RE: [Philmont]: Scout Skills are Important!

From: buffalobrian
> I'm looking for help with setting up a tour for the Cascade Pacific
Council,
> this is in the Portland, OR area. So far I've called United, Southwest and
> Frontier for quotes for flights into Denver & Albequerqe. With the state
the
> airlines and fuel prices are in right now I'm thinking about wanting until
> February or so to get firm quotes, does anyone have any opinions on that?

In my efforts to get good group rates for scouts from So. California, I have
found
that for summer fares during what the airlines call "prime time" (which is
basically about June 15 to Sept. 15) is around mid-March

> Also which companies are being suggested now for helping get Scouts to
> Philmont? Our Council has gone though the Denver/Colorado Springs
> area and it would be nice to try Albequerqe for a change of pace. Staying
> in Santa Fe would be about the same elevation as Colorado Springs I
believe.

Isn't Santa Fe about 7000 feet? I think Colo. Spgs is about 6000 feet.
Anyway, http://www.blueskyadventures.net/index.html
Run by a scouter, understands, really does, I haven't used them, but I did
talk
to them and have heard good things about them.

Don't ignore the possibility of flying into an airport to the east, such as
KC, it's
not that much further and there are other touring options (like staying with
the
Koshare folks).

Have fun
Don Roberts
Fullerton, CA

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Received on Fri Oct 7 09:54:08 2005