July 25: Base Camp

On July 25, we left La Junta early in the morning and arrived at Philmont well before noon. We checked in, met our ranger (Marie), got situated in our tents, ate lunch, picked up gear and so forth, getting ready to hit the trail on the next day. It was a busy day, with a lot of 'hurry up and wait', but the anticipation of being out on our trek was building fast!