Never did make it out there. The coolest scout trip was the 50 miler by canoes we did up in Boundary Waters. We did that as a family also (either the year before or the year after, I forget). We never had the right time or money to make it to Philmont. My dad went when he was a kid but me and my brother never did. Just did the local scout camp several years.
That qualifies you to be a consultant on my Nano story this year. (if you would, please...)