Day 4 The wind this morning is fierce. I woke up and the wind was whipping my rain fly. I was afraid, despite the stakes, my fly might...

Day 1 As expected, today was exhilarating. Philmont is beautiful. I did not sleep well last night. No surprise. I went to bed early and...

The drive was about three and a half hours which got us to Philmont a little after 10:00.

I went to bed early last night—nine-ish—and planned to sleep as late as possible. But sleep often eludes me and last night was no...

It rained over night. There is something peaceful and soothing about rain tapping against the fabric of the tent. However, it is never...

It was cold last night. We went to bed early because we were all tired from such an early start. I changed into thermal underwear and a...