Something New

If I could do something that I have never done before, it would be doing a weeklong trek at Philmont. Philmont is the premier high adventure base of the BSA. A person spends 7-21 days out at the beautiful 400,000 acre camp in Nevada. I would like to visit Philmont at least once in my life.

I would visit the camp for two reasons. One, all of the high ranking officials have visited the four camps, and one day I want to be one of those people. Two, everyone who has visited the camp before said that they had a great time. I would spend the week walking around and viewing the great wilderness. It would be nice to return to an area where nature still has control.

Philmont is by far the largest camp the Boy Scouts own. A person could literally spend a whole year there and not do everything they have to offer. The camp is open year round since it is always warm in Nevada. If I make multiple trips to this camp, I would like to do all four of the seasons treks. Each is different and offers a whole new experience. As there are many mountains in the camp, I could be walking on dry ground one minute, and snow the next. This is the ultimate experience for a scout.