What an amazing trip! Two crews, no injuries.
Our train left Fort Madison on time and got to Raton on time.

 

On the train were 5 other crews.  They were all fun to talk to, but one gentleman was really interesting.  This was his 31st trip to Philmont!  Wow!
It rained on us 7 out of 10 days on the trail. But, we never set up camp wet or in the rain. We always had time to dry out the tents during the day at program stops. We often put the tents away wet.
In the past, we never saw a bear. This time, we saw a mountain lion and a cinnamon black bear.  Our other crew also saw bears.  Some of them saw 4 bears, the others saw those 4 bears and found 2 others along the way.

 

On the way back, the train was 1 hour late and got to Fort Madison 2 ours late.