Category: Camping and Hiking

Philmont – Introduction – Part 2 Last week, I gave you a high-level overview of the Philmont Scout Ranch, and in future posts, I will go into our trek and our experiences there, but today’s post is more about my medical issues leading up to the trip, during and after the trip as well. While… Continue reading Philmont Introduction – Part 2

Philmont – Introductions – Part 1 Boy Scouts of America owns and operates the Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico. Philmont Scout Ranch, the Boy Scouts of America’s premier High Adventure™ base, challenges Scouts and Venturers with more than 214 square miles of rugged northern New Mexico wilderness. Backpacking treks, horseback cavalcades, and training… Continue reading Philmont Introduction – Part 1

Philmont Prep – May & June May May came and we had a trip to Pinefield Gap again in the Shenandoah National Park. This was actually one of my favorite trips, plus the only one we did on the Eastern side of the mountain. We parked one vehicle at Big Run Overlook and the other… Continue reading Philmont Prep – May & June

Philmont Prep – March March The first official hike of our training hikes to prepare for Philmont was to the Swift Run Gap area of the Shenandoah National Park in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Now members of the crew had already unofficially been training with several troop hikes and of course personal training.… Continue reading Philmont Prep – March & April

Philmont Prep – Fitness In preparation for the Philmont trip, I set up several personal fitness goals for myself. My first goal was to lose weight, as it would be easier on my knees and I wanted to be able to ride one of the horses at Philmont you have to be a user of… Continue reading Philmont Prep – Fitness