P HILMONT SSS TTAFF A F FTA F YYY EARBOOK 2 0 1 020 0 3 Single Digits Chaplains John Clark Conservation Mark Anderson Food Services Steve Nelson Full-Time Maintenance Owen McCulloch Health Lodge Doug Palmer Logistics Greg Gamewell Mail Room Dave Kopsa Maintenance Merchandise Warehouse 11 Backcountry Staff Motor Pool Abreu News and Photo Services Apache Springs Rangers Baldy Town Registration Beaubien Security Black Mountain Services Carson Meadows Tooth of Time Traders Cimarroncito Clarks Fork 68 PTC Staff Clear Creek Handicrafts Crater Lake PTC Staff (group) Crooked Creek Philmont Museum & Seton Memorial Library Cyphers Mine Villa Philmonte Dan Beard Dean Cow 73 Memories Fish Camp French Henry Harlan Head of Dean COVER Hunting Lodge Philmont Patch Collection, photo by Jeremy Blaine Indian Writings Special thanks to Henry Watson for providing the patches Miners Park Miranda Phillips Junction C OURTESY OF YOUR Ponil 2 0 1 0 PHILNEWS STAFF Pueblano Rayado OWEN MCCULLOCH, Editor-in-chief Rich Cabins HENRY WATSON, NPS Manager Ring Place JEREMY BLAINE, NPS Assistant Manager Rocky Mountain Scout Camp BRYAN HAYEK, NPS Assistant Manager Sawmill MARGARET HEDDERMAN, NPS Assistant Manager Seally Canyon AMY HEMSLEY, Content Editor Urraca TARA RAFTOVICH, Design Editor Ute Gulch Whiteman Vega WRITERS : Timothy Bardin, Amy Hemsley Zastrow PHOTOGRAPHERS : Anita Altschul, Jeremy Blaine, Zac Boesch, Andrew Breglio, Matthew Martin, 47 Basecamp Staff Conan McEnroe, Tara Raftovich, Trevor Roberts, Activities Steve Weis Administration Office Backcountry Managers VIDEOGRAPHERS : Sean Barber, William Bus Drivers McKinney 2 “E FFECTIVE LEADERSHIP IS PUTTING FIRST THINGS FIRST . E FFECTIVE MANAGEMENT IS DISCIPLINE , CARRYING IT OUT . ” S TEPHEN R . C OVEY 3 P HILMONT S INGLE D IGITS John Clark General Manager of Philmont Scout Ranch and Department Manager of the Boy Scouts of America’s High Adventure Program 4 S TAFF Y EARBOOK 2 0 1 0 S INGLE D IGITS Mark Anderson Director of Program 5 P HILMONT S INGLE D IGITS Steve Nelson Comptroller 6 S TAFF Y EARBOOK 2 0 1 0 S INGLE D IGITS Owen McCulloch Associate Director of Program 7 P HILMONT S INGLE D IGITS Doug Palmer Associate Director of Program 8 S TAFF Y EARBOOK 2 0 1 0 S INGLE D IGITS Greg Gamewell Associate Director of Program 9 P HILMONT S INGLE D IGITS Dave Kopsa Associate Director of Program 10 “W E ARE ALL TRAVELERS IN THE WILDERNESS OF THIS WORLD , AND THE BEST WE CAN FIND IN OUR TRAVELS IS AN HONEST FRIEND . ” R OBERT L OUIS S TEVENSON 11 P HILMONT B ACKCOUNTRY S TAFF A BREU A BREU OFFERS S COUTS A CHANCE TO HELP IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DOBE STYLE BRICKS , M EXICAN DINNERS AND A C ANTINA FOR ROOT BEER AND ENTERTAINMENT . T HIS IS AN INTERPRETIVE CAMP SHOWING S COUTS HOW LIFE IN THE LATE 1 8 0 0 ’ S AND EARLY 1 9 0 0 ’ S WOULD HAVE BEEN FOR HOMESTEADING H ISPANIC FAMILIES . F ISHING IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO MAY WANT TO DINE ON CREATURES OF THE FISHING VARIETY . ANTHONY AKINS - CD, HILARY PELHAM, ANDREW CARTER, ELIZABETH ORGAN, DAVID