Philmont Shakedown Hike in Davy Crockett NF

Many of the 2022 Philmont participants went on a practice backpacking trip along the horse trails in the Davy Crockett National Forest near Kennard, TX over the weekend of February 19th, 2022. The first night at Ratcliff Lake was COLD – a low of 26.6F. In all, the group hiked 14.0 miles and accumulated 6 Frost Points. Scouts used some new backpacking cookware thanks to Mr. Unruh, and Avi was deemed the World Champion of pancake flippers. No actual sightings of “Scary Clowns”, but Collin knows they were out there. The coyotes Saturday night were scary enough.