Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > On Sun, Feb 25, 2007 at 04:04:45PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: >> On 02/25/07 15:43, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: >> >> >> > Right. I was a scout leader for a couple of years. While *in some >> > places* hiking works, lots of places are simply to far from any decent >> > camp grounds to make hiking feasible. Besides, at that point it really >> > becomes backpacking, which is an entirely different activity. As far >> > as >> > horses/mules, I'm not so sure. I've ridden horses, but I would not >> > consider myself any expert rider by any stretch. I would not feel safe >> > having unexperienced children riding horseback under my supervision. >> > >> > Besides, I camp much less frequently than most of the other things I >> > mentioned in my list. >> >> Wimp. ;) >> > As cool as I think it would be to go out camping on horseback, I also > appreciate the legal liability. If it is a place like Philmont, which > has the expert staff and the necessary insurance coverage, that is one > thing. But for a weekend camping trip with the troop, it is another > thing entirely.
Heh, if you can't fit four guys plus their gear in a Kia sportage, you're either car camping (why are you doing this with Boy Scouts anyway? Grab a Scoutmaster's Handbook and get your PLC to plan some real trips...) or y'all are packing too much shit for a weekend. :o) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]