Philmont 2008

I awoke at 4:45 AM to the sound of scouts marching by my tent on the way to the Tooth Of Time. Our troop got up to get ready to…

Today will be our longest hike and hardest day of the trip, probably 11-12 miles on the trail.  We left Webster Parks around 7:30AM, saw some huge plants on the way…

We cooked a hot breakfast at Cypher's mine and left about 8:30 AM.  I had to put medical tape on a blister on my foot after hiking so many miles…

We all awoke just after 5:30AM to begin our long hike, and we got out of the campground by 7:30AM and immediately began to hike to the peak of Mt.…

The sun was out when we awoke, after having been soaked the day before. I went to the bathroom at 4AM and the stars were incredible. Carter and MattG got…

This morning we were scheduled to do three hours of volunteer work at Beaubien. This work is known as a conservation project, and it's one of the requirements that needs…

It was nice to sleep until 7:15 PM this morning because we didn't have to break camp and hike somewhere else. We ate a quick breakfast and then we left…

Our hikes continue to get a little bit longer each day, and our trip to Beaubien campground today will be 5-6 miles.  We started our day at 6 AM, shooting…

Another beautiful day at Philmont as the sun rises on Uracca. I went to bed with the hope that my altitude sickness would be gone for today's hike. I woke…

AJ with his guitar as we get ready to hike out: I woke up just after 5:30 at Lover's Leap Campground and went for a walk to see if there…