Home.26 June 1998
Itinerary
Tuesday, June 30th
7:00pm - Assembly at St. Agnes Church, in Full Uniform, assemble all crew gear and load into Troop Vans, wrap all backpacks and load into Troop Vans, final comments on assembly and trip.
Wednesday, July 1st
4:30am - Assembly at St. Agnes Church, in Full Scout Uniforms
4:45am - Depart St. Agnes for BWI via Parent and Troop Vans (Need 4 Parents to drive vans!)
5:30am - Complete Dropoff at BWI, last farewells.
6:35am - Depart BWI for St. Louis via TWA Flt. #65 [Snack Only Flight]
8:30am (Central Daylight Savings Time) - Eat Breakfast at St. Louis Airport
11:44am - Depart St. Louis for Colorado Springs via TWA Flt. #435 [Snack]
1:00pm (Mountain Daylight Savings Time) - Arrive Colorado Springs, proceed to Budget Rent-a-Car to pick up rental vans.
2:30pm - Depart Colorado Springs Airport for Royal Gorge (Canon City).
3:45pm - Arrive Royal Gorge; do standard tour
5:45pm - Depart Royal Gorge; eat in Canon City (Restaurant TBA)
7:15pm - Depart Canon City for Colorado Springs
8:45pm - Miniature Golf in Colorado Springs
10:15pm - Travel to U.S. Air Force Academy, set up accommodations [719 472-2633 or -1818]
11:30pm - Taps
Thursday, July 2nd
5:45am - Reveille, Clean-up and Neaten Bunk Area; depart by 6:20am
6:35am - Breakfast at Academy Blvd. McDonalds (or equivalent)
7:05am - Depart for Manitou Springs
7:30am - Arrive Manitou Springs, Pike's Peak Cog Railway Trailhead (719 685-5401, Group #521)
8:00am - Take Cog Railway to summit of Pike's Peak
11:15am - Return to Trailhead
11:30am - Depart for Lunch in Manitou Springs, Manitou Pancake and Steak House
2:30pm - Arrive at Rock Climbing Area, South of Colorado Springs (location TBD)
2:30 - 7:00pm - Rock Climbing with Sport Climbing Center (719 260-1050)
7:30pm - Depart for Dinner in Colorado Springs (Furr's Family Dining, 1850 W. Uintah St., (719 471-4905)
10:00pm - Depart for U.S. Air Force Academy [719 472-2633 or -1818]
10:30pm - Taps
Friday, July 3th
5:15am - Reveille, Clean up and Neaten Bunk Area
5:45am - Breakfast at Academy Blvd. Hardees (or equivalent)
6:30am - Depart for Buena Vista
8:30am - Arrive Adventure Rafting, do 1/2 day on Arkansas River/Brown's Canyon (800 342-5134)
ca. 1:00pm - Lunch in Buena Vista, at Pancho Villa's or equivalent
1:45pm - Depart for Trailhead Mountain Biking Outfitter in Buena Vista (719 395-8001)
2 - 5pm (times approximate) - Mountain Biking
5:30pm - Depart for Fireworks Display (Briargate 4th on the 3rd) in Colorado Springs
8:00pm - Eat Vendor Dinner at Fireworks Display Area (extensive available)
10:00pm - Return to U.S. Air Force Academy [719 472-2633 or -1818]
10:30pm - Taps
Saturday, July 4th
4:00am - Reveille, Pack Vans, Clean and Neaten Bunk Areas, Depart for Philmont
6:00am - Breakfast at Carl's, Jr., in Walsenburg, Colorado
9:00am - Arrive Philmont Scout Ranch [505 376-2281]
Saturday, July 4th - Wednesday, July 15th
On Base, Doing Trek 21; we will return to Basecamp at approximately 11:30am on the 15th
Thursday, July 16th
5:30am - Reveille, Final Pack-up of Vans
6:30am - Depart for Colorado Springs, Fast-food breakfast in Raton, NM, or Trinidad, CO
11:00am - Arrive at Colorado Springs Airport to drop off gear; return vans to Budget Rent-a-Car
1:55pm - Depart for St. Louis via TWA Flt. #660 [No Food Served]
5:30pm (Central Daylight Savings Time) - Eat Dinner in St. Louis Airport (TBA)
6:50pm - Depart St. Louis for BWI via TWA Flt. #312 [Snack]
10:01pm (Eastern Daylight Savings Time)*** - Arrive BWI Airport (Parents asked to be present)
10:30pm - Philmont Arrowheads, Bolo Ties, 25/10 and 50-Miler Awards Presented to Assembled Crew
11:00pm - Collect Gear, Depart for Homes
*** Note - In 1995, we were over an hour and a half late getting to Washington National because of thunderstorms and severe weather. In 1996, we were over 3 hours late into BWI because we were "bumped" from our flight in Denver. In 1997, our flight was canceled, but we (barely) caught a different, earlier flight back to Washington National. We will have a contact person designated (volunteer appreciated!!!) who we will call from St. Louis who will start a teletree to let everyone know our actual expected arrival time. Please have adequate space in your vehicle for your son's gear. Finally, remember, Bob (and the Crew Gear) also need a ride back to Arlington - my parents will not be meeting us at the airport! - at least one volunteer needed to drive a Troop van for this purpose.***
THIS ITINERARY MAY (STILL) CHANGE!
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