Hiking 7:00:00 [3] 11.18 mi (37:34 / mi) +700m 31:27 / mi
Up at 12:45am, broke camp & hit trail by 2am. Up to Schaeffers Pass and then summit of Schaeffers Peak. Hung out for a few hours and watched the nearly full moon set in the west, then daybreak over the plains to the east. Then in down Tooth Ridge to the Tooth of Time where I waited at the base with packs to avoid having to waste time pulling out smellables and hanging bear bags. Boys did the rock scramble up and back in 45 minutes. Mileage includes that, even though I didn't do it myself. Then began the long, switch backed power march down Tooth Ridge and back into Philmont Basecamp at 10:30am. Called in pizza delivery for lunch. Quickly consumed...
