Post date: Jul 31, 2020 7:58:29 PM

Yurt Info

• • Trujillo Meadows (elevation 10,500') to Flat Mountain Yurt - maps & info

  • Flat Mountain (11,100') to Trujillo Meadows Yurt - maps and info

  • Grouse Creek Yurt (11,200') - maps and info

Itinerary

Sunday, March 14th:

• • Arrive at annex at 7 am. (14611 Wells Port Dr, Austin, TX 78728)

  • Leave Austin at 8 am

  • Lunch at Grover Nelson Park (2070 Zoo Ln, Abilene, TX 79602)

  • Arrive in Amarillo at 6 pm ( Jack Bryant Scout Center, 1615 Bellaire Street, Amarillo, TX 79106 )

Monday, March 15th:

• • Leave 8 am and arrive at Santa Fe at noon.

  • Pick up snowshoes at REI in Santa Fe at 2 pm. (500 Market St Ste 100, Santa Fe, NM 87501)

  • Lunch at Torreon Park (1515 W Alameda St)

  • Arrive Chama, NM at 5 pm.

  • Stay overnight at Chama Trails Inn (2362 NM-17, Chama, NM 87520, (575) 756-2156)

Tuesday, March 16th:

• • Groups 1 & 2: The trailhead is on Co. Highway 17 at Cumbres Pass

    • Group 1 snowshoes 4.5 miles to Flat Mountain Yurt

    • Group 2 snowshoes 4.5 miles to Trujillo Meadows Yurt

  • Group 3: The trailhead is on Co. Highway 17 at the Red Lake Trail trailhead (0.7 miles south of La Manga Pass)

    • Group 3 snowshoes 4 miles to Grouse Creek Yurt

Wednesday, March 17th:

• Groups

  • Group 1: snowshoes 4 miles to Trujillo Meadows Yurt

  • Group 2: snowshoes 4 miles to Flat Mountain Yurt

  • Group 3: remains at Grouse Creek Yurt

Thursday, March 18th

• • All hike back to trailheads on county highway 17. Meet back at the hotel in Chama.

  • Shop for groceries at Lowe's Grocery Store (US-64 Chauma, New Mexico, across the street from hotel)

  • Stay overnight at Chama Trails Inn.

Friday, March 19th

• Leave Chama, NM

• Drive to Santa Fe to return snowshoes. (2 hours + 30 minutes tax = 2.5 hours)

• Lunch at Torreon Park (1515 W Alameda St)

• Drive to Palo Duro Canyon State Park (5 hours + 1 hour (20% tax) = 6 hours)

Saturday, March 20th

• Explore Palo Duro Canyon SP

Sunday, March 21st

• Drive home to Austin (7.5 hours + 1.5 hours tax = 9 hours)

  • Leave Palo Duro at 7 am

  • Lunch in Abilene at Grover Nelson Park (2070 Zoo Ln, Abilene, TX 79602)

  • Arrive in Austin at 4 pm

Meal Plan

Sunday 14th

• Breakfast - come fed

• Lunch - Sandwiches (bread, lunch meats, lettuce, tomatoes, hummus, pickles, cheese)

• Dinner - Burritos (tortillas, ground beef, lettuce, tomatoes, guac, beans, cheese, rice, sour cream)

Monday 15th

• Breakfast - Bagels (cream cheese, Nutella)

• Lunch - Sandwiches (bread, lunch meats, lettuce, tomatoes, hummus, pickles, cheese)

• Dinner - Eat out (Subway)

Tuesday 16th

• Breakfast - Oatmeal

• Lunch - Backpacking (to group’s discretion)

• Dinner - Backpacking (to group’s discretion)

Wednesday 17th

• Breakfast - yurt group's discretion

• Lunch - yurt group's discretion

• Dinner - yurt group's discretion

Thursday 18th

• Breakfast - Backpacking (to group’s discretion)

• Lunch - Backpacking (to group’s discretion)

• Dinner - Local Chama restaurant (crew can vote on the restaurant)

Friday, March 19^th

• Breakfast at Chama Trails Inn - Oatmeal with strawberries, bananas, and blueberries.

• Lunch in Santa Fe - Chicken and turkey veggie wraps

• Dinner at Palo Duro State Park - Logan’s burritos

• Dessert at Palo Duro - Dump Cake

Saturday, March 20^th

• Breakfast at Palo Duro - grilled cheese

• Lunch at Palo Duro - Peanut Butter & Jelly sandwiches

• Dinner at Palo Duro - Chili Mac

• Dessert at Palo Duro - Banana Boats

Sunday, March 21^st

• Breakfast at Palo Duro - Croissant sandwiches

• Lunch on the road - Chicken or Tuna salad sandwhiches

Car Plan

• • Black Beast - Jill

  • Bone Knapper - Steve

  • Wild Red - Sabrina

Yurt Plan

• • Trujillo Meadows -> Flat Mountain

    • Jill

    • Brian

    • Mikey

    • Mariana

    • Luiza

  • Flat Mountain -> Trujillo Meadows

    • Sabrina

    • Joe

    • Sam

    • Logan

    • Christina

  • Grouse Creek

    • Rana

    • Steve

    • Grant Dz

    • Katy

    • Ian

To-Do List

• • Reserve snowshoes

  • Itinerary

    • Where are we staying on the night of the 13th in Amarillo?

    • Where are we staying in Chama (make hotel reservations)

    • Where are we renting snowshoes?

  • Food - menu

  • Car plan

  • Who is in which yurt?

  • Paperwork

    • YPT

    • health forms

    • waivers for yurts

• • Who is the car czar? - Grant and Mariana

Attendees

• • Youth

    1. Katy

    2. Mikey

    3. Grant Dz

    4. Logan

    5. Sam

    6. Mariana

    7. Luiza

    8. Christina

    9. Ian

  • Adults

    1. Jill

    2. Sabrina

    3. Steve

    4. Joe

    5. Rana

    6. Brian

Not Attending

1. Anna

2. James

3. Meghan

4. Grant Kelley

Training

• • Hypothermia

  • Packing

  • Elevation!

  • Snowshoeing - Sam

    • How to Snowshoe - MANDATORY!!

    • https://www.backpacker.com/gear/anatomy-of-a-snowshoe

    • https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/snowshoeing-first-steps.html

  • Avalanche training - Sam

    • https://www.avalanche.ca/tutorial/rescue/probing/spiral-probing

    • https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/what-to-do-in-an-avalanche

  • Map study

  • Melting snow

  • Rules and Regulation - Yurts - completed

Finances

• • Estimate $300 per person

    • Hotel

    • Snow shoe rental

    • Yurt Rental

    • Overnight in Amarillo

    • Palo Duro

    • Groceries

    • Gas

Interesting:

• How to melt snow: https://sectionhiker.com/how-to-melt-snow-without-burning-a-hole-in-your-cooking-pot/