Our 50 Miler was great, even though it was more challenging than expected, including three people heading home the second day with altitude sickness.

For me, the high point was a crew discussion (no adults) about five days in, about the goals for the trip. They decided that a fun trip was more important than a patch and we had a 45 Miler.

This crew was the core of our Philmont crew last month, which made it a breeze.