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Ponil PCs Joe Duffield, left, The and Emily Engelbrecht, right, share a moment story of with Ponil Head Cook Erich Schick as they help a crew to prepare Suzannah Evans breakfast on Wednesday, Staff Writer June 15, 2016. “I came on Brand new bright blue Nalgenes two treks here, and I hung on silver carabiners off of just fell in love backpacks. The water bottles with the place swung side to side as the members and I love to of the Crew 623 M from Southern cook,” said Schick. “So California slung on their heavy it’s really a packs. This group of young no-brainer, to Scouts set out, knowing nothing come to some more about Philmont than what place I love to do what I their Lead Advisor had told them. love.” Lead by Former Dr. Skyler Ballard/ Stephen Evans, the troop has been PhilNews preparing for over a year. Anticipation was high as Crew 623 M-1 boarded the bus that Cooking up a deliciously successful summer would take them to the Lover’s Leap Turn Around. Ranger Joe Eleanor Hasenbeck there working with Scouts, but orders. People often appear in “There’s no set cookbook or Newhall gave an exhilarating bus Staff Writer I’m lucky because I’m literally camp without notice, bringing recipes that we have to follow,” tour pointing out popular Philmont working on something that is more mouths to feed. said Jack Sutter, an Assistant Cook attractions. After arriving at the going to fuel someone. I take a lot “It makes you more creative. at Clark’s Fork. It’s not your grandmother’s turnaround, Newhall taught the of pride in that.” You have to work with what For each of the cooks, making cooking, but backcountry eats are boys how to make their pack line pretty darn close. Backcountry But preparing food in the you’ve got,” Schick said. “It’s the food is something they’ve always magically disappear and the basics cooks make the soul food that backcountry comes with a different wild west. Crazy stuff happens. enjoyed. Schick has spent years keeps staff thriving at Beaubien, set of challenges than cooking in a In large part, the cooks also between cafes, bar kitchens and of mapping and trail etiquette. The Cimarroncito, Clark’s Fork and restaurant or kitchen at home. It enjoy a certain freedom to prepare food trucks. In the fall, he works Scouts were lead by the qualified Ponil. can be more difficult to keep food whatever they like. They are at an upscale restaurant near his trifecta of Crew Leader Brendan “It’s the quickest way to fresh. Propane refrigerators and the kings of their kitchens, and home in Columbus, Ohio. Daly, Chaplain’s Aid Connor somebody’s happiness,” said Erich stoves can be finicky. Many spices, their reign is only limited by Jonathan Phipps, Assistant Cook Tuschla, and Wilderness Pledge Schick, Head Cook at Ponil. “The specialty fruits and vegetables dietary restrictions and ingredient at Beaubien, got his start cooking Guia Sam Evans. PCs and everyone else are out aren’t available on commissary availability. Continued on page 3 Continued on page 9 2 | PhilNews Friday, July 8, 2016 PhilmontScoutRanch.org July 8-July 28 News and Friday, 8 Saturday, 9 Sunday, 10 Monday, 11 Tuesday, 12 Wednesday, 13 Thursday, 14 Olympic Event 5 p.m. Brat Day! 8 p.m. 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Taos Plaza Live PhilNews Deadline Dodgeball- Baldy Haircuts in 8 p.m. Photo Team Taos Pueblo Pow Taos Pueblo Pow Taos Pueblo Pow Pavillion SSSAC Root beer floats- Wow Wow Wow PTC Western Night ($15) SSSAC Kitchen

Friday, 15 Saturday, 16 Sunday, 17 Monday, 18 Tuesday, 19 Wednesday, 20 Thursday, 21 Marketing Manager 5 p.m. Olympic Event 7:30 p.m. 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Taos Plaza Live Bryan Hayek PhilNews Deadline Full Moon Williams Haircuts in Lake Hike SSSAC 8 p.m. NPS Manager Hungry Hungry ($15) Hippos Open Mic Night- Cassidy Johnson Baldy Pavillion Brat Day! Friday, 22 Saturday, 23 Sunday, 24 Monday, 25 Tuesday, 26 Wednesday, 27 Thursday, 28 PhilNews Editor Hannah McCarthy 5:30 p.m. Fiesta de Taos Fiesta de Taos Christmas in July PTC Western Night 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Movie Night Philmont 5K- Haircuts in Front of SSSAC SSSAC PhilNews Writers ($15) Taos Plaza Live Suzannah Evans Fiesta de Taos Eleanor Hasenbeck

