Our first meeting

Mr. White set up a meeting with Mr. Latimer who shared his wealth of knowledge with us. He brought the equipment, maps, pictures of his trek(s) and went over the main items with us. We talked about equipment needs and the items that are most important to have (like boots) and when.

Mr. Mullins who will be our "training coach" was also there and talked about all of the choices we had in the area for hikes and backpacking trips. Beginning Feb 2nd, we will have 30 minutes sessions before our troop meetings to discuss topics that we will need on our trek. The first meeting will be to identify when and what our shakedown hikes. We will work towards both the hiking and backpacking merit badges in preparation for Philmont.