Philmont New Mexico

If you can’t tell, I go and do a lot of things for and with my parents. I love going any place they will take me! I had known for a while they were planning on taking a trip to Philmont Scout Ranch in NM. They were going to be adjunct staff, which means they would only pay have tuition and anyone they took with them, would be 50% off too! They decided to take 4 grandsons with them. As time came closer and I didn’t have a job, they asked if I wanted to go with them and help them with the boys! I have never been known to say no to a trip! Derrick’s exact words were “you suck”, He loves to go anywhere and everywhere he can! It wasn’t even an option to bring him because there was not enough room and his work wouldn’t allow him to be gone that long! My dad picked a route that had the least amount of mountains with a lower grade %. We were taking a good van but older and with 7 people in tow plus a car topper plus a small trailer with more stuff…. We were trying to play in safe! We left on a Saturday morning and our plan was to arrive in New Mexico Sunday night. We stayed the first night out side of Grand Junction as planned. The boys and I played in the hotel pool and I was surprised I did not see ice floating with us!

We got up and got on the road early Sunday morning and headed towards Montrose. As we headed up the summit, we soon realized that the van was overheating and minor things were not working. We pulled over and open the hood. Our timing belt was not on the pulley system; there is no way for us to fix it. We call AAA and my dad’s aunt that lives in Grand Junction. AAA towed us to Grand Juction where my dad’s cousin looked at the car. My parents decided to rent a mini van for the week because we did not have the time to wait for the van to get fixed. We left the van in the hands of my dads cousin. At the latest we needed to be in Philmont by Monday morning for my parents to teach their classes.

WHAT A LONG DAY! We arrived at Philmont (close to Cimmeron, NM) at 2 am Monday morning. This is where I found out would be sleeping in TENTS for the week. I knew we packed sleeping bags but no one mention TENT to me. They were nice with electricity and what not but STILL!! The one thing that made it all worth it, CELL PHONE SERVICE! I also am not sure what I was thinking but I did not pack “scout camp attire”. Maybe I should have asked for clarification! 

Cutest nephews EVER!

My mom teaching the boys about dinosaur bones at a National Monument near Vernal, UT.

Icicle pool near Grand Junction, CO.

Brooken down on the side of the road. MA and Dad figuring things out!

LONG ride! Can't tell if it is Brycen or Rylee. 

My dad'a Aunt has a lot of spunk! Two boys at once!

Cute!

3 AM in the morning!! OH BOY!

tinfoil popcorn

Jayden did AWESOME! 

MyFavorite Picture EVER! 

Robert shooting, spent my whole week with this guy.

BB shooting

Every night they had fun things planned!

Out home for the week!

Robert and I

Smoke from the summer fires. 

So beautiful!

Our leaders

Church offered every night. Jayden and I went on a Wednesday. 

Back country, just hiked 10 miles and they have strict rules!! Anything you open you have to eat it ALL!

One person bridge!

So many fun things to learn!

Teaching us good stuff. They even have a zip line that this can hook on back to base camp!

Goat that acted like a dog!

The CUTEST calf!

Cant sleep in an animal home with his allergies. Him and I are in the van!

Until next time!
Had a blast and can't wait to take my hubby at least once!!