Philmont Day 3

We got off to an early start today. We woke up at 5:30 AM and began our hike to Deer Lake Mesa. The hike was a little over five miles, uphill. We ate breakfast on the trail at Vista Grande camp. We made it to Deer Lake Mesa in time to eat lunch and dinner there.

Our activity today was a side hike to Harlan Camp for shotgun shooting. Only half of the crew
decided to go on this hike. John Michael, Brian, Grayson and Matthew V., along with Mr. Reyes and Mr. McDonald had a great hike to Harlan camp. This “side hike” was actually 4.5 miles, each way, with the return trip to Deer Lake Mesa being the toughest.

At Harlan Camp, we learned how to reload shotgun shells, participated in a safety briefing, and shot sporting clays.

Although the hike to Harlan was long, everyone thought that the shotgun shooting was well worth the effort. We made it back to Deer Lake Mesa by 6:45 PM and had a great spaghetti and meat sauce dinner. By 9:45 PM, we were all in our tents for some well needed rest.

Photos from Day 3 are here.















Mileage Count:

Cimarron River Camp to Deer Lake Mesa Camp – 5.81 miles
Side Hike to Harlan and return – 9.01 miles
Total Miles to Date: 15.72