Sunday, August 7, 2011

Philmont Adventure - Day 4 - Base Camp to Sioux




Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Got up very early to repack. By making good use of all space, got everything in my pack including my fleece. Breakfast of waffles and ham. Had to make Villa Philamonte reservations after 8:00 AM and returned to do so in the van. Got 10:30 AM reservation. Checked out of base camp. Boys played cards at the Welcome Center. Went to the Tooth of Time Traders for final items – lighters. Toured Villa Philamonte. Excellent tour with lots of information. Brian played their piano. Had to leave early to get back for lunch. Lunch of turkey with cheese removed sandwich. Long wait for 1:45 PM bus to Ponil Turnaround. Put last things in the van. Boarded the bus for our trip through Cimarron to Ponil Turnaround. Bus went pretty quickly. Lots of “misinformation” from the rangers. Got off the bus and hit the trail. Saw some of the effects of the 2002 fire. Got to Ponil pretty quickly. Stopped for porch talk, branding and root beer. Started to rain a bit, so we put on our pack covers and hit the trail. Got to Sioux pretty quickly. Set up camp: water bottles in the fire ring, tarp set up, bear bags, and then tents. Made dinner. I had beef stew while others had Fettuccine Primavera. Back to Ponil. Went to the trading post and waited for the cantina show. Boys played horseshoes. Cantina show was not very good and very hot. Left before it was over. Got to play some horseshoes in the dark. Back to camp and bed. Started raining hard. Checked on my stuff which I had left out under the tarp and found the tarp had blown off our stuff. Tried to get Caleb up but failed. Others who were up helped with the tarp. Fixed my tent so the rain fly worked properly. Finally to sleep. It rained hard twice during the night with strong winds.

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