Looking out from Cimarroncita towards the burn at dusk. Photo by Jarod Contreras.
Members of crew 714R begin their hike into the burn. Photo by Jarod Contreras.
Crew 714R hikes in the burn. Photo by Jarod Contreras.
Crew 714R's guide from Cimarroncita to Sawmill, Nick, hikes in the burn. Photo by Jarod Contreras.
A broken and burned tree in the burn. Photo by Jarod Contreras.
Looking off trail into the blackened trees of the burn. Photo by Jarod Contreras.
An aspen grows in the burn. Photo by Jarod Contreras.
Bob Hyland, advisor to crew 717I-02, poses for a portrait near Beaubien. Photo by Jarod Contreras.
Martin Smith, advisor to crew 717I-02, poses for a portrait near Beaubien. Photo by Jarod Contreras.
Scott Shorter, advisor to crew 717I-02, poses for a portrait near Beaubien. Photo by Jarod Contreras.
Two camper conservationists move a piece of a felled tree of the road near Beaubien. Photo by Jarod Contreras.
A participant from Crew 723-P watches the sunrise over the 2018 Ute Park Fire burn scar from the porch of Sawmill on Saturday, July 31st, 2021.
(Left to right) __, Cerise Campbell, and Terra Evans of Crew 723-P watch the sunrise over the 2018 Ute Park Fire burn scar from the porch of Sawmill on Saturday, July 31st, 2021.
(Left to right) Advisor Clark Smith, Terra Evans, and Cerise Campbell of Crew 723-P watch the sunrise over the 2018 Ute Park Fire burn scar from the porch of Sawmill on Saturday, July 31st, 2021.
Crew 725-T sits below the porch of Sawmill to watch the sunrise over the 2018 Ute Park Fire burn scar on Saturday, July 31st, 2021 before embarking on a hike through it to Cimarroncita.
Crew 725-S-02 hikes through the Ute Park burn scar to Cimarroncita on Saturday, July 31st, 2021. The Ute Park trail is guided by Staff Members of Sawmill and Cimarroncita due to the hazardous nature of this area. Participants who hike through the burn scar are prone to heat exhaustion and may experience flash flooding.
Crews 725-T and 725-S-02 hike through the Ute Park Pass on their way to Cimarroncita on Saturday, July 31st, 2021. The now trail was once used as a service road by Philmont vehicles.
Crews 725-T and 725-S-02 hike through the Ute Park Pass on their way to Cimarroncita on Saturday, July 31st, 2021.
Ian Dolan of Crew 725-S-02 sips water from his bladder during a break on the Ute Park fire trail
Ian Dolan of Crew 725-S-02 hikes through the Ute Park Pass on his way to Cimarroncita on Saturday, July 31st, 2021.
Crews 725-T and 725-S-02 rest on the Ute Park Fire trail on their way to Cimarroncita on Saturday, July 31st, 2021. The hike starts at 7 am sharp to avoid extreme afternoon heat and thunderstorms that can cause flash flooding.
Owen McCormick of Crew 725-S-02 eats a snack during a pack-off break in the Ute Park burn scar on the trail to Cimarroncita on Saturday, July 31st, 2021.
Ute Park Fire trail guide, Bowden Maiellaro, points across the burn to a distant mountain on Philmont Property while at an overlook on the way to Cimarroncita on Saturday, July 31st, 2021.
Crew 725-S-02 stops at a scenic view of the Ute Park Fire burn scar on the way to Cimarroncita with trail guide Bowden Maiellaro on Saturday, July 31st, 2021. Advisor James Sheridan takes a photo in the foreground.
Advisor, James Sheridan, hands trail guide, Bowden Maiellaro, his phone for a group photo of Crew 725-S-02 at a scenic overlook of the Ute Park Fire burn car on Saturday, July 31st, 2021.
Trail Guide, Bowden Maiellaro, takes a picture of Crew 725-S-02 at a scenic over look over the Ute Park Fire burn scar on Saturday, July 31st, 2021.
Advisor Andrew Gray of Crew 725-T catches up with the rest of his crew as well as Crew 725-S-02 during the Ute Park Pass hike in the burn scar on Saturday, July 31st, 2021. The two crews, headed to Cimarroncita, departed at a mandatory 7 am hike out time.
Advisor Colton Wagener wraps the knee of a participant from Crew 725-S-02 to add stability to the joint while walking down the Ute Park Pass trail to Cimarroncita on Friday, July 31st, 2021.
Crews 725-T and 725-S-02 hike through the Ute Park Pass towards Cimarroncita on Friday, July 31st, 2021. Baldy Mountain can be seen in the background covered by a cloud, which they will summit on day 10, 3 days after they arrive at Cimarroncita.
Crew 725-S-02 rests during the final stretch of the Ute Park Pass trail on Saturday, July 31st, 2021. Cimarroncita lies less than a mile away after the crew has just hiked about 7 miles down the pass.
Crew 725-S-02 crosses a water stream during the final stretch of the Ute Park Pass trail on Saturday, July 31st, 2021. Cimarroncita lies less than a mile away after the crew has just hiked about 7 miles down the pass.