ORDER OF THE ARROW TRAIL CREW 2007 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH. Appp "FIRST A SPARK, NOW A FLAME" FOREMAN FIELDBOOK

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1 ORDER OF THE ARROW TRAIL CREW 2007 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH I II Appp "FIRST A SPARK, NOW A FLAME" FOREMAN FIELDBOOK

2 This is the true joy i life, beig used for a purpose recogized by yourself as a mighty oe; the beig a force of ature istead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailmets ad grievaces, complaiig that the world will ot devote itself to makig you happy. I am of the opiio that my life belogs to the commuity, ad as log as I live, it is my privilege to do whatever I ca. I wat to be thoroughly used up whe I die, for the harder I work, the more I live. I rejoice i life for its ow sake. Life is o brief cadle for me. It is sort of a spledid torch which I have got hold of for a momet, ad I wat to make it bur brightly as possible before hadig it o to future geeratios... George Berard Shaw

3 ..., : ) 2007 Order of the Arrow Trail Crew Philmot Scout Rach "First A Spark, Now A Flame" This book is dedicated to the Natioal Order of the Arrow Committee ad the Philmot Scout RachMaagemet. Thakyou for workig togetherto provide youth the opportuity to experiece a true adveture of the spirit.

4 ~ ; I...,, \ PHILMONT OA TRAIL CREW COMMITTEE Philmot Coservatio Departmet Staff r"', \,..., ; I Sea Roysto Matt Griffis Cliff Galle Associate Director of Coservatio/OATC Gaiesville, FL OA Trail Crew Coordiator Sa Lorezo, CA Director of Coservatio Ocea Sprigs, MS Philmot Scout Rach Maagemet Keith Gallaway Marl< Aderso Joh Va Dreese Doug Palmer Bria Gray Joh Clarl< Natioal Director of High Adveture Geeral Maager, Philmot Scout Rach Director of Program Associate Director of Program Associate Director of Program Director of Traiig Ceter Comptroller Cimarro, NM Cimarro, NM Cimarro, NM Cimarro, NM Cimarro, NM Cimarro, NM ~, \ ~, \ Advisers r'1, I Gee Schell Carey Miller Ed Pease Da Segersi Natioal OA Committee, Lead Adviser Associate Natioal OA Director Philmot Staff Associatio, Presidet Natioal OA Committee, Vice Chairma St. Charles, MO Irvig, TX Terre Haute, IN Ede Prairie, MN,..., I 1,.., I I Natioal Officers Eva Chaffee Larry Newto Brad Haddock Clyde Mayer Natioal Chief, Order of the Arrow Sa Jua Capistrao,CA Natioal ViceChief, Order of the Arrow Motgomery, Al Natioal OA Committee, Chairma Wichita, KS Natioal OA Director Irvig, TX ; I I,..., ; \,..., ; I ii

5 Dear Brother., r, I,, '... I..l Welcome to the Order of the Arrow Trail Crew Staff. You are part of a group that values leamig, persoal growth, selfreliace, ad professioalism. You are also a member of the Coservatio Departmet that takes pride i hard work ad a positive attitude. Sice the iceptio of the program thirtee years ago, OATC has had the itetio of brigig youth Arrowme from across the atio closer to the service ad campig traditios of the Order of the Arrow. This is your opportuity to perpetuate rich Scout campig adveture ad traditios. As a member of the Philmot Staff, you are cosidered amog the top outdoor leaders i the Boy Scouts ad the Order of the Arrow. Ahead of you is a uique opportuity to shape future leaders for our programs. You will be a costat role model throughout the summer. so costatly seek to maitai a positive attitude, flexibility, ad humble pride. Withi the pages of this book there is a wide rage of iformatio. If for ay reaso, you feel that your questios are ot aswered withi this material or would like a more detailed aswer to your questio, please do ot hesitate to approach a member of the leadership at ay time. Kowledge breeds cofidece. so be sure to kow the iformatio cotaied i this book. This summer will surely be a rewardig experiece, oe that will stay with you throughout your lifetime. You will ofte have the opportuity to put to use every skill, techique, ad ispiratio Scoutig has ever taught you. I look forward to workig with you this summer as we provide a hallmark experiece i the lives of hudreds of Arrowme from across the coutry. IZ~'r~_...,_...z._ Sea Roysto Associate Director of Coservatio Order ofthe Arrow Trail Crew Philmot Scout Rach iii

6 r"' : \,..., I I Resources: Rager Fieldbook, Philmot Scout Rach Coservatio Maual, Philmot Scout Rach Order of the Arrow Hadbook 1995 & 1996 editios writte ad edited by Marty Tschetter 1997 editio revised by P.JI Parmar 1998 & 1999 editios edited ad revised by David Stowe 2000 editio revised by Whit Culver 2001 editio revised by Cortlad Bolles 2002 editio revised by Steve Beckett 2003 editio revised by Matt Dukema 2004 & 2005 editios edited ad revised by Rya Hawk 2006 editio edited ad revised by Joe Makkos ad Sea Roysto 2007 editio edited ad revised by Sea Roysto ad Matt Griffis Ackowledgmets: The OATC staff of 2007 would like to thak the followig Arrowme for helpig with the ogoig revisio of this maual, the doatio of time ad supplies, ad the cotiued success of the OA Trail Crew program: OA Coservatio Staffs, Jaso Accola, Joh AIlie, Mark Aderso, Scott Beckett, Steve Beckett, Cortlad Bolles, Seth Brow, Jack Butler, Whit Culver, Matthew Dukema, Mike Edwards, Dave Golde, Jared Farfey, Luke Fitzgerald, Brad Haddock, Rya Hawk, Greg Hazlehurst, Rya Kig, Eric Lassace, Matt Laudoe, Joe Makkos, Carey Miller, Rya Miske, P.Jl Parmar, Ed Pease, Frak Reigelma, Gee Schell, Joe Scioti, Bill Spice, David Stowe, Dea Tooley, Marty Tschetter, Todd Tumer, Matt Walker, Erik Walter, Steve Willis, ad William Yeager. Your dedicatio is the igrediet that makes this program so strog. iv Sea ad Matt :I,...,, I... I,.,, \ if

7 .. CEREMONIES v, : TABLE OF CONTENTS 2007 OA TRAIL CREW FRAMEWORK 1 (Objectives, Orgaizatio, Policies, ad History) FOREMAN SCHEDULE SCHEDULE DETAILS 12 THE OA TRAIL CREW PROGRAM 21 REFERENCE MATERIALS INTERPERSONAL SKILLS SHAKEDOWN.. 42 SEITING UP CAMP. 50 INCAMP SKILLS 52 HIKING SPECIAL & DANGEROUS CAMPING SITUATIONS...61 PHILSAR OPERATIONS. 63 BACKCOUNTRY CAMP INFORMATION 65 CREWS AND GENDER ISSUES IMPACT BUS TOUR INFORMATION 69 (History ad Glossary of Philmot Camps) 72 WILDERNESS QUOTES 83 I

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11 2007 OA TRAIL CREW FRAMEWORK ObJectives, Orgaizatio, Policies, ad History Purpose of the Boy Scouts of America Its purpose is to promote, through cooperatio with other agecies, the ability of youth to do thigs for themselves ad others, ad to teach them patriotism, courage, selfreliace, ad kidred virtues. I achievig this purpose, emphasis is placed upo its educatioal program ad the oaths, promises, ad codes for character developmet, citizeship traiig, ad metal ad physical fitess. The Scout Oath or Promise, Scout Law, Declaratio of Religious Priciple, ad Scoutig Aims ad Methods are amog the foudatio of the BSA. Philmot Campig Missio Statemet The purpose of Philmot Scout Rach is to serve local coucils by providig a outstadig High Adveture experiece for older Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts, Veture Scouts ad Explorers. Programs are desiged to achieve the pricipal objectives of the Boy Scouts of America: to build character, to foster participatig citizeship ad to develop physical, metal ad emotioal fitess. Philmot poits of emphasis iclude a quality staff, adveturous program, developig values i participats, safety i program elemets, ad stewardship of the eviromet. Purpose of the Order To recogize those campers5couts ad Scouterswho best exemplify the Scout Oath ad Law i their daily lives ad by such recogitio cause other campers to coduct themselves i such a maer as to warrat recogitio. To develop ad maitai campig traditios ad spirit. To promote Scout campig, which reaches its greatest effectiveess as a part of the uit's campig program, both yearroud ad i the summer camp, as directed by the campig committee of the coucil. To crystallize the Scout habit of helpfuless ito a life purpose of leadership i cheerful service to others Order of the Arrow Trail Crew Objectives Fellowship: Brig Arrowme together from across the atio i fellowship. Ispiratio: Ispire participats to a greater commitmet to cheerful service. Philmot: Achieve these objectives by subscribig to the Philmot Missio Statemet Trail BUildig: Build a quality trail for the bettermet of Philmot. Uique Program: Provide a outdoor educatio ad leadership experiece for participats by usig the methods of Scoutig ad the Order of the Arrow. OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

12 2007 Order of the Arrow Trail Crew Theme "FirstA Spark, Now A Flame" Objectives of OA Trail Crew Staff Members As a OA TrailCrew staff member, your objectivesshouldiclude: To provide every camper with a wholesome ad safe experiece that meets his high expectatios. To help campers develop a kee awareess ad appreciatio for the great outdoors ad to motivate them to assume the resposibility for livig i harmoy with ature. To help fulfill the basic objectives of the Boy Scouts of America, l.e., character buildig, citizeship traiig, ad physical ad metal fitess through persoal examples ad creative educatioal programs. To help achieve the high objectives give by Waite Phillips i his Philmot dedicatio. To demostrate a ethusiastic Scoutig, Order of the Arrow, ad Coservatio spirit ad leadership. To exemplify the priciples of the Scout Oath ad Law, ad the Order of the Arrow Obligatio. To promote a spirit of geuie friedliess, uderstadig of others eeds, ad cooperatio. To ecourage ad ispire the youth i your care to cotiue to promote the Scoutig movemet back at their respective troops, districts, chapters ad lodges. As a OA Forema you should aim to: Serve your campers to the best of your ability Live by the high ideals of the Boy Scouts ad the Order of the Arrow Lead by example Establish a safe work eviromet Effectively teach the OA, campig, ad trail buildig programs Servig campers durig their high adveture program is umber oe o the list. Foreme ethusiastically welcome their participats, assist through Headquarters, take them ito the backcoutry, teach campig skills, build a trail, take a trek, perform ceremoies, ad supervise crews durig their twoweek stay at Philmot. You will have to try to do your best to be a expert i may areas: friedship, guide, teacher, wilderess affairs, huma relatios, leadership, backpackig, trail buildig, emergecy procedures, ad motivatio. It is a 24houraday job for the 15 days that you are with your crew. It is a time where you will fid yourself o a pedestal. You must do your best to be strog metally ad physically, to be flexible ad positive, to be a leader, to be cheerful, ad to be a Arrowma i the highest ad broadest sese of the word. OATCSTAFFFIELDBOOK 2 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH. :! ~. I I 11 I

13 Staff Orgaizatio The Coservatio Departmet was established i 1971 to oversee the coservatio ad lad maagemet process at Philmot. As a departmet, we assist ad trai evirometal program couselors who are direcuy ivolved with promotig lowimpact campig techiques amog campers. The Coservatio Departmet is resposible for the vast etwork of trails as well as overseeig soil ad water projects. The Director of Coservatio has total resposibility for all facets of the departmet durig the campig seaso ad reports to the Director of Program. The Coservatio Departmet is resposible for maitaiig stadards of all the campsites, bear cables, sumps, fire rigs, trail sigs, trails, evirometal awareess programs, ad trail crew programs. Several Associate Directors of Coservatio (ADC's) share resposibility for the various divisios of the departmet: Coservatioists, Work Crews, ROCS, ad OA Trail Crew. Each ADC has specialized, admiistrative fuctios for the etire Coservatio staff. OA Trail Crew leadership cosists of the ADC ad oe Coordiator, who reports direcuy to the ADC. I geeral, the coordiator is resposible to implemet program, orgaize logistics, aid i traiig ad coach ad establish a rapport with the OA Trail Crew staff. If a Forema gets hurt or eeds to be replaced i the field, the coordiator might take his place. Specific compoets of the OA Trail Crew program are assiged to the coordiator. LasUy, he aids i evaluatig the Foreme ad Assistat Foreme durig the summer. The OA Foreme will provide leadership ad supervisio to crews of participats durig trail buildig ad coservatio projects. They are resposible for all elemets of the OA program. Please review your job descriptio for a full characterizatio of your positio... Philmot Policies The Philmot Staff Guidebook clearly states Philmot policies, ad all staffers are expected to be thoroughly familiar with its cotets. Be cautious of situatios that go agaist these policies. I the past, some situatios may have occurred which wet agaist Philmot policy; It is possible that such situatios wet without otice or reprimad. This does ot make these situatios appropriate. Beware of stories of past escapades, ad judge each opportuity aew with your ow kowledge of Philmot policies. Start your staff experiece by familiarizig yourself with the Philmot Staff Guidebook, ad adhere to it throughout the summer. If you have ay questios regardig policy, please ask your supervisor. OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 3 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

14 OA Trail Crew Policy ad Procedure Iformatio Establishig policies ad procedures will help daytoday activities flow smoothly ad safely. 1. Rotatio & Days'()ff Schedule: You will have two twoweek sessios durig the summer. Each sessio will ivolve approximately oe week buildig trail ad oe week o a trek. Before ad after each sessio you will be required to assist i various assigmets, for several workdays. You are required to cotiue to stay with ad work with your crew util the morig after their baquet. Your other work assigmets could iclude helpig prepare, serve, ad cleaup at OA baquets, performig ceremoies, welcomig arrivig Scouts ad helpig with their registratio. or helpig aother part of the Coservatio Departmet as assiged by your supervisor. You will have ample time to prepare for your ext crew. After each sessio (ad associated workdays) you ear four days off. The specific dates of these days off will be dictated by your "rotatio." Your rotatio will ot be determied util staff traiig. 2. EqUipmet: It is expesive. Philmot provides a large amout of equipmet to staff members for use i the summer. It is importat to make that equipmet last the etire summer. You are resposible for equipmet issued. so take good care of it. 3. Day'()ff Itieraries: I betwee assigmets make sure you fid somethig fu to do. You may wat to go hikig or visit a ew camp. It is required to always hike with a parter. You are required to leave a detailed itierary with the OATC ADC or Coordiator. If the proposed itierary must be chaged while o the trail, you must radio a 1049 to the Coservatio Departmet from a staffed camp. Leave a Chage i DayQff Itierary Form with the CO from the camp you made the radio call. The purpose of the itierary is to provide a elemet of safety. If the Forema fids himself i trouble, others kow where to start lookig. This is a accepted backpackig precautio ad must be followed. Ask more experieced staff for suggestios o places to visit. 4. Slg.()ut, SigI: Whe you leave the Rach sig out at the Coservatio Shed, or let the OA leadership kow your plas. This is ot a cotrol but a iformatio system to help Philmot reach you i a emergecy situatio. Sigi whe you retur to the Rach. 5. Stay with your crew: The Forema's resposibility is to stay with the crew durig the etire assigmet, which icludes the work site. sleepig ad hikig. This also icludes Backcoutry program: if the Forema is ot workig o other program materials, he must be participatig with the crew. Also, upo returig to Base Camp, the assigmet is ot complete util the morig after the baquet. At that poit, various assigmets are required before daysoff start. 6. Relatioships with members of the opposite sex: Foreme should maitai the image of the BSA ad Philmot. Remember that your job resposibilities come first. Use commo sese ad your kowledge of the Staff Guidebook to act with the best judgemet. OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 4 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH :r ~ I i'"""1 I

15 7. Your work performace will be observed ad evaluated two times by OATC Leadership. The Coordiator or the ADCQA will perform your evaluatios. This process is desiged to offer costructive feedback ad improve your performace. As such. Philmot offers umerous opportuities for your persoal growth. 8. Absolutely o form of hazig will be accepted or tolerated at ay time toward participats or other staff. You are expected to be familiar with what may costitute hazig. I oe sese hazig is ay activity ot deemed ormal i regular society. Iterdepartmetal Relatios Refer to the Staff Guidebook for specific commets o relatios betwee staff members. The key phrase is "Humble Pride" which is applicable to persos of all departmets. The Philmot staff is a team, every member of which is proud of their positio. Respect other staff ad get to kow them. Be familiar with the operatios of all departmets: Services. Logistics, Tradig Post, Food Service, Philmot MuseumsNilla Philmote, News ad Photo Service (NPS), Security, Health Lodge, Maiteace, Backcoutry, Coservatio, PTC Family Programs, Craft Lodge. Commissary, Motorpool, Merchadise Warehouse. Equipmet Repair. Activities, Chaplais, Backcoutry Staff, Ragers, Admiistratio. ad the Horse Departmet. The OA Staff Uiform You will be required to wear full Field Uiform with staff arrowhead wheever you are i Base Camp. All uiform parts eed to be curret. official, ad have the patch for your registered positio. Proper square kots eed to be wom; temporary ad jamboree emblems eed to be placed i their appropriate places. Uiformigdetails are described i the Philmot Staff Guidebook. The OA staff eeds to be i full Field Uiform the momig they report for a assigmet. Whe you get your backpack ad are prepared to hit the trail after dier, switch ito your staff shirt that you will wear for the duratio of the assigmet. You are required to wear your staff uiform at the work site. Whe trail buildig, you ca wear work overalls over your staff uiform. The Field Uiform regulatio may ot apply oly if you are o a special workday. By rule. be either "all i uiform or all out." Eve if you are o a dayoff i the Backcoutry you must wear your staff uiform. Also, you must be i uiform whe eatig i the diig hall. The OA Trail Crew participats are Philmot participats first. No oe should stad out. The oly appropriate time to wear the OA sash is at the closig baquet. Make sure your participats kow this from the time they get ito Base Camp ad uderstad the reasos behid it. We are Arrowme by our actios ot by our appearace. Proper uiform is importat to create the right atmosphere ad attitude. Look sharp, be clea, ad be proud. You are a member of the Philmot team ad Coservatio Staff. A group of Foreme ad participats who are all i full. proper uiform is quite a impressive sight. You must brig or buy eough parts to be correctly clothed each day. Philmot will provide all staff with a allowace to buy uiform materials, icludig staff shirts, at the begiig of the summer. OATCSTAFFFIELDBOOK 5 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH

16 OA Trail Crew History The OA Trail Crew was ispired by a visio Michael Edwards had i the summer of Upo discussig possibilities ad details, the Natioal Committee approved the fuds ecessary to make the visio a reality. Marty Tschetter was appoited as the Assistat Director of Coservatio i charge of OA Trail Crew for the summer of 1995 while Mike Edwards ad Greg Hazlehurst served as Assistat Directors. I December at the Natioal OA Plaig Meetig, Seth Brow was elected to serve as the Program Developmet Chairma by the other Sectio Chiefs o the Trail Buildig Project Committee. The first summer of the program saw the attedace of 131 Arrowme, led by twelve Foreme i ie sessios feet of trail were built, startig at Vaca camp ad headig dow to U.S. Route 64. "Deliverig the Promise" OA Trail Crew 1996 I the summer of Arrowme atteded six sessios, agai led by twelve Foreme feet were added to the trail. Marty Tschetter oversaw both Philmot Trail Crew programs, while Scott Beckett was the Director of the OA Trail Crew. Oly six sessios were offered as to ot iterfere with the Natioal Order ofthe Arrow Coferece. "Buildig o Tomorrow" OA Trail Crew 1997 Durig the summer of 1997, 282 participats built 8500 feet, ad the Vaca Trail was completed ad work bega o the trail to the Tooth of Time. Eightee Foreme lead ie OA Trail Crew sessios, while Rya Miske was the director ad Todd Turer ad P.J! Parmar were the Assistat Directors. "I the Spirit of Service" OA Trail Crew 1998 I the summer of 1998, uder the watchful eyes of Director Todd Turer ad assistats David Stowe ad Jared Farley, twetyfour Foreme exteded the work already completed o the Tooth of Time Trail ad pushed the Stoewall Pass Trail to completio. Through six sessios ad twetyfour crews, 249 Scouts were grated the opportuity to experiece this uique Philmot adveture. "These High Places" OA Trail Crew 1999 The summer of 1999 was a memorable experiece for 180 Arrowme from across the atio led by twelve Foreme. Returig to the staff to lead the program were Director David Stowe ad Assistats Whit Culver ad David Golde. Their goals were met as the Tooth of Time Ridge Trail was opeed for thousads of scouts to use every summer for years to come ad plas were made to begi work i the Black Horse area of the rach. "Meet the Challege" OA Trail Crew 2000 Durig the summer of 2000, approximately 106 Arrowme came to Philmot for the begiig of the fourth trail the Order of the Arrow has provided service. Uder the eyes of twelve Foreme, ad led by Whit Culver ad his two coordiators, Bret Wade ad Cody Ferguso, those youg me bega costructio i the rugged Baldy Coutry. Historically sigificat, this will evetually ope the Black Horse Mie area, a regio of the Rach previously uused. OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 6 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH i1,,

17 "Letthe Spirit Fill Us OA Trail Crew 2001 Durigthe summerof 2001, some 105 Arrowme cotiued the work started o the BlackHorseMie Trail. Followig the lead of Cortlad Bolles, Coordiators Steve Beckettad Matt Dukema, ad twelveforeme, the youg mewho vetured to the Southwest this summer, edeavored to fiish aothertrail at Philmot, the fourth i seve summers! "ThoseWho ChoseYou NeedYou" OA Trail Crew 2002 For the summerof 2002, 124 Arrowme participated i the OA Trail Crew's restoratio of the lower BoitaTrail earabreu. The Black HorseTrail was ot completed due to severefires, which destroyed a large area of the North Coutry. Uderthe directio of Steve Beckettad his coordiator Matt Dukema ad uderthe guidace of twelve great foreme a excitig ad memorable experiece was delivered for all that atteded. "Steadfast i Our Purpose" OA Trail Crew 2003 For the summerof 2003 approximately 160 Arrowme had the opportuity to participate i the completio of The Black Horse MieTrail ad the begiig of a ew trail over the ridge at CopperPark. Uderthe guidace of 12 foreme, ad led by Matt Dukema ad his coordiator Eric Buschelma the summerhelpedope a ew, uusedportio of the rach provedto be a excitig, memorable experiece for all who atted. "All the Natural World Aroud You" OA Trail Crew2004 The privilege of workig o a trail from CopperPark camp to the edge of Philmot property high atop the ridgeortheastof CopperPark brought97 Arrowme through OATC last summer. Twelve outstadig Foreme exteded these opportuities to the may participats who approached the summerwith ew ethusiasm for the Order's priciples. Rya Hawk experieced a life chagig summeramog twelve remarkable Foreme full of the spirit. "WhoWill Go UpoThis Joumey" OA Trail Crew2005 Returig to CopperPark to cotiue work i the high coutry gave over 90 Arrowme the awesome opportuity to experiece Philmotad the Order's best. DirectorRya Hawkad Coordiator RyaCrider led 9 foreme i deliverig what has becomea legedary HighAdveture experiece for Boy Scoutyouth acrossthe atio provided a adveturous ad strog experiece for all ivolved. "Realize Your IerResolve" OA Trail Crew2006 I 2006 the OATCretured oce agaito CopperPark to work towardsthe completio of the Greewood Cayo trail which bega three summers ago. Uderthe leadership of DirectorJoe Makkosad Coordiator Sea Roysto, 12 forema guidedover 120 arrowma from acrossthe atio to the experiece of a lifetime. "FirstA Spark, NowA Flame" OA Trail Crew 2007 I 2007,OATCwill travel to CopperPark for oe last time to put the fial touches o this moumetal trail. DirectorSea Roysto. Coordiator Matt Griffisad 12 Foreme will lead over 200 arrowme to a whole ew adveture to start work o a ew trail ear Poil. This trail will ot oly makethe Rach safer, it will also give thesefew arrowme a life chagig experiece to cherish. OATCSTAFFFIELDBOOK 7 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH

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21 , '... FOREMAN SCHEDULE Dally Details The outlie for your full work rotatio is give below. The activities i the schedule are discussed i greater detail i the sectio that follows. Note that this is oly a outlie. Specific sequecig ad timigs of evets may chage, ad you eed to be flexible to accommodate such chages. However, the times listed below must be adhered to uless chaged by your supervisor. Be sure to be o time for all appoitmets. Always be puctual. This is a stadard schedule; the first ad last few sessios may differ slightly. This schedule starts after your days off. DAY ONE (Thurs) 8:00am Meet at the OA Trail Crew Office. Morig activities will cosist of preparig for the eveig's baquet ad preparig for your ext crew. Durig the morig is oe possible time that you may meet with your supervisor for evaluatio purposes. 1:OOpm Meet at the Office. The afteroo will be devoted to baquet preparatio. Of your group of Foreme, oe will be take to the Welcome Ceter to greet the 8:00pm bus from Albuquerque. This Forema will miss the baquet. The other Foreme will serve the baquet. All Foreme will assist i baquet cleaup.... DAY TWO :... DAY... THREE TRANSITION DAY 8:00am Meet at the Office for rehearsal of the Opeig Ceremoy. Afterwards, fiish preparig for your ext crew. 1111:30am, all OA Trail Crew Staff will meet at the office for the weekly meetig. 11:30am Oe Forema preparig for days off will eat luch with ay members of the ext crew who have arrived. 12:30pm Meet at the office, completely ready for your ext crew. 1:00pm Greet your crew at the Coservatio Shed. Route through Base Camp procedures (see Base Camp.) 3:30pm Worship Service 5:00pm Eat dier with crew at the diig hall. 5:30pm policy meetig. 6:00pm Meet for bus departure ad/or hike to the site. Begi teachig campsite setup (see Backcoutry). 7:00pm Foreme will be collected from their crew to head towards the ceremoy site. 8:00pm Crew will go to the opeig ceremoy. Afterwards, debrief crew (See OA Program). Also, discuss duty roster ad ext day's schedule. 6:00am Reveille for all participats. Itroduce the quote of the day over breakfast. 7:00am Breakfast should be fiished, ad all should be o their way to the worksite ready for work site set up. Tooltalk, trail talk, ad safety talk (see Coservatio Maual). Set goals, pose a challege. Start buildig trail. OATCSTAFF FIELDBOOK 9 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH

22 DAY FOUR DAY FIVE DAY SIX DAY SEVEN DAY EIGHT DAY NINE DAY TEN obreakfor luch & discussio for about 1.5 hours. o3:00pm Cooksquit workad start dier. o4:00pmeveryoe quits work, ad headsto dier. o6:30pm Dier& cleaupshould be doe. o7:00pm Eveig Activity(see OA program). osometime before bed: Thomsad Roses(see OA program). o9:30pm "Lights out," ad Foreme ightlymeetig. Note: morig, luch, ad eveig routies are the same for days four through eight. o5:30am Cooks rise to prepare breakfast. o6:00am Reveille for all participats. Itroduce the quote of the day overbreakfast. o7:00am Breakfast should be fiished. ad all should be o their way to the worksite readyfor work. otooltalk, trail talk. ad safety talk (seecoservatio Maual). oset goals.pose a challege. ostart buildig trail. obreakfor luch& discussio for about 1.5 hours. o3:00pm Cooksquit work ad start dier. o4:00pm Everyoe quits work. ad headsto dier. o6:30pm Diercleaupshould be doe. o7:00pm Eveig Activity(see OA program). osometime before bed:thoms ad Roses (see OA program). o9:30pm "Lights out," ad Foreme ightlymeetig. otrail buildig ooa Program ocrewchooses Backcoutry programs ad develops trek pla. otrek itieraries will be pickedup earlymorig. otrail buildig ooaprogram otrail buildig ooaprogram otrail buildig ooaprogram ocloseworksite after luch obreakworksite camp (see ICamp Skills). o8:00am Retur to BaseCamp. ocheckout gear& food from Services. o1111 :30am Meetat Officefor weeklymeetig. o12:00pm Luchat diig hall with crew. odepartbasecampi the aftemoo. otrek begis. otrek ooa Program r'i ' i I!"1, 1 if :l,, i1,, DAY ELEVEN otrek ooa Program OATCSTAFF FIELDBOOK 10 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH

23 ... DAY TWELVE otrek... ooa Program DAY THIRTEEN otrek I.J ooa Program DAY FOURTEEN otrek ooa Program... DAY FIFTEEN ~,...J...I...J otrek eds. oarrive i Base Camp before luch. oretum equipmetto Services. ofiishcrew evaluatios (see OA Program). o5:00pm Foreme meet to rehearse Rededicatio Ceremoy. o6:00pm Participats meet Foreme at Welcome Ceterfor bus to closigbaquet. obaquetad rededicatio ceremoy. o10:00pm Bus back to Base osleepwith crew i Base camp. lioooii... DAY SIXTEEN o6:00am Eat breakfastwith crew. osay goodbyeto Scouts. o8:00am Meet at Officefor workday: registratio table, baquet cleaup. site logistics o1111 :30 am Meet at Office for weeklymeetig. oaftemoowill cosistof work assigmets. 01:00pm Uless previously assigedwork for the afteroo. meet at the office for assigmet. o5:00pm Eat dierwith ew crew o6:15pmleave for site to help with opeigceremoy. DAY SEVENTEEN 08:00am Meet at office. oday will cosistof deliverig commissary food to the worksite, attediga debriefig with OA Leadership, meetig with supervisorfor evaluatio, ad fiishig ay crew paperwork. Be sure to have crew evaluatios ad other paperwork ready at debriefig. othese activities may procuremost of the day, but could ed earlier. After tasks are fiished, Days off startll DAYS EIGHTEEN TO TWENTYONE o Days om If hikig i the Philmot Backcoutry, be sure to leave your itierary with your supervisor. If your itierary chages you must radio the Coservatio Office from a back coutry camp. Hikig with a parter is required, as is fillig out a hikei form. See the Philmot Staff Guidebook for furtherdetails o daysoff hikig. If leavig the Rach, leave detailsof your plas with your supervisor. OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 11 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