Photography Manager Submissions to the Tyler Sanders PhilNews are welcome any time! If you would like a chance to contribute to the PhilNews,please send your articles, story ideas,and/ Photographers Event Descriptions or creative writings to the PhilNews Editor at Drew Castellaw Alex Cenci [email protected]. Skyler Ballard Activities Staff Clay Helfrick Taos Plaza Live and practices. A pow wow is the Deadline: Saturdays @ 5p.m. Gabriel Scarlett A summer concert series, common fiber which draws Native Lex Selig unsurprisingly located in the Taos American people together. It is a Submit your content for Madelynne Scales Plaza. Throughout the summer, time for sharing with old friends Issue 6 by July 9 there is a free concert every and making new friends; a time for Thursday night from 6 p.m. to 8 singing and dancing. It is a time Photo Lab Lead p.m. for trading; trading craft goods and Sean McElligott Alabama Shakes trading songs. Playing at Kit Carson Park in Fiesta de Taos Philmont Olympics Photo Lab Techs Taos on August 6.Tickets: $60 in As they have for centuries, the Activities Staff and the horse department will compete with the backcountry Nathaniel Aron advance, $65 day of; Doors: 6:30 good people of Taos celebrate p.m.; Show: 7:30 p.m. the Feast of St. Anne and St. department. Each team will have a Philmont Olympics Update Liam Inbody Taos Pueblo Pow Wow James. The annual event, popularly liaison that will be responsible for Indian Country is made up referred to as “The Taos Fiestas,” coordinating with Activities. The Conservation Tetrathlon The four teams and their liaisons of many tribal nations, bands, allows the local population to put Lead Marketing Events were held at Rocky are: Specialist villages, and pueblos, each with aside their labor for two days and Mountain Camp and • Backcountry and Horse Alexander Bohlen their own traditional tribal beliefs bask in the leisure of the holy days. included Fuel Canister Sledge, Department-Jimmy Fritze UTM Signpost Installation, Rock (Backcountry Manager) Rolling and Work Crew Sprint. • Base Camp and PTC- Marketing Media Staff Scores and placement updates to Savannah Moore (Security) come. • Conservation- Nathan Thomas Officer The next philmont Olympic Coney (ADC for event will be the Backcountry Conservationists) Lead Videographer Triathalon. Events will include • Rangers- Will Suggs Kreable Young Mountain Biking, Tomahawk (Associate Chief Ranger) throwing and a timed wall traverse behind the SSSAC. If you want to represent your Videographer department in the Olympiad, Claire Ficke Teams contact your team Liaison. For the purposes of this event, all base camp departments and the PTC will be grouped together, PhilmontScoutRanch.org PhilmontScoutRanch.org Friday, July 8, 2016 PhilNews | 3 Continued from page one: Cooking up

Friday, 8 Saturday, 9 Sunday, 10 Monday, 11 Tuesday, 12 Wednesday, 13 Thursday, 14 a deliciously successful summer Olympic Event 5 p.m. Brat Day! 8 p.m. 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Taos Plaza Live for his family at large reunions. Cook as his fifth choice on his PhilNews Deadline Dodgeball- Baldy Haircuts in 8 p.m. Sutter learned to prepare meals as Seasonal Staff Application-- Taos Pueblo Pow Taos Pueblo Pow Taos Pueblo Pow Pavillion SSSAC Root beer floats- he cooked for himself while his unsure of where he’d like to work, Wow Wow Wow PTC Western Night ($15) SSSAC Kitchen parents were away. he added two more positions Their hard work in the kitchen beneath the three blanks included Friday, 15 Saturday, 16 Sunday, 17 Monday, 18 Tuesday, 19 Wednesday, 20 Thursday, 21 comes from a love for the job, the on the application. As a first year people and the place. staff member, now there’s no 5 p.m. Olympic Event 7:30 p.m. 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Taos Plaza Live “It’s really a no brainer,” Schick place he’d rather be. PhilNews Deadline Full Moon Williams Haircuts in said. “Come to a place I love to do “I get to make good food for Lake Hike SSSAC what I love. It’s like a vacation.” great people,” Phipps said. 8 p.m. Hungry Hungry ($15) Phipps preferenced Backcountry Hippos Open Mic Night- Baldy Pavillion Brat Day! Friday, 22 Saturday, 23 Sunday, 24 Monday, 25 Tuesday, 26 Wednesday, 27 Thursday, 28 5:30 p.m. Fiesta de Taos Fiesta de Taos Christmas in July PTC Western Night 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Movie Night Philmont 5K- Haircuts in Front of SSSAC SSSAC ($15) Taos Plaza Live Fiesta de Taos Clarks Fork Cook Jack Sutter lays out homemade croutons onto an oven sheet to bake for a few minutes on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at Clarks Fork. Drew Castellaw/PhilNews

Jonathan Phipps, Assistant Cook at Beaubien, rings the dinner bell Tuesday, June 21, 2016 on the front porch. After a few dings, Phipps screams out that it’s time for dinner. Madelynne Scales/PhilNews Backcountry staff prepare jambalaya and croutons out of left over hot dog buns. Clarks Fork Cook Jack Sutter said one of the challenges of being a Backcountry Cook is figuring out how to repurpose leftovers. Drew Castellaw/ PhilNews

Ponil Head Cook Erich Schick prepares a french toast breakfast for the Ponil staff on Wednesday morning, June15, 2016. Schick, who has been cooking since 2010, Philmont Olympics is self-taught.Skyler Ballard/PhilNews

