[Philmont] Ranger 2008

Terry,

Can you advise as to where a Philmont crew can learn more about the
wildflowers (and other flora) at Philmont so they can "Be Prepared" to
enjoy what they see on their trek in a knowledgable way?

Joe Jansen
JAJansenJr@gmail.com
Philmont 1965; 1978

On 11/22/07, Terry Pogue <terrencepogue@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Matt,
> In '05 we had a brand new ranger on his first trek, we didn't know that
> until he said goodbye, but he sure acted like a pro. He scolded the crew
> only once on a miserable hike up the muddy road from Harlan to Devil's Wash
> Basin. They pulled together later when one of the guys got a little altitude
> sickness that day, his gentle scolding was the right catalyst. We had a very
> practised crew with our own cooking system. He said "I'm supposed to show
> you the PSR method, but I'd be wasting my time and just making you mad" and
> he let the lesson slide. The scouts and adults could tell the difference
> between what was policy and what was advice by the way he said it. Jonathan
> was a real trail advisor/Ranger and I hope the Ranch and he got to spend a
> couple of summers together. The only bummer was that the PR people lost the
> film from our crew picture and we had to retake it when we got back to base,
> w/o him in the picture.
>
> Have fun and learn what you can from the scouts and advisors. Jonathan got
> interested in wildflowers because of our interest (or at least he pretended
> to).
>
> Terry Pogue
> Greater St. Louis Area Council
>
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Received on Fri Nov 23 03:56:11 2007