[Philmont]: Re: Philmont 2004 trek

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> stevejb68 writes...
>
> I will be an advisor for a crew attending Philmont in the summer of 2004.
> I have heard that Philmont had a major fire a few years ago. I have been
> to Philmont 4 times already, but I am wondering what, if anything, has
> changed in the Philmont program due to the fires. Are the trek options
> changed very much? Are there any new "rules" that the crew should be
> prepared for?
>
> Comments...
>
> There is a separte group (with about 750 members) about only Philmont -
> you can sign up at http://usscouts.org/lists/. After a recent lull
> following the end of the 2003 season, traffic on tht list has picked up
> again.
>
> Regarding the 2002 fire, everything north of Route 64 was closed until
> early July and then reopened in stages. North trek routes were replaced
> by fire modified ones, and they changed constantly throughout the summer.
> No cabins or other major structures were lost.
>
> Last summer all of the north was open, with minimal changes to the planned
> routes from 2002. Crews in the north had opportunities to do fire
> restoration conservation projects at all staffed camps affected by the
> fire, and were encouraged to do so at more than the required one.
>
> I don't have access to the numbers at the moment, so this is only my fuzzy
> recollection, but approximately 20,000 acres were affected, with about a
> quarter completely burned, a half partially burned, and another quarter
> within the burn area unburned.
>
> - Al Thomson, Crew 336, Schooley's Mountain NJ
>
>

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Received on Fri Nov 28 08:02:01 2003