Four years apart.
Fifteen as a camper. Nineteen as staff.
Some places change you.
Some places stay with you.
“So Long Philmont” is my way of saying thank you.
Out now. 🌄🔥
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I think about being a Philmont Ranger now compared to when I was. Just the technology changes alone. The instant communication.
But I also realize many things are still the same. The crews. The teaching. The hills.
#philmont
Urraca Mesa, Philmont Scout Ranch, NM: Legend says it's a portal to another realm! 🌌 The Navajo avoided it for centuries. Hikers report compass fails & blue lights. Is it a tear in reality or just a haunting landscape? #UrracaMesa #Philmont #NewMexico #Paranormal 🏜️
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Do NOT try this by the way, its apparently damn near miraculous noone died.
#Rockclimbing #Donottryathome #Climbing #HighFalls #Philmont #NewYork
A black-and-white photograph of a Boy Scout group posing at Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico, 1986. The group consists of young boys and adult leaders, some wearing uniforms, and holding a sign that reads "EXPEDITION 804
Wow! What a treat to rediscover this Philmont trek photo from 1986! Boy Scout Troop 74, Manhattan, Kansas.
I am the blonde headed guy in the back row, fifth from the right, between Greg Skaggs and Mark Johnson.
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Thank you, Scott Wissman!
#Philmont #BoyScouts
That’s me on the left if you zoom in, right at the edge.
Wow, I did exist in 1993.
#Philmont #Scouts #NewMexico
I’m literally writing this as I’m hiking up a mountain at Philmont Scout Ranch! Finally got enough bars to check in. If that isn’t worth a vote in the final 8 days of the event, I don’t know what is!
#moc #philmont
The Philmont Grace is a brief Scout prayer celebrating gratitude for life, food, and friendship. It reminds us to appreciate each moment with reverence, whether on a mountain trail or at home. Live with thankfulness in your heart. #ScoutingSpirit #Gratitude #Philmont #ScoutsBSA
After two weeks of backpacking at #Philmont, I'm still finding it kind of weird and disorienting to wake up on an actual bed (which is flat! and comfortable!).
The Tooth of Time - a rocky geological feature that is part of a ridgeline - is backlit by sunset.
Back from 12 awesome days of backpacking in #Philmont. It was great to go to sleep in my own (flat - no slopes!) bed last night without having to toss my smellables (eg toothpaste) in bear line’s “oops” bag.
Four young cowboys in full cowboy gear hold down a calf while an older herdsman looks on with a small herd of whiteface cows in the background, on a high vega or meadow with trees behind, on the Philmont Scount Ranch some time in the 1930s. (Foto from Folsom Museum FB Page)
Branding at Philmont in the 1930s was a big job. The young cowboy in the black hat (with his back to the camera) is Waite Phillips's son Elliott. They called him “Chope." This branding was taking place at the La Grulla Cow Camp on the Philmont Scout Ranch.
#NewMexico #Philmont #FolsomMuseum
Backpackers lookout on a vista, with a low mountain range in the background.
Final #Philmont Preparation Trek: 30 miles in 3 days, going from the Mill Brook Road trailhead for the Appalachian Trail to High Point State Park in NJ.
It included an 11-mile day (Saturday) and a 13-mile day (Sunday).
Prepping for #Philmont. Rucking on Memorial Day. I’m looking forward to watching the @okcthunder.bsky.social take win 3 tonight also! #Hking #Rucking #ThunderUp #TTFU #MemorialDay
Achievement unlocked: Fit into my Philmont '21 hiking pants. #Philmont #Backpacking #GeekExercise
4-mile run + 1-mile walk this morning. #GeekFitness #RunGeekRun #Philmont
2.5 mile outdoor run. Inhaled about a pound of pollen. It’s not running as hard as running at altitude (#Philmont base camp is at 6’700 ft) but damn, it’s not easy. #GeekFitness #Running #ReturnToPhilmont).
A dirt road lined by bare trees. A grey overcast sky appears in the background.
#Philmont training continues. 5 mile run with hills. Oh so many hills. #RunGeekRun #GeekFitness #Fitness
A pair of grey Hoka sneakers. An indoor track appears in the background.
My new Hoka running sneakers. As always, the new sneaks feel like running on clouds. #RunGeekRun #GeekFitness #Philmont
A Hoka running sneaker with a large tear in the side.
The trail to Philmont occasionally claims a victim.
This week, my Hokas (which were overdue to be replaced) met their end. #Philmont #RunGeekRun #GeekFitness
A large, bare mountain, with trees in the foreground.
Final #Philmont payment made.
Baldy Mountain, we're coming for you!
#Philmont Ho! (we got our trek itinerary). 53 miles + Baldy Mountain (which NeutronLad and I didn't get to do last time we went).
Hell yeah.
Now ... time to start hitting the stairs. So many damn stairs.
Sipping my morning coffee, waiting for the snow to hit, and browsing #Philmont itineraries.
It's a fun juxtaposition to be waiting for 5+ inches of snow while evaluating 50+ mile backpacking hikes through the New Mexico high desert this summer.
One step closer to #Philmont as the crew took Wilderness First Aid training AND planned out the next six months worth of preparatory trips.
[sigh] Can't wait to get back out on the trail... #OutdoorGeek
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Friends of @philmont, the @philstaff silent auction is live! Proceeds benefit PSA scholarships https://zoomgive.com/10254/c/philstaff #philmont #IWGBTP
Lots of Class A uniformed scouts on this train headed to #Philmont from P'ok, NY area. Awesome! Safe travels!! #BSA #Amtrak
Checking water conditions at Webster Parks...one last time! #philmont