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Philmont Staff Association 2016 Reunion PSA Ranger work day Schedule of Events Carrie Anderson the Cabin Restoration Crew with improve the place we all love. To Friday, July 8th 11:30 a.m. Depart Ponil for PTC chinking and daubing. say I had a new experience would 12-1 p.m. Lunch at PTC DiningConservation Department I will admit I became a bit be an understatement. 1-5 p.m. Check-in at the Hall apprehensive when we loaded Not only did I learn new skills, Philmont Training Center & 1 p.m. Silent Auction Opens our truck up with about 16 bags such as debarking logs and daubing Registration; Tent assignments 3-4 p.m. Annual Meeting of mortar and over 40 bags of mortar in between the cracks of a will posted at the PTC & PSA 5 p.m.Silent Auction Closes soil and compost for their garden; log cabin; I experienced my first Offices 5:30-6:30 p.m. Dinner at PTC I wondered if I’d actually be ranger work day and visited a 2-5 p.m. Service Project: Amigo Dining Hall spending my work days hiking in camp to which I had never been. Boxes, Packaging & Distribution 6:30 p.m. Group Photo Villa materials. I drew water from a spring and Preparation Lawn With the threat of lightning carried it back to camp in a bucket, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Dinner at PTC 7:15 p.m. Silver Sage & upon us, the three Rangers, David, and of course met new friends. Dining Hall Distinguished Awards Cate, Sarah and myself departed Isn’t that why we all come 7 p.m. Chautauqua Performance, 8:15 p.m. Tom Munch Concert, Skyler Ballard/PhilNews the Buck Creek drop off (thanks to work here? To have new sponsored by the New Mexico Baldy Pavilion at SSSAC Katie Gavin for the ride unit 45!) and raced experience in the place that we Humanities Council, entitled down the trail to camp. love, to meet people with whom, Philmont Staff Association “Ernie Pyle-Bringing the World to Sunday, July 10th I was delighted to learn the though we just met, we already America’s Doorstep” performed Cabin Restoration team had share a common thread? My ranger by PSA Member, Baldwin Burr, 7 a.m. Breakfast adequate supplies and the original work day reminded me of all the “You’re spending your days off PTC Assembly Hall 8 a.m. PSA Treks check-in at plan for us stood! opportunities we have as staff to doing what?” was the 8:15 p.m. Music & Cracker CHQ Welcome Center overwhelming response to my After meeting the camp’s staff leave our fingerprint on the Ranch, Barrel, Murphy-Lynch Veranda at 8 -9 a.m. PSA Reunion attendees choice to spend my weekend break and the Cabin Restoration Crew, and it also gives us a chance to Philmont Training Center Dining move out PTC tents. Must be volunteering for a ranger work we were given a demonstration add to our list of adventures we Hall; PSA Members bring your moved out by 9 a.m. to allow time day. and began working. This accumulate throughout our time at instruments & playlist for staff to prepare for Sunday While it’s true that ranger work experience was the embodiment of Philmont. check-in for PTC Participants the Philmont staff’s mantra, “one I would like to thank Stuart and 10 a.m.-12 p.m. PSA Reunion days do not have a reputation Saturday, July 9th of being the most fun task the Ranch one team.” his entire Crooked Creek Staff, participants possible visit or rangers take on, they are a vital People from different Philmont as well as Pete and the Cabin schedule a tour the Chase Ranch, part of getting things done on the departments, backgrounds, ages, Restoration Crew for feeding and 7 a.m. Breakfast Villa Phimonte or Rayado 12 noon Departure Ranch. Besides this wasn’t just leadership levels, all working housing me! 8 a.m. Meet at PTC Parking lot any workday I was spending two together and putting in full for caravan to Ponil to visit new days at Crooked Creek helping out effort because we knew it would staff cabin & hike Hart Peak 9-11 a.m. possible Art Activity for PSAKids PhilmontScoutRanch.org PhilmontScoutRanch.org Friday, July 8, 2016 PhilNews | 5 Philmont CAMP: Are we loving Philmont to death? Carrie Anderson Conservation Department

