Philmont, in New Mexico, is the Mecca of Boy Scouts. Our family was lucky enough to go last summer. The High Adventure base is usually reserved only for Boy Scouts and Explorer Scouts, but they had some summer training sessions for adult leaders, and programs for families members, so off we went. It was a really long drive with six people and all of our stuff in my crowded minivan. In Denver the DVD player in my van got stuck on one movie, and wouldn't let us change movies. The kids hope never to see "Balls of Fury" again after 40 hours of the movie, over and over again. If we turned it off, they'd start to fight and get restless, so on it would go, and everyone would calm down. Never underestimate the joy of quiet kids in a cramped van.
The trip was great, we'd never seen mountains before. The sky was so open, days so hot and nights so cold.
Max and I got great Cub Scout training, and the kids all had fun at a week long day camps. Oscar got to go on "real hikes" and Leif went on an overnight hike into the back country. The two oldest boys also got their first taste of altitude sickness and dehydration, but were better off because if it. They both learned first hand what it feels like coming on, so they knew what to do and what not to do when they were out hiking and camping.
We saw deserts, mountains, and tons of wild life. I'll post pictures when I find them. It was a great trip, fun and memorable. Well worth the gas to get there.
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