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Boy Scouts Complete 100 Mile Backpacking Adventure
Scouts from Troop 729 completed a 100-mile backpacking trek in New Mexico.
Boys Scouts from Palos Heights Troop 729 returned July 31 from a 12 day, 100 mile wilderness backpacking adventure at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico.
Philmont Scout Ranch, a national Boy Scout High Adventure base, is comprised of 215 square miles of rugged mountain wilderness in the Sangre de Cristo range of the Rocky Mountains. One of the highlights of the trip was ascending Baldy Mountain, which reaches an elevation of 12,441 feet. Training for the hike began in the spring.
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