24 SCHEDULE DETAILS The followig is a detail of the Forema's schedule that was preseted i the previous sectios listed i sequetial order. Preparig for your Crew Preparatio for your crew will ivolve a umber of tasks, most of which will eed to be accomplished o Day Oe (Thursday). Thursday will also iclude other activities, so you will eed to be flexible ad efficiet with your time. Acquire security locker keys for crew from OATC Leadership. Pick up items from your security locker: Tets Oe diig fly Pots Bear rope ad bags You will have to wait util the followig day to pick up food ad cookig supplies. Stoves ad filled fuel bottles May of the paperwork materials will be ready for you i a folder i the OATC office: For the work week: Wilderess Pledge Cards Program booklets for two elemets (Fellowship Hike ad Night Uder the Stars) Copy of participat essays for their self reflectio. Participat joumals For the trek week: Program booklets for the remaiig elemets (A Log Jourey, God, Nature, Self, Moutai Top Experiece, ad "First a Spark, Now a Flame") Evelopes ad paper Thak you otes to participats Participat evaluatio forms For after the trek week: Crew roster ad participat's applicatios if you were ot haded them previously. Participat evaluatio of Foreme ad program Crew photos Applicatios for Staff, Rayado, Trail Crew, etc. Details of each participat's departure plas. Other items. Have your pack packed ad ready to go with your crew. Besides your persoal gear, make sure to have all ecessary teachig materials, icludig the OATC Fieldbook ad your religious services book. Tur i ay requests for supplies for the worksite or ay persoal requests. At the latest, make your Site Coordiator aware of eeds before he meets with OA Leadership at 10 am. Make sure you are well rested! Each crew deserves your best. The sixth sessio eeds to be as good as the first!,... ) :I J ' OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 12 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

25 Baquet Preparatio Much of day oe will iclude preparig for the baquet of the previous crew. The baquet will be held i the eveig. I... I... O the same eveig as the baquet, a bus will arrive from Albuquerque brigig some early arrival OA Trail Crew participats for the ext sessio (your sessio). Oe Forema will be assiged to greet this bus, ad he will eed to be at the Welcome Ceter at 8pm to do this. Thus, he will be dismissed early from baquet preparatios ad will miss the baquet. Alteratively, this Forema ca atted the first part of the baquet, but must leave to meet the bus o time. Note that Foreme must stay the ight with participats. For the two baquets that your rotatio prepares, the Foreme assiged to this duty will be rotated. Greet the participats with a warm smile ad a hadshake. Help them carry some of their gear. Some of them may be ervous, ad it is your job to provide support. Work with the Welcome Ceter Staff to get the participats tet assigmets for the ight. Iform them of the ext day's schedule, ad oriet them to Base Camp. All Foreme will be eeded i some capacity to help clea up after the baquet. Weekly Meetig O Trasitio Day from 1111:30am the etire OA Trail Crew Staff will meet. This meetig will provide a forum for discussig situatios that eed auetio. This will especially be a time of recogizig accomplishmets as well as joiig i fellowship with the staff as a whole...., Base Camp Procedures At 12:30pm o Day 2 you will meet at the office, completely ready for your ext crew, ad at 1:00pm, you will meet the crew. This is a busy time so you will eed to be orgaized. At the time you greet your crew, your backpack should already be fully packed ad ready for the worksite. Also, your daypack should be packed with material appropriate for Base Camp procedures. Sice may activities will occur durig this day, your mouoshould be scramble, be flexible'" 1. Throughout the momig, other OA Staff who will help them register. gather their gear, ad eat luch together will welcome arrivig participats. OA participats will be routed to the Coservatio Shed by 1:OOpm. 2. Be at the office by 12:30pm for a prelimiary meetig. 3. Make sure you are o time, wellrested, ad have your daypack ready, (Le. rai gear, water bottle. map cards. map ad compass, Staff Fieldbook, etc.) Make sure that you have picked up all program materials from the office. 4. ClassA uiform is required i Base Camp at all times with the staff arrowhead. No sashes. If your participats wear OA sashes. have them removed. Explai that as Arrowme we set a good example by our actios. The sash is importat, but it will be used later. 5. 1:OOpm: Official welcome by OA Leadership (ADCOA, Coordiator, ad Director of Coservatio) at Coservatio Shed. 6. Greetig your crew. a. As you meet participats, greet them with a prompt, sicere, warm, ethusiastic welcome. b. Lear all ames as soo as possible. c. Be cofidet. use a firm hadshake, make eye cotact. OATe STAFF FIELDBOOK 13 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

26 d. Showthe crew that you are glad theyare here. e. Make each participat feel at ease ad comfortable. Ask questios, get them talkig. Ask how their trip wet. Havethey bee to Philmotbefore? Chaces are they are ervous, they have beetravelig all day ad are i a ew eviromet. You are goig to be their bestfried the ext two weeks. f. Circle the crew up ad explai the Importace of a circle. g. Explai the role of the two Foreme. h. Set the propertoe from the miuteyou meet your participats. i. Itroduce them to the importace of hydratio. Perhaps play somedrikig games. j. Itroduce themto the coceptof impactby stressig keepig BaseCamp clea. Show them what a trash pocketis. k. Oriet themto Base Camp, especially locatios of restrooms. I. Explai what is goigto happei Base Camp, ad that it will be busy. m. Itroduce the coceptof teamwork by stressig the Importace of stickig together: the crew wastesmuchtime If waitig for a sigle member. Do ot leaveyour crew aloe.. Stressto them to call homesome time before dier. 7. Beforeyou start routig through Base Campbe sure you ad your crew have: Prescriptio medicie Filledwater bottles Rai gear Moey Crew lockerkeys A hackysack is ice sometimes All valuables (to put i safe) Pe ad paperfor takigotes Ay CPRad FirstAid cards Full Scoutuiform Make sure that each participat tumed i their medical form, ad that you have all forms. Those who arrivedearly will have give theirs to the OA Staff at the registratio table. Make sure you have all at this time. Start precheckig forms ow for potetial missig iformatio. If ay iformatio is still missig, they must call for it immediately. Make sure participats' packsare covered, secure, ad cotaio valuables. 8. Whe routig through Base Camp, you may have to wait i lie to be served somewhere. Use these momets effectively. Mayskills ca be taught durig Base Camp. Possibilities iclude: first aid, map ad compass, kots. emergecy procedures. ad team buildig exercises. First aid should defiitely be covered i Base Camp. Do NOT tell participats that they will be departig Base toight. Do prompt them to call home if they have ot already sice arrivig. 9. Health Lodge(if ot completed at registratio) a. Sig i o the sheet that is hagigo the buildig. b. Alphabetize forms. Put expeditio umberad the umberof crew members o form. c. Precheck your formsyourself, otify medicof ay problems. d. Checkspecifically for: isurace iformatio, parets sigature, doctors sigature, tetausshot date, ad allergies. If iformatio is still missig, a pay phoeis o the otherside of the healthlodge. e. Take all prescriptio medicatios to show the medic. f. Keep iformed of procedural chagesthroughout the summer. Whei doubt, ask a medic. 10. CHQ Services a. You shouldalreadyhave a idea as to what gear your crew eeds. b. Poit out phoes. the post office, laudry, ad alumium recyclable bis. c. Pickupoe breakfast ad oe luch for crew 'i J,, I '... : I..., I... I I... I I, I,,,' r.. ; 1.., : I OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 14 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

27 \ I,...,j..., I... d. Retrieve crew gear that you put i the crew lockersearlier. 11. Shakedow a. Do ot skimpo time. Follow equipmetad packigsuggestios that are give i this fieldbook. Educateparticipats as to your reasos. Talk to the OA leadership, other Foreme, or Ragers about good places to do shakedow. Police litter after your shakedow is fiished. b. Face the su to allowcourtesyfor participats (this applies at all times). c. Let crew split up groupequipmet, ad do ot be afraid to carrysome yourself. 12. Crew lockerat Security a. Store persoal ad crew items that are ot eeded. b. After buildig trail, you ca store or removeitems. c. Make sure to tum key i at SecurityOffice prior to hittig the trail. d. Use a staff lockerfor items like CD playersad other semivaluables. e. Keep a eye o your crew's gear so that aothercrew does ot accidetally put it i their locker. 13. Safe at Admiistratio a. Collectall valuables, such as plaetickets, moey, jewelry, etc. that the participats wat stored i the safe. b. Give all valuables to Admiistratio, i the evelopesthat they provide. This is importatto take YOU out of liability. 14. Crew photo a. Be i uiform, sashesare optioal. b. Let photographer hadle lieup, placemet, etc. c. Neatess couts. No hats or suglasses. d. Pictures are also used for idetificatio durig emergecies. e. Ideally,your pictureswill be i your folder by the sessio's ed. Dier, Policy Meetig, Departure a. OA Trail Crewwill eat at 5pm at the Diig Hall. b. Build a good rapportwith the DiigHall Staff, they are your equals. c. Orgaizatio ad cooperatio cout. d. Say PhilmotGrace beforeyou eter. e. Eat with your crew. Do ot retur to the staff sidewhe you are fiished. f. Be sure your crewcleas up after themselves. g. If participats fiish eatig early, be sure they meet for the policymeetig. Policy Meetig: (You will be iformed of the place for meetig) a. At 5:30pm, the OA Leadership/Coservatio Staff will discuss goals, expectatios ad policieswith participats. b. Serioustoe. c. This meetig will cocludewith otifyigthe participats that they are actuallydepartig from Base at 6pm. d. Retur to Coservatio Shed,gather packs. Bus Procedures Whe boardig a bus, the Forema loads the gear i the back door. The crew boards i the frot. Have the crew leave the frot seat ope for you. After the trip, the participats exit out the frot ad the Foreme had gear out of the back door. Everyoe grabs a pack, ay pack, i order to uload quickly. Be sure that everythig is off the bus; check every seat. Ask the bus driver if he or she would like the widowsup or dow, ad alwaysbe sure to thak the driver. OATC STAFF FIELD BOOK 15 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

28 Durig the participat's stay at Philmot, you will be o buses with them up to six times: to ad from the trail site, the trek, or the baquet. Each of these trips is a opportuity to give a bus tour, ad you should be able to give a etertaiig, factual, ad time fillig presetatio. See the Bus Tours sectio i this Staff Fieldbook. Hike to Site ad Camp Setup Read the sectios i this book which detail the hard skills that you are required to teach crews. Also, utilize the soft skills covered i the Iterpersoal Skills sectio. If possible, hard skills should be covered the first time a opportuity presets itself. For example, before startig to hike, cover the proper methods to put a pack o. The "teachable momets" which will arise after you get off the bus will iclude (but are ot limited to): Backcoutry washroom procedures, hydratio, map readig, hikig etiquette, puttig o packs, crossig feces, trail sigs, hikig techiques, stream crossig, campsite idetificatio, campsite layout, the 5 W's, the bear triagle, fly ad tet setup, smellables, crew gear, ad bears. Utilize your teachig time effectively: little time is available betwee the momet the bus drops you off ad the start of the opeig ceremoy. Prioritize your teachig wheever limited time exists. For example, if oly te miutes remai, talk about bears rather tha water purificatio (because eough water will be preset o the first day). Opeig Ceremoy At 8:00pm, aother member of the OA Staff will greet the Foreme. You should be ready to leave your crew at this time, ad all smellables should be secured. The other OA Staff member will atted to the crew while you head to the ceremoy site. Quickly put your robe o, ad if time remais, rehearse. Be cautious ot to have iappropriate clothig, shoes, jewelry or other items o which will detract from the experiece. Kow your part well. These cosideratios apply to the rededicatio ceremoy as well. The crew will depart from the site for the ceremoy at 8:30pm. After the ceremoy, the crew will be led back to camp. Quickly chage clothes ad meet your crew at the site. Be sure to meet them prompuy, so that they do ot immediately go to sleep. Debriefig the day's evets ad holdig a "thoms ad roses" is importat. Also, o the first ight the duty roster should be itroduced, so that the cooks for the ext momig ca be ready. Afterwards, be sure to hold a ightly Forema meetig (see below for details). Work Site Program Durig the day the foremost goal is buildig trail. As a Forema you are expected to wor1< as hard as the participats wor1<. Aim to live ad istill the highideals of both Scoutig ad the Order of the Arrow. Your wor1< alogside participats caot be at the expese of supervisig ad esurig a safe wor1< eviromet. Develop teamwor1< amog the crew. Refer to the Coservatio Maual for details o trail buildig. With most trail buildig calls, make sure that aother Forema has ot told the participats somethig differet first. At the same time, keep your trail buildig stadards high. Be meticulous. Do ot settle for secod best. Do it right the first time..., I,,..., J I 1"l I,...,, I., I i""'"' I,..., : I I 1..., I i 1 OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 16 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

29 ...,...I I...I I...J... While at the worksite, the bulk of the time will be cosumed by trail buildig. With this i mid. efficiecy becomes importat. Oe Forema will wake at 5:30 am with the cooks. ad will prepare breakfast. All others will rise at 6 am, prepare for the day. eat, walk to the worksite, ad be ready for work at 7 am. Be sure to develop a productive work ethic o the first day. If the followig items have ot bee taught yet, be sure to cover them early i the sessio: a. Map & Compass i. Latries b. Emergecy Procedures j. Sumps & Fire Rigs c. Teachable Momets k. Fires/Dutch Ove Cookig d. Staff Camps I. FirstAid e. Bears/Bear cables f. Good campsite g. Pitchig tets m. Lightig. Gettig settled o. What is low & highimpact h. Pitchig the diig fly Some of the first morig will be spet o the above topics. but a good portio will be spet o the tool talk, trail talk, ad safety talk. a. How to properly use Coservatio tools: storig. care, etc. b. Safety of tools c. Why we build trail/ Coservatio philosophy d. How to properly build trail Each day at luchtime you will have a opportuity for a discussio. Postig a quote i the morig ad discussig the topic at luch i a effective procedure. Other cosideratios at the worksite: a. Wake up each day with a positive attitude. b. You are the program, be creative. Make sure that the crew kows all essetial iformatio. Put the skills to use c. Lead by example. Do ot ask aythig you would ot do. d. Stress Backcoutry resposibility ad lowimpact campig. Poits of trail buildig efficiecy a. Wake o time ad be at the worksite o time. b. Pose a weekly challege, as well as daily challeges to the crew. c. Cooks should brig luch to the worksite, alog with eough purified water Locate water ad food cetrally amog the lie of work to elimiate iefficiecies. d. If breakfast cleaup is takig loger. cooks stay behid while others start work. e. To miimize clea up time, cooks clea the same meal. f. Spread out whe workig to avoid crowdig delays. Oe suggestio is groups of 5 participats, each with oe Forema. g. Move tools if work is gettig too far from them. h. Work Hardl Play Hardl Each day at the worksite It is exceedigly importat for the Foreme to hold a meetig. Oe possible time for this meetig is at ight. This is a opportuity to work out persoal differeces, evaluate the day, ad develop a duty roster for the followig day. Make sure all duties are supervised because i the log ru it will make your job easier. Some specific duties for Foreme to oversee iclude: Make sure meals are prepared properly ad efficietly. I 'i OATCSTAFFFIELDBOOK 17 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH

30 :I Supervise cleaup Camp stocked with purified water Tools sharpeed daily Site Log filled out daily Various elemets covered i "The OA Program" sectio ca ad should be performed durig the week at the worksite. Elemets, which are ecessary parts of the worksite program, iclude developig a trek itierary, the discussios ad the fellowship hike. Work Site to Trek Trasitio O the last day at the worksite, be sure to thoroughly clea up the area. Be at the tumaroud o time to catch the bus or hike i before 8:00am. Your time i Base Camp is limited; explai this to the participats. Foreme will be required to atted the 11:OOam weekly meetig. The crew eeds to gather the appropriate equipmet for the trek, get their iitial food distributio, ad eat luch. To be certai that the crew works effectively, you may wat to begi the Crew Leader of the Day (see OA program) o this day. Trek Program The crew, with the help of the Foreme, will develop the specific itierary for the trek durig the time at the worksite. Help the crew decide what to do, but do ot decide for them. However, be sure to iclude time for the various program elemets. Specific OA elemets which eed to be performed durig the trek iclude: solo, moutaitop surise, a log joumey, ight uder the stars (if ot doe at the worksite), ad crew leader of the day. Discussios ad other program elemets ca ad should be icluded. See the Program Details sectio. Retur to Base The trek itierary should be plaed such that your crew retums to Base Camp sometime before luch o the last day. Be sure to retum ay ecessary equipmet to Services, keepig most equipmet i a locker for use with your ext crew. Also, reserve tets for the ight (icludig the Foreme) at the Welcome Ceter. Luch ca be had i the diig hall, or the crew ca take oe of the Cimarro shuttle buses ad die i tow. Whether i tow or at Base Camp, be sure to adequately complete all elemets of the program. Specifically, participat evaluatios, Foreme evaluatios, program evaluatios, ad Letter to Self eed to be completed. Check your folder i the office for ay materials or otices. You will also eed to do some Base Camp procedures. Retum your gear to Services, especially makig sure to collect all tet stakes. Get Base Camp tets for your participats for the ight. If you have remaiig time, the Philmot Museum, Seto Memorial Library ad Kit Carso Museum are great places to go with your crews. I Cimarro, try the Old Mill Museum, or the SI. James Hotel. Make sure you stay with your crew. Your job does ot ed util your days off begi.... r ~ ~, : : ~ : I rl I 1 r"" I!,..., I I :j I, OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 18 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

31 ,... Iformatio... Arrival/Departure to gather: Medical Form: Ifo:... Paymets: Closig Baquet The Closig Baquet will be the fiale for the twoweek program. It will iclude a hearty Westem meal, fellowship, presetatio of arrowhead awards, a guest speaker, ad Rededicatio Ceremoy. Foreme will eed to report to the office to rehearse the ceremoy at 5:00pm. The whole crew will depart from the Welcome Ceter at 6:00pm. Your crew eeds to be showered ad dressed i full ClassA uiform with OA sashes i had. Participats should also have their pebbles. Make sure that your crew has all these items before the baquet. A bus will take your crew back to Base Camp prompuyafter the ceremoy. Both Foreme eed to sleep with the crew at ight. Workday After eatig breakfast with your crew at 6:00am, say goodbye to them ad report to the office. The momig will cosist of helpig register the ext crew, as well as fiishig cleaup from the previous ight's baquet. If assiged to work at the registratio table, use the checklist below. After the weekly meetig ad luch, you will be assiged to some work assigmet (perhaps with aother departmet) for the aftemoo. I the eveig you will eat at 5:00pm with the ext crew, ad will travel to the worksite to assist with their opeig ceremoy. Registratio Set up the registratio table after the meetig at the OA office at 8am. Put a picic table somewhere promiet i the welcome ceter, hag the OATC Baer ad be sure to let the Welcome Ceter Staff kow where you are. The table should stay up util the aftemoo bus from Rato arrives. Be sure to greet the arrivals with a warm, ethusiastic welcome, check them off the roster ad remid them to park at the ed of trailboud tet city. Check for: Paret's sigature, doctor's sigature, isurace iformatio, ad ioculatio dates If ay of this iformatio is missig, have them call home fastj Sigatures ca be faxed via Admiistratlo. Remid participats to carry listed medicatios through base camp for the day Get detailed iformatio o departure: mode, time, ad place of departure They will eed a ticket to get o the Rato or Cimarro shuttle prior to leavig Write dow all iformatio o sheets provided Use sheets provided ad give participat carbo copy receipts for all moies collected Check cost per meal, per extra ight i tet city, Rato shuttle, Cimarro shuttle Review roster. check for outstadig program fees ad collect if ecessary. Remid the participats that they are to be i full uiform at all times ad oly BSA or Westem style hats are allowed i base camp. Explai to them if they are wearig a sash why they eed to remove it ad if they are missig ay uiform parts, suggest buyig them i the Tradig Post. OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 19 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

32 They will eed to meet a Forema at the flagpoles ear the diig hall at oo for luch. Also, remid them to meet at the Cos Shed at 1:OOpm ready to start. Make sure they kow to have called home by this time. Follow up Days These days will cosist of four tasks: debriefig. commissary ru, staff evaluatio. ad writig letters to your crew. Debriefig will be a time to thoroughly discuss your previous crew with the OA leadership, ad with each other. The commissary ru will ivolve deliverig food to the worksite for the ext crew. Letter writig to your crew is required as part of the program, ad is described i the OA Program sectio. Your staff evaluatio may be doe o days sevetee ad eightee. or o day oe of your ext rotatio. Days off do ot begi util all paperwork is tured i to the director.,,,,,, t ' ~ I!,...,,! OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 20 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH I '

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35 THE OA TRAIL CREW PROGRAM Program Elemet Details "Ehace oe'spersoaljoureyi Scoutig by exercisig the ideals of the Orderof the Atrow i the Philmot atmosphere. II The Framework of the Job I your job, you participate i a framework that allows you to make the most of your opportuities durig the summer. It sets a directio. The framework also allows you a opportuity to work with others, to mesh with them, ad to pull together as a team. This sectio idetifies what the camper lears i additio to a regular Philmot hiker. However, ot all of the elemets idetified here are uique to the OA program. The combiatio of the Philmot atmosphere ad your leadership create a opportuity to brig to life the very ideals of the Order of the Arrow. The OA Trail Crew program cotais may elemets, ad it is your job to execute them effectively. Over the course of two weeks, you have the opportuity to teach campig skills ad trail buildig techiques, motivate youth to be leaders i the Philmot classroom, ehace the bods of brotherhood, lead deep discussios, be a fried, ad erich your participat's jourey i the Boy Scouts ad the Order of the Arrow. The feelig is powerful ad excitig. The outcome ca be icredible ad highly productive, but it is up to you. What you put ito the each day affects your participats. Withi the twoweek spa it is importat that specific elemets are covered. The program cotiues from the worksite through the trek. OATe Be prepared! The may program elemets, which OA Trail Crew ivolves, require may program materials. Some you will eed to have yourself ad some you will eed to collect from the office. It is importat to go beyod the materials that are issued ad required of you. Carry other materials which you may feel will be useful. A special book, for example, may be used if you have it, but if you do ot have it there is o possibility that it ca be used. For both the trek ad the worksite, also cosider carryig materials that are ot ecessarily part of the program, but will make the participat's experiece better. The crew will appreciate somethig as simple as a kite. Igrediets for special foods are aother example. The program is desiged to allow you, the Forema, maximum creativity. However, this meas that you will eed to provide more effort ito plaig ad orgaizig activities. Each crew ad each experiece o the trail is uique ad the program is desiged to be flexible i order to allow you to adapt to each situatio. Explore your ow teachig style. creativity, ethusiasm, ad eergy. Just make sure everythig is safe, the have fu. Your oly limitatio is your imagiatiol Uder each elemet, the suggested time of implemetatio is listed for your referece. Also, a checklist is provided at the ed of this sectio. STAFF FIELDBOOK 21 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

36 Ceremoies Timig: Opeig ad Rededicatio Ceremoies Two special ceremoies were created for this program. The Opeig Ceremoy is based o the Preordeal with the goal for participats to reflect back o their origial ordeal ad vows. The secod is a Closig Ceremoy i the form of a rededicatio. This ceremoy seeks to draw upo the twoweek Philmot experiece. ad to provide ispiratio for the participats' retur home. As a Forema, you will be ecouraged to perform ceremoies. All Foreme will perform or assist i the ceremoies. It is imperative that you are prepared ad kow the lies by memory. Put your heart ad soul ito the character you are portrayig. Durig ceremoies. black cloaks will be utilized. Such regalia were used durig the first Ordeal ceremoy. Discussios Timig: Flexible; mostlydurig luches adeveigs at the worksite. Oe of the best ways for campers to lear about each other is through discussios. A large part of the OA program at the site will ivolve discussios o various aspects of the Order. These discussios serve to share ideas ad thoughts. as well as to ispire the participats. Time is provided at the worksite, durig luch ad after dier. However, o specific timig, topics, or methods of facilitatio are required. For best results, be imagiative ad flexible. Discussios ca ad should happe durig the trek portio. Hopefully these Arrowme will brig home ew ideas from other lodges ad perhaps implemet them ito their ow activities. Discussios ot oly allow participats a chace to thik ad lear from others, but they also itroduce participats to each other. Oe suggested method is to post ad itroduce a quote or phrase durig breakfast. Lamiated quotes will be provided for the suggested topics. Alteratively, use paper to create your ow. Foreme ca facilitate some discussio durig work to get everyoe thikig about the quote, ad the whole crew ca discuss it durig luch. Quotes ca be brought to the worksite (perhaps o a water cotaier). ad ca be left up o the bear box the whole week if desired. Discussio atmosphere: At certai times of day, everyoe may be tired, while at others, the crew may be motivated. As a Forema your job is to lear to read your crew. You will get to lear whe it is appropriate to try to geerate discussios. [I ri,, 11 :,,,, I il..., I, I,, Discussio facilitatio: For worksite discussios, you may wat to desigate oe Forema to facilitate the discussio. Facilitatig a discussio requires you to moitor the discussio topic ad to make sure that everyoe is gettig a chace. At times it may be hard gettig people to talk at all. Ite~ectig thought provokig questios may be ecessary whe the coversatio slows. Lead your discussios if you eed to at first. Keep the topic relevat to almost everyoe: some participats may ot be officers. We wat everyoe to lear ad grow. Remember that everyoe Ivolved Is i the Boy Scouts ad also members of the OA. We each have plety of thigs i commo. Be tactful. Also, ecourage participatsto take otes i their jourals for future referece. OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 22 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH ~ I I

37 ... I Discussios ca ivolve the group as a whole, or the participats ca be broke ito smaller groups. Group size will be left to the discretio of the Foreme. If usig small groups, it is useful sometimes to have each small group report back to the larger group at the ed. Discussio should flow democratically. Do ot let oe perso domiate the discussio. Suggested Discussio Topics:..J..J "Why are we here?" This quote is appropriate o the first day, ad serves to discuss participat goals ad their expectatios of Philmot ad the OA Trail Crew program. This is a excellet time to discuss Foreme's expectatios of participats. This topic will probably be a short roud i the circle, with people givig their expectatios ad goals. The discussio may go quickly, which is fie sice trail talk takes much of the first momig ad the participats are ready to start work. Stress that everyoe should have goals ad aim to fulfill them. Goals are applicable ot oly for their Philmot experiece. but also for their Scoutig positios, school, etc. "Your oly limitatio is your imagiatio" This quote begis with each participat describig his positio i his troop, post, chapter, lodge, sectio. or a positio most recetly held. They describe what they pla to do (or are doig or did) to improve o what was doe the "previous year." The first few who speak may brig up situatios that reveal commo ideas ad problems. This usually resolves may major topics, such as pushy advisors, low attedace. etc. which limit the potetial of the leader. This leads to the quote give. This also gets them started coversig about their similarities ad sharig ideas durig odiscussio times. "Hoor, Privilege, Resposibility" "How is the Order a hoor? A privilege?" Discuss each poit. Some thoughts: AIIowat's Ordeal ceremoy quote: "You are etitled to all the privileges..." the fact that there is o resposibility to the lodge defied for Ordeal membership (i the Obligatio), the fact that resposibility is defied i the first setece of the obligatio (the three Ws), while the secod setece explais those three Ws, etc. Overall the discussio would be summarized that beig a Arrowma is a Hoor, Privilege, ad Resposibility.,... I ~ I "Attitude, Actios, Appearace" AAA leads to proper uiformig ad its origial reasos (Appearace); how people i reality see you as opposed to how you thik they do (Actios); the importace of PMA (positive metal attitude), etc. We are Arrowme through our AttitUde. Actios, ad Appearace. Remetlolg this quote is good o the last day of the trek before reeterig Base Camp. "Program, Membership, Fiace" This quote ca be rather itesive ad ca geerate several great discussios. Therefore, much time should be allotted for it. Program opes a broad spectrum of ideas because this is oe area that ca fluctuate ofte. What works i oe lodge may ot i aother. Plus, ew ideas ca help stir chage i stagat programs. Examples may iclude: lodge activities, OATC STAFF FIELOBOOK 23 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

