Another busy day awaits our traveling crew of vagabonds! This morning, they will need to clear out of Peterson Air Force Base and get all of their gear loaded on the bus. After breakfast, they’ll have a 45 minute bus ride to Pikes Peak. Once there, they will board the Manitou and Pike’s Peak Railway [...]
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Philmont 2009 – Day 3
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25 June 2009 |
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Philmont 2009 – Day 2
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25 June 2009 |
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Hopefully, everyone saw the picture taken at the Garden of the Gods. Thanks for sending it along Annette! Here’s another stock photo, to give you a better idea as to how big the place is… Later, in the afternoon, Whitewater Rafting was on the agenda! Our Scouts have had this on their list of things [...]
Hopefully, everyone saw the picture taken at the Garden of the Gods. Thanks for sending it along Annette! Here’s another stock photo, to give you a better idea as to how big the place is… Later, in the afternoon, Whitewater Rafting was on the agenda! Our Scouts have had this on their list of things [...]
Philmont 2009 – Day 1
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23 June 2009 |
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Good morning! After a hearty breakfast prepared by Annette McHugh, our Philmont contingent boarded the bus at 6:30 AM headed for the airport. I must say, they all looked quite spiffy in their uniforms! I just spoke with John Howe, they have cleared security at the airport and are waiting for their plane. They will [...]
Good morning! After a hearty breakfast prepared by Annette McHugh, our Philmont contingent boarded the bus at 6:30 AM headed for the airport. I must say, they all looked quite spiffy in their uniforms! I just spoke with John Howe, they have cleared security at the airport and are waiting for their plane. They will [...]
May 2008 – Philmont Shakedown Hike # 1
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30 June 2008 |
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Wharton State Forest Submitted by Kyle M. May 17th was troop 603’s first shakedown hike in preparation for the High Adventure trip to Philmont. The troop was broken into three crews, the Scorpions, the Billy D. crew, and the Roman crew. The hike on Saturday was originally only supposed to be 10 miles but due [...]
Wharton State Forest Submitted by Kyle M. May 17th was troop 603’s first shakedown hike in preparation for the High Adventure trip to Philmont. The troop was broken into three crews, the Scorpions, the Billy D. crew, and the Roman crew. The hike on Saturday was originally only supposed to be 10 miles but due [...]
Philmont Happenings
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15 April 2008 |
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We’ve been busy, as usual… I don’t know about everyone else, but I’m still recovering from our fund raising efforts over the weekend. How about Mr. Sharkey collecting $190.00 from our aluminum recycling project??? Not bad for crushing a few cans! I see some cool crew T-shirts in our future. Seriously, this money will help [...]
We’ve been busy, as usual… I don’t know about everyone else, but I’m still recovering from our fund raising efforts over the weekend. How about Mr. Sharkey collecting $190.00 from our aluminum recycling project??? Not bad for crushing a few cans! I see some cool crew T-shirts in our future. Seriously, this money will help [...]
Notes from our visit to Eastern Mountain Sports
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11 March 2008 |
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Wow! I don’t know about the rest of you, but I learned a lot. We definitely covered a lot of ground… For all of the parents out there, PLEASE don’t go rush out to buy anything. Nothing is needed right away and we want to make sure that our eating machines (children) don’t out grow [...]
Wow! I don’t know about the rest of you, but I learned a lot. We definitely covered a lot of ground… For all of the parents out there, PLEASE don’t go rush out to buy anything. Nothing is needed right away and we want to make sure that our eating machines (children) don’t out grow [...]
Philmont 2009 – Important Dates
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23 February 2008 |
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We’ll use this entry to record important dates for our Philmont trip. Everything from fund raisers to training… March 9, 2008: Backpacking clinic at Eastern Mountain Sports March 29, 2008: Pancake Breakfast at Kingswood United Methodist Church
We’ll use this entry to record important dates for our Philmont trip. Everything from fund raisers to training… March 9, 2008: Backpacking clinic at Eastern Mountain Sports March 29, 2008: Pancake Breakfast at Kingswood United Methodist Church
Philmont 2009 – Welcome to the blog!!!
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22 February 2008 |
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A high adventure trip to Philmont Scout Ranch has been planned for 2009!!! I’m hoping to use this blog as a method to keep everyone current on everything related to our Philmont adventure, planning, fund raising, shakedown trips, etc… Our fund raising efforts have started, and we are off to a good start!!! Thank you, [...]
A high adventure trip to Philmont Scout Ranch has been planned for 2009!!! I’m hoping to use this blog as a method to keep everyone current on everything related to our Philmont adventure, planning, fund raising, shakedown trips, etc… Our fund raising efforts have started, and we are off to a good start!!! Thank you, [...]