Troop 72 at Philmont 2016: Day 2

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Troop 72 at Philmont 2016: Day 2

June 5-21, 2016, the Scouts of Troop72.com embarked on the greatest adventure in Scouting: PHILMONT!

Day 2 (7/09/16): Six-Mile Gate to Anasazi (2.14 miles)

Tuesday, July 9, 2016 was officially "Day 2" in Philmont terms -- the day we'd actually HIT THE TRAIL! We woke up at base camp by 5:30 a.m., and quickly stuffed all our non-trail gear into the two storage lockers provided. It was a very tight fit. After a 6:30 breakfast in the cafeteria, we checked out of "tent city" and made one last dash to the trading post before loading our packs onto the school bus at 7:30. Less than an hour later we were standing at Six Mile Gate, where Ranger Dave continued his training. It was HOT! We later learned that the official temperature that day was 102 F. After a very short hike of 2.14 miles in 46 minutes (avg. pace of 21:43 min/mile), we set up camp at Anasazi. Ranger Dave led us in the Philmont Way to cook a dehydrated meal (and how to "human sump" the leftovers), and then we all climbed to the top of the nearby canyone walls for a devotional and to watch the gorgeous sunset over Philmont's North Country.

Here are a some photos I took with my new Canon 70D camera.