> I would have loved to go to Summer camp (which we did 
 > the second week of June), Philmont (which we are doing 
 > the first two weeks of July) and the USA National 
 > Jamboree (which is the last week of July) but the 
 > finances and vacation time does not stretch that far.  
 > :-)
 CG> CJ97 is our National equivalent to your Jamboree.  My 
 CG> $ just don't stretch either so you are not alone!
I did not think that I would be.  :-)
 CG> We are doing our part though - a Troop from Hudson 
 CG> Quebec is travelling through to CJ and will be 
 CG> stopping over for one night and staying at our 
 CG> district camp for the night - free of charge!  We are 
 CG> also getting a small group together to visit with them 
 CG> and trade patches and such!
Sounds like a bunch of fun.
Our son and I just returned from Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico on 
Thursday evening.  Our crew finished an 11 day, 60+ mile backpacking trip 
there.  It was my son and my second trip.  It was much easier than last 
summer.  I guess that I was in better condition (I *had* been working on 
at.
One of the many neat things about Philmont is all the interesting folks from 
all over the USA and perhaps even Japan or Europe.
Mike Bourne
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