PEDRICK, ALLISON TAYLOR, ANNA WILSON 12 S TAFF Y EARBOOK 2 0 1 0 B ACKCOUNTRY S TAFF A PACHE S PRINGS CHRISTOPHER LOTHERS - CD, BRIAN WHITNEY, DIETRICH RINGLE, ELIZABETH SHELDON, JACOB KOCH, JUSTIN KERNES, TIM EUERHARD T EEPEES ADORN AN ASPEN LINED MEADOW AT A PACHE S PRINGS . H ERE S COUTS GET THE PLEASURE OF RELAXING IN A ‘ J ICARILLA SAUNA , ’ ( A PACHE S WEAT LODGE ) . A DDITIONALLY , CAMPERS LEARN HOW TO MAKE ARROWHEADS BY KNAPPING ( CHIPPING ) ROCK WITH DEER ANTLERS . C AMPERS MAY ALSO GRIND CORN USING A MANO AND METATE FORMED FROM SMOOTH ROCKS AND TRY THEIR HANDS AT ARCHERY . 13 P HILMONT B ACKCOUNTRY S TAFF B ALDY T OWN DONNIE MCDANIEL, JOSEPH GARTON, BIN LIZZO (CD), CATHERINE SWANSON, DAN DOEDTMAN, KYLE GUSTAFSON T HE SITE OF THE N ORTH C OUNTRY C OMMISSARY . I T OFFERS EXCELLENT VIEWS OF M OUNT W HEELER AND E AGLE N EST S TATE P ARK . I T IS A BASE FOR STARTING TREKS TO THE TOP OF M OUNT B ALDY . “Sitting on the porch at Baldy Town and looking out over Philmont is awesome! Atop Baldy we can see the plains, every staffed camp and even Colorado. We’re the first to greet the sun and the last to see it.” - Bin Lizzo 14 S TAFF Y EARBOOK 2 0 1 0 B ACKCOUNTRY S TAFF B EAUBIEN PAUL MANSCALCO, ALLISON DIETZ, CELENE REYNOLDS - CD, BETHANIE FOSTER, MATTHEW POTTER, BRIAN PAYNE W ELL KNOWN FOR THEIR BEAUTIFUL PASTURE , AT B EAUBEIN SCOUTS ARE TREATED TO WESTERN FOLKLORE , BRANDING , CHUCKWAGON SUPPERS , HORSERIDING , AND EVENING CAMPFIRES FEATURING COWBOY SKITS AND STORIES . "I F FUTURE GENERATIONS ARE TO REMEMBER US WITH GRATITUDE RATHER THAN CONTEMPT , WE MUST LEAVE THEM SOMETHING MORE THAN THE MIRACLES OF TECHNOLOGY . W E MUST LEAVE THEM A GLIMPSE OF THE WORLD AS IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING , NOT JUST AFTER WE GOT THROUGH WITH IT . " ~ L YNDON J OHNSON 15 S TAFF Y EARBOOK 2 0 1 0 B ACKCOUNTRY S TAFF B LACK M OUNTAIN MICHAEL ZOTTI, WYATT HIX, MICHAEL GRAZDZIAK - CD, JOHN ELLIS, DAN SHIPLEY G OOD LUCK GETTING HERE IN YOUR VEHICLE . B LACK M OUNTAIN IS ONE OF THE TWO CAMPS AT P HILMONT THAT YOU ARE UNABLE TO GET TO ON STAFF ROADS . B ECAUSE OF THIS , AS YOU CAN IMAGINE , IT IS A BEAUTIFUL AND SERENE CAMP . P ROGRAMMING INCLUDES BLACK POWDER SHOOTING , BLACKSMITHING AND MOUNTAIN LIVING TECHNIQUES . 16 P HILMONT B ACKCOUNTRY S TAFF C ARSON M EADOWS BRENDAN WELLS, ALEX SMITH, DINA FINATO, KIM WILLCOX, ESTHER FAHIM, ANNE CONNEALY (CD) H AVE YOU EVER WANTED TO KICKBACK AND VIEW THE T OOTH OF T IME FROM A COMFORTABLE WOODEN BENCH WHILE ENJOYING REFRESHING G ATORADE ? H AVE YOU EVER WANTED TO FROLIC THROUGH A LARGE MEADOW ‘ TIL YOU JUST CAN ’ T FROLIC ANYMORE ? L OOK NO FURTHER THAN C ARSON M EADOWS . A LL OF THIS IS POSSIBLE THANKS TO THE CAMP ’ S LARGE PORCH AND MEADOW VIEW . B UT C ARSON M EADOWS IS MORE THAN JUST A PHOTO OPPORTUNITY . T HE PROGRAM ALLOWS S COUTS TO PUT SEARCH AND RESCUE TECHNIQUES TO PRACTICAL USE THROUGH STAGED SCENARIOS . W HERE ELSE CAN YOU SAY YOU SEARCHED FOR YOUR “ INCAPACITATED ” FRIEND WHILE USING A TWO - WAY RADIO ? 