Northern Tier Memes

Courtesy of Spencer M, Bay Post Staff 2011

This one is a big pet peeve of most interpreters. Yes, Philmont can be intense.
But it's not the true wild. You can shower. You can have meals made for you.
You can have be taken off the trail pretty quickly if there's an emergency.

I did also go to Philmont, and I do love it; it was the best backpacking of my life. But I think that on average Northern Tier is more intense. It certainly has the potential to be more intense.