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Over the summers of 2023 and 2024, I worked at Philmont Scout Ranch, a National High Adventure Base Camp owned and operated by the Boy Scouts of America, in the Philmont Staff Association office. The ranch is still operational as a ranch with cattle, horses, burros, and bison in Cimarron, New Mexico, where thousands of participants from all across the country come to backpack the 35 staffed camps and 55 trail camps that span across over 140,000 acres of land. These are some of the moments I found during my summer at the ranch.
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![A cavalcade rides through Miranda on July 19, 2023, at Philmont Scout Ranch, in Cimarron, New Mexico.]()
A cavalcade rides through the camp Miranda on July 19, 2023, at Philmont Scout Ranch, in Cimarron, New Mexico. Participants explore the backcountry on horseback during cavalcades, rather than hike.
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An employee brands a piece of wood as part of Western Night, where people are invited to line dance, paint faces, and eat cobbler on the Philmont Training Center lawn.
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William Muskopf sits on the porch railing of the Beaubien cabin while playing guitar on July 6, 2023, at Philmont Scout Ranch, in Cimarron, New Mexico.
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![Rain downpours at Miranda on July 19, 2023, at Philmont Scout Ranch, in Cimarron, New Mexico.]()
Rain downpours at Miranda on July 19, 2023, at Philmont Scout Ranch, in Cimarron, New Mexico.
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![A crew sits on the porch of the Miranda cabin to avoid the heavy rain on July 19, 2023, at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico.]()
A crew sits on the porch of the Miranda cabin to avoid the heavy rain on July 19, 2023, at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico.
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A Beaubien camp staffer stands in the setting sun for a portrait at Beaubien on July 26, 2023, at Philmont Scout Ranch, in Cimarron, New Mexico.
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![A bird sits on a deer skull on the porch of the Miranda staff cabin on July 19, 2023, at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico.]()
A bird sits on a deer skull on the porch of the Miranda staff cabin on July 19, 2023, at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico.
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![Alex Baier (front), Topher Busch (middle), and Robbie Tennant (back) perform together at the Metcalf Station campfire on June 21, 2023, at Philmont Scout Ranch, in Cimarron, New Mexico.]()
Alex Baier (front), Topher Busch (middle), and Robbie Tennant (back) perform together at the Metcalf Station campfire on June 21, 2023, at Philmont Scout Ranch, in Cimarron, New Mexico.
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![Crew members stand with their burros at Pueblano on June 14, 2023, at Philmont Scout Ranch, in Cimarron, New Mexico.]()
Crew members stand with their burros at Pueblano on June 14, 2023, at Philmont Scout Ranch, in Cimarron, New Mexico.
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![Nathan Wilder stokes the fire of the wood stove in the Miranda staff cabin on July 19, 2023, at Philmont Scout Ranch, in Cimarron, New Mexico.]()
Nathan Wilder stokes the fire of the wood stove in the Miranda staff cabin on July 19, 2023, at Philmont Scout Ranch, in Cimarron, New Mexico.
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A participant of the 75th annual Philmont Staff Association reunion paints a fence at the Holy Child Chapel at Rayado as part of a project to complete 500 hours of service across all the reunion participants.
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A wrangler and a Beaubien camp staffer play a roping game at Beaubien on July 26, 2023, at Philmont Scout Ranch, in Cimarron, New Mexico.
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![William Maniscalco stands for a portrait at Miranda on July 19, 2023, at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico.]()
William Maniscalco stands for a portrait at Miranda on July 19, 2023, at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico.
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Visitors walk through the VIlla Philmonte during the 75th annual Philmont Staff Association reunion on July 3, 2023.
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![Camp Director Alexander Hahn greets participants for evening program at Miranda on July 19, 2023, at Philmont Scout Ranch, in Cimarron, New Mexico.]()
Camp Director Alexander Hahn greets participants for evening program at Miranda on July 19, 2023, at Philmont Scout Ranch, in Cimarron, New Mexico.
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![Burros stand in the pen at Miranda after a storm on July 19, 2023, at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico.]()
Burros stand in the pen at Miranda after a storm on July 19, 2023, at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico.
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![Alex Baier sits inside the Metcalf Station Train Depot on June 21, 2023, at Philmont Scout Ranch, in Cimarron, New Mexico.]()
Alex Baier sits inside the Metcalf Station Train Depot on June 21, 2023, at Philmont Scout Ranch, in Cimarron, New Mexico.
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An musician at Beaubien practices playing his banjo before the campfire show at Beauien on July 26, 2023, at Philmont Scout Ranch, in Cimarron, New Mexico.
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![A Philmont license plate with bullet holes hangs on the wall of the Miranda staff cabin on July 19, 2023, at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico.]()
A Philmont license plate with bullet holes hangs on the wall of the Miranda staff cabin on July 19, 2023, at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico.
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![Metcalf Station Camp Director, Robbie Tennant, walks around the camp on June 21, 2023, at Philmont Scout Ranch, in Cimarron, New Mexico.]()
Metcalf Station Camp Director, Robbie Tennant, walks around the camp on June 21, 2023, at Philmont Scout Ranch, in Cimarron, New Mexico.
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The staff of the camp Ring Place, located in Carson National Forest in Cimarron, New Mexico, wrap a cord around the structure of a yurt in order to keep the structure together, on May 1, 2024. The staff live in the yurt over the summer and spend a day together setting it up.
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