[Philmont] New staff camp for 2008

Santa Claus is already setup with a cabin so it wouldn't be too hard for
them to make Santa Claus a staff camp just by placing staff and a program.

On 7/28/07, Roy Fisher <rfisher003@satx.rr.com> wrote:
>
> I had heard from a summer staff member that a Railroad themed camp located
> in the North Ponil Canyon was being considered. Since this is the route
> of
> the Cimarron & Northwestern Railroad it is certainly an appropriate venue.
> Perhaps the program at the Continental Tie and Lumber Camps (Crater Lake
> and
> especially Pueblano) will begin to focus on cutting railroad ties to
> supplement the program. Historically the railroad was built to haul
> timber
> out of the Ponil area, a spur went up to the Pueblano Ruins area. In
> fact,
> part of the trail over Wilson Mesa follows an old logging road used in the
> operation. Once the timber was harvested (around the early '30's), the
> railroad was abandoned.
>
> On a similar note, I have also heard that Philmont is considering opening
> a
> staffed camp somewhere in the 'no staff zone' on either side of highway
> 64.
> Perhaps Santa Claus or Visto Grande. I know water could be a problem, and
> I
> think that is why the staff camps at those two locations were
> discontinued.
> But I also believe that Philmont wants to be able to get to crews faster
> and
> have an evacuation point/staging area in the event of a fire like the
> Ponil
> Complex fire in 2002 or Rivera Mesa fire in 2006 occurred in that region.
>
> Happy Trails,
>
> Roy Fisher
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Received on Sat Jul 28 13:02:49 2007