38 ehacemet of baquets, how to effectively make traiig work, ad campig i the troop. Membership may iclude brotherhood coversio, how to maitai iterest. ad opportuities for leadership. Fiace icludes creative fudraisig proposals, ad keepig a budget. Summarize with the fact that all three elemets are ecessary simultaeously to develop a outstadig uit or lodge. "Campig" Oe way to start discussio is to propose the questios: Why do we camp? Go o outigs? What type of outigs does your uit do? Campig is oe of the foudatios of the Order of the Arrow, ad outdoors are oe of the methods of Scoutig. Aother directio, which works well, is to have participats defie to themselves why they like campig ad what makes the outdoors special. Remember, oe of the Order's purposes is to maitai campig traditios ad spirit. "Service" This oe stads aloe. Various stories ad thoughts ca allow participats to evisio service to others ad how it fits ito their daily lives. Stress Rtakig the OA Trail Crew program home." What specific skills ca participats share with others? How ca oe implemet service i oscoutig situatios? To fit all suggested topics i, it may be ecessary to do two i oe day. Perhaps HPR ad AAA ca be combied, or maybe Campig ad Service. Other Possible Discussios Topics: How ca you brig this experiece back to your troops? What does the PreOrdeal mea to you? What have you leamed? What activities does your troop do? Discuss the trasitio from youth to adult i the OA? What is your perceptio of the Natioal OA Committee? Do you kow the resposibilities of youth Natioal OA officers? How do you motivate others to stay active? Brotherhood coversio Problems with lodge operatios Workig with adults Program ideas Brotherhood, Cheerfuless, ad Service i actio at the worksite What ca your lodge improve o? Defie the youth's role Defie the adult's role Why is campig the OA's mai purpose? What is the most ispiratioal aspect about Philmot, ot ecessarily about this program, ad how ca you brig that part home? The time after "thors ad roses' (or i cojuctio with thors ad roses) ca be used for short, roud the circle discussios. Topics ca be quick ad fu. such as "What is the most adveturous place you've bee campig?" or deep. such as "What are your life goals?" Some of the above suggested "Other Possible Discussio Topics" may also be appropriate for this time. Use your judgemet ad creativity. OATe STAFF FIELDBOOK 24 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH ~, :,..., ; \ I I I 11, \

39 r... r..j. r, I..., I... OATCSTAFFFIELDBOOK r Debriefig ad Thors ad Roses Timig: Frequetlywith your crew, at scheduledtimes amog staff. Whe workig i ay group situatio, frequet, costructive, ope commuicatio is ecessary. I backcoutry situatios especially, people must work closer with each other tha they do i everyday life. I some respect, each perso's life ca deped o powerful group dyamics. Most experieces at Philmot ivolve group situatios, ad to utilize effective commuicatio, a umber of costructs have bee developed. Regardless of ame, each sessio listed below has a few key items i commo. All required participats must be preset for the etire sessio. All preset form a circle. Positives ad egatives are said, although if somethig egative is said, it must be followed with a positive. If othig ca be thought of, surely somethig positive ca be said. Goals ca also be set (e.g.: "Buds" durig "Thoms ad Roses"). Aythig said stays i the circle, ad is ot discussed elsewhere. Ay problems are ideally resolved durig the sessio i Whichthey are brought up i; i other words, problem situatios are brought to "closure". These sessios ca happe at ay time of day, ad a sessio ca be called durig uusual times if the situatio dictates. Sessios ca go by various ames; the purpose is the same. The followig describes situatios where such sessios will occur, ad also gives suggested guidelies: Thoms ad Roses: Each ight before everyoe retires for the ight make sure the etire crew debriefs. A thor is somethig egative or bad that happeed such as someoe gettig hurt or agry. A rose is positive. Perhaps someoe saw a deer i the meadow, or a lot of trail was cut ad everyoe worked together exceptioally well. Durig this sessio it is importat to always ed the day positively. If there are ay problems withi the group, this is a opportuity to brig them out i the ope. Make it kow from the start that this time is eutral time. Be creative, if ecessary use team buildig games to emphasize teamwork. Ask thought provokig questios; this is time whe questios about aythig ca be aswered. Sometimes it is ice to ed the sessio with the sog of the Order of the Arrow. Thoms ad roses should occur at least oce a day o every day of the participat's experiece. As a Forema, if you kow of ay brewig situatio, brig it ito the ope before it becomes a problem. Also, Foreme should give ample amouts of praise durig these sessios. Nightly Forema meetig: Oce a day, perhaps at ight after participats head to bed, the Foreme should meet. The purpose is to discuss ay problems with the crew, the trail, amog the Foreme, or otherwise. The ext day's activities should be plaed, for example: quote of the day, discussio facilitator, cook facilitator, otetaker, special parts of the day's schedule, etc. Weekly OA Trail Crew Staff meetig: The etire OA Staff will meet at 11:OOam o Tuesdays. Debriefig: After each rotatio, all Foreme will meet with the OA leadership to discuss the sessio. All Foreme should meet beforehad if desired, ad they should be prepared to preset thoughts. 25 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH

40 OA Trail Craw leadership meetig: scheduled time. The OA leadership will meet at a weekly Forama meetig: It is importat to hold meetigs betwee you ad your parter (i.e. the Forema ad the Assistat Forema) ofte, to make sure you are o the same wavelegth. Such meetigs especially become importat i plaig ad executig the trek. Crew leader of the day debriefig: Discuss the crew leader of the day's experiece with him ad work o his leadership skills. The word debriefig is used i geeral to evaluate ay experiece. The OA Trail Crew program provides may experieces that require debriefig for maximum effectiveess: ceremoies, solo, moutaitop experiece, etc. Ay special program elemet should be debriefed to brig out the full sigificace. Trail Log Timig: Each day at the worf<site. 'I I I :'l I ) A trail log will be peaeuy at the worksite to record details such as: day's activities, trail problems, special thoughts, etc. Also a sheet will be provided at the worksite for Foreme to write dow materials which they eed. This sheet will be collected wheever someoe is at the site that will be returig to Base Camp. Team Buildig Activities Timig: Flexible;o the first few days. May activities exist which aid i developig positive team dyamics. Some tiues of possibilities are: all o a log, trust fall, ame games, huma kot, verbal Judo, farkle barkle, sapshot, variatios o tag ad cat ad mouse. Always keep safety i mid, ad debrief the evet whe ecessary. Such activities are importat o the first day, ad may take precedece over teachig some hard skills. These activities ca also occur at ay time throughout the experiece. Some specific activities (icluded those metioed here) will be itroduced durig staff traiig. Also see the sectio i this book o Group Dyamics. Joural Timig: Throughout etira experiece. Each participat should keep a joural to capture thoughts, write about experieces o the trail, or jot a remider about a program idea. Ecourage participats to keep track of their special Philmot experiece. They will cherish their experiece i the future. You will be ecouraged to keep a similar joural for your ow reflectio. Pebbles for Rededicatio Ceremoy Timig: Collectedthroughout, remidbefora baquetto brig with. Near the begiig of your trek, discuss the pebbles with your crew. Ask your crew members to select pebbles to represet special memories, experieces, or emotios that they felt durig the twoweek program. The pebbles ca represet aythig. Talk with crew members to make sure they brig the pebble to the r; I,... J :, I I :r I,,..., : I,...,, 1 OATC STAFF FIELOBOOK 26 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

41 ...,..., I... closig baquet where it will be used i a ceremoy. participats have their pebbles before leavig Base Camp. Double check that Wilderess Pledge Timig: Flexible. Suggested: early i the program. Cocepts will be applied throughout. May Philmot Staff members cosider the Wilderess Pledge to be the most importat activity doe with crews. It starts i Base Camp ad is reiforced by the techical ad iterpersoal skills crews lear o the trail. The Wilderess Pledge will hopefully be take home to troop, chapter ad lodge programs as well. While takig care of Philmot ad other wildemess areas is everyoe's job, the methods ad attitudes begi with you. The mai purpose is to istill ad develop a coservatio ethic i participats. At a basic level, this ethic should apply at Philmot durig their trek (as the Wilderess Pledge card states). At a deeper level, the ethic should be developed so as to apply everywhere. at all times, ad to such a extet that the participat will teach others back hore. There are may ways to execute the pledge with your crews. The way you choose to do so is up to you. Cosider the backgroud of your participats. Some crew members may have ever thought of atural resources, such as the lad, as thigs that must be coserved. Others may already uderstad the value of wilderess. Whatever your crew's backgroud take the challege of a Forema who, like the Lorax, speak for the trees, for the trees have o togues to say what they please." (The Lorax by Dr. Seuss) The first step, of course is to figure out what the pledge reas to you. Make sure you brig plety of Wilderess Pledge cards with you o the trail. The Wilderess Pledge card ca be distributed at the worksite or durig the trek. The WP ca be a sigle experiece or ca take place i stages.. '......, I... The Wilderess Pledge card reads: Through good Scout campig, I pledge to preserve the beauty ad spledor of the Philmot wilderess. I commit myself to: 1) A litter ad graffitifree Philmot 2) A Respect of Wildlife 3) Coservatio ad proper use of water 4) Respect for trails ad trail sigs 5) Proper use of campsites While there are various ways of usig the Wilderess Pledge with your crew, ivolve everyoe by reachig out to each participat ad make it persoal. Be creative ad use thigs like a poem from the back of this book. Perhaps a story like "The Lorax or a ature game ca set the toe. At ight you ca arrage everyoe I a circle ad have them lie dow with all heads I the ceter of the circle lookig up at the stars. Also iterestig is a game of memory where you look at a patch of groud for a miute the close your eyes ad describe it. Other ideas that work well are a surise or suset (these are ~articularly effective), a beautiful view, blidfolded ature walks, heartfelt discussios, ad careful timig. The pledge is usually most effective if it is doe o OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 27 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

42 the secod or third ight at the worksite. This also allows the pledge to be uderstood from the begiig. This is a good time to discuss the various types of impact: high, low, cocetrated, audile, visual, ad physical (see elsewhere i this fieldbook). Executig the Wilderess Pledge durig the same day whe you itroduce the Night Uder the Stars experiece will give participats time to reflect o the pledge without the relative civilizatio of tets. Do ot be afraid to add your persoality ad style ito the Wilderess Pledge. Be sure to read your crew's maturity level before all games, stories, or quotes. Use vetera staff, Rager Leadership, the Rager Library, ad the Seto Library for resources. Everyoe ca lear to love ad value the wild. Emphasize how much of a differece the idividual ca make. A good story to tell is that of the frog i boilig water. Put a live frog i cold water, ad the tum the heat up, ad the frog will boil. Put a frog i boilig water, ad it will jump right out of the pot. We as humas are livig i a eviromet that was oce cold but is slowly beig heated. It is hard to see the damage to the eviromet, sice it happes slowly i most cases. However, do ot let such a thig fool you. We will boil like the frog because we do ot realize that we are slowly startig to boil. If you take this part of your job seriously, put your heart ito it, kow your crew, kow where you stad, ad use your creativity, the there is o way you ca fail. It's all up to youl Philmot ad wilderess across the world are i your hads, give it heartl :;,. II I ~ i \ ri, Trail Quotes Timig: as perbooklet You will be issued blak booklets to pass out to your participats for five separate occasios. There is a Wilderess Quotes sectio i the back of this fieldbook. Before you start the activity make sure you write the quote you wat to say i the booklet for each participat. You are give blak booklets to allow you the idepedece to choose a quote or passage that best captures the time ad mood. The booklet ca be saved by the participat for future reflectio. Take the time to prepare ahead of time with your parter ad write legibly. Each experiece should have a differet thought for each participat, specially catered to the perso. Spedig time to come up with the quotes is time well spet. There are may ways to implemet the quotes ito each experiece. Perhaps discuss a few favorites as a group as part of the moutai top experiece, or let them read a few o their ow. Read a quote or two aloud ad let each perso thik about it for the ight uder the stars. Be creative, thoughtful, ad make the most of the momet, so that each quote will speak deeply to your crew. You will eed to get to kow participats persoally to make each of their five quotes meaigful. For example, if oe of your crew members has selfcofidece problems, leave a quote that talks about such relevat issues to him. Feel free to use ay persoal quotes, or ay quotes I the back of this fieldbook. Fellowship Hike Timig: Ideally, the last day ofthe worksite. The fellowship hike takes place betwee the worksite ad a destiatio i the backcoully decided upo by the Foreme. Modeled after the Natioal Nimat. I, \.. ; I., : I... I ; ~ I... I \ I',. r"i,, OATC STAFF FIELOBOOK 28 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH :l I I

43 ...,... I, I program, this elemet is desiged to be ispiratioal ad allow deeper reflectio. It also bridges the first week to the ext. Before attemptig this elemet, a couple of Foreme eed to walk the route to kow where to make three stops. Other cosideratios are beautiful views ad the size of the etire crew. Pla this elemet ear the last day at the worksite. Have a backup day i case of rai. Two Foreme depart the worksite early, ad go to prepare a large feast. Make sure to be prepared for the cookig ad cleaig. O the fial ight at the worksite, if possible, let the group kow they are doig somethig very serious. Everyoe is required to go. Make sure o oe stays behid. After the crew stops work early, they should clea up the worksite. Participats should lie up i a sigle file lie, ad should be asked to remai silet. Oe Forema should lead ad aother remais i the back to make sure o oe is draggig behid. First Stop: Before startig the walk, explai i your ow words that "Our time together has give us all opportuities to talk with each other. Let's walk i silece thikig about the brotherhood we have felt this week: The start walkig. At a appropriate stoppig poit, fid a ope area ad have the crew form a circle. Circlig a rock adds to the drama. Explai agai that "Our time together has give us all opportuities to talk with each other. Please share a specific example of a occasio you've felt the bod of brotherhood. The step ito the circle ad shake each brother's had. For timig reasos, it may help to have the ext Scout start speakig after shakig the previous Scout's had. Coclude by sigig the sog. Before departig the first stop, itroduce the secod thought, "This week we have labored. Occasioally our cheerfuless has wom thi. Tum your thoughts to the experieces that have give you some pleasure. Thik about them i silece for a few momets as we walk... Secod Stop: At the secod stop, reexplai that you are thikig of cheerfuless. Have everyoe share a especially cheerful memory of the week. At the ed, have everyoe say the obligatio. Be sure to itroduce the third thought before departig the secod locatio: "Thik about your service to your troop, lodge, ad coucil... Third Stop: At the last stop explai service. "Thik about your service to your troop, lodge, ad coucil. Share your future itetios that have bee ispired by this experiece." If the fellowship walk is implemeted effectively, this fial portio ca be particularly emotioal ad meaigful. Pla o brigig some small food, perhaps cookies. Oe Forema ca had each participat a piece of food i service as they follow the other Forema out of the rig. This will symbolize service. Fiish with a large meal cooked by the other Foreme. This experiece relies heavilyo the creativity of the Foreme. Be sure to pla carefully. Night Uder the Stars Timig: Ay eveig; suggestio: last ight at the worksite. Far away from city lights, the Philmot ight sky is dark. Stars are everywhere. Perhaps you could leam or teach costellatios. It is ot ucommo to see several shootig stars light the sky. Pick a clear ight to pull out a booklet for this I OATCSTAFFFIELCBOOK 29 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH

44 experiece. Iside should be a quote reflectig this special momet. (Check o the bear situatio ad Philmot's policy o meadow crashig before proceedig). The experiece works best if implemeted durig the work sessio o the secod or third ight. A ope meadow is required. If participats are ot comfortable, cosider formig a "covered wago circle which will help calm fears. This especially works well o the first ight. Moutai Top Experiece Timig: A momigdurig the trek. Pla a moutaitop surise ito your trek. There are plety of vistas ad peaks to catch a breathtakig surise. This may be the first time some of these participats have ever see the su rise. After the su has rise across the horizo, you ca read a quote reflectig this special momet. If it is impossible to use a surise, try a suset or just a memorable climb. Pla this carefully however. It may help to set camp up o the East Side of the moutai, if ot the top such as Mt. Phillips. Make sure you have the best view possible. Also, be prepared i case of the rare cloudy morig. God, Nature, Self Timig: Plaedito the trek; cosidertimigad quatityoftime. Pla ito your itierary ear the ed of the trek. This will be time spet aloe to look back o the experiece, ad o their lives i geeral. Try as best you ca to make it a elemet of surprise. This eeds to be doe at a trail camp or off the beate path. However, it should ot be too far from a staffed camp, i case of a emergecy, ad it should be withi reach of a water source. Careful timig ad trek plaig are required for the solo experiece. If doe at ight, participats are most likely to sleep through it. Try to pla a short hike to allow participats time to reflect durig the day, without the opportuity to sleep. At least twelve hours is eeded: more is better. As a example, 9 pm to 11 am is ot a good choice (most will sleep). 2 pm to 6am may be better sice this does ot oly ecompass ormal sleepig hours. Fid a beautiful spot o the Rach, preferably a large meadow. Ask experieced staff for suggestios. Choose a place large eough to give each participat ample room, ad to make sure that they do ot see each other. Also, make sure that a trail or camp is ot directly i the area, so that participats do ot get distracted. Drop off oe perso at a time from your crew as you walk aroud the area. Tie a badaa aroud a tree at each place you drop someoe off. This is the pickup/dropoff poit or called a cotrol ceter." It is importat that each participat ca see the badaa but ot each other. Here they ca place empty water bottles to be filled by you, leave a ote if somethig is eeded, leave smellables, etc. Be sure participats kow you will get them whe it is time to retur. Oe Forema will be at the cotrol ceter at ALL times. Safety is a major priority, so make sure each participat has a whistle ad o kives. matches, or fire. There is simply o eed for ay of them. They will eed: tet fly, rai gear, cord for a bear lie (if eeded), badaa, water, flashlight, sleepig bag with a stuff sack, paper, pe, AP, warm clothes ad sacks. Collect all watches so they are ot preoccupied with time. It is ot ecessary that participats have smellables o OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 30 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH i!... : 1... i 1 1"1 I L i1 I... :, ;I.,.. I \

45 them at ight. If timig is right, a luch ca be distributed for a meal, ad the trash be collected before ight (if desired, try to arrage with a commissary to get a extra luch istead of a dier or breakfast). Leave them with their idividually catered quotes. God, Nature, Self is somethig that eeds to be briefed ad debriefed (more tha other experieces). Before spreadig everyoe out, explai your expectatios. It is especially importat to set a relaxed atmosphere ad aswer ay questios. Tell them what to do i a emergecy, how to hag food by themselves, ad emphasize reflectioi Debrief by icludig the positives ad egatives of the experiece. Ask how ofte they really get the chace to be aloe by themselves. (Check o the bear situatio before proceedig.) A Log Jourey Timig: Durig the logest hike of the trek. This quote ca be effectively utilized o a log day of hikig. May itieraries iclude a log day. The quote ca be distributed i the morig, just before the fial push Ito that ight's camp, or upo reachig camp whe everyoe is tired. Whe debriefig, discuss the fact that life is full of similar trials. "First A Spark, Now A Flame" Timig: As participat leaves for home. It ca cotai cotact iformatio, alog with a farewell ad perhaps a thoughtful quote. Be sure to have it ready to issue to the participat as he leaves. Sice participats will depart at various times, remai flexible with implemetatio. Letter to Self Timig: Writte by participats durig GNS.. Have each participat write a letter to themselves describig their persoal experieces o the trail, specific goals set (persoal, OA, etc.) ad a geeral sese of the experiece. Put the letter ito a evelope, address it, ad tum it ito the OA leadership durig staff debriefig. The letter will be set to them several moths later, ad will serve to further motivate the participat oce he has left the Rach. You will be give evelopes to give to the participats. Make sure to allot time for this, perhaps at the ed of the trek or maybe upo retumig to Base Camp. Cosider writig oe to yourself prior to the ed of your cotract. Trek Itierary Timig: Developedad picked up as accordigto the "Forema'sSchedule." Durig your time at the worksite, you will eed to make time to have the crew pla its trek itierary. As a Forema, it is your resposibility to iform them about what their optios are, ad to give your opiio o activities based o your experieces. However, the fial decisio is up to the crew. You ca take their votes ad compile them, or you ca have the crew decide. The Philmot Guidebook to Adveture gives good descriptios of all Backcoutry program elemets. Whe plaig the itierary, be sure that you accout for all OA program elemets. Solo will require a good amout of time i a special locatio. Moutaitop surise ad Service Hours to Camps will also require foresight. Doig all activities that every crew member desires may ot be feasible. Tryig to fit too much ito a schedule may result i too much hikig. OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 31 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

46 Religious Services Timig: O both Sudaysofthe parlicipat'sexperiece; 30 miuteseach. It is importat to uphold the twelfth poit of the Scout Law. You will be provided with Whel8 Spirits Soa,. a booklet to be used for ispiratio. At some larger Backcoutry camps, chaplais sometimes perform services o Sudays or other days. Crew Leader of the Day Timig: Each day of tl8k porlio of program. This will allow every member leadership opportuities. There is a good chace that a few members i your crew will stad out with domiat persoalities. Make sure to look after all crew members. Crew Leader of the Day will especially be importat for a participat that is perhaps quiet. shy or timid. Work with him, provide feedback. ad help him grow cofidet. It may be best to start crew leader of the day durig the trek portio (at the last morig at the site). Ofte it is helpful if the Foreme pick the crew leader for the first day. A experieced participat will kow Base Camp procedures better ad may make the trasitio day easier. Make sure each crew leader is briefed about his resposibilities prior to startig the job, ad debriefed afterwards to leam how he could build his leadership skills or what his stregths were. Debrief time will vary with each hike. Make the time for the debriefig. it is importat for leadership developmet. If it is late or the leader is tired, luch provides a good time for the coferece. To allow everyoe a leadership opportuity a assistat crew leader may be required. Service Hours to Camps Timig: Durig the tl8k. The Order of the Arrow is based o uselfish service to others. These service hours will be accumulated durig the trek portio of the OATC. Determiatio of service projects will be at the discretio of the Foreme. It may be wise to get a list of coservatio tasks from the Coservatio departmet before departig Base. That way you will have backup projects if o Backcoutry Camp service opportuity presets itself. OA Trail Crew Arrowhead Award Timig: Will be distributed at the closigbaquet. A special arrowhead award has bee created to recogize both participats ad the OA Staff. The patch looks like the stadard Philmot arrowhead but icludes a red arrow across the backgroud of the patch with the words "Trail Crew" at the bottom. Oly oe award will be issued to each participat upo completio of the twoweek program, ad oe to each OA Staff member. A participat will be issued the patch oly if he completes the etire program, or if pulled from the program for a medical reaso. This is to retai the hoor of the award. The OA leadership will cosider special cases. This patch is more tha a piece of cloth, it is a award. It represets days of trail buildig, a trek. friedship, brotherhood, ad uforgettable experieces that will last a lifetime. There is a uwritte rule" of ever tradig or sellig this award. OATCSTAFF FIELDBOOK 32 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH...,, I... ~ i... : ~,..., I! ~ r, 1""""1 / I 1"1, 1... i \... ; ~ i"""""\ f 1

47 Participat Evaluatio Timig: Last day. The Foreme will evaluate each participat. This evaluatio is placed i their persoal file ad used i the future as a referece if they apply for a staff positio. Therefore, it is importat that you offer costructive ad hoest feedback ot oly to the participat but also to the evaluatio form. This ca be used as a tool i leadership developmet ad persoal growth for the participat. Discuss with your parter aside from the group each crew member. Be hoest. Offer costructive criticism. How did the participat work with the other members? What kid of leader is he? Did he offer good ideas to the group? Old he joke aroud a lot? Did he cut the other guys dow? Was he a hard worker? Was he ethusiastic? Sped time with your parter writig the evaluatios. Part of the form is a recommedatio for staff. If the participat would make a excellet Philmot Staffer, ecourage him to apply. Pla ample time o the last day to discuss each evaluatio with the participat. Whether o the last day o the trail, i Base Camp, or I Cimarro (if the crew goes out to luch), sped the time. Have each participat come over ad talk with the both of you. Give your opiio of his performace. You observed him the last two weeks. By ow you kow him rather well. Do ot be afraid to tell the truth. Yet be tactful, cosiderate of his feeligs, ad always ed positively. Evaluatio of Foreme ad Program Timig: Last day.. I Your crew will have the opportuity to offer costructive feedback ad criticism regardig the overall program. The forms will be i your packet whe you arrive i Base Camp. Ecourage participats to fill out the form hoestly ad completely. This evaluatio will be aoymous. They will fill out three forms: oe for the program ad oe for each Forema. Letter to Participat Timig: Near the ed ofthe trek Each Forema will write a follow up letter to each participat after the participat has departed from Philmot. Time is provided i the schedule for this. This is a great opportuity to tell the participats how much you ejoyed spedig the past two weeks with them. Philmot Seasoal Staff Performace Evaluatio Timig: To be determied by your supervisor; oe after each ofyour crews. I.l Durig your employmet at Philmot, the OA Trail Crew leadership will evaluate you. Your performace with your crews, with other staff, ad otherwise will be take ito accout. Other factors will also be accouted for, such as the evaluatios you receive from participats. Your evaluatios are desiged to offer maximum feedback ad opportuity for persoal growth. Your performace will be formally discussed two times throughout the summer, ad the secod oe will be placed i your permaet Philmot file. OATCSTAFFFIELDBOOK 33 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH

48 OtherActivity Optios Timig: to de determied Thoughts of the Day Local History Evirometal Games Lowimpact tip of the day Sogs Crew RockPile Plat Idetificatio Star Study Hour of self reflectio. 1 1 :I I!, r' : I ~ I I r, I I', I OATC STAFF FIELOBOOK 34 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH... I I

49 Elemet Checklist,, I ~ I ~..J, This is a guide to help you keep track ofthe Program Elemets. This list is either firm or comprehesive; read the precedig sectio for specifics. Hard Skills First Aid ad Emergecy Procedures Map ad Compass Hydratio Base Camp Actlvltles Team Buildig Exercises Shakedow! Packs & Packig Bus Tour Work Site ad/or Trek Hard Skills Activities Impact! Coservatio Ethic Discussios Teamwork Debriefigs! Thoms & Roses Philmot History Religious Services Team Buildig Activities Wildemess Pledge Joumal Pebbles for Closig Work Site Hard Skills Camp ad Campsite Selectio ad Setup Cookig, Cleaig ad Fire Water ad Saitatio Bears ad Aimals Trail Buildig ad Tools Special! Dagerous Campig Coditios Breakig Camp Activities Opeig Ceremoy Discussios Lodge Ideas Book Wildemess Pledge Night Uder the Stars Trail Log Fellowship Hike Hard Skills Hikig Map ad Compass Review! Test other Hard Skills Trek Activities Crew Leader of the Day Moutai Top Surise God, Nature, Self A Log Joumey Service Hours to Camps After Trek Activities: Closig Baquet ad Rededicatio Ceremoy, Pebbles, Who Will Go Upo This Joumey..," ad Letter to Participat. Evaluatio of Foreme ad Program, Letter to Self, ad Participat Evaluatio ca be doe ear the ed of the trek....i OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 35 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

50 The Importace of OA Trail Crew Program Oe of the thigs that makesorderof the ArrowTrail Crew uiqueis the Orderof the Arrow. As a result. we must be midful to alwaysicludeas importat all the discussios ad willigly aswerall the questios that participats may have regardig the OA. Be ope to lettigall the participats makethe poits they haveto make,ad ask the questios they haveo their midaboutoa. Uderstad that you may ot agreewith the poits they make;ackowledge those poits of view with acceptace rathertha argumet, uderstadig. ot ridicule. Therewill be questios you may ot be comfortable with or caot aswer. Do ot avoidor cutoff participat's questios. Istead, be hoestad look for the appropriate aswerbefore speakig or directthat idividual to someoe capable of aswerig those questios. Theseelemets are desiged to create a atmosphere of hoesty ad opeess. Keepcosistet with that practice ad the program elemets of OA Trail Crewwill surelyserve theirpurpose. Theseexchages are extremely importat to the growthad maturity everyoe will experiece as partof the OA Trail Crewexperiece. Take advatage of them ad let the people who pass through this program take advatage of them. It will work if you let ill r I 1 ~! i,, I : I, ~ I, OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 36 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH,..., I \

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53 REFERENCE MATERIALS Hard ad Soft Skills The followig sectios provide writte iformatio o skills that you will apply as a Forema. As you practice these skills, your proficiecy will grow. Although the techiques preseted here are fouded i much experiece, do ot be afraid to try teachig somethig i a ew, creative way. There are may hard skills to teach. If eeded, carry a persoal checklist to esure you cover all. Coverig what is required o the "Philmot Crew Traiig Checklist" is the bare miimum. Show iitiative. Read the Philmot Guidebook to Adveture. May hard skills are covered i depth there. Also, it is good to be familiar with what the participat has already (hopefully) read. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS Teachig Techiques: 1. The importace of techique. a. Persoality makes a lesso stick. Nothig has to be just a lesso, it ca be a sceario! Use metaphors. b. The iformatio is importat, but the way you say somethig is goig to stay with crews loger tha what you say. (See Toe). Be creative, experimet with differet teachig methods such as visual ad auditory. c. Teachig is ot tellig. We eed to facilitate leamig, ot force it. 2. The "eed to kow" style. a. Teach thigs as you come to them (Teachable Momets). Whe you come to a stream, talk about streams. Whe you reach camp, talk about tet setup. This will regulate the way iformatio is processed by the youth. Whe oe sees what is beig taught, the iformatio is leamed much more readily. Whe oe practices the skill, teachig is eve more efficiet. However, some iformatio eeds to be taught before a situatio occurs, such as first aid ad bear safety. b. Ask the crew to figure thigs out. If the crew members figure thigs out for themselves, the they willieam it. If we just say "this is because ofthis,' it will oly sik ito shortterm memory, Example: O Wilso Mesa with a crew, "What do you all otice about this area? What do you thik caused that? What ca we do to prevet this from happeig agai?" Aswer: pioeers clearcut the lad due to the loggig idustry. 3. Use teachable momets to your advatage. a. The most obvious teachable momets that arise come i the form of questios. May of these greatest opportuities to get across itagible cocepts such as evirometal ethics are hidde i these questios. Example: What is a sump?" It is where we dump our water...to cocetrate our odors...to reduce impact...to see to it that our presece i the Philmot backcoutry is as difficult as possible to detect...to treat this lad with all the respect it deserves. Start with the cold facts, the utilize those "whys" to facilitate those itagible cocepts....i OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 37 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

