[philmont] Sightseeing/transportation recommendations sought

We used Blue Sky Adventures. We did not take the Bandelier, white water option. I wish that we had. We went into Alberquerque and took the tram, stayed in a great hotel with a pool and had all we could eat meals. The only negative thing I could say about them is the bus did not have an operating head and you know boys trying to stay hydrated means to a long bus ride.

I fully recommend Blue Sky Adventures. Take the extra days and enjoy what they have to offer.

To: philmont@troop47.com
Subject: [philmont] Sightseeing/transportation recommendations sought
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 13:13:46 -0400
From: vowelldk1@aol.com

O Keepers of the Collective Wisdom,

On my crew's last trip to Philmont, we were fortunate to have a family host us in Colorado Springs, where we used rental vans to tour the Garden of the Gods, get a private tour of the Cheyenne Mt. Zoo, visit the AF academy, and drive to Pike's Peak and the Will Rogers memorial. We kept costs low by use of our host's kitchen and BBQ grill. We turned in the rental cars in Co. Springs and had one of the transport companies pick us up, take us to Philmont, and return us to the airport.

However, on our 2008 trip, we won't have this host family available. I'm interested in your recommendations on companies that might eliminate the long-distance planning factor for our next trip, either in Co. Springs or elsewhere, preferably an all-inclusive transport-sightseeing package deal. We won't have any scouts or adults repeating the trip, so doing the same things again will only affect me.

Feel free to reply on or off-line.

Denise Vowell

Crew 574

Bailey's Crossroads, VA

Philmont 04 & 08 (only 334 days left!)

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