One of the funniest things found in the Philmont wilderness is the
pilot/copilot latrines. Notice all the great privacy.
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Our campsite at Aguila Camp had a great view of the valley in which
Philmont's tent city could be seen.
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Crew member Josh hams it up for the camera while crew advisor Steve
tries to take a nap.
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Who needs green eggs and ham when you have blue stew? Actually, this
was our cleaning water which turned bright blue on us.
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It's the morning of our third day on the trail. Camp is almost packed
and we are ready to head to our new campsite.
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As we hiked toward the Tooth of Time, one crew member found a loose
rock on the trail just as the picture was being taken.
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At Miner's Park Camp there were several rope challenges and obstacles
to test our agility and balance.
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On this challenge, you try to see how far you could walk along the
rope, as the ropes angled farther away from each other.
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This challenge only had two ropes, but they crossed in the middle and
made it difficult to keep your balance.
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Here we are arriving at start of Schaefer's Pass. We would be leaving
our packs behind as we made a sidehike to the Tooth of Time.
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The climb up the pass was steep and tiring. Were Gerry found the energy
to run up the last few dozen feet was beyond our knowledge.
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When we reached the top of the Pass we stopped for a break. Then it was
time to hike the Tooth Ridge Trail to our goal.
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The view from the top of the Tooth of Time was fantastic! It seemed
that you could see for hundreds of miles.
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Humans and rocks are not the only things found on the Tooth. There were
a couple of chipmunks to be found.
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Once we arrived back at our packs we posed for a great picture around
the signs which are meant to guide our way.
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A rancher at Clark's Fork Camp welcomed us as we arrived for the night
and gave us a few pointers about the program offered.
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The staff did an excellent job of entertaining the crews with an old
fashioned western campfire program.
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The following morning we met at the corral and hitched our horses for a
ride into the Philmont back country.
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