54 b. Remember that the midof a youth focuses moreeasily o the tagible tha the itagible. So use examples ad give whys." Imagie the impactof two differetaswers to the same questios: "Whyshould I put my smellables i the bear bag?" 1) "Because it attracts bears." 2) "Because it attracts bears, ad mayof our bear icidets (some of which icluded ijuries to humas) havebee the resultof carelessess with smellables." Beware of the "If I ca't see It, it's ot there" metality. The solid fact that bearsat Philmot have ijured people will facilitate the overall coceptthat bearsare a dagerto be take seriously. Please referto the sectio o bearselse where i this book. 4. A teachig method. a. Discover the teachable momet. b. Pla the teachable momet out metally, makesure all ecessary itemsare preset. c. Presetthe momet usig"whys." d. Get everyoe ivolved. e. Review what was discussed ad why. 5. Attetio keepig. a. Make it iterestig, teachcreativelyl b. Be ethusiasticl The mosteffective way to hold attetio is to politely projectthe attitude that what you haveto say is the most importat thig i the world. c. Vary your teachig techique, try ew thigs. d. Keep it brief. No logertha thirty miutes withouta chageof pace. e. Beware of timig. If the crew is tired, their attetio spawill dissipate rapidly. Also watchtact. First aid durigdierca be iappropriate. f. Use eye cotact. g. If a crew member is ot payigattetio, diplomatically ask himquestio. "So whatdo you thiktim?" Tim will eitherbe flattered, broughtito lie, or embarrassed because he has o clue whatyou were talkigabout. h. Whatever you do, do ot makethe youth feel ridiculed ad ueasy. Do ot kock his respose dowthe etire way. I other words,avoid usig ay egative words i respodig to a participats commet. If it is wrog, use tact. For example, "Tim, that is kid of right, although morealogthe liesof..." 6. Verbal ad NoVerbal Commuicatio. a. Remember: 35%of all commuicatio is verbal, 65% is overbal. b. Whe oe examies how muchaotherperso actually believeswhat is said, it is foudverbal messages (whatis said)accoutfor 7%of what is believed. Vocalmessages (the way it is said) accoutfor 38%, ad visual messages (whatthe perso sees) accouts for 55%. I other words, SHOWad TELL. Example: Do you reallyact happy i the rai? Do they buy it? Do you lamely say "It is't so bad,"or do you ethusiastically portraythe part of the oe persoi the uiverse who hoestlyloves rai? Puddle jumpigworks for istace. 7. Toe. a. Read a poem to yourselftwo ways, ocewith flavor, oce with apathy. Crews mayot remember what you saidor what you readdurig Wilderess Pledge, but they will remember the time you took. Theywill remember that it meata lot to you. b. Reproachig. Thikto yourself, do you like to hear"do't put it there, dorkl Whatdid I say? Geesl"or "Let's see,do't put it over there, it will probably work bestover here."saveyour stiffess for the rare occasio whe you mightreallyeed it, whe safety is a issue. Neverraise your II I, OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 38 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

55 ,......i... voice ulessit is a absolute must;if somethig dagerous must stop ow. 8. The Authority/Fried lie. a. This is a skill to be usedi ay leadership settig. Get to kow your Peoplel Be their fried,ad do thigswith them. If you koweach oe ad who they are, they will respectyou ad be easierto deal with. People wat to be liked by their supervisors. b. The importat thig to keep i mid is while maitaiig the fried part, do ot losethe authoritylie. It mustbe there. It is a fie lieto walk, but by walkig it, you ca facilitate excelletrapport. 9. Do's ad Do'ts. a. Do... o Use all resources: this book, other materials. coworkers, ad leadership with teachig techiques o Facilitate o liste o Be positive, thik "Positive MetalAttitude" (PMA) o Ask "Why?" o Circlepeopleup o Go by the rule: "Theoly silly questio is the oe that does'tget asked." o Be flexible o Be patiet b.do't... o Be mudae o Be afraidof your persoality: Go aheadad throw yourselfito it, your persoality is what makes it clickl 10. Relatig to Crews. a. Crew Members: Ask them all what they are iterested i. Be persoable. liste to them. Fidout what they kow, utilize thosewho have doe it before. The bestway to gai their trust ad respectis by showig them trust ad respect. b. Crew Leaders. Eachday a ew crew leader will be selected. Durigyour first crew debriefig, discuss this role. Iclude the goals for beig a Crew Leader: each oe of them will take a tum at leadig the group,you are there to help them lear, build leadership skills, ad cofidece. Importat that the group work as oe. Reiterate, the etiregroup overcomes each challege together. 11. Teachig Atmosphere. a. Alwaysput yourselfi the participat's positio beforeyou startteachig ay skill.a good teachable momet for teachig backcoutry eatigis beforethe first meal. However, the audiece will be hugryad will have littleattetio spa.this is oe exampleof a balacethat eeds to be foud. Aotherexample: do ot try to hold a discussio late at ight. Overall, makesure that what you are teachig is ameable to the participats' mood. I all situatios, the speakeris the oe who should be facig the su. ad should ot be wearig suglasses. b. Siceyou are teachig i the outdoors, maydistractios will exist. A big oe is the su. Avoidteachig for moretha a short time i direct su. Leam to read yourcrew. If a umberof them are ot attetive, stop what you are doig ad try aotheractivity. For example. if the first aid lesso is draggig, stadup ad take a break by playig some group dyamicsl team buildig game. The mid ca absorboly what the seat ca edure. OATCSTAFFFIELDBOOK 39 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH

56 c. Use of the circle should be ubiquitous at Philmot. Circlig everyoe up allows everyoe to see ad hear each other, makeseveryoe equal, ad symbolizes teamwork. 12. TIme Maagemet a. Pla well i advacefor all activities, so that essetialelemetsare ot rushed due to a lack of time. This is especiallyimportatgive the umberof elemetsthat the OA Trail Crew program ivolves. Pla ot oly eoughtime, but also a sequece of activities. A commo example of mismaagemet of time at Philmotis washigdishes ad hagig bear bags i the dark, while time was wasteddurigthe day. b. Time maagemet is especiallyimportatwith regards to trail buildig. To maximize efficiecy you eed to moitorall participats. For example, if half of the participats are doe with breakfastad readyfor work, oe Forema ca headout to the trail buildig site with them. Whethe rest are ready, they ca proceedi a secodgroup. Oce time maagemet is mastered, you ca begi to creatively maageyour time. For example, if a smallgroup is waitigo the majority of the crew, you ca playa quick game with them. It is importatto provideparticipats with a program packedexperiece. If you realizethat they are talkig about or doig somethig that they could have doe at home, addressthe situatio. Philmot is such a uiqueeviromet that each mometca be filled with a ew, iterestig experiece. Never a dull momet! (Of course, some relaxatio time is ecessary!) 13. Settigthe Toe a. It is imperative to createa high stadard atmosphere up frot. From the start, you eed to direct the participat's laguage ad coversatios towarda productive ed. Obscee laguagead coversatio should ot be tolerated, ad should be firmly corrected as it detractsthe participats from a greaterexperiece. As a Forema, you eed to lead by example. b. Besideslaguage, coversatio ad actios i geeralalso eedto be directed. As a Forema, your Attitudes, Actios ad Appearace will serve to direct the etire atmosphere. Createa program that strivesto meetthe highestideals of Scoutig ad the Orderof the Arrow. 14. MajorThemes Throughout ay Philmotprograma certai set of majorthemesuderlayall program materials. Someof theseiclude: teamwork, coservatio, ad safety (ad i the OA program, the three Ws). Teamwork is appareti hikig (staytogether), camp setup (crewgear first), meals (sharig) ad bear bag hagig(eedeveryoe to pull the ropes). Coservatio is appareti trail buildig (purpose of a trail), hikig (stay o the trail), campig (low impactskills), water usage, ad history(loggig ad miig), ad is key i the Wilderess Pledge. Safetyis see i hikig (spacig), trail buildig (safety first), ad aimals(smellables). Key topics,which permeate the Philmotexperiece, should be highlighted at each opportuity where they arise. A participat may ot make the coectio betwee stayigo the trail ad miimizig water usage, uless you referto them with the sameterms (coservatio, or impact). If the participat ca lear everythig udera few majortopics, the he will surely remember the coceptsbetter. 15. I Coclusio a. Remember, be yourself. Throw i your persoality. As you start out o the first crew, you will regurgitate what you have leared. Whe you take what you have leared ad throw i your ow uiqueess, the It is happeig. Idividual style makesyou grow as a Forema. OATC STAFF FIELOBOOK 40 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH 1'1 I t"1 I I ~, : r"'"i I ' i""'i I

57 b. Keepi mid:a persohas to do far morethathe miimum outlied i the job descriptio to be satisfied with their work, if the work is to have a lastig impact. Go the extra mile for the participats, it will make the differece. "People will ever remember what you say, people will ever remember what... you do; but they will alwaysremember how you make them feel: Ukow OATCSTAFFFIElDBOOK 41 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH

58 SHAKEDOWN Shakedow is a vital part of your work with each crew. If you do a good shakedow. your crew will ot oly have a better time. but it will avoid some trouble situatios caused by havig iadequate (or over adequate) equipmet. Your goal is to get every perso equipped adequately but carryig as light a pack as possible. Each item should be cosidered agaist four criteria: USEFULNESS DURABILITY BULK WEIGHT It is your resposibility as a Forema to see that each camper's gear is appropriate ad useful. Make suggestios about iadequate items. Give reasos as to why a item may be iadequate. Otherwise, you may leave the crew thikig that you are oly givig your ow persoal preferece. ad they may figure that their ow opiio is as good as yours. Always kow why a item should be icluded or left behid, ad tell the crew. A effective shakedow is ecessary for esurig the success ad ejoymet of your crew. It is importat to realize that this is a very sesitive time i which your words ad actios carry much weight ad are coscietiously oted by the crew. Most likely, the parets of your campers ad the campers themselves have a certai amout of pride i their equipmet. It is safe to assume that the campers are usig the best equipmet they have. Whe you quickly look at gear ad simply tell them that it is ot ay good or ot eeded. you may seriously hurt some feeligs. Always give each Scout your idividual attetio ad carefully explai the reaso why some items mayor may ot be eeded. Be creative. cosider equipmet that ca be shared with a tet mate: toothpaste. tet, small kife. etc. Whe items are iadequate or missig. be sesitive whe suggestig that they make purchases at the Tradig Post. May Scouts are o a limited budget. While certai items of their equipmet may ot be optioal, differetiate betwee those that are iadequate ad uusable ad those that may suffice. Shakedows have a subjective elemet. What oe perso deems adequate for a certai situatio may be differet from aother. As a Forema. you must fid a compromise betwee what the participat thiks will work ad what you thik is proper. For example, if a participat regularly hikes i moutais ad situatios comparable to Philmot for exteded periods with oly basketball shoes. the perhaps he does ot eed hikig boots for the trek. If you do a complete shakedow the first day. you will ot have to do oe the day you depart for your trek. O the other had. items that are take to the worksite may differ slightly from items take o the trek. For example. work boots may be appropriate for trail buildig, where as hikig boots are essetial durig the trek. Similarly. carryig a fork to the worksite may be ice (especially for the worksite food). but oly a spoo is ecessary o the trek. ~ I,...,,, ~ I '..., I! Shakedow ca also be used as a set of teachable momets o teamwork ad evirometal impact. For example, we miimize usage of soap for evirometal reasos, ad the bottle of soap ca be shared. At Philmot sharig of items which are ot usually shared is required. Utilize such available teachable momets ad allot eough time to do a good. educatioal shakedow. Shakedow should be :1 OATe STAFF FIELDBOOK 42 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

59 I more tha just recitig what to brig o the trail (may experieced campers kow what to brig ayway). Coductig a Shakedow 1. Fid a ope area aroud Base camp (excludig chapel areas). Have the crew members spread out their groud cloths ad empty all the cotets of their pack o to oe half of the groud cloth. If it is raiig usually you ca use the diig hall. Make sure you get permissio from the diig hall staff prior to coductig this procedure. Clea up ad put chairs back where they belog before leavig. 2. The Forema always faces the su (for all teachig) ad avoids wearig suglasses. This Is a courtesy to the participat. 3. As you go through the list, each crew member moves that particular item to the empty half of the groud cloth. For some items, the whole crew ca hold the item up for the Forema to check. for others the Forema must walk aroud to check idividually. 4. Each perso should keep a list of items eeded at the Tradig Post. Whe you are fiished. each perso should have a list ad two piles. Oe pile goes o the trail, oe pile stays behid. 5. Never be too leiet o the shakedow. However, be sesitive to idividual prefereces as log as they are withi reaso. 6. Make sure you ad your parter are o the same wavelegth regardig equipmet. 7. Deodorat ad sheath kives, as a rule ever go o the trail, aytime. Also, o drugs or alcohol. per the Guidebook to Adveture. 8. Show the correct way to pack a itemal ad exteral frame pack. This is also a good time to esure that each participat kows how to adjust ad wear his pack. Persoal Equipmet Codes for equipmet: BB Packed together i a plastic bag to be placed i the bear bag. Smellable items that are for the body may ot be applied after the early aftemoo. to avoid ligerig scets. S Ca be shared with a buddy. A Keep this item easily accessible i a pack or o perso. * Available at Philmot Tradig Post. Packig Backpack with padded hip belt Check quality ad fit; if ot adequate. suggest a retal. Padded hip strap is essetial. Adjust pack to fit the wearer. Pack cover * Plastic bags, assorted sizes * Highly recommeded; if waterproof cover is ot available, large plastic garbage bags ca be used. Brig several spares. they tear easily. For keepig gear dry ad orgaized., Also used for carryig broke food bags. OATCSTAFFFIELDBOOK 43 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH

60 Sleepig Sleepig bag i a waterproofsack Strapsto hold sleepig bag o pack Bag must isulate to approximately 25 A lier or isulated uderwearwill icrease warmth. If stuff sack is ot waterproof. use a plastic bag isidethe stuff sack. Strapswith bucklesare superiorto bugicords or ropefor lashig gear o to packs because they hold tighter.are more easily adjusted, ad prevetthe load from boucig. Sleep clothig * Clothesto be wom ONlY i the sleepig bag. They esurethat there are o food r. odors o the Scoutsat ight. Shouldbe packedi the sleepig bag. The day's clothesshould be kept i the pack, away f"i from the tet. Waterproof groudcloth (S)* large eoughto fit tet. Do ot use a pochothat is also beig used as raigear. Foam pad * For comfortad warmth. 1'""'"1 i \ Highlyrecommeded. Stockig cap For cool days ad sleepig.!1 Footwear Hikigboots Seakers/teis shoes Sadals Check for firmess. durability. ad waterproofig. If ew, ecourage cayig seakersas a back up. Also, use at worksitemay help break them i.. Highlyrecommeded for may reasos: for icampuse, if blisters become severe, ad if boots break or get wet. "\. I l'""'"i, i roo;. I ;"1 \ Discourage due to iefficietuse at backcoutry programssuch as rock climbigad challege courses.... I I 23 pairs of Used as a outer sock; reduces r heavy wool socks * frictio ad provides extra cushio. Also helpswick sweataway from foot. 3 pairsof Also wick sweataway from foot; lighter, ier socks * reducefrictio ad itch from wool socks. Recommed polypropylee & ylo dress socks. 1\ Ii ot i, OATCSTAFFFIELDBOOK 44 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH ~ I!

61 Clothig It may be ecessary to reiterate to participats that Philmot weather coditios are probably differet tha what they are accustomed to, ad that the weather coditios at the time of shakedow do ot represet the extreme fluctuatios which Philmot experieces. 12 pair uderwear 1 pairof shorts 1 pairof log pats 2 short sleeved shirts Wearoe,carry oe or two. Less if desired. Wearthem. Loose, light, comfortable fit. Cosidercovertible pats to reduceshorts ad pats to 1 pair total. Neededfor coservatio work, pole climbig, horsebackridig, mietours, coldweatherad mosquitoes. Sweat patsor log uderwear with rai pats ca be used, but more durablematerials are recommeded. Wearoe, carry oe. Avoid yloshirtsas they do ot wick away perspiratio ad may feel cold ad clammy. ~ 1 1 log sleeve shirt sweater, sweatshirt, or fleece... 1 sturdy raijacket... or pocho(at 1 hat or cap Eatig Deep bowlor plate... ~... ~......I... Cup Spoo(durable) OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK Essetial for work week, optioal for trek. Usedfor warmth at ightad o cool morigs. Also helpful to prevetsubum. Lightestad warmest available. Wool or polypropylee is best sice they isulateeve whe wet. ESSENTIAL. Do ot hit the trail with out sturdy. durablerai gear. Philmot weathercosists of almostdaily rai. Prevets headaches. subum ad eye strai. Sufficiet for all Philmotfoods. As part of the cleaig procedures, the plateor dish must be able to fit etirelywithi the large cookig pots whichphilmotissuesthe crew. This disqualifies most frisbees. OPTIONAL. Also useful for measurig. Oly utesileeded. For low weight, durable plastic is preferred. 45 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

62 Waterbottles (A)* Miscellaeous & Persoal Smallpocket kife(a, S)* Flashlight (S)* Map (A)* Compass (A, S) Badaa, hadkerchief (A, BB) Whistle (A) Moey Three quartsmiimum, four preferred. Plastic is lightest ad durable. Two oequart bottles are better tha oe larger bottle. Must be hugi bear bag if usedwith drik mix. Usedmostlyfor opeig food packets. Sheath kives are awkward with a hip belt ad are uecessarily large.they do ot go o the trail. Smallwith ew batteries. If miimizig weight.oe per tet is sufficiet. Carry a extraset of batteries. or isert backwards i flashlightto prevetaccidetal tumo. For the trek, it is goodfor the crewto have oe set of eitherthe Philmot quad mapsorthe USGS71/2 miutetopos. Makesure there are eoughback coutry maps i the group. ESSENTIAL for group;oly oe or two are eeded. Liquidfilled mouted o a plastic rectagular base is optimal. Servesas a wash cloth,hot pot holder, water bottle straierad has a varietyof other uses. Oly usedto sigal emergecies. $10$20 recommeded. Oly small bills ca be accepted i the backcoutry. No eedfor a wallet...., I I r.! 1 ṉ I \. I! j"' I I ~ J I ~ I I Lip balm (A. BB)* ESSENTIAL. Exertio ad exposure i the dry, high altitudeclimateicreases lip chappig. Toothbrush ad Toothepaste (BB) * Small tubes. Toothpaste may be shared. Emphasize usig miimal toothpaste i the backcoutry as it is highly smellable... I,,...,, ; Moleski (BB,S)* Suscree (BB, S)* Highlyrecommeded for blisters ad hotspots. Highlyrecommeded. Sulightis more itesei higher elevatio. SPF 15 miimum. ~ : I Suglasses Highlyrecommeded. OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 46 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH

63 ...,.....J Small otepad & pe * Forjoumals or emergecy messages. Oe otebookwill be provided. Optioal Camera & film (BB) Take as muchfilm as eededi case, backcoutry tradig posts are sold out. Takefilm out of boxesad keep i a plasticbag.... Fishig equipmet ad licese If itierary icludesfishig. Equipmet is available i Fish Camp, PJ, adabreu for use i thosecamps oly.... Postcards * Prestamp i Base Camp. Ca be mailed o..,j fromstaffedcamps, but mail is slow. Philmot Fieldguide* Oe per crew highly suggested. Isulated uderwear Oly if cold weatheris predicted. Ofte wom i... sleepig bag. l.ool Isectrepellet (BB, 5) * Oe small bottle per crew. Rarelyused. Foot powder(bb, S) Absorbsmoisture ad ca reduce ~ blisters. Limitedtime usage.... Work gloves Leatherrecommeded, sug fit, reduce blisters. Philmot will providegloves if I participat does ot have. Ducttape (5) Multiple uses, wrap aroudwater bottles , :..., I...,j OATCSTAFF FIELDBOOK 47 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH

64 Crew Equipmet Furishedby Philmot Services Besides the persoal gear, each crew has resposibility for its ow equipmet. Select a crew leader of the day who should make the assigmets as to who carries what crew gear o the trek. YOU should be there to help guide the crew leader. Explaiwhy the same perso carries the same item(s) of crew gear o the etire trek. Items are better accouted for if oe perso is resposible for a specific object(s). The crew leader should cosider size ad stregth of the campers as he is makigthe assigmets. O the trek. food should be redistributed every morig, so that everyoe's pack is gettig lighter after every meal. Remember to packoutyour trash. The selected crew leaderof the day shouldkow who has which items. r.,,!...,,, '"I I ' I Tet stakes Backpackig stoves 1 Nylodiigfly w/poles 1 Nylotet wlpoles for every 2 people 1 set of estigpots 2 pair of hotpottogs Plasticstraierad scraper Scrubpads Toilet Paper (TP) 8 trashbags 150' of 1/4 Nylorope 2 bear bags miimum Waterpurificatio chemical Philtets use 10 to 12; fly 6 to 8 The OA Trail Crew has theirow stovesthat will be sharedamogthe rotatios. Be sure the crew kows how to operate them properly. White gas is also available i Base Camp ad at backcoutry commissaries. To storecrew gear uder, shelter i iclemet weather. It is sufficietto carry oly three of the four pole sectios. Waterproof shelter. Two or three perso tets recommeded. Largertets are bulky ad ca tear i the wid. Usedfor cookig. At least three pots with tops,cutlery kit, oe fry pa, ad two metalspoos are recommeded. Use i placeof hot hadles. For clea up of leftoverfood. For toughclea up. Aboutoe roll is usedfor each day. For all trash. For hagig the bear bagsat ight ad wheevercamp is uatteded. To holdfood ad persoal smellables. ESSENTIAL. Treat the water, eve If the crew has a pump. Chemicals should be takei case pump fails. Prevetio is the best medicie. ~ I I, r, i I ~, I ~ i I ~, I,... : ' ~,, OATCSTAFFFIELDBOOK 48 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH

65 Packig Everythig should be rolled ad packed sugly. Use plasticbags or stuff sacks to keep clothig dry ad orgaized. Everythig should go iside the pack. Nothig should be outside of the pack....i, Compass, kife, matches, lip balm ad badaa all go i pockets or clothig o perso. 2. Side pockets of pack holdcoveiece items: AP paper, camera, flashlight, persoal firstaid kit, catee, smellables, ad raigear. 3. Smellables should be kept i oe smallbag so theywill ot be forgotte. 4. Mappocketor packframe holdsmap. Exteral Frames 1. Uppercompartmet (or strapped o top) holdsbulky items: tet,diigfly, food, cookware, ad water. 2. Lowercompartmet holdslight itemssuchas clothig. 3. TighUy strapped o the bottom or top of the packis the sleepig bag i a durablelwaterproof stuffsack. 4. Extemal frames should be packed with the weighto the top. Iteral Frames 1. Heavyitems are packed i the ceterof the pack,closeto the back. 2. Lighteritemsare packed ear the top ad bottom of the pack. 3. Sleepig bagshould fit i lowercompartmet of pack.weightdistributio is critical for comfortable hikig. 4. Itemalframes should be packed with the weightdistributed alog the back....,. OATCSTAFFFIELDBOOK 49 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH

66 SETTING UP CAMP I geeral, thik i a lowimpact metality. Try to be quiet, courteous ad thoughtful of others. Thik about others ad about the wilderess. Support the Wilderess Pledge, Outdoor Code, ad BSA wildemess ethics ad ideals. However, lowimpact campig should ever supersede safety. This is a excellet time to teach creatively. For example, discuss the Bearmuda Triagle. Talk about the uses for the fire rig, sump, ad bear cable. All three ladmarks make a triagle. Iside the triagle you wat to cocetrate your smellables. Therefore, you wat to sleep outside of the triagle to avoid potetial aimal dager like bears. Iside the triagle is kow as the "Bearmuda Triagle: This method makes it fu ad easy to remember. :'l. '.. I ; Durig campsite setup, the followig themes emerge: teamwork (take care of crew items before persoal items), impact (low impact campig), ad judgemet (i wisely makig choices). A Good Campsite 1. Fid a camp. a. Be certai that you are at a staffed camp or trail camp, depedig o your preplaed itierary. Always follow your itierary! b. If at a staff camp, the staff wiil probably show you to your site. 1. Always respect backcoutry staff. Do ot use their staff latries, eter their porch, or use a campsite without askig first. The camp is their summer home, ad participats eed to treat it as such. c. If at a trail camp, sometimes a map of the camp is posted wherever the trail eters camp. 2. Idetify sites. a. Each Philmot site has a fire rig ad a umber o a tree. Most also have a sump. b. Bear cables ad latries are shared amog sites i the camp. 3. Choose the best site. a.look for the less used sites 1. This will help to distribute wear evely, thus miimizig impact. 2. Ofte the less used, harder to fid sites are icer. b. Easy access sites should be left for latearrivig crews. 1. These are ofte the most used sites. 2. This is also a courtesy for crews arrivig ear or after dark. c. look for your "Five W's": 1. Water: Check for sigs of past floodig. Also, it is ice to be ear a water source. 2. WIdow Makers: look for dead trees or limbs that may fall i a storm. 3. Wid: Evaluate the site with regards to wid. 4. Wildlife: Evaluate the site with regards to wildlife. For example: proximity to bear cables, potetial deer paths, ad at hills. 5. Wear: Evaluate how wor the site is (as discussed above). Campsite Setup 1. Drop packs. (A pack lie is ot ecessary i the campsite) a. Chage shoes if desired. b. Remove all crew gear ad all smellables from all packs. Crew gear eeds to be cetralized so that everyoe has equal access to it. It is usually put r" I '.. I ~ I \,..., I,.. I,,..., I I OATCSTAFFFIELDBOOK 50 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH

67 ,...,...I uderthe fly. Smellables are removed so that o aimalapproaches umoitored packs. All smellables are put i oe locatio to be easily watched: uderthe fly. 2. Pitchig the fly. a. The fly eeds to be put up first, as it is a quick shelter. b. Locate it feet fromthe fire rig, if plaig o usig fire. c. Oce agai, cosider 5 Ws (seea Good Campsite): 1. Wid: Poitoe comer ito the wid to allow somewid to pass through whilekeepig most rai out. If wid ca ot be detected, surveylocal terrai to predictwids(blows alog cayos). 2. Pitch fly I or earto the Bearmuda triagle. to cocetrate smells. 3. Wear: Although somebearmuda triagles will dictateoe placeto set up the fly, recosider the locatio (or the site) if the groudis severely impacted from previous uses. Use yourjudgemet. d. Usea smallstickto securethe ridge lie to the tarp, usiga lark'shead. Both ridgelie ad tarp should be taut. The stick is to prevetdamageto the fly i strogwids: the stickwill break, ot the fly. e. Usea clovehitcho top of the poles. 1. Threepole sectios are sufficiet: less weight, lowertarp profile(less visual impact), less chace for tarp to blow dow. f. Use taut lie hitchesto stake guy lies. 1. Lacecord alogthe side grommets ad securethe comers first, the the middle. 2. Guy liesshould come off of yloat 45,ad stakesshouldbe put i groudat 45. Pushad twist stakes, ever step o them or poud them (theywill bed). Use the "eye to the sky method. 3. Avoidtyig guy lies to treesas it causesuecessary impact. 3. Pitchig the tets. a. Cosider the 5 Ws: samecosideratios as pitchig the fly, except: 1. Wildlife: Campwell outsidethe Bearmuda Triagle. 2. Wear: Avoidsleepig i fragile meadows. Utilize impacted areas, but avoidheavily impacted areas (as with the fly). 3. Facea backcomer ito the wid. b. Checkgroudfor rocks, twigs, etc. Avoid movig too much atural debris to miimize impact. c. Raiflies should ot touch the tet itself. d. Groudcloth: Put groudcloth uder tet, completely foldig excessedges udertet. If two groudcloths are available, put the secod isideto lie the tet. A groudcloth outsidethe tet protects the tet ad discourages wateretry,while iside it guaratees o wateretry. e. Bearactivitysuggests groupig tetswithout formig a cluster, which could trapaimals f. DO NOT DIG DITCHES AROUND TENTS (high impact). g. Do ot urollsleepig bags util bedtime; theywill stay dry if tet leaks. h. Leavepacksoutsideof ad awayfrom the tets, as they may have a slight odor from carryig food. Coverthem with rai covers. OATCSTAFFFIELDBOOK 51 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH

