July 12, 2008
I wanted to let every one know that an article by adult leader Rick Billman about the Philmont trip is on page B2 of the Saturday July 12, 2008 edition of The Telegram. The article includes two color photos, one a group photo and the second of hanging bear bags. It also mentions some of the highlight along the approximate 105 mile trek. Hopefully this will also be appearing in the Times Journal as well.
Great job!!!!!!
July 2, 2008
The Philmont Crew has been home for a few days and life is returning to normal. Well at least as normal as life can be after a trip to Philmont. The clothes are clean or have been thrown away. Over all it was a great trip for everyone. I have over 1000 new photos to review before I can decide which ones need to be printed. I think we all learned a few things. Like how funny Jason looks running back down the trail after seeing a bear. Wish I had my camera ready for that one. Other fun things to learn; mini bears are faster than Woody, after a few days without a shower it doesn’t matter any more, the man who draws the highest card gets to eat the leftovers (not a prize). Most important, a Philmont Trek may use a lot of energy but it is not work.
The Crew on Baldy
Let’s fly a kite
On the Tooth of Time
Basecamp
End of the Trail
June 30, 2008
Well the Philmont crew was scheduled to arrive home yesterday but so far I have not seen nor heard from any of them. Hopefully we will be able to confirm their safe return some time soon and maybe get a few pictures to post here on the site of their adventure. Also if any one who went wants to e-mail me a report on the trip I will post it. I would say there is a good chance that some of them are still sleeping off the effects of this trip and it may take a couple days….
Dan
Update: I have received word that the Philmont crew did indeed return home running only 7 minutes late. Hopefully more new to follow.
Dan
June 19, 2008
At about 1:30 local time today (11:30 Philmont time I think) adult leader Mike Bowman reported in via cell phone from the top of Baldy Mt. He said that Baldy had some snow on it still. Mike also said he was very proud of the way every one was doing. I found this video taken from the top of Baldy that Travis from South Carolina posted on his MySpace page. This will give every one an idea of what our boys are experiencing.
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=31035210
And here is a Picture of Baldy Mountain from Copper Park camp in 2007 that I found.
Standing in for Mike until he gets a better signal, Asst. Scoutmaster Dan………
June 16, 2008
It is the end of day 4 and we have all made it to Philmont. Yesterday evenings stay provided no access to the internet. We stopped to see Bent’s Fort on the Arkansas river.
From there we went to see the Kosharee Indian dancers. What a show that was. These dancers are all Boy Scouts and they are impressive.
We arived at Philmont today. There was alot to do to get ready for the trail. There were no issues with the medical rechecks. The itenerary for the trail was not changed from the information provided on the troop callendar. We learned there is snow on Baldy and Mt. Philips. Currently the camp on Philips is closed due to snow. Logistics still has us planning to use the campsite in hope it will be open when we get there. Time will tell.
Tomorrow we will leave basecamp for the trail. I do not expect service in the backcountry to allow much use of the internet. I will try but I am not hopeful. The trail should provide alot of material when we get back to basecamp. There have been sightings of elk, bear and mini bears coming in from the trail. I can’t wait.
June 13, 2008
This was another long day on the bus but the movies are a fun diversion.
We spent the first bit of the morning going through some rain. It cleared up this afternoon and made for a nice visit to the Eisenhower Center.
We are spending the night in the middle of a wheat field in Kansas. Tomorrow is another early day.
June 12, 2008
This morning came early in Ashland. All tne crew was on time for our early breakfast. The trip is running on a very tigbt schedule. Surprisingly the bus has been a fairly quiet place. It must be the early start to the day. All the crew is working hard to adjust to the highly regimented life style.
Everyone enjoys the time off the bus. The visit to the Arch was a first for many. The Mississippi River was well above its normal level and flooded the lower parking areas, below the Arch.
Tomorrow is another early day and all the Scouts are excited about Sunday’s arival at Philmont.
June 12, 2008
Well our Philmont crew left out this morning and by now I feel certain at least one of them has ask, “How Much Longer?”. And the the official Troop 48 answer for this question is “About 20 minutes“! Charlie started using that as a standard reply several years ago and I am sure the tradition is continuing. As their trip progresses check the troop calendar to see what they are up to that day. Also stop back often as hopefully we will be getting updates from Adult leader Mike Bowman during their trip complete with pictures.
On Sunday the rest of the troop will be heading to Chief Logan Reservation Scout Camp for a fun filled week where they will learn first hand about the magic of CLR where “Friends are Friends Forever” Parents don’t forget the covered dish dinner on Wednesday night at 6:00 pm. Check the Troop calendar for more details and a map to camp. We also are hoping to be able to make daily post from camp of what is happening there also.
May 20, 2008
Philmont Crew:
Don’t forget the training hike this Saturday at Lake Katharine. Meet at the lake at 8:00 am with full packs. This will probably be our last training hike before the real thing.
Remember this from 2006?
May 6, 2008
Philmont crew will be doing wilderness first aid training on May 9-10 at the Church.
