Hol-ry cow camp!
Trek sales sizzle: 72% slots sold.
Philmont
Scout Ranch allocated 60 slots for the coming Trek. As of May 1, 2009,
43 of these slots have been sold, or 72% of the total. This figure is
phenomenal, considering that the “hot” month for filling Trek slots,
May, is only beginning.
Eight of these slots of have been claimed by participants from your Charles L. Sommers Alumni Association!
If
you are going to join these SAA participants on their 6 day, five
night, portage, you need to act now. In theory you have until June 15
to register, but the Trek appears headed for a sell-out, and when the
slots are gone, they’re gone.
Your SAA Trek at Philmont is scheduled from July 26 – August 1. SAA Trekkers are strongly
encouraged to arrive at Philmont or other high altitude location by
Saturday, July 25, to be eligible for better itineraries and adjust to
the altitude. The Trek will be preceded by the Philmont Staff
Association Annual Reunion and Meeting July 24-26, which you are
welcome to attend. Your Trek fee includes the Reunion.
Trekkers
will gather at the Philmont Welcome Center at 9:00 a.m. Sunday, July
26, hit the trail on Monday, and come off the trail Saturday, August 1.
You will earn the Philmont Arrowhead Patch. Participants who have participated at the Northern Tier and Sea Base will be Triple Crown Award eligible.
You
and your Trek-eligible family members will be required to present a
completed Philmont Medical Form prior to hitting the trail. (This is a
little different from the Northern Tier form.) Your Trek-eligible
family members must be 14 years of age by January 1, 2009. You must be
an SAA member and all participants must be registered with the BSA.
The
cost of the Trek and Reunion is $375. You can send in your check using
the form below. You can also register on-line, but there is an
additional charge.
For further information, contact Lee Huckstep at hstp1@aol.com or Butch Diesslin at butchnlucy@frontiernet.net
(Baldy from Philmont's buffalo pasture, taken by Douglas Fasching)
Red-Eye!
Charles L. Sommers Alumni Association, Inc.