68 INCAMP SKILLS Water 1. See discussio o water below(uder Hikig). 2. Do ot use moretha is eeded, especially i showers. Cookig 1. Stoves: Always refill stoves to the top before usig, fill well away from lightig area, ever fill a hot stove,ad everoverfill. 2. Sterilize Dishes ay time that dishes are used, they should go through the full cleaig process. The cleaig process starts beforethe meal. a. Brig a big pot of water to a boil ad duk all persoal dishesad crew utesils ito it for at least 30 secods. Water must be boiligthe etire time. This disifects ay cotamiatio from beig i a pack, ad makes dishes as sterileas possible. Failure to sterilize properlyca lead to a varietyof health problems. b. Use the dukig water for cookig. After boilig,the water is pureeough to cook with. 3. Food Hadlig a. Cooksmustwash hadsthoroughly with soap. b. To maitai saitatio, keep food off the groud. Layout bear bags ad hadleall food over them i case of accidetal spills. c. Desigate the cookigarea. Cooksare the oly peopleallowed ear the stoveswhe the food is cookig. This keeps potsfrom beig kocked over. d. Leave the comer hagigwhe opeig food packagig. This resultsi "oe piecetrash ad miimizes chacesof smalltrash blowigaway. e. Utilizethe large clear plasticbags that the mealscome i. Ope themfrom the air holesso that theyca be usedas bags. f. Shakepacketscotaiig powderwell beforeopeigto prevetsmallfood particles from blowig aroud. 4. Make sure everyoe has washed their hads, say grace (Philmot Grace works well), ad servefood. 5. Meal cleaupshould start immediately after servig. Start boilig water halfway. through cookig dier for maximum time efficiecy. 6. HELPFUL HINTS: Always holdthe pots with hotpottogsor a badaa whe stirrig. Readdirectios twice. Cover pots whe boiligwater; saves fuel. Oly start stove whe the water is measured; saves fuel. Startwith less water tha the directios call for, you ca alwaysadd more as you cook. Servethe foodover the potsto keepspillsoff of the groud. To begithe cookig process, first priorityis startigwater, sicethe water takes the most time. Afterwards, food ca be arraged. Cook less, rathertha more food, i orderto prevetforce feedig. Wipe dishesclea beforesterilizig to avoid excessive grit i water. Throw maydishes ito pot at oce whe sterilizig. To save time, start water boilig for cleaupeve beforedier is served. Most trail diersca be eate from the bag. Just ope a smallcomer, pour boiligwater i, ad let sit. This elimiates muchcleaup. It is importatto focus o efficiecywhecookig. Meal preparatio ad cleaupca otherwise take a sigificat amoutof time, ad thereare much betterthigsto be doig at Philmot. OATCSTAFFFIELDBOOK 52 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH :I, 1 ii. ' ~,,,, ~ / I,...,, I..., 1... I ;

69 ...I Cleaup Procedures The same persos at ay give meal should do cookig ad cleaup. forcethe cooksto be eater, ad will resulti less cleaig. This will I I I Preparatio. a. Starta big pot of watero the stove. so that it will be full of boilig waterjust as the dishesare ready. b. EAT EVERYTHING. Ueate food must be packed out i a plasticbag. Eat it or carry it. Haveeveryoe help i fiishig food. However. do ot force feed. as it is cosidered hazig. c. Each perso scrapes ad wipes their persoal gear as cleaas possible. Use scrubpadsto remove hardeed food. Scraped food ad papermust all be packed out. d. After the cookig pot is scraped clea. fill with half of the boilig waterfrom the otherpot ad cool to comfortable temperature with purified water. Add a coupledropsof soap. e. The first pot shouldremai o the lighted stove.ad eedsto remai boilig throughout dish cleaig. 2. Washig ad Dryig. a. Cut up scrubpad ito smallerpiecesto make it last loger. b. Washdishesi warm pot with scrubpad. sterilize i boilig pot. c. Oe efficiet method is to have everyoe wash ad rise persoal gear. After persoal gear is washed. cleaup crewwashesall crewgear. d. The wash pot shouldbe scrubbed out last, ad the wastewaterpouredito the sump, through the sump frisbee. Risewith the hot water. e. All solidwaste mustbe packed i a sumpbag ad carried with the trash. 3. SumpProcedures. a. Makesurecampers kowwhat a sump is. Sumpsare a cocetrated impact, cocetrated smell method of disposig wastewater. No food. Toothpaste is allowed, ad should be put i sumpbeforedish water is poured i, to allowwater to risesump. b. To avoiday food from eterig sump. use sumpfrisbeeo top of the scree. The oly time that the sumpca be usedwithoutthe frisbee is with ofood water. Thoroughly cleathe scree afterwards. DO NOT FORGET TO PUT SUMPBAG IN THE BEARBAGS c. leave the dishesby the sumpto air dry ovemight. Placethemo a uused bear bagor trash bagto keep clea. 4. Fiishig up a. Everyoe policesarea for smellables, ueate food. ad uwashed dishes. b. All trashgoes ito a trashbag to be carried out. Trashgoes i the bear bags. c. Storestovesad fuel uder the diig fly. d. Do ot use sumpfrisbeeas a real frisbeebecause food particles will scatter aroud campsite. 5. Be sure to sterilize all dishesbeforeusigthem at everymeal. Dutch Ove Cookig Ehace campig skills by cookig with a Dutch Ove. This is a simple ad delicious skill that hopefully participats will brig back to their troops. Dutch Oveswill be usedto prepare dishesfor the closig baquets. 1. Cookig i a Dutch Ove a. Use coals, ot ashes. Replace coalswhe they bur out. b. Preheat ove before cookig. OATCSTAFFFIELDBOOK 53 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

70 c. Do ot remove the lid too ofte. d. For bakig, there should be heat o top ad udereath ove. e. Lie the Dutch ove with alumium foil to ease cleaup. 2. Cleaig the Dutch Ove a. Eat it clea.scrapeout ad sump bag ay food left. b. Do ot use a greescrubby, rathera pie coe or stick. c. Fill 1/3 full of water. d. Boil waterfor 510 plus miutes. e. Sump cleaig water. f. If tough to get out, cosiderbumig out excess. g. Neverpour coldwaterdirectlyito a hot ove for fear of crackigit. h. Ove should air dry, or reheatit i the fire. i. Greasethe etire isidelightly, but thoroughly. Remove excess oil. Fire 1. Firesare high impactad so their use shouldbe miimized. 2. Cosideratios a. Oly use established fire rigs. b. Keep fires small. c. Use oly dowed wood. d. Do ot burtrash. ot all will bum. e. Neverleave a fire uatteded. f. Makesure to put the fire out completely. g. Use olywood that is small, like twigs. Largerwood has less of a chaceof burig completely to ash (whichis ecessary). Also. largerwood provides home to more faua. 3. Cleaup a. Make sure fire is dead out. Coals should be cold eoughto touch. b. Breakdow charcoal ito ash with hads,a rock, or a stick. c. Scatter(do'tdump) ash 510 miutewalk from camp. d. Do ot leave a wood pile to ecourage fires for later crews. Displace ay existig woodpiles. Saitatio 1. Usigthe "washroom" a. Urie: Do ot use latries. Urie ihibitsbreakdow of solid wastes. Use a largerock i orderto cocetrate salts for aimals. Go well off the trail, ad at least200 feet from water sources. b. Solidwastes: Use latrieswhe you ca. Use a stick to clear out opeig beforeuse to prevetisect bites. Do ot depositay other material besidestoilet paper. Close lid whe doe. I absece of latrie, go far off trail ad at least200 feet fromwater,dig a "cat hole" i the soli 68 ichesdeep, bury waste ad AP (use as little AP as possible). For ay situatios, miimize impactby usig aturaltoilet paper, if desired. 2. Bathig A scout is clea. Low impact backcoutry bathig cosists of usig miimal water to wash critical areas: those parts of the body where ski touches ski. Wash ext to sump ad deposit waste water there. Miimize usage of soap. Do ot use soap afterthe early aftemooto avoid ligerig scets. 3. Clotheswashig Similarto bathig, wash ext to sump with miimal water ad soap. If desired, heat water o stove for cleaig.,.., j, ~, \, ' r!, I r"1, I """"'1,,..,,,...,! I ~,. ; OATCSTAFFFIELDBOOK 54 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH ~ r I

71 I... Garbage Durig the trail buildig portio, trash should be stored i trash bags, hagig i bear bags outside of the bear boxes. It will be collected i the middle of the week ad at the ed. Durig the trek, all trash eeds to be carried util the ext commissary. Staff camps are obligated to take trash if asked politely ad the trash is compact eough. Trash compactio is key durig both the worksite ad the trek. As oe creates trash, it should be compacted to miimize space. Bear Boxes Large metal boxes will be provided at the worksite to store food i. Oe box should have perishables, ad the other should have dry or caed goods. Perishables should be placed i provided coolers i the bottom ceter of the bear box. Two cosideratios are imperative: 1. Keep the bear box clea ad saitary. Daily check for ay old food ad quickly clea up ay spills. All trash should be hug outside of the bear boxes. 2. Watch for food wastage. If you suspect that you have too much of somethig, get this message back to Base Camp promptly (either tell OA leadership or sed a ote with a Visitor). Eat all perishables before they go bad. Sice the bear boxes ca get warm, perishables eed to be cosumed i a couple days. Bear Bags 1. Smellables: Smellable items eed to be suspeded i the bear bags. Smellables iclude food, garbage, toiletries, first aid, film (if ot i camera) ad clothes ad dirt that caught spilled food. Gas, lighters, ad iodie are ot smellable. Importat first aid materials ca be hug i a separate smaller bear bag ear camp. Potetially urget medicatio ca be kept i a boot i the tet, ad covered with a sock. 2. Hagig bags: a. Always do a fial check for smellables before hagig. Lip balm is a commoly forgotte item. If ay item is forgotte, bags must come back dow. b. Throw bear bag ropes durig day for easier throwig. Move ropes toward sides to make for easier throwig for later crews. c. Do ot use rocks or other weights to throw the rope. The weight of the rope should be sufficiet. d. Climbig trees to susped ropes is ot allowed. e. If possible, each lie should be the oly lie o the tree it is tied to. f. Check both lies for equal tautess after tyig. g. Well hug bags will lead bears away from camp ad people. h. Do ot stad uder the bear bags whe hagig them, they could fall. i. If usig a bear bag chat, keep the chat quiet if it is late. Also, be sure all chats are i good taste. Bears 1. Bears are attracted primarily to odors, ad are harmless uless taught otherwise. Oce a bear gets some huma food, it is istatly coditioed ad becomes a problem bear. If it agai gets huma food, or cotiues to bother humas, the bear is exported from the area. Bears usually retur. at which poit they eed to be killed for huma safety. "A fed bear Is a dead bear: OATCSTAFF FIELDBOOK 55 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH

72 2. Never provoke a bear to act aggressively. Do ot throw rocks. use flash bulbs, approach, or go close to a bear. A mother with cubs is very protective ad easily provoked. Give them a wide berth. 3. Never risk ijury by attemptig to save your food or gear. Both ca be replaced if ecessary. 4. If a bear approaches your campsite (50100 yards away), make loud oises, bag pots ad pas to discourage it from comig closer. Stay i a group to look larger. Leave packs o for the same reaso. Crouchig dow or tumig to the side make oe look smaller. Never look a bear i the eyes. 5. If a bear eters your campsite, gather your crew ad quickly leave the area util the bear is goe. Never ru from a bear. Back away cautiously. 6. If you awake with a bear curiously examiig you, do ot play dead ad do ot strike the bear. Talkig with a calm toe of voice will let the bear kow you are alive ad well. If the bear is several feet away, you may be able to slip out of your sleepig bag ad retreat. Ruig may provoke a bear. If possible. back away slowly. 7. Aytime you see a bear. be sure to fill out a "Bear Report Form: These are available at all backcoutry camps. It is good to get a idea of as may characteristics of the bear as possible. Other Aimals 1. Rodets ad other small aimals a. Keep food supplies off of the groud ad out of packs. Rodets ca damage packs as quickly as bears. Squirrels (rodets commoly ickamed "miibears") are able to quickly damage packs. b. Rodets carry rabies, plague ad other diseases, leave them aloe. The deer mouse carries Hatavirus, which is trasmitted through its urie, feces, ad saliva. Although treatable, it ca be fatal. Avoid woodpiles, dusty cabis ad other potetially hazardous situatios. 2. Livestock: "domesticated" does ot mea, "tame." Do ot bother the livestock. 3. Isects a. Select campsites away from isect ifestatio, especially at hills. b. Kow who i your crew is allergic to isect bites. c. Mosquitoes are prevalet i some areas. Pitch your tets i locatios away from stadig water ad ope to breezes. 4. Sakes a. Step aroud or away from logs. b. Do ot paic, back slowly i a ecouter. c. See First Aid sectio i coservatio maual for treatig bites. Avoid Accidets i Camp 1. Never go barefoot. 2. Do ot climb trees or rocks. 3. Watch your step for exposed roots or aimal burrows. Breakig Camp 1. I closig camp, differet groups ca be resposible for takig dow the diig fly, coilig the bear rope, etc. each momig. Camp takedow should ot take more time tha ecessary. Oe game to play is "silet campsite takedow: 2. Be sure to take care of the fire rig if it was used: scatter ashes well. Also, be sure to check the sump scree for ay food. 3. Before leavig a campsite, look for ay sigs of huma impact. These ca take a few differet forms...., I,, ' i1 I r"""' ; I ~ r, ~ I i I""': ; I ṛ \ OATCSTAFF FIELDBOOK 56 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH r""'"\ r \

73 a. Garbage: be sure to thoroughly check for trash aywhere that your crew has goe:ear bearcables, sump,tet area, ad latrie.oe game to play with the crew is to hide somechage i obscure places, ad to make sure that they are keeeoughto fid it. b. Persoal items: Check everywhere for ay persoal items that may have bee left behid. c. Campsite rehabilitatio: Areas that were used for the fly, tets, or sittig shouldlook like they were ever used. If the grass is flatteed it should be fluffed back up (usig hads). If rocks ad twigs were displacedfor tets, replace the debris, icludig scatterig pie eedles. If a area looks especially impacted, gather some large rocks ad twigs ad place them i the ceterof the area to discourage its use. HIKING ,, Hittig the Trail 1. Make sure everyoe is prepared to hike beforestartig. a. Ask "ls ayoe ot ready"ad listefor ay resposes. b. Alteratively, have each perso say part of a phrase. If the phrase is complete, the crew is ready. 2. Keepthe crew togetherat all times o the trail. a. Followyour itierary stay i the campsyou are scheduled. b. You shouldalways be able to see the perso i frot of you. c. Each perso shouldtum aroud from time to time i case the perso behid him is embarrassed to call slow dow: d. DIVIDED CREWS GET LOST. 3. Keepig the crew together. Every crew has a slowest perso, ad the crew will ievitablystart separatig i frot of that perso (uless he/she is i the frot). Although placig the slowest perso i frot is guarateed to keep the crew together. tact eeds to be used whe rearragig the order. Beig i frot of the crew, however, provides a psychological boost ad the lead perso almostalways hikes faster tha ormal. 4. Spacig a. Keep some space betwee people, approximately 10 feet apart. b. Be sure to see sceery, ot the perso i frot of you. c. Safety: oe perso falligwill ot cause the "domio effect. d. Try some spacig games whe startig at the tumaroud. e. Stressthat muchtime o the trek is spet hikigad you shouldejoy lookig at the sceeryisteadof the pack ad boots i frot of you. 5. Restig a. Maitai a steady pace. Startig ad stoppigtakes more eergy. Ay reasoable pace, oce set, is maitaiable. Thus startig out at a good pace is easiertha tryig to icrease the pace later. b. Rest stops should be oe of two alteratives: short fivemiute breakswith packs o allow oe to catch their breath. Sittig should ot occur durig short breaks. After about five miutes, lacticacid starts to buildup i muscles, ad eedsto clear out. This takes about 20 miutes. For these breaks, take packsoff ad sit dow. c. Uphill Rest Step: mometarily lock each leg with each step. 6. Foot Problems? Speak upl a. Take care of a hot spot beforeit becomes a blister. OATCSTAFFFIELDBOOK 57 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH

74 b. Five miutestoday saves hours later. 7. Avoid ight hikig, it is too dagerous. 8. Hikig impact a. Stayo the trail! b. Walkig aroudmud ad puddles erodes the sidesof the trail. You have waterproof boots, use them! c. Do ot cut switchbacks, this causeserosio. d. Do ot disturb artifacts (reportthem)or wildlife. Plats ca oly be removed durig the courseof authorized coservatio work. e. Cleathe trail as you go of ay debrissuch as trashor dowed trees. Reportay trail problems to the Coservatio Departmet. 9. Threetypes of trail sigs. a. Arrowo eithered go that way. b. Arrowo both eds i a cayoor o a ridge. c. No arrows you are there. d. Do't touchthe trail sigs.salt fromyour hadswill rub off o the sigs ad attractaimals. e. Neverblidlytrust the trail sigs. ALWAYS CHECK YOUR MAPS! 10. Water Drik large amouts of water. Follow the clear ad copious rule. Dehydratio results i fatigue. Whe hikig, drik at least oe quart every hour, or better, at least oe fourth of a quart every fiftee miutes. Ecourage drikigwater at every rest break. 11. Hikig motivatio It is easy for hikers to get discouraged metally, which leads to physical fatigue ad decreased performace. Keep your spirits high ad costatly motivate your crew. Oe techique to keep a crew movig is the caterpillar: aftera set umberof steps.the first perso i lie pulls to the side ad waits to get back i at the ed of the lie. This ot oly allows rest breaks, it creates costatopportuities for the crew to be iteractig ad motivatig each other. Sometimes if hikighas slowed. a littlebit of food may also do the trick. 12. Courtesy o the trail. a. Crewshikiguphill havethe right of way sice it is harderto regai uphill mometum. b. Vehicles, horses, ad burroshave the right of way. 1. The whole crew gets off the trail o the sameside. 2. For vehicles, get o the driver'sside for bettervisibility. 3 For aimals, get o the dowhill side of the trail. The aimalsare less likely to spook if you are belowthem. Packs O 1. Oe perso, two steps: a. Lift packad rest it o your thigh. b. Stick oe arm through the shoulderstrap, the hold the bottom of the pack with the first arm whileyou put o the other strap. 2. Two people. a. Havea buddyhold your pack whileyou put it o. b. The, you hold your buddy'spack. c. Emphasize teamwork: haviga buddy help you is safer ad easier.... ; I 1'1 i.. I I ~ : 1 ~ I, 3. Hip belt shouldbe sug...shoujder straps loose. a. Belt should sit o the hipboes. b. Weight o hips; your legs are strogertha your shoulders. OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 58 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH,,

75 ...I... OATCSTAFFFIELDBOOK Map ad Compass 1. Use teachable momets wheever possible. Be sure to teach the parts of the compass. how to use a compass, map symbols, how to use a map,orietig a map, decliatio. shootig a bearig ad triagulatig. Besides more experieced staff, a source for more complete iformatio o these topics is the Boy ScoutFieldbook. 2. Six mapcolors. a. Black Mamade objects. b. Brow Cotourlies. Everyfifth lie is bolderad has the elevatio o it; these are calledidex cotours." c. Blue Water (itermittet or otherwise) d. Red Aythig sigifyig Cautio! or AttetioI; i.e., boudaries ad highways. e. White Vegetatio uder three feet tall or o vegetatio f. Gree Vegetatio over six feet tall. (Gree dots: three to six feet.) 3. Map symbol flashcards. Past staffers will have a set that you ca borrow to make your ow durig traiig. Theseare hadyteachig materials. 4. Decliatio. a. The map is drawto poitat true orth the North Pole. The compass poitsto magetic North ot exactlyat the North Pole. Drawa lie from both ofthose poitsto your locatio. The resultig agle is defied as decliatio. b. Philmot decliatio is approximately ie degreeseast. It slowlychages over time, so be sure you kowthe curretvalue. c. To compesate for decliatio: 1. Tum the compass housig so that the umber351 is aliged with the travelor base platearrow (351 if the decliatio is 9 degrees East). 2. Placethe compass o the mapad alig the sideof the base platewith oe of the liesof logitude o the map. 3. Tum the mapwith the compass still aliged to the grid util the red magetic eedle poitsto 'N' o the compass housig. 4. The compass will be poitig towards magetic North,ad the mapwill be poitig at true North (aroud 351 degrees at Philmot). 5. Otherways to oriet the map. a. lie up the cotourlies o the mapwith surroudig ladmarks. b. Use the su to approximate directio. Remember, usiga compass set for decliatio is the mostaccurate way to orietthe map. 6. Shootig bearigs ad triagulatio. a. Take the compass ad poitthe travel arrow toward some distict ladmark. b. Tum the housig utilthe red magetic eedleis poitig to the 'N' o the compass housig. Use two people for accurate bearigs. Oe perso poitsthe travelarrow toward the ladmark, while the other tums the housig. c. Ocethe housig has beetumed correcuy, the umbero the compass housig that liesup with the travel arrow is the bearig of that ladmark. 59 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH

76 r". I d. Place oe comer of the compass base plate o to the ladmark's positio o the map (make sure that the map has bee previously orieted for true North). e. Keepig the comer o that positio, rotate the compass (NOT THE MAP) util the magetic red eedle poits to 'N' o the compass housig. f. Draw a lie from the ladmark alog the side of compass ad cotiue o with a straightedge of some kid. Your positio is some where alog this lie. g. If the lie crosses the trail you are o, you are probably at that poit o the trail. h. If you are ot o a trail ad wish to further refie your positio, shoot two more bearigs i differet directios. The resultig lies will form a triagle. You are i that triagle. NOTE: Oce a map has bee orieted to compesate for decliatio, you ca use magetic bearigs to fid your positio without addig or subtractig the decliatio agai. 7. Choosig the right trail usig your compass: if you come to a fork i the trail ad caot determie which trail to take: a. Oriet your map for decliatio. b. Place your compass o the map with the travel arrow poitig alog the directio of the trail o the map you wish to take. c. Rotate the compass housig util the red eedle poits to 'N' o the compass housig. d. Take the compass off of the map ad poit it dow the two trails at the fork. e. Which trail has the same (or closest) bearig as the oe o the map? I other words, whe you poit the compass dow the trail, which oe has the magetic red eedle closest to 'N'? That is the trail you wat to take. Be sure to take aother readig a short distace alog the ew trail to cofirm your choice. Water Water is a precious commodity at Philmot coservatio is a must! It is the Forema's resposibility to get coservatio methods across. Start by itroducig hydratio whe you first meet the participats. 1. Purify water to kill off salmoella, typhoid, hepatitis, dysetery, cholera, ad Giardia. Carry chemical purifiers at all times. Pumps may jam, may ot filter all bacteria/virus carry chemical as a backup. 2. Giardia, a protozoa. is the primary worry. Giardia is trasmitted through the itesties of warmblooded aimals (e.g. cows, beavers, humas). Therefore, do ot use the washroom ear ay water sources. Giardia maifests itself through diarrhea, vomitig, ad ausea. Symptoms may appear immediately or withi a few weeks. 3. Keep purified ad upurified water separate. A badaa ca be tied to oe to distiguish the two. 4. Almost all staffed camps have purified water. Always ask to be sure the water is potable. 5. Check Water Coditios board i logistics for updated coditios. 6. If you must get water from the Cimarro River, double purify. 7. Purify as soo as possible, do ot wait util water is eeded. 8. Coserve water, especially i showers. 9. Water purificatio: Brigig water to a boll (regardless of altitude) will disifect water (make safe for drikig). Boilig for a log time will sterilize water, which is uecessary. However, boilig takes fuel, so we use iodie. OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 60 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH I I I, ~ "!!'I, I i ; r

77 10. Kow how to use the iodie system, ad the proper times eeded for purificatio ad for disifectio. 11. Tactics for avoidig "floaties": a. Poit the mouth of the water bottle dowstream. b. Put a badaa over the mouth. c. Let water settle i a pot overight. Ejoy ItI 1. A lot of the sceery is o the trail, ot i camp. Teach participats the value of ejoyig hikig by spreadig out. 2. A quiet crew sees more wildlife. 3. Leave camp early avoid afteroo heat ad rai ad get to camp for program. 4. Be careful about overheatig; remember: steady pace, rest stops, ad drik moderate amouts of water, repleish fluids at camp. SPECIAL AND DANGEROUS CAMPING SITUATIONS I ~ Rai O The Trail 1. Leave more space betwee hikers o slippery trails. 2. Avoid ridges ad exposed geographical features, as this presets a lightig dager. 3. Put o raigear whe it starts, take it off whe it stops. Souds obvious, but raigear causes you to sweat ad heat up. Oly wear it whe you eed to. Raiy Weather 1. Do ot make ditches aroud tets. 2. Keep crew gear uder the diig fly. 3. Be sure to cook dier. a. Keeps morale high. b. Gives people calories to keep warm. 4. Keep sleepig bags dry, do ot uroll before bedtime. 5. Dry emergecy wood ca be foud uder logs ad rocks. 6. Keep people dry ad warm to avoid hypothermia. 7. Dry persoal gear i the su ad wid, or by wearig it. Stream Crossig 1. Always wear boots. 2. Ubuckle the hip strap i case you eed to chuck your pack to avoid beig pulled uder by the curret. 3. Never attempt to cross a stream that is over kee deep. Tur back ad fid a alterative route or staffed camp. 4. Beware of crossig sigle or weak logs, especially oes perched high above the stream. 5. If you cross o rocks, step o the ceter of large. dry rocks. 6. Have oe perso cross at a time so others ca help of eeded. Dager O The Trail 1. Step over or aroud obstacles. 2. Do ot throw rocks or roll boulders. OATCSTAFFFIELDBOOK 61 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH

78 3. Stay out of abadoed mieshafts. 4. Do ot climbrocksor trees. Dry Camps 1. Coserve water, avoid fire. 2. If closeto water(withi a mile), walt util you are i camp to get crewwater. 3. If water is a log way off, sed a group to fill all empty cotaiers. Be sure to drikas much water as possible at the last water source o the trail. 4. Rearrage meu: eat a dier for luch if ear a water source (like a staffed camp), ad eat a luchfor dier i camp. lightig 1. Avoidtall trees. wire feces, exposed moutais tops.cliffs. ad overhags. 2. If o a ridge or peak. head straight dow the leeward side of the approachig storm to somesort of cover. 3. If i a meadowleave FAST. Get ito some uiformly sized trees, spread out at least 100 feet apart, ad get ito the "lightig positio (squattig), or keel o a pad, with your feet close together i order to have miimal cotact with the groud. 4. If hikig i the rai. spread out alog the trail ad keep movig. If headig to higher groud or if Ughtig becomes severe, spread out i the woods ear the trail. 5. NEVER TAKE CHANCES. Neverbegi a ascet i the face of a thuderstorm. Get off high peaksbeforeoo, aftemoothuderstorms are frequet. Hail 1. Head for a stad of evely sized trees. Hail may be large eough to rip packs ad raigear. 2. Diig fly or tets may also offer protectio. Floodig 1. Be aware of the stream levels, especially i cayos or after several days of rai. 2. If a area is floodig. head for higher groud IMMEDIATELY. Take oly as much equipmet as is safelypossible. Fire 1. Exercise greatcare with all fire. 2. Campers do ot fight fires. 3. Keepcampfires small oly largeeough to do the job. 4. Neverleavea campfire uatteded for ay reaso. 5. Smokig is discouraged everywhere. a. No smokig o the tail b. Smokei campoly at the fire rig ad away from participats. c. No participats are allowed to smoke. 6. Report all forestfires to the eareststaffed camp. 7. If a fire is comig your way, head perpedicular to its movemet ad try to get backarouditothe bumed area. Reportto the eareststaff camp immediately. Lost 1. If lost, do ot move. Stay calm ad get comfortable. Searchad rescue teams will be tryig to fid you. Use a whistle. sigalig mirror. or makefires to attract attetio. OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 62 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH ;t I Ii

79 PHILSAR OPERATIONS Selectio 1. Ragers are usually the oly mapower used i PHILSAR (Philmot Search ad Rescue) operatios. However if the departmet is shorthaded you may be asked to serve. Actig i the true spirit of service, this is a resposibility to your job to help out by ay meas ecessary. 2. The Chief Rager, a Associate/Assistat Chief Rager, or perhaps aother member of Rager Leadership will be the perso askig you to serve. 3. You are oly eligible to serve if you are o a dayoff or have a assigmet ibetwee crew assigmets. You ca ot serve o a PHILSAR missio if you have a crew. Remember, providig services to the crew is the foremost resposibility of all Philmot Staff. 4. Keep i mid that the PHILSAR process takes time to properly prepare, select mapower, load gear, ad execute. It is exceedigly importat to remai patiet, liste to the Operatios ad Team Leaders, ad work hard. People i the backcoulry are waitig for you. Persoal Equipmet ad Clothig Be a Scout, Be Preparedl Have a daypack prepacked with the followig items., For all PHILSAR duty, you wear the followig: 1. Log sleeved shirt; cotto or wool 2. Log pats; cotto or wool 3. Lugsoled boots 4. Brimmed hat 5. CottoANool socks For all PHILSAR duty, you eed to carry the followig i a day pack: 6. Badaa 7. 2 Water bottles ad purificatio 8. Raigear 9. Su protectio 10. Map ad compass 11. Gloves (these will be issued by the team leader) 12. Extra higheergy food/sacks Where to Report Uless otherwise istructed, report to the Rager Office with full PHILSAR gear. The team members will receive further istructios there. Some Policies A complete list of PHILSAR policies ca be foud i the PHILSAR Maual. aware of all of them. Some particular importat policies are: , All PHILSAR members are expected to be prepared ad ready to respod quickly to ay alert. All members o stadby are to checki ad checkout. PHILSAR equipmet ad supplies are to be used for PHILSAR operatios oly. No PHILSAR member will participate i ay facet of a operatio while uder the ifluece of alcohol or drugs. Safety is stressed durig all PHILSAR operatios. OATCSTAFFFIELDBOOK 63 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH Be

