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Pack a 2nd cake mix and leave it in your crew locker. Worst case: you can use your backpacker to bake the 2nd one in base camp when you return. Best case: they may bake it for you in the base camp kitchen (or let you use one of their ovens).

In 1998, we had a trail birthday while at Crooked Creek. Philmont logistics was kind enough to deliver the cake mix with our food pickup for that time frame. We had planned to bake it in the backpacker over we carried with us, but when the staff at Crooked Creek heard about it they were kind enough to let us use their oven to bake the cake.

It can't hurt to ask!

Best wishes for your trek!

Mike Heitmann,
St. Charles, MO

Of course, that was a decade ago!

 
---- vowelldk1@aol.com wrote:
> O Keepers of the Collective Wisdom,
>
> One of my scouts will turn 16 on the day we depart from Philmont for our 4 PM flight out of Denver.? Her parents have asked about obtaining a birthday cake for her en route or at the Denver Airport.? I suggested we might celebrate early at Philmont before the campfire.
>
> Does anyone know if they sell cakes the Philmont snack bar?? How difficult would it be to get one from town?? Or, can you suggest a place at the Denver airport that her parents might pre-order a cake?
>
> We have another scout celebrating her birthday on trail and I will be carrying my trusty bakepacker and cake mix and peanut butter M & Ms (or Reese's Pieces) to make her?a cake on the trail, but once back in base camp, am not sure anyone will want to fire up the camp stoves.? Thoughts?
>

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Received on Tue Jun 17 08:50:43 2008