Friday, November 22, 2013
Unsung Hero Award
Beau was nominated by his counselor for an "unsung hero" award for being an all-around good guy. Awards (one per grade level per "house" = 16 honorees) were presented at a breakfast and each honoree received a certificate and a watch!
Friday, November 1, 2013
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Thursday, July 26, 2012
PSR 706-D 2012
July 4: Acclimating at Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs.
July 5: Acclimating at Great Sand Dunes National Park.
Next stop: Philmont!
July 6: Checking in at PSR -- lots of standing in line and waiting.
Home for the night: tent city.
July 7: So long to Richard. Thanks for help with transportation!
Day 1 on the trail
Dropped off at Zastrow Turn-around.
First, orient the map.
Then, hit the trail.
Once at camp, first item: hang the bear bags.
Ready for dinner.
Hurray for hot sauce.
Lesson from the crew's Wilderness Guia.
Special dessert for the first night.
Day 2 on the trail
Fun and challenge games at Urraca Mesa.
Listening to story from staffer.
Day 3 on the trail
Sunrise at Inspiration Point. Tooth of Time in the background.
So long to our ranger; now we're on our own.
Hiking through Lover's Leap.
Rained out at Miners Park. No rock climbing for 706-D.
(Also, site of the sad hot sauce catastrophe.)
Day 4 on the trail
Side hiking the Tooth of Time. No showers since base camp.
Summit, Tooth of Time. Elev. 9003.
Summit, Tooth of Time. Pointing toward Baldy.
Campfire at Clark's Fork.
Each crew had to offer up its most "manly" member for a dance off.
See Ricky in a do-si-do!
Day 5 on the trail
Early morning stop at hunting lodge.
Hiking through Hidden Valley.
Food pick up at Ute Gulch Commissary.
Climbing to Devil's Wash Basin.
Glad for cloud cover!
Tooth of Time in the distance!
Assessing the crew's progress and what's ahead.
Day 6 on the trail
Early morning departure from Devil's Wash Basin.
View of Baldy from Visto Grande.
Crossing Cimarron River.
Sign post to Santa Claus Camp.
Is that Rudolph??
Chores at Santa Claus:
washing clothes,
purifying water,
cooking dinner.
Day 7 on the trail
Another early morning departure.
Hiking through the burn area of Ponil Complex Fire of 2002.
Photo-bombed at Head of Dean.
Nearing the base of Baldy.
Conservation work:
helping to build a trail from Baldy Town to Copper Park.
706-D's completed stretch of trail.
Day 8 on the trail
Leaving Baldy Town for Baldy summit.
Climbing up...
and up...
and up.
Huzzah!
Summit, Mt. Baldy. Elev. 12,441.
Feeling strong.
Feeling proud.
Resting out of the wind before our descent.
The trail down the other side of Baldy was an easier grade.
Panning for gold at French Henry.
Ready for black smithing at French Henry.
Black smithing.
Grand finale: manly beards of coal dust!
And the forged iron hook.
Back to Baldy Town for showers and laundry.
Clean and ready for the hike back to camp at Ewels Park.
Hero's Welcome for the Old Goats as they stumble into camp after a 12+-mile day.
Day 9 on the trail
Hiking along Ponil Creek.
Pueblano: "No program, just hard, manly labor!"
Spar-pole climbing.
Thirty-three years later, he's faster up the spar pole!
Cutting railroad ties.
Planing railroad ties.
Sawing logs.
Loggerball!!
Pueblano campfire.
Day 10 on the trail
Root beer at the Ponil Cantina.
Branding Britt's Nalgene.
Roping...
"cows"
and one another.
Summit, Hart Peak. Elev. 7975. Baldy in the distance.
Atlatal throwing at Indian Writings.
Winner, winner... pudding cup.
The "writings"
and an excavated dwelling.
July 17: Hike out day.
So long, Red Roof.
At Six-Mile Gate: 100 miles in 10 days!!
Back at base camp.
"We all made it!"
Closing campfire.
July 18: So long Philmont!
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