Re: [Philmont]: RE: Trek 9

Hello All. Several people asked me off-line where I derived my comments
below the trek summary. FYI, these were based on some photographic
evidence and memories that Tom provided during our off-line discussions.
  So the determination of Trek 9 was not just based on Lover's Leap and
Baldy, but also fit all those various memories - except Beaubien. But
Tom's recollection of Beaubien was not firm, which is why I felt (and
feel) that Trek 9 is a pretty solid call.

I wonder if (outside of the Philmont museum) there is a collection of
Treks books back to their start? Anyone know? Scanning and posting
them on a permanent website would be a pretty cool project. Any
Woodbadgers out there looking for inspiration?

- Dr. Bob

tom fitzpatrick wrote:
> THAT'S IT !
>
> I forgot about all the fishing and 22's. (I don't have a recollection
> of burros, perhaps they were out, or the crew leader and adult declined
> that opportunity)
>
> I've been scratching my head over this one for quite a while, wondering
> what trails and camps I visited. So you all know what I is next for me
> to do - get out the maps and find the camps and compare that trek with
> the ones I took in 2002 and 2004.
>
> Thanks again to all of you who contributed to the effort.
>
> Warmest regards,
>
> Tom Fitzpatrick
> 74, 02, 04, 07?
>
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Dr. Bob Klein" <drbob@troop111.org>
> To: tom fitzpatrick <tk_fitz123@hotmail.com>
> Subject: Trek 9
> Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 21:07:25 -0400
>
> My best guess. Remember that this may not be right, because it's based
> on the 1973 Treks Book, and even though changes from year-to-year were
> seldom back then, they did occur.
>
> Trek 9, Typical, 62 Miles
> -------------------------
> Lover's Leap - Ranger Training
> Miner's Park - Lumbering Days, Earth Science, Philmont Story,
> Flapjack Breakfast
> Ponderosa - Side Hike the Tooth, Trail Camp
> Cimarroncito - Rock Climbing, Earth Science, International Campfire
> Cimarron River - Fishing, Trail Camp
> Baldy Skyline - Dry Camp
> Miranda - Survival
> Miranda - Side Hike Baldy Mtn., Earth Science, Gold Mining and Panning
> at Baldytown
> Pueblano - Burro Packing, .22 Rifle, Nimrod Safety
> Ponil - Return Burros, Western Lore (Horseback Ride), Dutch Over/Chuck
> Wagon Dinner, Campfire
> [Return to Basecamp from Ponil Turnaround or Six Mile Gate]
>
> This covers everything except Beaubien. None of the other treks that
> started at Lover's Leap did Baldy. You would have gotten your spar pole
> climbing (at Miners Park), rock climbing, gold mine tour (with vertical
> shafts), and horseback ride (afternoon rides stayed in the valley, dry
> and dusty). You would have passed by Cathedral Rock. You would have
> climbed Baldy via Baldy Town, and so would have seen the 55 gallon drum
> lid. You would have passed under Rt 64 using the tunnel. The Tooth
> would have been a difficult side hike, that quite likely very few Crews
> did. You would not have hiked into Basecamp, but rather would have been
> bused in from the Ponil Turnaround or Six Mile Gate (probably the PT).
>
> Again, I can't guarantee it, but this looks like the one....
>
> - Bob
>

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Received on Mon Oct 31 06:34:04 2005