
>
>Alan Hamm
>Bethesda, MD

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