Since the first gift of land and taking steps to monitor, reduce, 1. Hold up your camera or to CAMP, we can gain a better that Philmont stays wild and resources from and prevent these impacts in the smartphone inside the red box on understanding of how our beautiful long into the future. to the in future. the CAMP sign posted within each campsites are used from June 1939, the number of participants The Philmont Campsite campsite. through August. trekking in the Philmont Assessment and Monitoring The decisions made will ensure backcountry has increased from Project (CAMP) is how we 2. From the red box, point your Camp Campsite #’s 196 to a peak visitation of 23, 325 measure campsites as they get camera out towards the campfire in 2012. beaten down throughout the ring or program area. All of those visitors experienced course of the summer. We use Olympia 3, 2, 1 the beauty of the backcountry, the information collected to make 3. Take a picture! Carson Meadows 1, 4, 11 pushed their comfort zones, made decisions about the best allocation of our resources in the future. 4. Take a picture of the sign Lover’s Leap 3, 5, 12 memories, and grew into leaders Miners Park 20, 2, 5 while hiking at Philmont and The project goals are to compile describing the instructions to sleeping in established campsites photos of 36 individual research remind you what to do later when Cathedral Rock 9, 6, 2 and Leave No Trace (LNT) areas. campsites throughout the summer, you return to cell phone reception Hunting Lodge 7, 5, 12 Participants and staff alike have involve Philmont staff and or Wi-Fi. Baldy Skyline 2, 3, 6 participants in the data collection enjoyed the land to the fullest, but Head of Dean 5, 8, 9 are we loving this land to death? process, educate staff and 5. Email your picture to [email protected] Anasazi 8, 9, 4 The increasing level of use in participants about the importance our campsites has manifested as of concentrated impact including or upload your picture to Indian Writings 8, 10, 6 a growing spider web of social LNT principles, and encourage Facebook or Instagram with the Seally Canyon By the Yurt trails, expanding zones of trampled staff and participants to become correct caption or hashtag, for Whiteman Vega By the Yurt @philmont.camp, vegetation, and rapidly filling involved in efforts to conserve example: #CarsonMeadows, Site 11, latrines. Philmont recognizes their favorite places. 6/27/2016. the need to consider the impact of recreation on the land and is The project itself is simple: By contributing your photos The camps and campsite numbers listed will be participating in the CAMP program. Life Play Reasons to exercise It’s an elementary school playgound Where the jack rabbit walks tall Mark Anderson for exercise and stress relief often 15% increase when they sat and colorectal, and endometrium. This And chases the fawns Director of Program continue exercising with yoga to did nothing for the same amount study was based on information Around the grassy field. Thomas Jefferson wrote, “If the be more relaxed and more mindful. of time. J.O. Connor wrote that “If about physical-activity levels of body be feeble, the mind will not be 2. It improves memory. A new people need a reason to work out, 1.4 million people over an 11 year But then... strong. The sovereign invigorator study shows that a single session the energy boost is a worthwhile period. A quick turn. of the body is exercise, and of of exercise can improve memory one.” One of the points of the Trail of all the exercise walking is best.” retention in the hours that follow. It 4. It may stave off depression. Courage program is to exercise, The fawns realize they are greater Working at Philmont provides has also been found that exercising A study showed that women who using a fitness program that In size and in number. many opportunities to exercise. four hours after learning a task can meet the current guidelines for matches your lifestyle and that In the July 4, 2016 issue of Time help people remember that task exercise (2.5 hours of moderate- may vary with the seasons of the It is Magazine, an article by Alexandra over the long term. intensity exercise each week) year. A chase reversed. Sifferlin outlined important new 3. It increases energy. Men who reported about 50% fewer This summer is a great time to reasons to exercise: cycled for 20 minutes experience depressive symptoms. improve your level of exercise. Meanwhile, the birds are up 1. It has mind-body benefits. a 166% increase in self-reported 5. It can curb cravings. Exercise Ask a friend or two to join you In the monkey-bar tree limbs People who start a routine of yoga energy levels, compare with a can be the key to keeping your in this effort. Challenge yourself Mimicking. mocking appetite in check. A study found to do more. This can include In their chit-chat above. that people who exercised for 15 activity in the backcountry, around minutes after doing mental work – basecamp, or in the Fitness Center All along the mountain looms, like the work we all do each day – at CHQ. An azure innocent, ate 100 fewer calories than people Thomas Jefferson also wrote, And watches the other children play. who did mental work and then “Exercise and application produce remained sedentary. order in our affairs, health of body, A storm rolls over the horizon line 6. It reduces risk of serious cheerfulness of mind, and these Like a whistle blown, cancers. A study showed that make us precious to our friends.” And once again people who were more active had Silence falls on the schoolyard. a 20% lower risk of certain serious cancers, including cancer of the esophagus, lung, kidney, stomach, 6 | PhilNews Friday, July 8, 2016 PhilmontScoutRanch.org

Malcolm Dibble plays with toys Father Raymond Fecteau Thursday, June 28, 2016 at the small Catholic Chaplain 9/11 recovery team with the Port Executive Board of the National fry. On a regular Authority Police Department, and Catholic Committee on day, the small fry I entered Scouting as an adult I was appointed Chaplain to the (NCCS) since 1983, I have received has roughly 8-10 while in graduate studies in Joint Operations Command during the St. George and the Silver St. kids, but on this theology when, in 1969, the Daniel day during LDS the DC area sniper crisis in 2002. George Religious Emblems. I week, the small Webster Council hired me to serve I am registered currently served on the 2005 Staff fry was filled with as a Provisional Scoutmaster at through the National Council as a as a Headquarters Scout Chaplain. about 40 kids. Camp Carpenter, New Hampshire. Madelynne Scales/ Member-at-Large on the Religious I held the position of National PhilNews I returned on staff in that position Relationships Committee. I have Chaplain for the NCCS from 2007 every summer until my ordination held several leadership positions – 2010; I presently serve as the in 1972 as a Roman Catholic on the District, Council, and Advisor to the NCCS Advisory priest for the Archdiocese of Small Fries, big fun Regional levels: Membership Board. In October of 2012, I Eleanor Hasenbeck Children made crafts, colored, Washington, DC. Chair, Camp Chaplain, and represented the United States and watched movies and played I currently serve as the founding Staff Writer Regional Camp Inspector. I was North America at the International outside. Tyler Kendall, age 4, said pastor of Our Lady of the an adult advisor on two crews Catholic Committee on Scouting A few more feet than usual his favorite activity was coloring Visitation Parish (1991) and as the hiking on the Lenhok’sin Trail; it Ecumenical Conference in Assisi, pattered and played in the Small on the Small Fry Center’s outdoor Canonical Administrator of Mary is a high adventure program of the Italy. In April of this year, the Fry Center last week. Families chalkboard. Isabelle Savage and of Nazareth Regional Catholic National Capital Area Council at Executive Committee of the attending the Latter Day Saints Autumn Francis, both age 4, said School (1994) in Darnestown, the Goshen Scout Camps located NCCS presented me with the St. Scouting Leadership Conference they liked playing jail on the Maryland, a suburb of in the mountains of Virginia’s Barnabas Founders Award. at the Philmont Training Center small, yellow jungle gym on the Washington, DC. In 1981, I earned Presidential Range. I was the I came to brought with them 45 small fries, PTC playground. my doctorate from The School of founding Charter Executive for the first time as a course children ranging in ages from two Age specific programming Religious Studies at the Catholic of Venture Crew 2003. I have participant in “Scouting in the weeks to four years old. In a usual like that of the PTC’s Small Fry University of America. I hold the received the District Award of Catholic Church” at the Philmont day, there are around 10 small fries Center allow entire families to rank of Associate Professor at Merit and the Silver Beaver. I am a Training Center in 1977. I returned altogether at PTC. enjoy the Philmont experience, Montgomery College in Maryland. Vigil Honor Member of the Order to serve as a Course Instructor in “You don’t get bored at all,” as adult leaders learn skills to I also have served for thirty- of the Arrow. 1986, the Course Director in 1988, said Amanda Baima, Small Fry better themselves at Scouting one years as a volunteer Police I served for several years as and the Course Advisor in 2004, Director. “You’re always doing conferences. Chaplain and as a Police Academy the Boy Scout Chaplain of my 2005 and 2010. However, I am something.” Adjunct Instructor for city, county, Archdiocese. I served as a Scout most proud to have been on the state and federal law enforcement Chaplain on the seasonal staff at seasonal staff at Philmont Scout This week’s runners-up agencies in the Washington, DC Goshen Scout Camps from 1980 Ranch as a Scout Chaplain from area. I was assigned to a post - 1987. An active member of the 2004 until now. Out of Eden Walk essay contest