80 6. Oly the perso actig as the Philmot Public Relatios Officer is to discuss aythig pertiet to a ogoig PHILSAR. 7. PHILSAR members will be expected to get sufficiet sleep durig operatios to be metally alert. 8. All equipmet used durig a PHILSAR must be immediately retured to the PHILSAR room followig a missio. 9. All field PHILSAR persoel must be physically fit to be able to tolerate log hours of streuous activity durig field operatios. 10. Jealously, boastig, or a abrasive attitude accomplishes othig ad will ot be accepted i PHILSAR operatios. 1'1, I Ii ~ I, OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 64 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

81 BACKCOUNTRY CAMP INFORMATION Abreu: Program: Mexica Homestead, Adobe Brick Makig, Catia, Burro Racig. Fishig. Mexica Dier Facilities: Radio. Showers I... Apache Sprigs: Program: Jicarilla Apache Livig. Sweat lodge, Com Gridig, 3D Archery ad Bow Hutig Facilities: Radio, Food Pickup Baldy Camp: Program: Miig History, Museum. Geology Facilities: Radio, Showers, Tradig Post, Commissary, ~ Beaubie: Program: Horse Rides, Boot Bradig, Chuckwago Dier, Cowboy Campfire, Wester lore Facilities: Radio, Showers Black Moutai: Program: Moutai livi' backwoods skills, Blacksmithig, Black Powder Rifle Facilities: Radio Carso Meadows: Program: Wilderess Medicie/Search ad Rescue Facilities: Radio Clmarroclto: Clark's Fork: Clear Creak: Crater Lake: Crooked Creek: Cypher's Mie: Da Beard: Dea Cow: Fish Camp: Program: Rock Climbig, Climbig Wall, Eviro Awareess Facilities: Radio, Showers Program: Horse Rides, Boot Bradig, Chuckwago Dier, Cowboy Campfire, Wester lore Facilities: Radio, Showers Program: Rocky Moutai Fur Compay, Black Powder Rifle, Trappig Facilities: Radio Program: Cotietal Tie ad lumber Compay. Philmot Story Campfire Facilities: Radio, showers Program: Homesteadig Facilities: Radio Program: Gold Miig ad Paig, Blacksmithig Facilities: Radio, Showers Program: No Trace Campig, Ropes ad Challeges Facilities: Radio Program: Rock Climbig, Evirometal Awareess Facilities: Radio, Showers Program: Fly Tyig ad Fishig, lodge Tour Facilities: Radio OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 65 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

82 Frech Hery: Harla: Head of Dea: Program: Gold Miig ad Paig, Blacksmithig Facilities: Radio, No Ovemight Campers Program: 12 GaugeShotgu Shootig, BurroRacig Facilities: Radio Program: Ropes ad Challeges Facilities: Radio Idia Writigs: Program: Archaeology Facilities: Radio, Showers Mier's Park: Mirada: Program: Rock Climbig, Evirometal Awareess Facilities: Radio, Showers Program: Moutai MaRedezvous, Black Powder Rifle, Burro packig Facilities: Radio Phillip'S Juctio: Program: Commissary, Fishig Facilities: Radio, Showers, Tradig Post, No Ovemight Campers Poll: Pueblao: Rayado: Rich Cabis: Rig Place: Sawmill: Seally Cayo: Urraca: UleGulch: Program: HorseRides, Burro Packig, Catia, Westem Lore, Chuckwago Dier& Breakfast Facilities: Radio, Showers, TradigPost, Commissary Program: Cotietal Tie ad LumberCompay, Philmot Story Campfire Facilities: Radio Program: Kit Carso Museum Facilities: Phoe, No OvemightCampers Program: Homesteadig Facilities: Radio, Commissary Program: Evirometal Awareess, Cabi Tour, Coservatio, Astroomy, Weather, Rig Rach History Facilities: Radio, Commissary Program:.3006Rifle Shootig Facilities: Radio, Showers Program: Wildemess Medicie/Search ad Rescue, GPS Techology, Coservatio Facilities: Radio Program: Ropes ad Challeges, Philmot Story Campfire Facilities: Radio Program: Commissary Facilities: Radio, Tradig Post, No OvemightCampers OATCSTAFF FIELDBOOK 66 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH :r, '

83 ..l I... Whitema Vega: Program: Moutai Bikig Facilities: Radio Zastrow: Program: Lad Navigatio, Dutch Ove Cookig, Scout Dedicatio Ceremoy Facilities: Radio CREWS AND GENDER ISSUES Most crews respect people as people ad are ot blatauy sexist. For various reasos, some crews do require toe settig whe it comes to dealig with female staff ad coed crews. They may try to make female Ragers ad Foreme prove themselves or throw out totally iappropriate commets. The first thig to remember is that o oe has to tolerate sexual harassmet. Arrowme especially, eed to set a example ad treat everyoe fairly. The Coservatio Leadership, Rager Leadership ad the Philmot Admiistratio are there ad willig to help. It is importat that Foreme adhere to ad back Rach policies regardig the issue. Foreme eed to talk with all crews about treatig everyoe as equals. It is ot ecessary to discuss sexism with all crews, most could just use a geeral discussio about respect of others. For those crews that eed to be talked with specifically, it is best to stress professioalism, so that all people uderstad that ayoe hired ad traied at Philmot is just as qualified ad has the same geeral kowledge as ayoe else o staff. Ay iappropriate commets about wome should be addressed quickly ad with decorum. Remarks ca escalate ad become damagig. A Staff member should show support for all other members of the Staff Team. This will demostrate how they all trust ad have cofidece i each other. Although the Rager, Coservatio ad Rach Leadership teams are Willig to step i ad help i ay difficult situatio, ofte female Ragers or Foreme would like to solve the problem themselves. Other female staff members are certaily a source for advice. A good way to work with a crew i regards to sexism is to use the "Thoms ad Roses sessios at ight, ad explai how oe of the "thors is the crew's apparet lack of respect for females. Philmot ad all of its departmets will stad by their staff. Philmot is prepared to remove crews from the Rach property if coduct o the part of the crew becomes repeatedly uacceptable. Crews, however, should ot be bombarded with this threat. Philmot is ot proe to uusual amouts of sexism, ad coduct of this sort is rare OATCSTAFFFIELDBOOK 67 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH

84 IMPACT Istillig a coservatio ethic i participats is part of the Wilderess Pledge. Makig participats aware of differet types of impact ca help achieve this. Impact is oe of the key cocepts at Philmot. Loosely defied, impact refers to ay disturbace o the atural eviromet created by ma. Ay presece of ma i ature will have some form of impact (by defiitio). At the same time, ay usage of atural resources will have some impact. Thus ma's impact o the atural eviromet is ecessary ad ievitable. The issue of appropriateess of a certai impact depeds o the specific impact, whe it occurs, where it occurs, ad what it affects. 1. Physical Impact Ay impact which has a physical (permaet or temporary) affect o the lad surface. Examples are: campsites, trails, graffiti, grazed grass, etc. 2. Audile Impact Ay oise outside of atural souds. Yellig off a cliff to hear a echo is a example. This ot oly lesses other crews' ejoymet of the wilderess, but also affects wildlife. 3. Visual Impact Ay impact, which ca be see, but is ot ecessarily o the lad. Examples are: wearig a bright orage jacket, air pollutio, or a diig fly which is high off the groud. 4. Low Impact A type of outdoor usage which is practiced i some ways at Philmot. Low impact is a cocept that realizes that impact will occur, ad therefore oe attempts to miimize it. Examples are: fluffig the grass after meadow crashig, cat holes, ad spreadig out whe hikig off trail. 5. Cocetrated Impact A type of outdoor experiece which costitutes most Philmot usage. Cocetrated impact realizes that impact will occur, ad therefore oe attempts to perform repeated impacts o a certai area. This will sigificatly impact oe area, while leavig the rest pristie. Examples are: trails, campsites, latries ad sumps. 6. Coservatio vs. Preservatio Coservatio refers to plaed maagemet of atural resources, while preservatio refers to protectig resources from geeral use. Philmot practices coservatio for the most part, ad has a Coservatio Departmet for this purpose. 7. Historical Impact o Philmot Numerous sigs of historical impact are evidet o Philmot. Examples iclude: o The multiple reservoirso Wilso Mesa. o The mie tailig piles i the Baldy area. o Old loggig roads. o Timber stad desity beig greater tha atural. o Exclusio of fire i geeral (altered vegetative compositio ad structure). o Aasazi ruis at Idia Writigs Camp. o Built up railroad beds alog the Poil River. o Regulated flow i the Cimarro River. o Aspe are the first trees to revegetate disturbed areas. (Baldy area mies.) OATCSTAFF FIELDBOOK 68 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH 11, '

85 BUS TOUR INFORMATION Each tour is listed with promiet features to poit out o your way to your startig destiatio. A glossary is located farther back i order for you to referece the material. Study the material beforehad. Look, act, ad speak professioally. Do ot read it from the book. Aswer questios. Cosider researchig additioal material. The Seto Library offers various resources that ca help you lear more about the history of the area. Keep i mid that history Ivolves much subjective iterpretatio. Whe coflicts arise over "facts" this subjective elemet should be remembered. Bus tours should also be fu. However, be careful with jokes. Ay joke that ivolves tellig somethig that is ot true should quickly be followed up with a statemet like, "Just kiddig'" Do ot purposefully deceive participats., I OATC Zastrow Turaroud Tour Hayward Residece Tooth of Time Lover's Leap Grizzly Tooth Cattle Headquarters Nair Place Sata Fe Trail Trail Peak Urraca Mesa UU Bar Rach Rayado Mesa Ortega Mesa Rayado Holy Child Chapel Kit Carso Museum ad Home Site Rayado Peak Crater peak Fowler Mesa Zastrow Stoewall Pass Rayado Cayo Lover's Leap Turaroud Tour Hayward Residece Tooth ot Tlme Lover's Leap Grizzly Tooth Cattle Headquarters Nair Place Trail Peak Urraca Mesa Rocky Moutai Scout Camp Stockade STAFF FIELDBOOK 69 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

86 Cimarrocito Turaroud Tour Hayward Residece Philmot Museum ad Seto library Philmot Traiig Ceter Villa Philmote Rach Admiistratio Area Polo Bams LowerHeck House UpperHeckHouse Heck Cemetery Buffalo Pasture Arrowhead Rock Formatio WebsterLake Black Moutai BearMoutai MoutPhillips Cimarrocito Peak TouchMeNot Moutai BaldyMoutai BaldyTow DeerLake Mesa Atelope Mesa Cathedral Rock Widow Rock Cimarrocito Reservoir Turkey Creek Turaroud Tour Hayward Residece Toothof Time Philmot Museum ad Seto library Philmot Traiig Ceter Villa Phllmote Rach Admiistratio PoloBams Buffalo Pasture Cimarro Visual Omi Rage Radio Statio StoeJail AztecGrist Mill St. James Hotel Ed SprigerHouse Site of the Maxwell House Cimarro River Village of Cimarro Cimarro Public School Maverick Club Arrowhead Rock Formatio LowGrade 011 Deposits Route of a old railroad bed Gaugig Statio TurkeyCreekCayo """"" I I il Ii I ri I """"", I OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 70 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

87 I i SixMile Ad Pail Turaroud Tour Hayward Residece The ToothofTime Philmot Museum ad Seto Library Philmot TraiigCeter Villa Philmote RachAdmiistratio Area Polo Bars BuffaloPasture Arrowhead Rock Formatio WidowRock Black Moutai Bear Moutai Mout Phillips Cimarrocito Peak TouchMeNot Moutai Baldy Moutai BaldyTow Deer Lake Mesa Atelope Mesa Cimarro VisualOmiRage Radio Statio StoeJail Aztec Grist Mill SI. James Hotel Ed SprigerHouse Siteof the Maxwell House Cimarro River Villageof Cimarro Cimarro PublicSchool Maverick Club WS (Vermejo Park) Headquarters 2002 PoilComplexFire Chase Rach Cimarro ad Northwester Railroad Coal Mies Valle Vidal Uit of the Carso Natioal Forest Little Costilla Peak North Poil Cayo Tyraosaurus Rex Footprit Peitete Cayo Graveyard Cayo Poil Cayo Archeology Site PoilCamp Bet Camp OATCSTAFF FIELDBOOK 71 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH

88 HISTORY Geeral History Jicarilla Apache ad Moache Ute Idias oce roamed historic Philmot. The locatio of the first Mexica settlemet i ortheastem New Mexico was i the Philmot area. The Rach was part of the origial Beaubie ad Mirada Lad Grat created by the Mexica govermet i The grat, origially held by Carlos Beaubie ad Guadalupe Mirada, oce ecompassed over a millio acres. Lucie Maxwell, Beaubie's soilaw, was a moutai ma who fouded the first coloy alog the Rayado River i Neither itese Idia raids or streuous wilderess coditios stopped the settlemet from prosperig. Maxwell's farmig ad rachig operatio moved to the Cimarro River i As a stop o the Sata Fe Trail, Maxwell'srach became famous to those brigig America goods ito New Mexico. Gold was discovered o Maxwell's rach soo after the move to Cimarro; both i the Moreo Valley ad o Baldy Moutai. Miers ad other gold seekers swarmed to the moutais ad streams searchig for the yellow wealth. The Maxwell Lad Grat ad Railroad Compay, a Dutchbased operatio, bought Maxwell's wilderess rach i the 1870's. While tryig to develop it, they decided to break it up ito farm plots ad raches ad sold it. I the 1920's Waite Phillips, a Oklahoma busiessma, bega buyig parts of the Old Maxwell Lad Grat for farmig, rachig, ad vacatioig. Soo a excellet herd of Hereford cattle ad a large Spaish Mediterraeastyle masio graced Philmot. Phillips improved the lad ad rachig area aroud his magificet Villa Philmote. I 1938 Phillips doated 35,857 acres of his rach to the Boy Scouts of America. The lad was amed Philtum (a ame derived from Phillips ad his good tum) Rocky Moutai Scout Camp. Ethusiastic respose from the early Scout campers ecouraged Phillips to add to his origial gift. I 1941 he added his best campig lad, the Villa Philmote, ad his farmig ad rachig operatios. It was his desire that "may, rather tha few ft could ejoy his rich ad sceic lad. I 1941 the property, the 127,395 acres, was reamed Philmot Scout Rach. As a edowmet for maitaiig ad developig the property, Phillips icluded i his gift the 23story Philtower Buildig i Tulsa, Oklahoma. The buildig was sold i Norto Clapp, Vicepresidet of the Natioal Coucil, Boy Scouts of America, added the 10,098acre Baldy Moutai miig area to Philmot i Philmot Scout Rach ow totals 137,493 acres, or 215 square miles, ad has served over 800,000 Scouts, Explorers, ad leaders i its 67 years of operatio. r', I 11, I.. I, ' r', I OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 72 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

89 BUS TOUR GLOSSARY Hayward Residece The Ladd family lived i this house o their eighty acre orchard, which lay betwee the Urraca ad Cimarrocito creeks. Phillips purchased the lad i 1922 ad his rach maager, Gee Hayward, occupied the house. It is ow the home for Philmot's Director of Program. Lloyd Kutso, Director of Program from 1976 to 1986, built the archway ad ecouraged participats to cotribute auers. Tooth of Time (9,003 ft) "A igeous itrusio of dacite porphyry formed i the Tertiary period twetytwo to forty millio years ago." Supposedly setuers sightig this ladmark alog the Sata Fe Trail kew they had about a week to te days util reachig Sata Fe. Waite Phillips, ofte usig dyamite costructed the Tooth Ridge trail. Lover's Leap May locales across the coutry have a story ad site similar to our Lover's Leap. We do kow, however, that this area's leged at least predates Philmot. The leged states that i years past Idias from the village of Taos (Tah'ose) were i the habit of roamig over the orther part of New Mexico o hutig trips. It was customary for them to camp i the earby meadow called Urraca Park, so called because of the great umber of magpies i the area. The party was celebratig a successful trip by sigig ad chatig their hutig sog. I the midst of the celebratio, Ka, the chief of the hut, paused ad gazed toward the rock. Everyoe oticed that ouuied agaist the sky o the edge of the precipice stood a ma ad a maide. The ma was dressed as a chief. He was o his kees pleadig with the woma, yet with a gesture of disdai she tured ad stepped away. The ma rose, walked to the edge, ad hurled himself off shoutig, "Asi se murio su ovlo" (so your lover dies). The Idia party split. Some hurried dow to where the ma's body lay, while others rushed up to where the woma stood. The ma was Chiria, so of the chief of the Cochiteos tribe. The maide was a beautiful paleface, amed Eriqueta, foud o the plais after the Apaches had attacked a bad of sewers. She had grow amog the tribe, ad it had bee Chiria's purpose i life to make her his squaw. The ma's body was buried at the base of the rock. The maid was take back to Taos. She died soo after, however, due to a broke heart. They buried her body ext to her lover's at the base of the rock. Grizzly Tooth (9,005 ft) A itrusio of dacite porphyry, GriZZly Tooth is visible agaist the ridge beyod Shaefer's Peak. Accordig to the map ad cotrary to appearacesgrizzly Tooth tops the Tooth of Time by two feet. However, sice Grizzly Tooth was measured with possible error of six feet, versus a measuremet of the Tooth that's accurate to six Iches, we caot tell which oe is actually higher. Cattle Headquarters This is the homebase for Philmot's wraglers ad horseme, built by Waite Phillips i the early 1920's. The Rach raises commercial beef with a herd of250 crossbred cawe, 250 horses, ad has 100 head of buffalo. While Philmot was give to the BSA with o stipulatios, the Rach is kept operatioal to hoor Phillips' wish that Scouts be able to see a workig cattle rach. Livestock brads ca oly be registered to oe ower. Therefore, Philmot's cate are registered direcuy through the Rach itself ad desigated with a "bar P ad crazy S: The Horses are registered through the Boy Scouts of America ad desigated with just a sigle "slash crazys." OATe STAFFFIELDBOOK 73 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH

90 Nair Place The Nair Place was built as a moutai retreat i 1922 by Jack Nair, who called it Casa del Gavila" (House of the Hawk). Waite Phillips bought the house i 1943 after givig his Villa to the BSA ad the sold it several years later with the remaider of his rach (the UU Bar) to McDaiel ad Sos, rachers from Arizoa. Today the house is ope as a bed ad breakfast, the oly private property withi Philmot's boudaries. Sata Fe Trail The road i betwee CHQ ad PTC follows the Moutai Brach of the Sata Fe Trail, used by travelers ad settlers begiig i The trail was origially used to carry goods to Sata Fe i exchage for gold, silver, mules, ad furs. Later, wago trais rolled over the trail, stoppig i Cimarro to resupply ad rest. The Sata Fe Trail was rarely a sigle set of wheel tracks, but ofte was miles wide. Some alterate routes bypassed Cimarro completely. It bega i Idepedece, Missouri, ad ra west, splittig at Fort Dodge i Kasas. The Moutai Route swug orth through Bet's Fort i southeaster Colorado, the through Rato Pass ad Cimarro, joiig the souther Dry Cimarro Brach ear Las Vegas before cotiuig to Sata Fe. This sectio of the trail was oce used by stagecoaches from Dever to Sata Fe, util the Sata Fe Railroad was built i New Mexico i Trail Peak (10,242 ft) Just below the peak is the wreckage of a Army Air Corps B 24D Liberator. O April 22, 1942, the plae was offcourse i stormy weather whe it hit the side of the moutai. All six crew members were killed. The aircraft had bee based at the Combat Crew Traiig School at Kirtlad Field ear Albuquerque. The missio was to provide crews with fial advaced traiig before assigmet to operatioal uits. The pilot, copilot, ad flight egieer were ot military persoel but employed by TWA, as istructors. The wreckage was ot discovered util a week later whe aother B24 flew over. Sice the military dyamited most of the plae after the bodies were recovered, there is speculatio that classified equipmet was o board. Oe crew member had bee active i the Boy Scouts i Kasas City, Kasas. The wigs ad other fragmets ca still be see today. The twisted metal pieces were paited yellow so that it would ot be cofused with a ewer crash. To reach his Rayado lodge (Fish Camp), Phillips ad his family traveled by horse to the Crater Lake cabi ad the south. They called the moutai Trail Peak merely because the trail passed below it. No trails actually asceded this peak util Philmot built the preset oe i the midforties. Urraca Mesa (Yourah'cuh) The mesa is capped with basalt, remats of lava flows that poured from the Crater Peak volcao four millio years ago. Urraca is iterpreted as magpie. May stories exist of Urraca Mesa's hauted ature. UU Bar Rach The area from the base of Urraca Mesa o the east side of the road to Rayado is part of the UU Bar Rach. This 125,000 acre area was the last part ofthe rach that Phillips owed. Much more suitable for grazig tha Philmot, Phillips sold it to McDaiel ad Sos, Arizoa rachers, with the Nair Place i the 1940s. Iterestig to ote, Waite Phillips origially wated the letter.w" for his brad. However, this markig was already take. So he chose two "U's ad proouced it the "DoubleU Bar: r'i : \ ;0 j \,, I 1.. : I,..., I I, i 1. I i ii, 1. i I :; I, OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 74 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

91 I... I Rayado Mesa (Rayah'doe) Rayado Mesa ad Gozalitos Mesa (to the southeast) are commoly called Miami Mesa. The tow of Miami was partially settled by the Dukards, a religious sect from Miami, Ohio i the early 1900's. Ortega Mesa (West of Rayado Mesa) Util the 1860 s the quickest route to Taos from the Cimarro area was the "Taos Trail." This primitive trail followed Moras Creek over Ortega Mesa through the parklads to Moreo Valley (the Agel Fire area) ad over Palo Osha Pass to Taos. The Comache Idias used it whe tradig with the Taos Pueblo ad later by trappers ad traders. After gold was discovered, Cimarro Cayo became the preferred route as the rough ad arrow trail was improved. Rayado Rayado meas striped" or lied" i Spaish, a possible referece to the area's striated cliffs, or perhaps the facial decoratios of the local Native Americas. Oe of the origial two owers of the lad grat, Charles Beaubie (Bobeeye'), picked his soilaw Lucie Maxwell to establish the Rayado settlemet i Kit Carso, a logtime fried of Maxwell, joied him as a parter i 1849, leavig i 1854 to become a Idia Aget i Taos. Clashes with the Utes (Rhymes with "cute") ad Jicarilla (Hickuhree'yah) Apaches were commo ad so a detachmet of US Army dragoos (mouted ifatry) was statioed there. They stayed at Rayado i 1850 ad '51, before Fort Uio was completed to the south. The dragoos at 'Post Rayado" protected the settlers i the area ad also improved Rayado fiacially by retig quarters ad stables from Maxwell. After overseeig Beaubie's rach for early a decade, Maxwell moved eleve miles orth to the baks of the Cimarro River. This was i 1857, ad he wet o to establish a much larger operatio. Amog the settlers at Rayado were Jesus Abreu (Uhbray'you) ad his family, who (after a brief iterim) bought the rach from Beaubie ad Maxwell. For may years the Abreu's operated the prosperous rach, i additio to providig hot meals ad a store for passegers o the stageroute to Sata Fe. Jesus Abreu's sos fially sold the rach i The historic structures of Rayado Racho were placed o the Natioal Register of Historic Places i Holy Child Chapel This chapel was built i 1902 by Petra Beaubie Abreu i memory of her husbad Jesus. Philmot chaplais hold Catholic services throughout the summer. Behid the museum is the Abreu cemetery plot, where the family still has burial rights., : Kit Carso Museum ad Home Site Kit Carso lived from 1849 to 1853 at his home i Rayado, though he frequetly was abset. After may years of disrepair, Philmot rebuilt his adobe house, fiishig i I the fifties ad sixties, CarMax, as it was the kow, was oe of three "base camps' alog with Poil ad Cimarrocito where crews departed for the backcoutry. Today it is a museum, where visitors ca watch a blacksmith workig at the forge ad other iterpretive staff livig the way the way they would have i Maxwell's ad Carso's day. Crater Peak (9748 ft) Four millio years ago this buffaloshaped peak was a active volcao. It was resposible for the basalt cappig the area's mesas. I... Fowler Mesa Phillips amed the mesa after a fur trader amed Jacob Fowler after readig about him. Fowler passed through the area I 1821 ad i 1822 was oe of the first Americas grated permissio to trap ad trade o what was the Mexica lad. There is o evidece, however, that Fowler ever OATCSTAFFFIELDBOOK 75 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH

92 traversed this mesa. It's capped with the basalt that oce flowed as lava from Crater Peak four millio years ago. Zastrow Built i 1949, Zastrow is curretly the base for Philmot's Wood Badge courses. The Wood Badge curriculum trais adult Scouters i skillful teachig methods of youth through a outdoor experiece usig the patrol method. Philmot adopted the ame from a cow camp called Zastrow, used by Waite Phillips' cowboys while drivig cattle to summer moutai pastures. Paul Zastrow was a Russia immigrat who bought 600 acres of lad west of the Abreu home after their rach was parceled ad sold i Zastrow became a permaet staff camp i Stoewall Pass Portuguese immigrat Peter Joseph built The stoe wall i Joseph was a local racher, trapper, ad trader. The wall was used to separate his rach from Jose' Pley's property, the Rayado Rach. Joseph died less tha a year after purchasig the lad from Beaubie ad Maxwell, but portios of the wall still stad today. Barbed wire was ot used because it was ot iveted util the early 1870's. i'""'"i : I.. I \ Rayado Cayo The cayo has bee formed sice the last eruptio of Crater Peak four millio years ago. The river slowly sliced dow through basaltic flows at the rim dow to the PreCambria geiss ad schist at the bottom, which is more tha 900 millio years old. The cayo is capped by Rayado Peak (9805 ft). Rocky Moutai Scout Camp This camp was built i 1972 for youger Scouts whose parets are at the Traiig Ceter. However, sice 1992 the camp has bee used solely for the Natioal Juior leader Istructor Traiig courses held durig the summer. M, ' Stockade The Stockade was a staffed camp i earlier years, ad it was kocked dow by a tomado i Afterwards a smaller structure was built ear the origial site. It has primarily bee used for activities by the Cub Scout program at the Traiig Ceter. Philmot Museum ad Seto Memorial Library This buildig holds exhibits from Philmot's rich history ad houses the persoal library of the first Chief Scout of the Boy Scouts of America, Erest Thompso Seto. Collectios iclude Native America artifacts, specimes from Seto's aimal studies, ad over 3,000 paitigs, drawigs, ad sketches by the famed outdoorsma. The museum also features a Scoutig history ad Westem archive icludig fictio, BSA Aual Reports to Cogress, old Boy's Life magazies, past issues of Scoutig magazie, biographies, ad a copy of the origial Boy Scout Hadbook writte i 1910 by Seto. L. O. Crosby, logtime Scouter from Mississippi, fuded the costructio of the istitutio i Philmot Traiig Ceter (PTC) Just up the road from Campig Headquarters, PTC was established i 1950 to trai chose adult voluteer Scouters from across the atio, who i tum could pass o the skills to other leaders I their coucils back home. The Villa Philmote is the ucleus of the traiig ceter. Today approximately 1,500 voluteers ad professioals participate i traiig cofereces at the rach each summer. Daily activities are plaed for spouses ad childre of participats. Durig the fall, witer ad sprig, the i"l OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 76 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH " i \.! I ; \... I \.,...,,

