Request for advice on Valle Vidal camps

[Scott W Ellis]

Hi all,

Our 2009 crew is tackling Trek #26 (similar to 2008 Trek #22). We're looking for advice for the Valle Vidal area as far as Water, Privies, Bear rope / Bear Bag use, etc. Our camps are: Greenwood Canyon, Seally Canyon, Whiteman Vega and we'll be there starting 6/18.

thanks,
Scott
Troop 152, Cary, NC

[Joe Clement]

So this is not a Philmont trek?

Joe
Troop 152, Midland, TX

[Scott W Ellis]

Yes, it is a Philmont Trek (Trek #26), but the Valle Vidal area (north of the Philmont North Country) portion of the trek is actually outside of Philmont proper and I've heard that the camps up there are a bit different. We've been to most of the camps in the North Country portion of the trek.

thanks,
Scott

[Joe Clement]

I've spent a large amount of time up there over the last 40 years, and I've never heard of the Forest Service requiring the elaborate bear bagging that Philmont requires. Philmont will probably make you do it. And none of those campsites are on the recreational map I have. Sorry I can't help you any more than that.

You should break down and hit the Wheeler Peak Wilderness next time you're out.

[Phil Barton]

Scott, you can find a lot of that information in the book that Philmont sends to advisors. philsearch.org is a good online resource. It's tricky to navigate but you can find trek 26 and each campsite listed. All have a description. Some have photos. You can find photos of anywhere at Philmont with a google search. It's a certainty that any staffed camp will have a bear line. You'll be in the Valle Vidal at the same time as our trek #28 starting on 6/24.

From philsearch.org:
Seally Canyon
Staffed Camp; Water: water tank unpurified; Facilities:
Programs: Search & Rescue Wilderness Medicine

Greenwood Canyon
Trail Camp; Water: stream unpurified;

Whiteman Vega
Staffed Camp; Water: windmill unpurified; Facilities:
Programs: Mountain Biking

The excellent maps that Philmont produces cover all of these camps. You can locate them your self with these UTM coordinates — http://www.watchu.org/Docs/Philmont_GPS_Coordinates.pdf.

See you at Philmont.
Phil

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