Statesboro Scouts make NM trek

Troop 342 makes mountainous hike

Scouts from Statesboro-based Troop 342, along with other scouts and their leaders from the Coastal Georgia Council, completed an 11-day, 71-mile hike though the Sangre de Cristo Mountains at Philmont Scout Ranch near Cimarron, New Mexico, in June. - photo by Special

scouts hike — Scouts from Statesboro-based Troop 342, along with other scouts and their leaders from the Coastal Georgia Council, completed an 11-day, 71-mile hike though the Sangre de Cristo Mountains at Philmont Scout Ranch near Cimarron, New Mexico, in June. - photo by Special

Statesboro-based Boy Scouts of America Troop 342, and other Scouts and their leaders from the Coastal Georgia Council, recently went on a life-changing summer trek through the Sangre de Cristo Mountains at Philmont Scout Ranch near Cimarron, New Mexico. Philmont covers 214 square miles of wilderness, with trails that climb from 6,500 feet to 12,411 feet. During their trek, the Scouts and their leaders hiked 71 miles over a period of 11 days in June.

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