The Pulitzer Center on was born in a unique project in practicing slow journalism. Crisis Reporting called the “Out of Eden Walk,” a For the second year, Scouts are trek around the world on foot by using blank pages in their Passport The Pulitzer Center on Crisis two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Journals to record what they Reporting has selected a winner Paul Salopek. Salopek began observe along their hikes, sharing and ten runners-up in its Out of the 21,000-mile journey in the these journal entries periodically Eden Walk essay contest. The Rift Valley of Ethiopia in 2012, at their campfires. Denali Spring Sanders Jackson Blay winner will go on an all-expense and is making his way eastward, This year, the Pulitzer Center Bremerton, WA Tallahassee, FL paid hike in Central Asia later this following in the footsteps of our sponsored the essay contest, which year with journalist and National earliest ancestors who migrated ran until June 1 and garnered “I think the most important thing “The biggest lesson I learned Geographic fellow Paul Salopek. out of Africa to populate the planet dozens of entries. The winner Salopek is doing is connecting from studying Mr. Salopek’s walk One member of every crew more than 50,000 years ago. will join Salopek on his walking with people. When he connects was that you can learn as much coming to Philmont this summer Over an estimated ten years, route in Asia for a unique hiking with native peoples, that’s when from a journey as you can from a was eligible to enter the contest, Salopek will be walking through experience along the Silk Road. he gets the best stories. The way destination.” which asked Scouts to use the the major stories of our day -- “We were excited to see so he actively takes time to talk to Jackson wrote about our urge to principles of “slow journalism” climate change, human migrations, many strong essays,”said Schulte. people, to observe, and to learn, speed through our lives as quickly to write about walking or hiking water and food scarcity -- “Selecting a winner was not easy adds something special to his as possible, to beat a clock that experiences. recording what he encounters in and we’d like to thank everyone writing and his experience.” can’t be beaten, and found that “Slow journalism means taking National Geographic magazine’s who submitted an entry.” In Denali’s essay, “The Bigger only by slowing down do we the time to observe and record print publication and website. The ten runners-up will be Picture,” she reflects on the great really appreciate “the intoxicating things we might otherwise miss Along with his partners at featured in the PhilNews over beauty of the natural world she vastness of our world.” Read because we’re moving too fast,” the Pulitzer Center, a nonprofit the summer, and the winner will sees, hears and smells while hiking Jackson’s essay at pulitzercenter. said Mark Schulte, the Pulitzer journalism organization based be announced in August. The in Olympic National Park, west org/philmont Center’s Education Director. in Washington, DC, Salopek has runner-up essays can be read at of Seattle. Read Denali’s essay at The concept of slow journalism called upon Philmont to join him pulitzercenter.org/philmont pulitzercenter.org/philmont PhilmontScoutRanch.org PhilmontScoutRanch.org Friday, July 8, 2016 PhilNews | 7 The Ranger Mile: Deer Lake Mesa Jenny Washburne side of the mesa heading to Deer Campsite 7 offers a spectacular Ranger Trainer Lake. aerial view of the meadow. Deer Lake Mesa may be one of Soon, however, there will be a If you do make your way up the most overlooked scenic places new means for getting from Harlan the mesa, plan on bringing lots on the Ranch. Despite hosting to the top of the mesa. A new trail of water. Deer Lake is an ample the trail camps of Devil’s Wash is currently under construction! supply, but even Micropur can’t Basin, Lost Gap, Deer Lake Mesa Crews and rangers participating take out the murk. However, there in conservation at Harlan have Camp, and Deer Lake Camp, the is also a well at Devil’s Washbasin the pleasure of knowing they are mesa is often sadly passed over in case you run out. saving future hikers the hot dusty by staff either heading down to Whether you’re looking for a climb up that road. But the trail Turkey Creek from Harlan, or to quiet place for some reflection Children made crafts, colored, isn’t quite finished yet. So don’t (and/or a WP talk) or just enjoy watched movies and played Cimarroncito through Ute Gulch. Admittedly, the route up isn’t go up that way; it doesn’t connect exploring the beautiful places outside. Tyler Kendall, age 4, said anywhere. around the Ranch, Deer Lake his favorite activity was coloring exactly a pleasure hike: the road up from Harlan to Deer Lake The campsites at Deer Lake Mesa would make a great stopping on the Small Fry Center’s outdoor Camp border a large grassy place on your next hike. chalkboard. Isabelle Savage and Mesa is comparable to the road up to Wilson Mesa. The trail to Deer meadow full of wildflowers. Autumn Francis, both age 4, said Looking west, the small lake they liked playing jail on the Lake from Ute Gulch is a longer Top: The meadow on Deer but more enjoyable route. reflects Cimarroncito Peak and Lake Mesa in the morning Jenny small, yellow jungle gym on the Washburne/ Ranger Department Switchbacks take you up the side Bear Mountain. Deer and cows PTC playground. wander through on a regular basis, of the mesa until you reach the top, Bottom: An aerial view of Age specific programming as well as bears (one of which like that of the PTC’s Small Fry with a panorama stretching from Deer Lake from the Pilot to the backside of Tooth Ridge all the recently tore up a dining fly and Bombardier trail Jenny Washburne/ Center allow entire families to Ranger Department way to Touch-Me-Not. From there a few packs; be forewarned). A enjoy the Philmont experience, steep Pilot to Bombardier trail near as adult leaders learn skills to the trail is relatively flat around the better themselves at Scouting conferences. This week’s runners-up THE PORCH RESTAURANT

