[Philmont] Increased Participation was RE: Albuquerque to Philmont

If Philmont wants to increase participation, they better figure out how
to hire more rangers. This past summer, rangers worked for six
straight weeks without a day off, due to a shortage or rangers. There
is no overtime pay or comp time for all of the extra hours and it is
not unusual for your ranger to work a 16 hour day on his first day with
your crew. Several rangers quit midway through the summer due to the
working conditions. I don't know how they get around Department of
Labor laws, but if they try to increase participation without improving
ranger working condtions, Philmont is going to have a major labor
problem on their hands.

Dan Preston
Louisville, KY
On Sep 26, 2006, at 6:33 PM, Donald S. Roberts wrote:

> From: JVH2099@aol.com
>  > We heard that Philmont wants to increase participation by about
> 15%  
> > next summer.  That may be the reason for no early arrivals.  Things
> will  
> > be getting a bit crowded in tent city. 
>  
> Jim ought to have a pretty reliable rumor source...
>  
> They have a waiting list that never seems to get to the end of the
> list and
> they want to INCREASE participation?  I don't get it.  Are they getting
> unfilled slots but for some reason not giving those to the waitlisted
> crews? 
>  
> Or does this mean they are increasing the capacity?
>  
> We have discussed the pros and cons of increasing the capacity here on
> this list, and a lot of us felt the impact on the ranch is bad enough
> without
> opening the ranch to more crews.
>  
> During my trek in 2005 (itinerary 2) I sure felt like I was in a well
> used
> wilderness that looked much more encroached than our typical Sierra
> Nevada backpacks.  How much more wear and tear can the ranch take?
>  
> Regards
> Don Roberts
> Fullerton, CA
> with definite mixed feelings...
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Received on Wed Sep 27 10:02:13 2006