The Milky Way rests in the sky as crews return from Metcalf's campfire program on June 28th. Grayson Wolf rests on the porch of the cabin after a fantastic campfire that ran extra late because of audience participation. Clay Helfrick | PhilNews
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Coeli Clemons, Matthew Book and Ryan Kihl ride their horses for an early morning ride at Beaubien on Monday, August 5, 2019 at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico.
Devon Piret practices twirling a rope at Beaubien while on a Cavalcade on Sunday, June 20, 2021.
Eliza the goat reaches out to eat a leaf at Abreu on July 21, 2016. / Nathaniel Aron Photo Lab Tech
L to R: Mitch Vose, Cassie Hansen, Anna Stehlik, and David Geddes, Jr., also known as Straton, Millie, Clara, and Herbert--employees of Ernest Thompson Seton in 1910--brainstorm ideas to create a campfire program for Philmont's new camp, Garcia Cow.
During living history training, staff members for Fish Camp, a historical re-enactment camp, pose for a photo. Fish Camp focuses on portaying the life of Waite Phillips and his family while offering activities like fly-tying and fishing.
A bear perches on a rock near Lover's Leap on Monday, May 24, 2021.
Tokinosuke Suzuki and Hinata Ito place a rock on the pile at the top of Baldy Mountain to commend their summit.
After a full day of All Staff Training, the ranger department rings in the summer of 2018 with their first chant of the season at the 2018 opening ceremony.
***BATCH CAPTION*** On June 20, 2017, Rangers for the individual, secretive Rayado trek finished their training and finally met their crews that they will be supervising for the next 3 weeks. Not much is shared about the Rayado treks, but participants up to the age of 21 can apply for the 21 day trek through Philmont Scout Ranch with basically only one phrase to prepare them: "Expect the unexpected".
Carrie Anderson, the Conservation associate director of Environmental Education, instructs Laura Phillips on how to measure for Nitrates in the lake on top of Wilson Mesa. Nitrates are just one of the checkpoints for sustainability within a water eco-system that the ROCS crew measured.
Timothy Loosbrock splits wood at Crater Lake on July 7, 2017.
Training Crew 11 waits with anticipation as they receive their score for the clothes changing event. Most events in the Ranger Rendezvous were worth around 15 points. The Ranger Trainer gets to decide how many points that particular Crew gets.
Dean Cow Program Coordinator Elliot Remer, 19, climbs up the rock face during sunrise on August 4, 2016 at Dean Cow. Drew Castellaw/PhilNews
Peter Lampley and Anna Washburne pet the calf that was born at the beginning of the summer. Alex Cenci/PhilNews
Derek Ford sits with his .58 caliber rifle at Black Mountain Camp on June 21, 2016. The camp features blacksmithing and allows crews to both load and fire a replica Civil War era blackpowder rifle. Gabriel Scarlett/Philnews.
Service Academy Coordinator Jonathan Kaup taps the Change Lives sign on his way out of the Ranger Office on June 6, 2021.
Meg Descheneaux cuddles with a burro after unloading them at Cattle Headquarters on Saturday, May 29, 2021.
Trail, Blisters, Hiking, Puerto Rico
Members of 717-C1, Philmont's first all-girl Puerto Rican crew, apply moleskin to blisters while taking a rest on the trail on Thursday, July 22, 2021.
Crews 708-I-01 and I-02 hoist up their oops bear bag in the dark at Line Trail Camp on Friday, July 9th, 2021.