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Suzannah Evans Slit Lamp to aid in diagnosing is spending her first summer at Staff Writer eye injuries. The addition of this Philmont. equipment will not only help those Both Miller and Blocker Many people associate Philmont with eye injuries, but it offers a commented on the ability the with the plethora of adventures unique educational opportunity KU students have to gain a more available for youth, however, there for the KU students. Not many hands-on training. Because there is another realm of opportunities students have the opportunity to are no residents at Philmont, that exist for those in medical use the instrument during their medical students have more of a school. education. chance at actually practicing care. Philmont’s full functioning The success of this program has “We don’t get to make a lot of Infirmary serves not only as a inspired the creation of a similar decisions in medical school, that’s great resource for participants one at the Summit Bechtel Reserve more up to the resident. Here, needing medical assistance; it also in West Virginia. there are no residents. So we are serves as a place for either first or “...We’re trying to do the same that level underneath the attending fourth year University of Kansas thing at the Summit because this where we get to see the patient, we medical students to continue their has worked out so well for the get to make decisions about the education. Dr. Dan Miller checks a staff member’s eyes with a Zeiss Slit Lamp. University of Kansas,” said Miller. patient and we get to administer “This is the best place to learn The lamp was donated by Miller to Philmont this year. Skyler Ballard/ PhilNews The students participating are treatment to the patient,” said adolescent medicine. There’s no also satisfied. Blocker. place else in the country that has usual one or two week rotation. for them that they don’t get at a “It’s a unique program, Though the medical students this many adolescents coming This will help him to better teaching hospital. There [would especially for medical students. work hard, they also get to take in through... it’s adolescent medicine accommodate to the needs of the be] so many other people in front We spend a lot of time in the all that Philmont has to offer. at its best,” said Dr. Dan Miller, entire community. Miller, who of them, interns and residents. hospitals and in the clinics and “I’m pretty excited about my visiting Ophthalmologist and did his residency at the Cleveland They get more opportunities to even nursing homes, but to be days off that are coming up, Pharmacist. Clinic, is passionate about the make decisions. And their decision able to come out to a Ranch, out because we don’t get to do a lot Miller, a Florida resident, is KU/Philmont arrangement. This usually counts. They’re not turned in the wide open spaces...to be in medical school [other than spending his seventh summer on arrangement has been in place for loose. That’s important. They’re able to help them and then get study]...I’m going to do as much the medical staff at Philmont. This the last 58 years. supervised,” said Miller. them back on the trail or help them as I can while I am here and not at year, Dr. Miller will be spending “The thing about this rotation for Miller doesn’t just donate his get back home, it’s a really good work,” said Blocker. the entire summer at the Philmont the medical students [is that] it just services to Philmont during the experience,” said Tomica Blocker, Training Center, instead of the opens up so many opportunities summer. He also donated a Zeiss a fourth year medical student who

Logan Shetlar answers a call to the Infirmary as other staff members work to answer a radio call. Skyler Ballard/PhilNews

