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Philmont 2022

Back in early July, the Philmont Crews kicked off their Summer with a two-week-long backpacking trip in the beautiful backcountry of Philmont in New Mexico. It was a great trip! Although Summer has reluctantly faded away, our memories have not!

Thanks to Mr. Chris Riebe who led and planned out the details of the trip for us. It all started with a sign-up email from 2020! It was then a series of meetings and training that followed to prepare everyone physically and mentally. Adult Leaders were HAT-trained and took additional Wilderness First Aid training to ensure that the Crews could be taken care of should an accident happen.

We had formed two crews - one for the Boys and one for the Girls. Though with different itineraries, we did meet a few times!

The monsoon weather pattern of Philmont should be one of the factors that makes her magical. Rain is our reliable friend everyday, who makes us appreciate the importance of having the rain gears at hand. Another reliable friend to complement the experience is the Sun who helps us dry our tents only to get us prepared to meet the rainy friend again.

The Philmont Hymn says Philmont is a Scouting Paradise. It truly is. There are so many campsites and each has its own theme and personality. To name a few, we have Indian Writings where you can see artifacts left behind by the Indian Tribes, Metcal where you can experience the railroad work and the pump car, Ponil where your taste buds will go for a battle between two different flavors of root beers, as in the case of its Old West Cantina show. When we were hopping from campsite to campsite, we always had something to look forward to.

As Adult Leaders in the backcountry, we were like "VIP". Thanks to the Scouts who actually did mostly all the work from cooking, KP, water filtration, campsite setup to hanging the bear bags - sometimes under the rain. We felt proud of them!

There are too many memories to put on this email...

-- Mr. Sun, Troop/Crew 606 Committee Chair



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