93 ,,., ~, I OATC Traiig Ceter is used for shortterm cofereces for both scout ad oscout groups, as well as coucil, regioal, ad area meetigs. Villa Phllmote (Vee' yuh FiI mo' tay) Waite Phillips' summer house was fiished i 1927 at a cost of $250,000. It was modeled after a villa he saw i the Mediterraea i Phillips gave the "Big House" to the BSA with his secod lad doatio i Philbrook, his home i Tulsa, Oklahoma, is almost idetical yet three times larger. It is ow a art museum. Istructors for traiig courses ofte have the privilege of residig i the Villa Guest house. Tours are scheduled at the Philmot Museum. Rach Admiistratio Area The first house o the comer is the origial Webster house, ow the home of Philmot's Geeral Maager. Phillips bought the Urraca Rach from George Webster i two parts, i 1922 ad At oe poit the etire admiistrative area was covered with apple ad cherry orchards. The area has the rach admiistrative office, commissary, warehouse, motor pool, fire departmet, ad other service areas. Philmot's trail food is packaged at the commissary. Philmot is oe of the largest cosumers of dehydrated food i the world. Polo Bars The bars were built by Waite Phillips i 1932 because he ejoyed watchig polo ad other equestria sports. Both the Philmot ad CS raches spet cosiderable time ad moey raisig ad traiig thoroughbred horses. The sale of these horses represeted a importat icome for both raches durig the Depressio, whe cattle prices were at a all time low. More tha thirty stalls i the origial bam housed prized poies that played teams from Texas, Colorado, ad Oklahoma. The area i frot of the bars oce had a track ad traiig field. Philmot curretly uses the bars for storage ad as a program area for youger childre from the Traiig Ceter. Lower Heck House Germa immigrat Mathias Heck's descedats costructed This house o the south side of the Cito Road. The origial Heck family bought a tract of lad alog the Cimarrocito Creek i The Hecks are still a promiet family i this area. Yearroud staff ad their families ow live i the two Heck houses. Upper Heck House The house was built by Germa immigrat Mathias Heck, who settled o a tract of lad alog the Cimarrocito Creek i His family sold the Heck rach to Phillips i the 1920's. Heck Cemetery The family plot cotais oe headstoe ad two graves, those of Mathias Heck ad his wife, Margaret. The family still has burial privileges. Arrowhead Rock Formatio The Philmot arrowhead patch desig, first used i 1957, was allegedly ispired by this outcroppig o the Tooth Ridge. Accordig to Philmot traditio, if you look over your shoulder as you're leavig Philmot ad see the arrowhead, you're destied to retur. Webster Lake George Webster created this reservoir (Whichhe called Reservoir #1) i 1908 oe of the projects he mastermided i developig his Urraca Rach. The water was used to irrigate the bottomlads below, devoted maily to alfalfa ad apple orchards. He also itroduced elk ad established a state game preserve. Phillips later added to Webster's cabi at Fish Camp after he purchased the Urraca Rach i STAFF FIELDBOOK rt PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

94 ,, I Black Moutai ad Bear Moutai (10,892 ft) ad (10,663 ft) These were foed over 900 millio years ago durig the PreCambria era. They are made of graodiorite ad geiss, the oldest rocks o Philmot. The trail up Black Moutai is cosidered oe of the toughest hikes o the Rach. Mout Phillips (11,711 ft) Philmot's secod highest moutai is also composed of PreCambria graodiorite ad geiss. Mout Phillips was origially called Clear Creek Moutai, but was reamed i 1960 by Chief Scout Executive Arthur A. Shuck i hoor of our beefactor. The actual summit does ot lie o Rach property. Cimarroclto Peak (10,468 ft) (Sim'uhroasee'toe) This is the coical shaped moutai betwee Sawmill ad Cypher's Mie Camps. No trails lead to the top. Cimarrocito is iterpreted as little Wild oe. TouchMeNot (12,045 ft) Visible to the south of Baldy, TouchMeNot is i the Cimarro Cayo Wildemess Area west of Philmot. Supposedly, durig the miig era, the moutai's ower chased off ay ad all trespassers, eamig it the ame TouchMeNot. Locals o the Eagle Nest side kow it as Sugarloaf. Baldy Moutai (12,441 ft) is the highest poit o Philmot. Gold was discovered o Baldy i 1867, triggerig a rush to the area. Although it was a relatively small district with a erratic history, it was mied cotiuously util World War II. Elizabethtow, a ghost tow i Moreo Valley o the other side of Baldy, was the ceter of the district (ad the couty seat of Colfax Couty). Large stads of aspe trees idicate locatios of some of the old mies. Hikers i the area ca see old slag heaps alog the creeks. Baldy Tow It is perched at the top of the Ute Creek Valley. A staffed camp is located amog the ruis of the commuity, which served the mies o Baldy's easter slope. Baldy Tow usually had a populatio betwee oe ad two hudred durig the miig days. May of its residets worked at the Aztec mie located above the tow. Crews hikig through Frech Hery ca tour a part of the Aztec mie, the richest mie I the area. Deer Lake Mesa The top is capped with Cretaceous Poiso Cayo Foatio sadstoe ad coglomerate washed from the west by streams. Atelope Mesa It is located ortheast betwee Deer Lake Mesa, Webster Lake ad Highway 64. Cathedral Rock This massive foatio is a outcroppig of dacite porphyry, a itrusive igeous rock that seeped ito the joits ad cracks of the older shales durig the Tertiary Period (sixty millio years ago). The softer shale has sice eroded from the more resistat dacite porphyry. Widow Rock The log horizotal bad of exposed dacite porphyry was foed by the same process as Cathedral Rock. Phillips istalled a circular widow i the study of his villa that directly faces this formatio, thus the ame. Cimarroclto Reservoir It is the sole source of Cimarro's water supply. The tow bought the water rights from George Webster, who built the origial dam. For almost sixty years, the water flowed dow to Cimarro through woode pipes boud by wire. After survivig the 1965 floodig, the pipes were...,. 1 ~ I,,, 1!I,, ;: I..., : \..., I \... ; I OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 78 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH ~ I 1

95 I replaced by the ed of the decade. Woode sectios are still visible betwee the dam ad Cathedral Rock Camp. Buffalo Pasture This meadow is o the left whe headed orth. Philmot maitais a herd of early 100 buffalo. Each year a umber of yearligs are slaughtered to become part of the meu at Campig Headquarters ad PTC. Mule deer ad proghom atelope are ofte visible alog the road. Cimarro Visual OmiDirectioal Radio Statio (VOR) The white tower o the small butte east of the road is part of a itematioal avigatioal system for pilots. Each statio has a distict sigal that plaes use to locate their positio. Commercial plaes flyig over the area ofte follow the Cimarro VORsigal. Stoe Jail This small rock structure was built i 1872 ad used as the couty jail. It oly has oe room ad was surrouded by a high rock wall, almost as tall as the buildig. Aztec Grist Mill This threestory stoe structure was built by Maxwell i 1860, durig the earliest days of the Cimarro Rach. It was used to issue grai ratios to the Utes ad Jicarilla Apache Idias. The CS Rach purchased the property i the mid1930's to raise polo horses. It's ow a museum owed by the CS (Charles Spriger) Cattle Compay. Sl James Hotel This hotel Is o the Natioal Register of Historic Places. Frechbor Hery Lambert, who was oce the persoal chef for Geeral Ulysses S. Grat ad Presidet Licol, built it. The origial structure is ow the formal diig room, built i This room was kow as "t.amoert's Saloo ad Gamblig Hall" ad twetysix me are kow to have bee killed here. Twety bullet holes are still visible i the ceilig today. The hotel portio was completed i 1880, ad the curret ame was selected. Beig that Cimarro was a priciple stoppig poit alog the Sata Fe Trail, the hotel had a successful busiess. Promiet visitors alog the trail icluded guma Clay Alliso; trai robber Black Jack Ketchum; Buffalo Bill Cody ad Aie Oakley of "Wild West Show fame; Territorial Goveror Lew Wallace; Zae Grey, outlaws of the era...bat Masterso ad Jesse James. Numerous ghosts have bee sighted i the hotel. Room #18 was where James Wright was murdered oe ight i He was killed after a heated poker game i which he wo the hotel i a bet. Spriger House This house is located direcuy east of the St. James. The structure was built i 1854 ad was origially kow as the Natioal Hotel before beig forced out of busiess by Hery Lambert. At oe time Ed Spriger lived there. Spriger successfully defeded the Maxwell lad Grat Compay i the US Supreme Court, cofirmig the compay's sole possessio of more tha 1,750,000 acres. Site of the Maxwell House The masio was located betwee the St. James ad the Cimarro River. I 1870, Maxwell sold it to Eglish busiessme who established the Maxwell Lad Grat Compay ad tumed the house ito a elegat headquarters for the compay. It bured dow i OATC STAFF FIElDBOOK 79 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

96 Cimarro River A Eglish holdig compay, tryig to sell homesteads o the Maxwell grat, pictured the Cimarro River as havig steamboats i a promotioal brochure. Cimarro meas "wild" or "utamed," Village of Cimarro Cimarro's elevatio is 6400 feet above sea level. Its populao is approximately 700. The area was kow to be a safehave for rusuers ad ouuaws travelig earby. Origially the tow plaza was located east behid the St. James Hotel ad ear the old Dahl Brother's Tradig Post. The mai idustries of Cimarro are lumberig, rachig, ad tourism. Cimarro Public Schools The schools were featured o the CBS morig ews i 1976 for havig oe of the first fourday school schedules i the U.S. The system was desiged to cut fuel bills, cut trasportatio costs, as well as give studets ad teachers a log weeked. The Cimarro School District exteds all the way out to Eagle Nest, Agel Fire, ad Black Lake towships. Maverick Club This local me's club has held a aual rodeo o July 4th sice I 1935, after the success of the first Cimarro Polo Show, Waite Phillips gave the Club 20 acres for a rodeo area ad polo field. Low Grade Coal Deposits Remats of old coal mies ca be see alog the Cimarro Cayo. There are also oilimpregated shale deposits to be foud i the cayo as well. They are part ofthe "Vermejo formatio." Route of Railroad ad Origial Road The highway covers the old railroad that was for the St. Louis, Rocky Moutai ad Pacific Railroad. This track coected with the Sata Fe Railroad i Rato. Plaed i 1893 by Thomas P. Harla, the first trai did ot roll ito Cimarro util The railroad was meat to take supplies to Baldy Tow ad brig out gold. It termiated at Ute Park, fiftee miles up the Cimarro Cayo, although plas were made to exted it to the Pacific Coast. Gaugig Statio O the south aide of the highway, just before the Philmot boudary, the gaugig statio measures the flow of water through the Cimarro River. The cocrete buildig gives the first treatmet to water carried i a fourteeich pipe to Rato for its reserve supply. ~, I, \ r"' I ',, ~ I I,. I I Turkey Creek Cayo A cayo to the orth, just past the gaugig statio is kow as Turkey Creek Cayo. The hideout of Black Jack Ketchum is up this cayo. Black Jack Ketchum was a oted member of the Wild Buch gag ad a outlaw, specializig i trai robbery. May lawme attempted his capture, but oe succeeded i brigig him to justice. Fially, a Pikerto aget was set here to seek him out. The Pikerto agecy was a respected private ispectio compay of the era. Supposedly, as the aget stopped alog the cayos to water his horses, he would carve Black Jack's face o the rocks, the shoot off the ose with his gu. A carved face is outside the Philmot Museum ad Seto Memorial Library ow. While attemptig a trai robbery i 1899, Ketchum was caught. He was haged i Clayto, New Mexico. WS Rach Cimarro HQ The WS rach (also kow as Vermejo (Vermay' hoe) Park) was owed by Pezoil ad is approximately 500,000 acres. Ted Tumer purchased much of it i the early 1990's. The mai headquarters of the Vermejo Park Rach is i Vermejo Park, New Mexico located 40 miles west of Rato. Other local raches iclude the CS Rach, the W Bar Rach, OATCSTAFFFIELDBOOK 80 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH ~ I I r'i I! ~ 1

97 the Chase Rach, ad Philmot. All were origially part of the Maxwell Lad Grat Poll Complex Fire The severe evirometal coditios of drought, sigle digit humidity, high wids ad useasoably warm temperatures allowed three lighteig strikes o Jue 1 to igite the largest fire i New Mexico's history. Durig the first two weeks of Jue the fire grew to 92,000 acres. 28,000 acres of Philmot's North Coutry were withi the fire area. The patchwork fashio of the fire left 8,000 acres totally bured, 10,000 acres moderately to lightly bumed ad 10,000 acres utouched. Crews have performed fire rehabilitatio projects durig all seasos of the year to help revitalize the fire scarred areas. Chase Rach This rach was started by Maly Chase i the 1880's. Geeral Lew Wallace, oe of New Mexico's territorial govemors ad author of Be Hur, was a good fried of Chase ad spet cosiderable time at this rach. Today the rach is owed ad operated by a female descedat of the Chase family. Cimarro ad Northwester Railroad The road to Poil follows the lie of this railroad. At times it ca be see ruig parallel to the road; it crosses Poil Creek may times. The railroad first raup the North Poil to Seally Cayo the it was pulled out ad ra to Pueblao i the South Poil. The railroad was built i 1907, maily for haulig timber from Philmot's North Coutry for mie props i the coal mies aroud Rato (Ratoe') ad Dawso, a tow south of Rato. Mie props were geerally cut from red spruce or poderosa pie. Loggig crews cut trees for lumber ad railroad ties for the Sata Fe Railroad. The railroad stopped ruig i Coal Mies The remais of two old coal mies ca be see ear the Chase Rach HQ oe o each side of the road. Seams of lowgrade coal ca be see i road cuts. Valle Vidal Uit of the Carso Natioal Forest (Vay'yuh Vihdoll') The 100,000 acre Valle Vidal was part of the WS Rach before beig doated to the US govemmet i 1982 by the Pezoil Compay. The Valle Vidal borders Philmot to the orth aroud Da Beard camp. The Boy Scouts use four staffed camps i the Valle Vidal: Rig Place, Rich Cabis, Seally Cayo ad Whitema Vega. Iris Park was formerly a staffed camp for moutai bikig util beig flooded i the late 1990's. The Valle Vidal area saw vast usage through the years as loggig commuities, rach lad, ad homesteads. Valle Vidal is iterpreted as beautiful or lush valley. Little Costilla Peak (12,584 ft) (Coestee'yuh) Northeast of Philmot, LitUe Costilla is i the Valle Vidal. Higher tha Baldy, it ca be see from Sioux Camp, Da Beard, ad peaks ad ridges across Philmot. North Poll Cayo Like may of the cayos I this area, this was logged durig the early part of this cetury. Archaeological sites foud i this cayo idicate that Idia people lived here from 400 A.D. through 1400 A.D. Their diet cosisted of wild food plats, game, cors, beas, ad squash. A flood Irrigatio system watered plats. Daily activities other tha farmig icluded weavig baskets, pottery, ad costructig udergroud pit houses to live. Rock pictures (petroglyphs) pecked Ito the cayo walls ca still be see today. Idia Writigs staff camp offers a archaeology dig, tour of the petroglyphs ad pithouse. OATCSTAFFFIELDBOOK 81 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH

98 Tyraosaurus Rex Footprit Halfway betwee SixMile Gate ad Aasazi Camp, o the South side of the North Poil, is the oly kow fossilized track made by the T. Rex diosaur. Charles Pillmore, a research geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey i Dever discovered this hid "footprit" i While mappig geology i ortheastem New Mexico, Pillmore discovered the track, ad deemed that the sadstoe block it was o fell from a higher ledge. The track is probably 65 to 70 millio years old, whe the area was a vegetated wetlad mudflat, domiated by palm trees ad fems. Much importat scietific iformatio has bee gleaed from the track, icludig kowledge of the foot structure ad the T Rex. rage. A umber of special circumstaces came together to create the prit, icludig the diosaur's weight ad speed (estimated at six to seve mph), the mud's coditio, ad subsequet floodig. T Rex. usually grows to 60 feet log (two stories high) ad pouds. The discovery was documeted i 1994 i Ichos. vol. 3, o. 3, pp where the prit was amed Tyraosauripus pillmorei i hoor of Pillmore. Peltete Cayo A graveyard at the mouth of this cayo, as well as a small chapel, were used by the Peitetes. They were a religious brotherhood that origiated i the 1700's. Graveyard Cayo Several headstoes at the mouth of this cayo mark the graves of Spaish settlers. The ruis of a old chapel are also visible. The Middle ad North Poil Cayos have yielded the remais of about 30 settlers ad Native Americas. Poil Cayo The Poil is a keehigh bushy shrub with feathery white blooms, also kow as Apache Plume. The walls of the cayo are beach ad basi deposits from the Cretaceous ad Tertiary Periods (2590 millio years ago). They are part of a huge sadstoe belt extedig ito Colorado. Archeology Site Just before Poil, directly across from the horse feedig rack, there exists a small archaeological site datig from about 1100 AD. The Idias farmed com i the bottom cayolads, ear this site. Poll Camp This camp was the origial basecamp for the Philtum Rocky Moutai Scoutcamp, from The diig hall ad catia/tradig post, alog with other structures throughout the cayo are from the origial era of Phlltum. The area was oce called Five Poits because five cayos (Middle Poil, Poll, South Poil, Cedar ad Horse) juctio at this poit. Bet Camp was amed after Charles Bet, a fried of Beaubie ad a fourth parter i the huge lad grat. He ad his brother built the famous Bet's Fort alog the Sata Fe Trail i Colorado. Bet became the first America goveror of the Territory of New Mexico but was killed, alog with Beaubie's so, i the Taos uprisig of Jauary of OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 82 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH Ii j"l

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101 WILDERNESS QUOTES...I,... Waite Phillip's Epigrams The oly thigs we keep permaet are those we give away. The ma who ever makes mistakes ever makes much of aythig. What is importat is what you leam after thikig you kow it all. Achievemet cosists of doig useful thigs that most people say caot be doe. A ma ca fail may times but he is't a failure util he begis to blame someoe else. Some of the essetials of happiess are some thigs to do, someoe to love, ad somethig to hope for. The trouble with may of us is that we would rather be ruied by flattery ad praise the saved by hoest criticism. We should all realize that every right implies a resposibility, every opportuity a obligatios, every positio a duty, ad that the most effective sermo is expressed i deeds istead of words. Beig good is commedable, but oly whe it is combied with doig good is it useful. Nothig worthwhile was ever accomplished without the will to start, the ethusiasm to cotiue ad, regardless of temporary obstacles, the persistece to complete. Waite Phillip's Official Aoucemet of his Gifts to the Scoutig Movemet Jauary 1942 I viewig coditios today, I am impressed with the resposibility of this geeratio to adequately trai its youthphysically, metally, ad morallyto meet the problems they face i the future. It is my opiio that othig ca be more valuable to this geeratio tha to elarge this Scoutig program, which develops iitiative, selfreliace, ad depedability. It has always bee my belief that the best cotributio to that kid of developmet is by livig close to ature ad through learig to live i the great outofdoors. It is also my belief that the romace, history, ad traditios of the coutry i which the rach is located will cotribute much toward perpetuatig America idealism ad patriotism amog boys from all parts of America, ad it is with these thoughts that I felt compelled to furish a edowmet so that all Boy Scouts ad their leadersow totalig approximately 1,500,000 would have a equal opportuity to participate. OATCSTAFF FIELDBOOK 83 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH

102 To summarize is to say the proper traiig of the America boy is today the most urget duty of the America adult...the Boy Scouts of America has the most efficiet pla ad orgaizatio to do such work...the eviromet of a well developed Moutai Rach is the best place to achieve this objective. E. Urer Goodma's Epigrams The Order of the Arrow is a thig of the Idividual rather tha of the mass. I our scheme. each idividual is importat. This has always bee stressed i our Order. Ideed. certai of our ceremoies were developed with particular boys i mid. The very ideals of brotherhood. cheerfuless ad service sprig to life I the fleshadblood appearace of real idividuals. Yes, i the Order each member is importat. for what each oe does couts i establishig the Order's success. The Order of the Arrow is a thig of the outdoors rather tha the idoors. It was bor i a islad wilderess. It eeds the su ad rai. the woods ad the plais. the waters ad the starlit sky. We have a quality job to do to secure geuie campig that produces selfreliace I the idividual camper. For out of life i the ope comes a precarious igrediet which our coutry ad ay coutry eeds if it is to survive...selfreliace that makes me strog i ay time of stress. The Order of the Arrow is a thig of the spirit rather tha of mechaics. Orgaizatios, operatioal procedure, ad parapheralia are ecessary i ay large ad growig movemet. but they are ot what cout i the ed. The thigs of the spirit cout. Brotherhood i a day whe there is too much hatred at home ad abroad. Cheerfuless i a day whe the pessimists have the floor. Service i a day whe millios are iterested oly i gettig or graspig rather tha givig. These are of the spirit. blessed of God, the great Divie spirit. The success of the Order depeds o what each idividual does i his I makig the Order of the Arrow ideals effective. To reach our goals of service, you must: Never give up your dreams of high adveture. Never give up your dream of great ad distict persoal service. Never give up your dream girl who ca mea so much i your life. Never give up your dreams of the ifiite God. If you keep all these dreams. the they will ultimately come true NOAC Closig Address :l OATC STAFFFIELDBOOK 84 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH i',

103 The Opportuities ad Resposibilities of Arrowme First we have a resposibility to ourselves. We must always set the example ad look for a chace to serve. Secod, we have a resposibility to our local uits. especially i our campig program. Third is the opportuity to brig local lodge practices ito harmoy with Scoutig methods. Ad fourth, is to the coucil. Each lodge must promote campig, help with ceremoies, ad special evets. ad geerally provide service. WesKlussma Directorof Campig, BSA 1950NOAC "We are gathered here together i the midst ofthis great forest udemeath the stars above us; Gathered ow to help ad serve, Cheerfully i all our actios, Lovigly i our reflectios. As the smoke curls, widig upward. May our thoughts ad actios risig fill us all with acts of goodess ad direct ad rule ad guide us i our work ad thoughts this eveig. D OrdealCeremoy All Purpose Wilderess ad Ispiratioal Quotes Wilderess Quotes We must attempt a total surreder to whatever atmosphere is offerig itself at the momet. I a squalid tow to seek out those places where its squalor rises to grimess. almost gradeur. O a dismal day to fid the most dismal ad drippig wood; o a widy day to seek out the widiest ridge... c.s. Lewis We simply eed that wild coutry available to us, eve if we ever do more tha drive to its edge ad look i. For it ca be a meas of reassurig ourselves of our saity as creatures. a part of the geography of hope. Wal/ace Steger I wet to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to frot oly the essetial facts of life. ad see if I could ot leam what it had to teach, ad ot. whe I came to die. discoverthat I had ot lived. Hery David Thoreau I would rather sit aloe o a pumpki tha o a crowded velvet cushio. Hery David Thoreau Must we always teach our childre with books? Let them look at the stars ad the moutais above. Let them look at the waters ad the trees ad flowers o Earth. The they will begi to thik. ad to thik is the begiig of a real educatio. DavidPolis There are some who ca live without wild thigs ad some who caot. Like wids ad susets, wild thigs were take for grated util progress bega to do away with them. Now we face the questio of whether a higher 'stadard of livig' is worth the cost i thigs atural. wild ad free. Aldo Leopold OATCSTAFFFIELDBOOK 85 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

104 The wilderess eeds o defese. oly more defeders. Aldo Leopold perhaps our gradsos, havig ever see a wild river, will ever miss the chace to set a caoe i sigig waters...glad I shall ever be youg without wild coutry to be youg i. Aldo Leopold I am glad that I shall ever be youg without wild coutry to be youg i. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blak spot o the map? Aldo Leopold Society speaks ad all me liste, moutais speak ad wise me liste. Joh Muir Walk away quietly i ay directio ad taste the freedom of the moutaieer... Climb the moutais ad get their good tidigs. Nature's peace will flow ito you like sushie flows ito the trees. The wids will blow their freshess ito you, ad the storms their eergy, while cares will drop off like autum leaves. Joh Muir I am always glad to touch the livig rock agai. Ad dip my had i the high moutai air. Joh Muir Thousads of tired, erveshake, overcivilized people are begiig to fid out that goig to the moutais is goig home; that wilderess is a ecessity; that moutai parks ad reservatios are useful ot oly as foutais of timber ad irrigatig rivers. but as foutais of life. Joh Muir Goig to the moutais is goig home. Joh Muir Wilderess is ot a luxury but a ecessity of the huma spirit. EdwardAbbey We eed wildemess because we are wild aimals. Every ma eeds a place where he ca go to go crazy i peace. Every Boy Scout troop deserves a forest to get lost. miserable. ad starvig i. EdwardAbbey We are leamig fially that the forests ad moutais ad desert cayos are holier tha our churches. Therefore let us behave accordigly. EdwardAbbey We eed wildemess whether or ot we ever set foot i it. We eed a refuge eve though we may ever eed to go there. I may ever i my life get to Alaska, for example, but I am grateful that it's there. EdwardAbbey., \..., ; I., : I,..., 1 I Now I see the secret of makig the best persos, It is to grow i the ope air ad eat ad sleep with the earth. Walt Whitma I, OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 86 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

105 Without eough wildemess America will chage. Democracy, with its myriad persoalities ad icreasig sophisticatio, must be fibred ad vitalized by the regular cotact with outdoor growths aimals, trees, su warmth, ad free skiesor it will dwidle ad pale. Walt Whitma, Well he's sittig o a moutai i New Mexico. Woderig about his life ad where he should go. There's a bird floatig past him so graceful ad free. He says boy ofthe moutais wo't you liste to me. David Goldfie I feel... We could be happy i the moutais. Everybody is talkig about the place of their dream, where they ca fid peace of mid. I'm ot sure, but I thik it seems I've fially foud mie... i the moutais. HoytAxto Holy Earth Mother, the trees ad all ature are witesses of your thoughts ad deeds. Wiebago Idias We do ot iherit the earth from our acestors; we borrow it from our childre. HaidaIdia Sayig If future geeratios are to remember us with gratitude rather tha cotempt, we must leave them more tha miracles of techology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was i the begiig, ot just after we got through with it. LydoB. Johso Ispiratioal Quotes Some thik that happiess comes from gettig, others kow that it comes from givig. Bade Powell Somethig to do, somethig to thik about, somethig to ejoy i the woods, with a view always to characterbuildig, for mahood, ot scholarship, is the first aim of educatio. Emest Thompso Seto Itroductio to the third editioof the Birch Bari< Roll, 1904 We lose much by fearig to attempt. J.N. Maffitt We loved the stars too fodly to be fearful of the ight. Epitaph of Two AmateurAstroomers The best way is always through. RobertFrost OATCSTAFFFIELDBOOK 87 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH

106 I three words I ca summarize everythig I've leamed about life: It goes o. RobertFrost The woods are lovely, dark ad deep. But I have promises to keep Ad miles to go before I sleep Ad miles to go before I sleep RobertFrost At the ed of the ope road we come to ourselves. Louis Simpso Discover whom you truly are, oly the will you be free. Others may attempt to place their mask over your eyes, but you are the oe who puts it o. Aoymous i' j l All that glitters is ot gold. All those who wader are ot lost. Shakespeare You were willig to test your stregth, ad your faithfuless successful. Aoymous All paths lead owhere, so it is importat to choose a path that has heart. CarlosCasteeda Live as to die tomorrow. Leam as to live forever... Isadore of Seville Patiece is the compaio of Wisdom. St. Augustie has made you Happiess is a butterfly, which whe pursued, is always just beyod your grasp. But which if you will sit dow quietly, may alight upo you. NathaielHawthore. Leamig is fidig out what you already kow. Doig is demostratig that you kow it. Teachig is remidig others that they kow just as well as you. You are allieamers, doers, teachers. RichardBach Argue for your limitatios ad sure eough, they're yours. RichardBach Wiig is ot the result of a privileged eviromet or havig a high la, a superior educatio or a uusual talet, or is it a matter of luck. They key to wiig is attitude. Aoymous r: I t OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 88 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH r

107 I.I I expectto passthis way but oce; ay good therefore that I ca do, or ay kidess that I ca showto ay fellowcreature, let me do it ow. Let me ot deferor eglect it, For I shall ot pass this way agai. Etie Grellet The place to improve the world is first i oe's ow heart ad head ad hadsad the work outward from there. RobertPirsig There is more to life tha icreasig it's speed. Ghadi He that riseth late musttrot all day. Bejami Frakli If you wat to be a leaderact like oe. RudyardKiplig Oe of the secretsof life is to make steppig stoesout of stumblig blocks. Jack Pe For our every actio,we must cosiderils impacto the ext sevegeeratios. Iroquois Cofederatio Coucil Earig a livigis life's meas, ot life's ed. HustoSmith...I Oe's happiess depedsless o what he kowstha o what he feels. LibertyHyde Bailey With beautybeforeme, may I walk With beautybehid me, mayi walk With beautyabove me, may I walk With beautybelow me, may I walk With beautyall aroudme, may I walk Waderig o a trail of beauty, lively, I walk. NavajoIdias My heart is tuedto the quietessthat the stillessof atureispires. HazratIayatKha Folks woder how I've kept so youg. I'm almost sevetyseve ad I ca still go over a gate or ru a footrace or kick the chadelier. That's becausemy body is o older tha my mid ad my mid is adolescet. It has ever grow up. It ever will, I hope.i'm as iquisitive as I was eight. LutherBurbak Nothig is so cotagious as ethusiasm ii is the geius of sicerity, ad truth accomplishes o victories withoutit. BulwerLytto OATC STAFF FIELD BOOK 89 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