University of Kansas students listen to a quick lecture given by KU Medical Professor Brad Barth on Thursday, June 30, 2016 in the Infirmary. Barth is working as a visiting Physician for the next two weeks, and in his free time he gives lectures to his students. Skyler Ballard/PhilNews PhilmontScoutRanch.org PhilmontScoutRanch.org Friday, July 8, 2016 PhilNews | 9 Continued from page one: The story of a crew Daly, though a first timer at Scouts asked lots of “what if” poles. Every Scout and Advisor Philmont, kept control of his crew. questions. Newhall reassured made it up at least once. “Hey guys, listen up!” said Daly. his Crew that if they followed Advisor Gilbert Leon was rather He exuded confidence in his basic procedures, they shouldn’t impressed. role, keeping his Crew on task have to deal with too many crazy “I’ve been in the Utility Business and making sure they listened scenarios. [for a long time]... climbing poles attentively to their Ranger. When As the sun began to set, Newhall isn’t the easiest thing to do,” said Daly found out he was going to be showed the Crew how to cook Leon. Crew Leader, he was excited and a trail meal. After the last bits of Gathering for lunch at Crater “thinking of advancing.” alfredo had been consumed, the Lake’s scenic campfire bowl, the After Newhall’s Turnaround group learned how to properly use Boys munched on beef jerky and Talk, the Crew and their four a sump. Honey Stinger Bars while Newhall advisors made their way to Lover’s Minutes later, 623 M-2 came talked about Philmont’s Leave No Leap. Here Crew 623-M took in over for a quick evening visit. Trace initiative. their first PhilViews, gazing out During this time, both crews, who “[LNT] helps in keeping the over the prairies and forests that so are Catholic, joined each other environment looking as cool as it many consider a home away from around the campfire for a Rosary. does,” said Newhall. home. After the sister crew left, After going through the seven Ranger Joe Newhall looks on as his crew successfully hangs their It was on this rocky precipice bear bags on June 24,2016 at Lover’s Leap Trail Camp. Advisors Jon Chaplain’s Aid Tuschla led the step process, the Scouts talked that Crew 623 M-1 made their first Daly and Gilbert Leon offered advice as the Scouts attempted to group in Roses, Thorns, and Buds. about ways that they could keep call out to their Sister Crew, 623 get the heavy bags over the bear cable. Suzannah Evans/PhilNews “OK, guys, so a rose is Philmont looking the way it does. M-2. In an air of friendly boyish toward the middle of the [trail small sticks and twigs between the something that went well today, Many of the Scouts and Advisors competition, M-1’s cries of “Who camp]... that way any crews bear rope and tree. a thorn is something that could seemed to be in a permanent is faster, stronger, meaner, leaner, coming in later can [set up camp Newhall added a bit of flare to have gone better, and a bud is state of perpetual awe, so LNT better, M-1!” echoed against on the perimeter],” said Newhall. the bear procedure as he tied the something you’re looking forward will likely be an easy feat for this Window Rock and the Tooth of Newhall let the Scouts pick the slack line off. to,” said Tuschla. group. Time. site that they thought would be “I like to use the daisy chain After expressing their struggles “It’s been beautiful and Shortly thereafter Crew M-1 most convenient for their early [knot], it just looks cool,” said and hopes for the next day, the wonderful…and [it’s nice to be] hiked on. Dr. Evans encouraged hike the next morning to Crater Newhall. crews headed off to their tents. out of range of cell phones,” said the crew to start each hike with Lake. Newhall then had the Scouts try The Crew awoke early the next Advisor Jon Daly. one of his favorite Wayne’s World Having the Crew gather all of their hand at tying anyone of the morning to set out on the next part This was Newhall’s first solo quotes, “Party on Wayne,” to the smellables that they didn’t three bear ropes. The Crew was of their journey. Trek. Though he has shadowed which the crew responded, “Party need, the Ranger taught the boys eager. After eating hot breakfast other Rangers, this is the first on Garth.” how to both properly tie and hang “Let me try! I’m never good burritos, 623 M-1 headed up the Crew he gets to call his own. As the Crew arrived at Lover’s a bear bag. with knots...maybe this will be my trail to Crater Lake, stopping to “They’re a pretty great crew,” Leap trail camp, Newhall taught “We want to keep the rope off turning point!” said Tuschla. smell the pungent Ponderosas Newhall said. the Scouts about how to select a the bark as much as possible,” After getting the bear bag up, along the way. campsite. said Newhall as he demonstrated Newhall instructed the Crew in Once at Crater Lake, they “[You want to pick] a campsite Leave No Trace tactics by placing Philmont First Aid tactics. The eagerly scrambled up the spar

