Re: [Philmont]: First timers & The Tooth

Some veterans in our contingent suggested that we make it a goal to get in early to base camp. There is a lot to do to check in and return all of your gear. these need to be finished by 4:30 or 5:00 when the various offices close. We had an early departure the next morning (6:30) so there would be no opportunity to handle any base camp responsibilities the following day. So I considered this but did not make it a requirement in considering treks. We ended up with Trek 4, which has the last camp at Tooth Ridge, so we had sunset on the tooth, sunrise at Tooth Ridge, and a short hike into base camp.

There are a lot of great places to see sunrise or sunset. There are a lot of great, memorable landmarks at Philmont. If you can get all of the other features your crew wants, and hike in over the Tooth as well, then great.

Scott Sibley
2004 621-D-5 Trek 4
1975 623-A-1
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Pete Swiggum<mailto:peter.swiggum@sbcglobal.net>
  To: Multiple recipients of list philmont<mailto:philmont@troop47.com>
  Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 1:27 PM
  Subject: [Philmont]: First timers & The Tooth

  To the veterans,

  I've heard several people say it's really cool to hike into base camp on the last day after coming over the Tooth of Time. Given the opportunity to do that with an all-newbie crew, should that be a planning goal? There are a few other treks that offer a side-hike to the Tooth of Time and maybe those should be considered, too.

  Our first crew meeting is coming up on October 17th and I'd like to be able to share some of that information with them.

  We'll also have a very respected local Scoutmaster and one of his Eagle Scouts who's been to Philmont in attendance at our meeting. They'll be sharing lots of information with us, and they hiked over the Tooth on the last day. Speaking with the SM, he said it was a great thing for the boys, but expect a long day.

  I've already received a 2004 trek manual from Philmont to help plan our trek in 2005. It's been quite helpful in describing what to expect, plus any of your references to specific treks can be researched in the trek manual. Maps and Fieldguide are on their way from the Trading Post.

  All thoughts are appreciated.

  Pete Swiggum
  Troop 1173
  Green Bay, WI
  Peter.Swiggum@sbcglobal.net<mailto:Peter.Swiggum@sbcglobal.net>

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Received on Tue Oct 5 00:21:46 2004