Its hard to believe that we are less than 7 weeks away form Philmont.  Yea, everyones getting excited.

Its even tougher to believe that today’s 6 mile hike was only our second time out after 6 inches of SNOW last week.  Thats not even funny.  Not even a little.  Then it warmed up, and we had flooding on the route we normally train on.  The weather has improved,and its time to get serious about getting ready.  We had a good pace and finished in an hour and 50 minutes.

For those planning to go, I strongly recommend getting out with your pack twice a week for a 6-7 mile hike.  Get the boots broken in, figure out combination or type of sock works for you.  Start out with about 15-20 pounds in your back pack and learn how to adjust your pack.  Gradually work up to 45-50 pounds as that’s probably about where you will be when you leave camp with you clothes, camping gear, crew gear, water and food.  Its amazing what even 15-20 pounds does to change how you walk and distribute weight.