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Tag: backpacking

A field of boulder, lined by trees.

Trail to Philmont, March 2021

May 3, 2021 Ken Newquist Blog, Trail to Philmont

The Trail to Philmont started moving a lot faster – and got a lot more real – in March 2021. As I mentioned in the February update, during the winter we lost four members of our crew to COVID concerns.[…]

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The Trail to Philmont – September 2020

October 20, 2020 Ken Newquist Blog, Blog Columns, Fitness, Trail to Philmont

After one false start and two 5-mile primer day hikes, our Philmont crew finally went on an extended backpacking trip. We did a two-day hike in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in New Jersey. Friday night we stayed[…]

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The Trail to Philmont

October 18, 2020 Ken Newquist Project Updates, Projects, Trail to Philmont

In January 2020, my son and I started on the trail to Philmont – a six-month training project aimed at developing the strength, endurance, and skills needed for a 12-day, 60-mile backpacking trek at Philmont Scout Rank in Cimarron, New[…]

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The Trail to Philmont, June 2020

July 4, 2020 Ken Newquist Blog, Fitness, Projects, Trail to Philmont

The long, winding trail to Philmont continued in June as I launched into training for a 10K race. I don’t have a particular race in mind, and given the state of the COVID-19 world, it’s likely any race I do[…]

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