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The Philmont Scout Ranch Here at Philmont, the staff is be a Philmont Scout Ranch, Boy field uniform, should be clean issued pants. staff consists of a diverse range a team — a cohesive group of Scouts of America, or Western and tucked in throughout the day. Additionally, excluding a hem, of individuals, each contributing a people working together for a style wide-brim hat. Additionally, Though the tail may pull out from long pants should not be rolled. unique personality and perspective common goal. To that end, it is appropriate wide-brim hats as well time to time, remain aware of the As a note, a belt should always integral to the success of what imperative that each of us look as bandanas may be worn while in image you present to those around be worn with your uniform and we do here. For all the splendor the part. Be you Backcountry the backcountry. you and tuck it in. Regarding the should also be BSA or Philmont of Philmont, it is the people that staff or Ranger, Dining Hall or Regardless of your aesthetic nametag, the right lapel is a great issued. make this place so special. Commissary Driver, Conservation leanings, your hat should be place for this, or, if it suits you As we move forward with the The distinctness of all of us is or Infirmary, the uniform should oriented in the appropriate better, in the middle by the buttons season, let us come together in what enables Philmont and the be respected and worn with pride. direction (e.g., baseball caps is appropriate too. solidarity as we wear our uniforms. awesome participant experiences As we seek to provide excellent should be bill-forward, and not Pants are a contentious issue We represent ourselves, our peers, to be realized. However, with such customer service and participate backwards). Though unfortunately it seems, but the standard is Philmont, and the Boy Scouts of an array of people, a measure of in work worth doing, let us stand your Patagonia hat, your fishing quite simple: When wearing a America in what we do, how we consistency and unity throughout in unity by upholding the uniform hat, and your fedora will have to collared green, BSA or Philmont do it, and in the image we present the Ranch is maintained: our standards set forth by the Philmont wait until days off to be donned, a issued pants are required. If you while doing it. Hold yourself and uniform is symbolic of this unity Staff Guidebook. Here below are beanie may be worn when weather choose to wear the BSA field those around you accountable in and is crucial to our success. addressed some common uniform appropriate. uniform, then only BSA pants are this, and we, as a team in unity, Publilius Syrus, an ancient faux pas. Moving along, let us address appropriate. However, if you are will find victory and success Latin writer, wrote, “Where there Let us begin from the top: the the shirt and the nametag. Your of the variety, again you throughout the summer. is unity there is always victory.” hat. The cover on your head should collared green, and even your may wear either BSA or Philmont On your way out Eleanor Hasenbeck, Staff Writer Zastrow is a camp of happy ATV Safety Institute. endings. For many crews, Zastrow “You never have too many is the first or last staff camp they’ll people on the porch,” said visit. Those ending there participate Program Counselor Brett in a “Rededication to Scouting” Chatoney. “Everyone is always ceremony. A staff member reads a doing something here.” symbolic meaning, attaching each Each Wednesday, the camp step of a crew’s trek to a symbolic hosts a tour of the meaning which correlates to each Museum. On display are historical of the four cardinal directions. items related to the Wood Badge Staff members shake the crew’s program, a leadership skills hands, then join them in reciting training for Scouting leaders. The the Scout Oath and Law. program was once administered Scouts participate in the The ceremony is only one part by the National Council, but it was Don Winn, center, explains orienteering to a group of Scouts orienteering program at from PTC on June 30, 2016. Orienteering is a sport which requires Zastrow staff camp on June 30, of Zastrow’s hodge podge of shifted into individual Scouting navigational skills using a map and a compass. These Scouts 2016. Orienteering is a sport programming. Staff members also Councils control. In addition navigated to 12 points on a map to reach the end of the Zastrow which involves running and lead participants in cooking cobbler to the historic Wood Badge, the orienteering course. Lex Selig/PhilNews navigating to the next point using a map and a compass. At in Dutch Ovens, geocaching and museum houses a mounted Kudu Zastrow the record time is 12 orienteering. Treks hiking itinerary (an African antelope), and every minutes flat to complete a 12 two participate in an ATV trail ride make of hatchet ever made by the mark course. Lex Selig/PhilNews after completing a four-hour-long Plumb Company. certification course through the

Clayton Jaleskis rides in front of the group while doing the quick maneuvering part of the ATV training course at Zastrow on June 30, 2016. ATV is one of the programs offered at Zastrow which certifies each one of its participants to be able to ride ATVs in 28 states. Lex Selig/PhilNews

Greg Spraker, right, serves his son Jack Spraker some of the hot cobbler they had just made, right out of the cast iron pot on July 1, 2016. Zastrow staff helps crews make cobbler every night a their trek-ending program. Lex Selig/ PhilNews 12 | PhilNews Friday, July 8, 2016 PhilmontScoutRanch.org

Rayado/Kit Carson Program Coordinator Tyler Wertz stands in front of a building in interpretive clothing at the Kit Carson Museum on Wednesday, June 29, 2016. Drew Castellaw/PhilNews

Cobbler-making is a common occurrence at Zastrow staff camp at Philmont Scout Ranch. Crews make a cobbler with pie filling, cake mix, and a lot of butter. The containers are then placed in the fireing pit with hot coals on the top and Anna Washburne works on teaching the baby goats some tricks. “My goal is to get them to dance,” said Washburne. bottom. Lex Selig/PhilNews Alex Cenci/PhilNews Left: Zachary Garmoe, Camp Director of Metcalf Station, stands with the Metcalf pump cart on S u n d a y , J u n e 2 6 , 2 0 1 6 . Skyler Ballard/PhilNews

Right: The Milky Way rests in the sky as crews return from Metcalf’s campfire program on June 28, 2016. Grayson Wolf sits on the porch of the cabin after campfire that ran late because of great audience participation. Clay Helfrick/PhilNews

A group of Scouts work to lower a hula Brecklyn Bushman awaits her dad’s Troop 18 of Freeholt, NJ lifts instructor Kendall Seiter of Troop 6630 from hoop to the ground with just their arrival Thursday, June 28, 2016 after Matthew Hill in the litter to understand Mesa, Arizona lines up his atlatl before pointer fingers. The activity is meant playing at Small Fry. At regular, Small the feeling of using it in an emergency attempting to hit the targets at Indian to help the Scouts work together and Fry has 8-10 kids, but today during LDS situation on July 1, 2016. Lex Selig/ Writings on Sunday, June 26, 2016. prepare them for the C.O.P.E. challenges. week, Small Fry was filled with about PhilNews Skyler Ballard/PhilNews Alex Cenci/PhilNews 40 kids. Madelynne Scales/PhilNews