[Philmont]: Burros

An apocryphal story from Philmont last summer. We were discussing misbehavior at Philmont. (The human sumping lawsuit story took an hour.) Our Ranger told the story of troop from Japan that became so frustrated with the burros that they pushed the poor animals off a cliff. He said the Troop was permanently barred from Philmont. The scouts in the tent next to me stayed awake until after 2 a.m.; "how could anyone do that?", "where were their leaders?", "of course they were caught, burros would not slip off a cliff without any gear on their backs." An unforgettable Philmont moment.

IWTGBTP, Tony

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Received on Thu Feb 17 16:49:13 2005