17 P HILMONT B ACKCOUNTRY S TAFF C IMARRONCITO STAFF IS NOT PHOTOGRAPHED ABOVE, PHOTO WAS UNAVAILABLE SO WE CHOSE A FAVORITE AS ITS SUBSTITUTE STEPHEN CLARK, STEVE COLLIER, ZAC CRAWFORD, ANNE DOHMEN, ANDREW ELSON, A. JADE FITZGERALD, NATHAN FORD, WILLIAM GRAVES, PETER IPPOLITI, S. BROOKE KNOX, PETER LABOSH, MICHAEL MEADE, JON MINER, EPHRAIM MOORE, ERIN PANEK, KIMBERLY SCHAUER, HAU YEE WONG C IMARRONCITO IS A CLIMBING CAMP IN WHICH SCOUTS ARE ABLE TO LEARN BASIC CLIMBING SKILLS . T HEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO CLIMB SEVERAL ROCK FACES AND TRAVERSE WALLS . “ WRITING ABOUT CLIMBING IS BORING , I WOULD RATHER GO CLIMBING ” ~ C HUCK P RATT 18 S TAFF Y EARBOOK 2 0 1 0 B ACKCOUNTRY S TAFF C LARKS F ORK BRUCE WAGNELL, AUSTIN ST. GEORGE, STEVE COX, MARTY MCCOY, WAYNE TINDALL, JEREMY RALSTIN, ANN LEAVITT, PHIL LEWIS - CD, TED SITZBERGER, TANNER BRITTON C LARKS F ORK IS THE WESTERN LORE CAMP FOR THE CENTRAL COUNTRY . P ROGRAMMING INCLUDES HORSEBACK RIDING , BRANDING , CHUCK WAGON DINNERS AND AN EVENING CAMPFIRE . “C LIMB THE MOUNTAINS AND GET THEIR GOOD TIDINGS . N ATURE ' S PEACE WILL FLOW INTO YOU AS SUNSHINE FLOWS INTO TREES . T HE WINDS WILL BLOW THEIR OWN FRESHNESS INTO YOU , AND THE STORMS THEIR ENERGY , WHILE CARES WILL DROP OFF LIKE AUTUMN LEAVES .” ~ J OHN M UIR 19 P HILMONT B ACKCOUNTRY S TAFF C LEAR C REEK BRIAN CARRICO, ANDREW MCKERNAN, COLIN DOWNS, ELI PAGE-GOERTZ (CD), TREVOR DUBARD, MITCHELL LANE C AMP PROGRAM AT C LEAR C REEK INCLUDES A TRAPPING DEMONSTRATION , BLACK POWDER RIFLE SHOOTING AND LATE NIGHT CABIN PORCH STORIES . “M EN GO BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS , AS THEY GO BACK TO SAILING SHIPS AT SEA , BECAUSE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ON THE SEA THEY MUST FACE UP , AS DID MEN OF ANOTHER AGE , TO THE CHALLENGE OF NATURE . M ODERN MAN LIVES IN A HIGHLY SYNTHETIC KIND OF EXISTENCE . H E SPECIALIZES IN THIS AND THAT . R ARELY DOES HE TEST ALL HIS POWERS OR FIND HIMSELF WHOLE . B UT IN THE HILLS AND ON THE WATER THE CHARACTER OF A MAN COMES OUT . ” - AAA BBRAM R A MBR M T . CT. C OOLLIER L L I E ROL R 20 S TAFF Y EARBOOK 2 0 1 0 B ACKCOUNTRY S TAFF C RATER L AKE KARL HONEGGER, EVAN COOMBS, BEN HOFFMAN, LOGAN SMITHY, JIMMY LOWE, JOSH STANDARD (CD) S TAFFED BY LOGGERS , C RATER L AKE S TAFF C AMP GIVES S COUTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPAR POLE CLIMB HIGH INTO THE MOUNTAIN AIR AND USE THEIR MANLY AND WOMANLY MUSCLE TO BUILD RAILROAD TIES BY SWINGING BROAD AXES . A T NIGHT A DVISORS ARE TREATED TO DELECTABLE COFFEE AND TREATS FOLLOWED BY A HOOTING AND HOLLERING CAMPFIRE THAT CONSISTS OF LOGGING TALES AND OLD TIME BLUEGRASS MUSIC . S COUTS EXPERIENCE BREATH - TAKING VIEWS FROM THE CABIN BREEZEWAY AND EVEN MORE MAJESTIC VIEWS FROM THE CAMPFIRE BOWL . “ I T IS ONLY IN ADVENTURE THAT SOME PEOPLE SUCCEED IN KNOWING THEMSELVES . ” - A NDRÉ G IDE 21 P HILMONT B ACKCOUNTRY S TAFF C ROOKED C REEK C ROOKED C REEK IS ONE OF THE TWO CAMPS ON P HILMONT PROPERTY THAT DOES NOT HAVE ROAD ACCESS AND MUST BE SUPPLIED VIA BURROS OR HUMAN EFFORT , GIVING IT A REMOTE , RUSTIC BEAUTY .