Live video! (not just slideshow)
Troop 78's trip to Philmont Scout Ranch in the mountains of New Mexico, July, 2006. (Part 1 of 3)
We were crew 2006-710-B1, and we hiked Trek #6 (just under 60 m...
Live video! (not just slideshow)
Troop 78's trip to Philmont Scout Ranch in the mountains of New Mexico, July, 2006. (Part 1 of 3)
We were crew 2006-710-B1, and we hiked Trek #6 (just under 60 miles, I think). Nobody in our crew had ever been to Philmont before, so we were all newbies. But we all made it back alive, and it was a fantastic trip!
And we really lucked out, because we only had about half an hour of rain (just sprinkles, really) during our whole 11 day trek. (Then it rained pretty hard for most of the evening after we made it back to base camp.)
Video shot with my tiny little Canon Elura 100. On the trail for 11 days, and no place to recharge during that time, so I carried a total of five batteries with me, and rationed them carefully so I wouldn't run out before we finished the hike.
I highly recommend the experience for anybody that has the opportunity to go. But let me warn you: this video makes it all look easy, but in reality it is a lot of hard work. But it's worth it!
Originally edited in Sony Vegas Movie Studio, but now I have the full Vegas Pro package. All music is legitimate buy-out music that I have proper licensing to use. Credits appear at the end of Part 3.
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good point about only seeing the boots of the guy in front of you lol i went the same year (2006) trek 705-f1--maybe we ran into each other? best experience of my life.
I was in a three man tent in June - July 2005. But it was our tent we brought. I don't know if we broke any rules. I'm sure the philmont website would have the information for tents.
It was a long ride, but it was kind of neat too -- I'd never ridden a train before other than just a touristy scenic ride. All in all a cool experience to try at least once in your life.
Trek 24 looks like a great trek: Sioux+, Pueblano+, Baldy Town+ (Baldy climb), Baldy Skyline, Devils Wash Basin*, Clarks Fork, Cyphers Mine*, Red Hills, Shaefers Pass*
You can see the * camps in my 2006 videos. I went back to Philmont last year ( saw the + camps) and we did Baldy, which was really cool but really hard for old guys like me. I still have lots of video from last year I haven't edited or posted yet. Click my name for other Philmont vids.
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Philmont is awesome
i went the same year (2006) trek 705-f1--maybe we ran into each other?
best experience of my life.
Hope you have a great trek!
it was a very fun adventure hope to do it again in a year or two
You can see the * camps in my 2006 videos. I went back to Philmont last year ( saw the + camps) and we did Baldy, which was really cool but really hard for old guys like me. I still have lots of video from last year I haven't edited or posted yet. Click my name for other Philmont vids.
Have a GREAT TREK!