This place keeps getting to me. It's absolutely stunning in every way possible and it's just hit me that I'm finishing up week 5, which means the summer is half over. But it's time well spent and I still have a lot more spending to do. Here are some shots from the past couple weeks--enjoy!
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| A participant climbs a spar pole on Sunday, June 23 at Pueblano, a back country camp at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM. |
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| Philmont Program Councilors Bruno Harvey and Paul Klein play tug-of-war with a pulley system on Tuesday, June 18 at Seally Canyon, a back country camp at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM. |
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| Participants hike up to the Baldy Town cabin on Monday, June 1 at Baldy Town, a back country camp at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM. Baldy Town was once a thriving town of around 2,000 miners in the early 1900s. |
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| Franklin, Tenn. Troop 137 participant Nathanael Jones looks through a telescope on Monday, June 1 at Baldy Town, a back country camp at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM. Baldy Town is a commissary camp set at the base of Mount Baldy. |
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| Rayado Camp Director Jimmy Lowe starts a fire in the forge on Sunday, July 7 at the Kit Carson Museum, a back country camp at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM. |
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| Participants wait for a forestry demonstration outside the Demonstration Forester's Pavilion on Sunday, July 7 near Cimarroncito Reservoir at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM. Crews are able to stop and listen to visiting foresters from around the country talk about the trees of Philmont during their trek. |
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| Rayado Program Councilor Amos Manneschmidt and Camp Director Jimmy Lowe work in the forge on Sunday, July 7 at the Kit Carson Museum in Cimarron, NM. Rayado is a backcountry camp that caters to not only all Philmont and PTC staff, but to the general public as well. |
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| Crater Lake staff play music for participants during their campfire on Monday, July 8 at Crater Lake, a back country camp at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM. Crater Lake is a logging camp. The program includes spar pole climbing, railroad tie making and an evening campfire overlooking the Tooth of Time. |
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| Trading Post staff member Matt Dunn shows pocketknives to Philmont Training Center participants Brooklyn, 7, and Luke Sibley, 9, on Friday, July 12 at the Tooth of Time Traders at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM. "I like to work customer service because that means I get to walk around and help people. It really has the most rewarding quality to it," Dunn said. |
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| Participants wait outside a cabin to receive a "porch talk" from staff on Tuesday, June 18 at Ring Place, a back country camp at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM. A "porch talk" is an introduction crews get about a camp from the staff of each staff camp they stop at in the back country. |
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| Participants play "telephone" during a class at the Commissioners' College on Friday, June 28 at Philmont Training Center in Cimarron, NM. The Commissioners' College is a school for Boyscout leaders to attend to learn more about scout leadership. |
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| Rayado Camp Director Jimmy Lowe forges a piece of medal as part of a demonstration on Sunday, July 7 at the forge at the Kit Carson Museum, a back country camp at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM. |
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| Pueblano Program Councilors Perry Fulford, Zach Garmoe, and Hunter Wolf yell to a neighboring back country camp during their evening campfire on Saturday, July 13 at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM. |
