Re: [Philmont] Philmyths

Philmont is a spooky place. I have heard lots of stories from multiple
folks (mostly long-ago Rangers) about "odd" things they encountered
there. I did not get the impression they were trying to snow me, and in
some cases the tellers were (still) genuinely mystified 10, 20, 30 years
later.

That said, I will also note (as I am coming up on around 2 man-years of
camping in my life) that I have seen lots of strange things in the out
of doors, none of which were inexplainable if you had adequate time to
look at them and think about what you were "seeing". Mother Nature can
be truly bizarre. But as either Isaac Asimov or Arthur Clarke once
said, it ain't a UFO until you can read the Martian registration plate.

But whether staged or not, I'd love to see a headless horseman at
Clark's Fork!

- Dr. Bob

Julian Love wrote:
> Seems like I read some additional stories in subject category in:
> Riders in the Sky: The Ghosts and Legends of Philmont Scout Ranch
> By Michael Connelly, Publisher: Merril Press, (August 2001)
>
> I remember one about a girl that haunted Miranda. Then there's a story
> about a headless rider at Clarks Fork. I can tell you for a fact that I
> personally, along with a few early-rising Scouts in my crew, heard and
> saw a "headless" rider galloping through the fields, visible from our
> campsite around 6:00 a.m., in July 2002. Does anyone know if this is a
> story perpetuated by Clarks Fork staffers who dress up and do this stunt
> every so often?
>
> Julian Love
> Troop 116, Mecklenburg County Council, Charlotte, NC
>

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Received on Fri Mar 4 05:20:32 2005