Re: Any good places out there??

On Mon, 24 Apr 1995, Bill O'Connell wrote:

> You may have my message on Oklahoma, now I have a more positive thing to ask.
>
> Last couple of weeks I have been asking about how to contact Glacier
National
> Park. Our troop is planning a trip for next year. Does anyone know of any
> other great places to go. We have been also thinking about Philmont. I been
> there once and I loved it! I do have information about that. If you have any
> other places that your Troop went that you liked a lot or places that you
> will never go, please let me know. We want the places as a place where we
> have a chance to camp, not stay in hotels. If you know of any place and if
> you could give some information about it, it would be GREATLY appreciated!!
>
> Bill O'Connell
> oconnewj@uwec.edu
>

Bill,

Here are some places I've taken my Scout troop backpacking in the Rocky
Mountains.

CLOUD PEAK WILDERNESS
Uncrowded. Beautiful wilderness, alpine lakes. Contains highest peak in
Wyoming. Bighorn mountains. Write or call:

Bighorn National Forest
1969 Sheridan Avenue
Sheridan, WY 82801
307/672-0751

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
I wasn't sure if you got this information or not. I've backpacked
Glacier with my troop, it's fantastic.

Glacier National park
West Glacier, MT 59936
406/888-5441

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK
I've backpacked this one a few times. On the east of the divide and the
west. They're both great.

Rocky Mountain National Park
Estes Park, CO 80517-8397
303/586-2371

SNOWMASS MAROON BELLS WILDERNESS
White River National Forest
We started near Marble, or you can start from Aspen. The passes don't
clear of snow until mid July. We snowshoed this area about 12 years
back. The Colorado Outward Bound operates a base near Marble and uses
this area for their courses. You'll probably run into one of their
groups at some point. This is one of the most beautiful wilderness areas
I've ever visited.

White River National Forest
Old Federal Building
9th & Grand
P.O. Box 948
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
303/945-2521

Now. If you are really adventurous, you can go south of the border into
Mexico. The Copper canyon region west of Chihuahua boasts FIVE canyons
deeper than the Grand Canyon of Arizona. It is an adventure of a
lifetime. This is the land of the Tarahumara indians. Some still live
in cliff dwellings. The land is new to the outside world. Very few
tourists when we were there in 1988. Backpack in the Batopilas canyon.
Hike the Tararacua canyon to visit the Recohuate hot springs, hike through
the Valley of the Mushroom rocks near San Ignacio Arareco. Base
yourselves out of Creel. We flew into El Paso, bus to Chihuahua, train
to Creel, then bus to Batopilas. This area is a frontier. I recommend a
guide named Richard D. Fisher. I guided our group myself, but a
professional guide would be a wise choice. He has written a few books on
the Copper Canyon area. He has also contributed to Backpacker, Outside,
and National Geographic magazines. Contact him for information or order
books from:

Richard Fisher
c/o Sunracer Publications
P.O. Box 40092
Tucson, AZ 85717
602/881-0243

I've also taken my troop to Canada, Banff National Park in Alberta, and
Kootenay National Park in British Columbia. Both parks are incredibly
beautiful. Banff has a great backcountry office, better than anything
I've seen in the USA. Unfortunately we only camped at low elevations and
never really got out into the high country. We were hit with a super
heavy storm. It rained 30 hours straight. I pulled our group out. Too
dangerous with more bad weather coming. Sorry I don't have addresses
handy for those.

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