Philmont – Day 6 Today was the big day, the day that the boys all had been working towards, today we climbed Baldy. Baldy is a 12,444′ peak, and we will have 9 miles today with a 3,200′ elevation increase. It was promising to be a butt-kicker for sure. We got up early and got… Continue reading Philmont – Day 6
Author: Average Joe
Welcome to the Average Joe Weekly blog. This is basically my place on the web where I can help spread some of the knowledge that I have accumulated over the years. I served 10+ years in the Marine Corps on Active Duty, but that was some 25 years ago.
Monday Meme
Monday Meme How To Live With Chronic Pain Get up in pain Move about in pain Go to sleep, eventually, in pain Repeat indefinitely So very true
Philmont – Day 5
Philmont – Day 5 In the morning the crews will meet after breakfast to do spar-pole climbing and then they will leave for their hike to Ute Meadows by way of Miranda, but first, the boys had to tack up their burro again and take it to Miranda. Miranda is a staff camp, but we… Continue reading Philmont – Day 5
Monday Meme
Monday Meme It’s great. I’m great. Everything’s just great
Philmont – Day 4
Philmont – Day 4 In the morning, we packed up, went to a chuckwagon-style breakfast, and then picked up our burro. On the next leg of our trek, we got to use a burro to help carry some of the load to our next camp. There is a fifty-pound weight limit for how much the… Continue reading Philmont – Day 4
Growing Up
Growing Up I grew up in North Western Ohio, back in time, when it was still safe to allow your child to play in the streets and for them to walk down to a friend’s house. A time when the street lights came on it was time to go home. In my family, if you… Continue reading Growing Up
Monday Meme
Monday Meme It is a very easy choice, however usually the no-pain exit is closed for repairs.
Philmont – Day 3
Philmont – Day 3 We will continue where we left off which was day 3. When we awoke in the morning our Ranger, Aaron had already left. I was not lucky enough to make the next leg of the trek as we had a boy in our crew who was under the weather and he… Continue reading Philmont – Day 3
Monday Meme
Monday Meme Would who ever has my VooDoo doll please give it a rest
Philmont – Day 2
Philmont – Day 2 Day 2 started with breakfast, cleaning up the camp, and heading out to our first themed staff camp. The hike was a short 2 miles with many twists and turns and elevation changes, but when we arrived at Indian Writings, we were at roughly the same elevation as at the Anasazi… Continue reading Philmont – Day 2