108 Most peopleare about as happyas they maketheir mids up to be. AbrahamLicol No matterhow wet ad cold you are, you're alwayswarmad dry o the iside. Woodma's Adage If the doorsof perceptio were cleased, everythig would be see as it is, ifiite. William Blake You ca preacha bettersermo with your life tha with your lips. Napoleo Boaparte Metake oly their eeds ito cosideratio, evertheir abilities. Napoleo Boaparte There are may people that we meet i our lives but oly very few will make a lastig impressio o our mids ad hearts. It is these people that we will thik of oftead who will always remai importatto us as true frieds. RichardBach You are ever give a wish without also beig give the power to make it come true. RichardBach 'I fi il r,, \ ri ~ I ' Mostof us ask for advicewhe we kow the aswerbut wat a differetoe. VemBall We caotbecome what we eed to be by remaiig who we are. Max DuPree The oly way to havea fried is to be oe. Ralph Waldo Emerso Success is ot measured i the heights oe attais but i the obstacles oe over comes i its attaimet. Booker T. Washigto He who gives wheasked has waitedtoo log. LuciousAseus Seeca Successis to be measured ot by wealth, power, or fame, but by the ratio betwee what a ma is adwhat he might be. H.G. Wells You will fid, as you look back i your life, that the momets that truly stad out, the momets i which you really lived,are the momets you have doe somethig i the spirit of love. Hery Drummod The highestof distictio is serviceto others. Kig George VI ~, I... I I..., I \,..., I I G I, r; f, Blessedare thosethat ca give withoutrememberig ad take withoutforgettig. Elizabeth Bibesco OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 90 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

109 I feel that the greatest reward for doig is the opportuity to do more. Joas Salk The life worth livig is the givig for the good of others. Booker T. Washigto A stumble may prevet a fall. Eglish Proverb Ayoe ca hold the helm whe the sea is calm. PubiliusSyrus Be patiet with everyoe, but above all, yourself. St. Fracis De Sales You ca discover more about a perso i a hour of play tha i a year of coversatio. Plato If you thik you ca, you ca. If you thik you ca't, you are right. Mary K. Ash To achieve the impossible, oe must thik absurd; to look where everyoe has looked, but to see what o oe else has see. Ukow Experiece is ot what happes to a ma. It is what a ma does with what happes to him. Aldous Huxley To follow, without halt, oe aim: there is the secret of success. APavola If ad whe you have reached the moutaitop, the you shall begi to climb. Kahlil Gibra There is o top, there is oly the other side. Kyle Taylor Ad life is what we make it, always has bee, always will be. Gradma Moses I shall probably be proud of my humility. Bejami Frakli Those whom the Gods wish to destroy, they first make bored. Ia Flamig Cofucius said, To govem is to be correct. If you set a example by beig correct, who would dare remai icorrect? Cofucia Aalects OATCSTAFF FIELOBOOK 91 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH

110 Ma is bom to live ad ot to prepare to live. Boris Pasterak A society grows great whe old ma plat trees whose shade they kow they shall ever sit i. Greek Proverb Attitude is the temperature of life; a prism through which we view the world, ad the world views us. Mary H. Barry,.. ; I :, I Ii Chiese Proverbs I hear ad I forget. I see ad I remember. I do ad I uderstad. Use everythig for your leamig, upliftmet, ad growth. Everyoe has a talet. The real thig is to follow that talet to the dark place where it leads. Life is choices: always choose to do what you will remember te years from ow. Beig good is importat, beig trusted is essetial. ṛ \ Effort: Life does ot require us to be the biggest or the best, oly that we try. Success: We caot direct the wid but we ca adjust the sails. Courage: I the ed, the oly people that fail are those that did ot try. Goals: Far away, there i the sushie, are my highest aspiratios. I may ot reach them, but I ca look up ad see their beauty, believe i them, ad try to follow where they lead. Attitude: The pleasure you get from your life is equal to the attitude you put ito it.... : \ Sereity: I the race to be better or best do ot miss the joy of beig. Seasos: Every seaso of our lives hold a beauty all its ow. Risk: The loftier your goals, the higher your risk, the greater your glory. Teamwork: Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a commo visio. The ability to direct idividual accomplishmet toward orgaizatioal goals. It is the fuel that allows commo people to attai ucommo results. Determiatio: The race is ot always swift but to those that keep o ruig. Leadership: The speed of the leader determies the rate of the pack. Risk: You ca ever discover ew oceas uless you have the courage to loose sight of the shore. o I,,, Effort: Some people dream of worthy accomplishmets while others stay awake ad do them. OATCSTAFF FIELDBOOK 92 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH

111 ... I, :.... ; Attitude: Attitude is the little thig that makes a big differece. Success: Success is a joumey, ot a destiatio. Adversity: Do ot fear the wids of adversity. Remember, a kite rises agaist the wid rather tha with it. Loger Quotes These quotes may be too log for program cards, but ca be utilized durig program debriefig or at the ed of thors ad roses. To laugh is to risk appearig the fool. To weep is to risk appearig setimetal. To reach out for aother is to risk ivolvemet. To expose feeligs is to risk exposig our true self. To place your ideas, your dreams, before the crowd is to risk loss. To love is to risk ot beig loved i retum. To live is to risk dyig. To hope is to risk despair. To try allis to risk failure. But to risk we must, because the greatest hazard i life, is to risk othig. The ma. the woma, who risks othig, does othig, has othig, is othig. Richard Bach Oe of the best payig professios is gettig a hold of pieces of coutry i your mid, leamig their smell ad their moods, sortig out the pieces of a view, decidig what grows there ad there ad why, how may steps that hill will take, where this creek wids ad where it meets the other oe below, what elevatio timberlie is ow, whether you ca walk this reef at low tide or have to climb aroud, which cotour lies o a map mea better cliffs, or moutais. This is the best kid of owership, ad the most permaet. It feels good to say "I kow the Appalachias, or the Sierras, or Philmot. But of course you do't what you kow better is yourself, ad Philmot has helped. O.T.L. To laugh ofte ad love much; To wi respect of itelliget persos ad the affectio of childre; To eam the approbatio of hoest critics ad edure the betrayal of false frieds; To appreciate beauty; To fid the best i others; To give of oe's self; To leave the world a bit better; Whether by a healthy child, a garde patch or a redeemed social coditio; To have played ad laughed with ethusiasm ad sug with exultatio; To kow eve oe life has breathed easier because you have Iived This is to have succeeded. Ralph Waldo Emerso You caot stay o the summit forever; you have to come dow agai. So why bother i the first place? Just this: What is above kows what is below, but what is below does ot kow what is above. Oe climbs, oe sees. Oe desceds, oe o loger sees, but oe has see. There is a art of coductig oeself i the lower I...J OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 93 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

112 regios by the memory of what oe saw higher up. Whe oe ca o loger see, oe ca at least still kow. ReeDaumal The culture ad civilizatio of the white ma are essetially material; his measure of success is How much property have I acquired for myself? The culture of the Redma is fudametally spiritual; his measure of success is, How much service have I redered to my people?" His mode of life, his thought, his every act are give spiritual sigificace, approached ad colored with complete realizatio of the spirit world. Emest Thompso Seto TheGospelof the Redma Up to a poit i a ma's life is shaped by eviromet, heredity, ad movemets ad chages i the world aroud him. There comes a time where It lies withi his grasp to shape the clay of his life Ito the sort of thig he wishes to be. Oly the weak blames parets, their lack of good fortue or the quirks of fate. Everyoe has it withi his power to say, "This I am today. That I will be tomorrow." Abraham Licol There has bee a costat movemet of soil away from the high groud ad what remais is like the skeleto of a body emaciated by disease. All the rich soil has melted away, leavig a coutry of ski ad boe. Origially the moutais.., were heavily forested. Fie trees produced timber suitable for roofig the largest buildigs; the roofs hew from this timber are still i existece. The coutry produced boudless feed for cattle, there are some moutais which had trees ot so very log ago, that ow have othig but bee pastures. The aual raifall was ot lost as it is ow through beig allowed to ru over the deuded surface to the sea, it was absorbed by the groud ad stored... the draiage... was collected... ad discharged... as sprigs ad rivers with abudat flow ad a wide territorial distributio. Shries remai at the sources of dried up water sources as a witess to this. Plato(427 to 347 B.C.) o the Atticaregio of the Mediterraea. Oce i a while you fid a place o earth that becomes your very ow. A place udefied. Waitig for you to brig your color, your self. A place utouched, uspoiled, udeveloped. Raw, hoest, hautig. No oe, othig is tellig you how to feel or who to be. Let the moutais have you for a day... Sudace ~., : i.., I Where there seems o way to go, go ayway. Do't be put off by what you ca't see. Get up ayway which wayscramble o hads ad kees, ditchig your pride, slide alog the bottom for a stretch, clutch at roots, but keep goig o. Oce up there you ca look back to the pathway you have cleared, that will make it easier ext time you climb. Climbig is ofte ot just for the music, but for the i betwee.. The lights ad darks, the patters of touch make it a rituala traditio by ow, ad yet you ca ever duplicate the climb; every time is the first time. Eve Mema Somehow I ca't believe there are may heights that ca't be scaled by a ma who kows the secret of makig dreams come true. This special secret ca be summarized i four C's. They are curiosity, cofidece, courage ad costacy, ad the greatest of these is cofidece. Whe you believe a thig, believe it all the OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 94 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH,, I l ::,.

113 ...I... I..., I I way. Have cofidece i your ability to do it right. Ad work hard to do the best possible Job. Walt Disey If these moutais die, where will our imagiatio wader? If the mesa are leveled, what will sustai us i our quest to be larger tha life? If the high valley is made mudae by selfseekers ad careless users, where will we fid aother ladscape so eager to ourish our lover? Ad if the logtime people of this woderful coutry are carelessly squadered by progress, who will guide us to a better world? Joh Nichols, i If Moutais Die I have bee told with some regularity that by walkig out ad away I am "escapig from reality." I admit that the questio puts me o the defesive. Why, I ask myself are people so ready to assume that chilled champage is more real tha water draw from a icecold moutai creek? Or a dusty sidewalk tha a carpet of desert dadelios? Or a Boeig 707 tha a flight of graceful white pelicas soarig i uiso agaist surise? Why, i other words, do people assume that the acts ad emotios ad values that stem from the city life are more real tha those that arise from the beauty ad the silece ad the solitude of wildemess? Coli Fletcher Today the "ope road" is a six lae highway, defaced with billboards ad beer cas. Ope space is vaishig, but our eed for freedom to breathe pure air, climb rocky trails ad observe the tiiest creature persists. From a sleepig bag o high ope groud, you get a fresh view of the world. Aoymous It is ot the critic who couts, ot the ma who poits out how the strog ma stumbled or where the doer of deeds could have doe better. The credit belogs to the ma who is actually i the area; whose face is marred by dust ad sweat ad blood; who strives valiatly who errs, ad comes short agai ad agaiwho kows the great ethusiasms the great devotios i the ed the triumph of high achievemet ad at the worst, if he fails, at least fails greatly so that his place shall ever be with those timid souls who kow either victory or defeat. Theodore Roosevelt O last fial paragraph of advice: Do ot bum yourselves out. Be as I am a reluctat ethusiast, a part time crusader, a halfhearted faatic. Save the other half of yourselves ad your lives for pleasure ad adveture. It is ot eough to fight for the lad; it is more eve more importat to ejoy it while you still ca. While it's still there. So get out there ad hut ad fish ad mess aroud with your frieds, ramble out yoder, ad explore the forests, ecouter the grizz, climb moutais, bag peaks, ru the rivers, breathe deep of that yet sweet ad lucid air" sit quietly for awhile ad cotemplate the precious stilless, that lovely mysterious ad awesome space. Ejoy yourselves, keep your brai i your head ad your head attached to your body, the body active ad alive, ad I promise you this oe sweet victory over our eemies, over those desk boud people with their hearts i a safedeposit box ad their eyes hypotized by desk calculators. I promise you this: you will ouuive the bastards. Edward Abbey OATe STAFF FIELDBOOK 95 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

114 11 I, Poems ad Stories The Road Not Take Two roads diverged i a yellow wood Ad sorry I could'ttravel both Ad be oe traveleri stood Ad lookeddowoe as far as I could To whereit bet i the udergrowth. The took the otherjust as fair Ad havig perhaps the betterclaim Because it was grassyad wated claim Thoughas far that the passig there Had wor them reallyabout the same. Ad both that morig equally lay I leaveso step ad trodde black Oh, I kept the first for aotherdayl Yet kowig howway leadso to way I doubted if I should ever come back. I shall be telligthis with a sigh Somewhere ages ad ages hece: Two roadsdiverged i a wood,ad I took the oe less traveled Ad that has madeall the differece. RobertFrost The Bridge Builder A old ma goig a loe highway, Cameat the eveig cold ad gray To a chasm,vastad deep ad wide Through which was flowig a sulle tide. The old ma crossed i the twilightdim, The sullestream had o fears for him. But, he tured whesafe o the other side Ad built a bridgeto spa the tide. Old ma: said a pilgrim, You are wastigstregth i buildig here; Yourjourey will ed with the edig day, Ad you ever agaiwill pass this way. You have crossed this chasmdeep ad wide, Why build you this bridge at evetide?" The builderlifted his old grey head, "Good fried,i this path I have come,"he said, "There follows after me today A youthwhose feet must pass this way. This chasm that has bee aughtto me To that fair haired youth a pitfallbe; He too, mustcrossi the twilightdim, Good fried, I am buildigthat bridgefor him." ~ I I'""""l ; I,.,, \... I I.. : I ['I I ' I, OATe STAFFFIELDBOOK 96 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH ~ i I

115 The Philmot Ragers were issued a small mirror i the 1960's with the followig poem o the back, literally for persoal reflectio. The Ma i the Glass Whe you get what you wat i your struggle through life Ad the world makes you kig for a day, Just go to a mirror ad look at yourself Ad see what the ma has to say. For it is't your father, mother, coach, or wife Whose judgemet o you must pass. The fellow whose verdict couts most i your life Is the oe starig back from the glass. You may be like Jack Homer ad chisel a plum Ad thik you're a woderful guy But the ma i the glass says you're oly a bum If you ca't look him straight i the eye.... I... He's the fellow to please. ever mid all the rest For he's with you right up to the ed, Ad you've passed your most dagerous difficult test If the ma i the glass is your fried. You may fool all the world dow through the years, Ad get pats o the back as you pass But yourfial reward will be heartaches ad tears If you have cheated the Ma i the Glass. The Starfish Story There was a ma who lived alog the ocea. Oe morig at 5 am whe he could sleep o loger, he decided to take a walk alog the beach. It was a foggy morig ad the first rays of the su were slippig above the horizo. The ma ejoyed the walk. It was if the beach beloged to him. He glaced dow o the beach ad saw figure that seemed to be dacig. He wodered why ayoe would be o beach so early. His curiosity caused him to quicke his pace. As he drew earer, he realized that the figure was that of a youg ma. He was ot dacig; he was throwig somethig ito the water. As he drew very close, the older ma realized that the youger ma was pickig starfish off the beach ad tossig them back ito the water.. "Why are you throwig the starfish i the water? "The older ma asked. "The tide is goig out, the su is risig, ad the starfish that are left o the beach will surely die," was the youg ma's respose, cotiuig his task. "But that's such a waste of time ad eergyl There are so may starfish ad there are miles ad miles of beach. What differece does it make?" Questioed the ma. The youg ma thought for a momet. He reached dow ad picked up a starfish, ad said, "It makes a differece to this oe." OATCSTAFFFIELDBOOK 97 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH

116 The Martyrdom of Ady From Chicke Soup for the Soul Ady was a sweet, amusig little boy whom everyoe liked but harassed, just because that was the way oe treated Ady Drake. He took the kiddig well. He always smiled back with those great big eyes that seemed to say, "Thak you, thak you, thak you," with each sweepig blik. For us fifthgraders, Ady was our outlet: he was our whippig boy. He eve seemed grateful to pay this special price for membership i our group. Ady Drake do't eat o cake, Ad his sister do't eat o pie. If it was't for the welfare dollar, All the Drakes would die. Ady eve appeared to like this sigsog parody of Jack Spratt. The rest of us really ejoyed it, bad grammar ad all. I do't kow why Ady had to edure this special treatmet to deserve our friedship ad membership i the group. It just evolved aturally o vote or discussio. I do't recall that it was ever metioed that Ady's father was i priso or that this mother took i washig ad me. Or that Ady's akles, elbows ad figerails were always dirty ad his old coat was way too big. We soo wore all the fu out of that. Ady ever fought back. Sobbery blossoms i the very youg, I guess. It's clear ow the group attitude was that it was our right to belog to the group but that Ady was a member by our sufferace. Despite that, we all liked Ady util that day util that very momet. "He's differetl" "We do't wat him, do we? "Which oe of us said it? I've wated to blame Radolph all these years, but I ca't hoestly say who said those trigger words that brought out the savagery lyig dormat but so ear the surface i all of us. It does't matter who, for the fervor with which we took up the cry revealed us all. I did't wat to do what we did. For years I tried to cosole myself with that. The oe day, I stumbled o those uwelcome but irrefutable words that covicted me forever: The hottest comers of hell are reserved for those. who, durig a momet of crisis, maitai their eutrality. The weeked was to be like others the group had ejoyed together. After school o a Friday we would meet at the home of oe of the members mie this time for a campoutout i the earby woods. Our mothers, who did oe of the preparatio for these "safaris; fixed a extra pack for Ady who was to joi us after chores. We quickly made camp, mothers' apro strigs forgotte with idividual courage amplified by the groups, we were ow "me" agaist the jugle. The others told me that sice it as my party, I should be the oe to give Ady the ewsl Me? I who had log believed that Ady secretly thought a little more of me tha he did the others because of the puppylike way he looked at me? I who ofte felt him revealig his love ad appreciated with those huge, wideope eyes. I ca still plaily see Ady as he came toward me dow the log, dark tuel of trees that leaked oly eough of the late afteroo light to kaleidoscope chagig patters o his soiled old sweatshirt. Ady was o his rusty, oeofakid bike a girl's model with sectios of garde hose wired to the rims for tires. He appeared excited ad happier tha I had ever see him, this frail little guy who had bee a adult all his life. I kew he was savorig the acceptace by the group, this first chace to belog, to have "boy fu," to do "boy thigs." OATCSTAFF FIELDBOOK 98 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH :"1 I,... I 1 r'", I r"i, I,..., I i. i :,..., ; I,..., I I,... i I,,, I,..., i :

117 I Ady waved to me as I stood i the camp clearig awaitig him. I igored his happy greetig. He vaulted off the fuy old bike ad trotted over toward me, full of joy ad coversatio. The others, cocealed withi the tet, were quiet but I felt their support. Why wo't he get serious? Ca't he see that I am ot returig his gaiety? Ca't he see by ow that his babbligs are't reachig me? The suddely he did seel His iocet couteace opeed eve more, leavig him totally vulerable. His whole demeaor said, It's goig to be very bad is't' it, Be? Let's have it: Udoubtedly wellpracticed i facig disappoitmet, he did't eve brace for the blow. Ady ever fought back. Icredulously, I heard myself, "Ady, we do't wat you." Hautigly vivid still is the stuig quickess with which two huge tears sprag ito Ady's eyes ad just stayed there. Vivid because of a millio maddeig rerus of that scee i my mid. The way Ady looked at me froze for a eteral momet what was it? It was't hate. Was it shock? Was it disbelief? Or, was it pity for me? Or forgiveess? Fially, a fleet IitUe tremor broke across Ady's lips ad he tured without appeal, or eve a questio, to make the log, loely trip home i the dark. As I etered the tet, someoe the last oe of us to feel the full weight of the momet started the old doggerel: Ady Drake do't eat o cake, Ad his sister do't... It was uaimousi No vote take, o word spoke, but we all kew. We kew that we had doe somethig horribly, cruelly wrog. We were swept over by the delayed impact of dozes of lessos ad sermos. We heard for the first time, 'asmuch as ye do it uto the least ofthese.. I that hushed heavy momet, we gaied a uderstadig ew to us but icredibly fixed i our mids: We had destroyed a idividual made i the image of God with the oly weapo for which he had o defese ad we had o excuse for rejectio. Ady's poor attedace i school made it difficult to tell whe he actually withdrew, but oe day it dawed o me that he was goe forever. I had spet too may days strugglig withi myself to fid ad polish a proper way of tellig Ady how totally, cosummately ashamed ad sorry I was, ad am. I ow kow that to have hugged Ady ad to have cried with him ad eve to have joied with him i a silece would have bee eough. It may have healed us both. I ever saw Ady Drake agai. I have o idea where he wet or where he is, if he is. But to say I have't see Ady is ot etirely accurate. I the decades sice the autum day i the Arkasas woods, I have ecoutered thousads of Ady Drakes. My cosciece places Ady's mask over the face of every disadvataged perso with whom I come i cotact. Each oe stares back at me with that same hautig, expectat look that became fixed i my mid that day log ago. Dear Ady Drake: The chace you will ever see these woods is quite remote, but I must try. It's much too late for this cofessio to purge my cosciece of guilt. I either expect it to or wat to. What I do pray for, my little fried of log ago, is that you might somehow lear of ad be lifted by the cotiuig force of your sacrifice. What you suffered at my hads that day ad the lovig courage you showed, God has twisted, tured ad OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 99 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

118 molded ito a blessig. This kowledge might ease the memory of that terrible day for you. I've bee o sait, Ady or have I doe all the thigs I could ad should have doe with my life. But what I wat you to kow is that I have ever agai kowigly betrayed Ady Drake. Nor, I pray, shall I ever. Be Burto Heave ad Hell The Real Differece A ma spoke with the Lord about heave ad hell. The Lord said to the ma, Come, I will show you hell." They etered a room where a group of people sat aroud a huge pot of stew. Everyoe was famished, desperate ad starvig. Each held a spoo that reached the pot, but each spoo had a hadle so much loger tha their ow arm that it could ot be used to get the stew ito their ow mouths. The sufferig was terrible. Come, ow I will show you heave; the Lord sad after a while,. They etered aother room, idetical to the first the pot of stew, the group of people, ad the same loghadled spoos. But there everyoe was happy ad wellourished. 1 do't uderstad, said the ma. Why are they happy here whe they are miserable i the other room ad everythig was the same?" The Lord smiled. Ah, it is simple; he said. "Here they have leared to feed each other." But You Did't looked at you ad smiled the other day thought you'd see me but you did't. said, "I love you ad waited for what you would say thought you'd hear from me but you'd did't. asked you to come outside ad play ball with me thought you'd follow me but you did'" drew a picture just for you to see thought you'd save it but you did'" made a fort for us back i the woods foud some worms ' such for fishig if we could thought you'd wat to go but you did't. told you about the game hopig you'd be there thought you'd surely come but you did't. asked you to share my youth with me thought you'd wat to but you could't. My coutry called me to war, you asked me to come home safely But I did't. Sta Gebhardt OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 100 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH :" : I,..., I I, ',...,, 1, :!,..., I I ;""l 1,...,, I

119 I I.J..J The Widow There were oce two me, both seriously ill, i the same small room of a great hospital. Quite a small room, it had oe widow lookig out o the world. Oe of the me, as part of his treatmet, was allowed to sit up i bed for a hour i the aftemoo (somethig to do with draiig the fluid from his lugs). His bed was ext to the widow. But the other ma had to sped all his time flat o his back. Every aftemoo whe the ma ext to the widow was propped up for his hour, he would pass the time by describig what he could see outside. The widow appareuy overlooked a park where there was a lake. There were ducks ad swas i the lake, ad childre came to throw them bread ad sail model boats. Youg lovers walked had i had beeath the trees, ad there were flowers ad stretches of grass, games of softball. Ad at the back, behid the frige of trees, was a fie view of the city skylie. The ma o his back would liste to the other ma describe all of this, ejoyig every miute. He heard how a child early fell ito the lake, ad how beautiful girls were i their summer dresses. His fried's descriptios evetually made him feel he could almost see what was happeig outside. The oe fie afteroo, the thought struck him: Why should the ma ext to the widow have all the pleasure of seeig what was goig o? Why should't he get the chace? He felt ashamed, but the more he tried ot to thik like that, the worse he wated to chage. He'd do aythigi Oe ight as he stared at the ceilig, the other ma suddely woke up, coughig ad chokig, his hads gropig for the butto that would brig the urse ruig. But the ma watched without movig eve whe the soud of breathig stopped. I the morig, the urse foud the other ma dead, ad quieuytook his body away. As soo as it seemed decet, the ma asked it he could be switched to the bed to the ext widow. So they moved him, tucked him it, ad made him quite comfortable. The miute they left, he popped himself up o oe elbow, paifully ad laboriously, ad looked out the widow. It faced a blak wall. Author Ukow OATCSTAFFFIELDBOOK 101 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH

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123 CEREMONIES Followig are the OA Trail Crew Ceremoies, which are used at differet times durig the participat's experiece at Philmot. The Opeig Ceremoy is give the first ight at the worksite ad the rededicatio is the culmiatio of the closig baquet. Ceremoies are a solem part of the Order of the Arrow ad these are treated as such. All forema will be required to memorize ad perform these Ceremoies. OA Trail Crew Opeig Ceremoy, (Place 15 firepots i a circle with a radius of about 4 yards. Lay a low fire at the ceter, but do ot light. Movemets are idetical to the Preordeal Ceremoy.) Nutlket: Awake, my frieds, You ow are startig o a log ad toilsome jourey, but before you udertake it you must Be Prepared completely. Pause, ad look you back o Scoutig whose sig ad motto you accepted. Log ago you gave your promise, said you firmly, "Omy hoor I will do my best I will do my duty" It is plai to all who watch you. We kow this, for your brothers, takig ote of your devotio to the high ideals of Scoutig have looked to you for guidace i our Order. Your were set to seek a visio of yourselves, ad of your purpose. We will each preset a challege to assist you i this quest, for we are here to guide you as far as ma ca guide his brother. Fiftee blazes led you to us, but the path that you have followed becomes rougher, steeper, faiter: you will eed a brighter fire. I, Nutiket, am the guardia of the circle, ad I urge you, seek the fire at the ceter, kidle cheerfuless withi you! Gather roud your hearts the tider, lay the oak ad pie together, kidle all that is withi you with a warm ad cheerful spirit. The spark is there, already glowig; fa it ow, feed it, till it is fire. So o this jourey lear by sacrifice, ad selfdeial to subordiate desires to the spirit's higher purpose. Test yourselves, ad so discover that a cheerful heart is lively as this bowwood, uder hardship. (Nutiket holds the bow over his head with both hads ad flexes it. He walks roud, past Kichkiet, ad gives the bow to Allowat Sakima. He the walks to the west ad stays there, as Meteu moves to the south.), Meteu: Log ago, whe bear ad biso swarmed the forest ad the prairie, the the great ad mighty chieftai looked with love upo his childre; saw them strivig, fightig, battlig with the evil that abouded, ad he spoke ad said i this wise: You who love the hauts of ature, Love the sushie o the seree meadows, Love the moolight o the silvery waters, Love the still shadows of the livig forest, Love the cool wid amog the tree boughs, ever murmurig, ever sighig, Love the edless sog of the birds, the music of the heaves, Love the gurglig of the streams, ad the rushig of great rivers through their palisades of pie trees, Love the thuder i the moutais, whose iumerable echoes leap ad boud from crag to cliff side, OATCSTAFF FIELDBOOK 103 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH

124 Love the lightig dacig across distat mesas, the risig ad the settig su. ad the blazig red sky over majestic moutais. Liste to these admoitios for guidace o your joumey. I. Meteu, heard this message whispered o the westem moutais where the su from eve to momig ever sets, while all beeath me as I climbed ad the stood listeig slept i darkess, slept i shadow. You eed seek o rocky summit: these high places are withi you. All the atural world aroud you shows you clearly your reflectio. This experiece is but a pattem for a joumey whose directios are the whispers. urgigs, promptigs deep withi your hearts ad spirits. Hours spet i thoughtful silece help us make the right decisios more tha days ad days of talkig, help us feel the cords of sulight tyig all the world together. like a bowstrig which bids you each to every other. closer whe the bow is tested. (Meteu, who has displayed the bowstrig durig the latter part of his talk, walks roud, past Kichkiet, ad gives it to AIIowat Sakima. Meteu remais at the orth, ad Allowat Sakima moves roud, past Nutiket, to the south.) Allowat Saklma: As the chieftai I exhort you, sped your days i arduous labor workig gladly. ot begrudgig, seek to serve. ad thus be faithful to the high ideals ad purpose of the Order of the Arrow. Frieds, the oes who chose you eed you. Who amog you ow is ready? Who will go upo this jourey? You must choose. My solem duty ow demads that each ew fried shall test the bow, ad doig so give proof i silece of his will to make the joumey. (Kichkiet moves to the frot ad tests the bow first. The he passes the bow to each cadidate. After the testig, Kichkiet retums to the east with the bow.) As the warrior draws the arrow most trustworthy from the quiver. you were draw from may others for the first shaft of the huter must be straightest, must be surest. If through may moos uflichig you hold fast to Scoutig pledges straight ad true you each will travel as a arrow drive skyward. as a eagle soarig suward. He who follows such a pathway i uwaverig cheerful service will be see by may others ad by ispiratio, lead them., ' 1"""'1 I, I' j I (Allowat Sakima draws a arrow from the quiver over his left shoulder durig his talk, ad ever lowerig the uppoitig arrow. he ow moves to the east ad gives it to Kichkiet. holdig up both the bow ad the arrow (the tokes). walks toward the orth ad the to the fire lay.) Klchklet: From the darkess, from the forest we have come with words of wamig. brigig tokes of a struggle, a ordeal approachig swiftly as a flock of field crows flyig black across the su. My frieds, as Kichkiet your guide. I bid you leave all daily cares behid you, leave the crowd ad its opiios. lift your thoughts like sparks whe from the fire's heart they shoot up like arrows from the bow bet backward, from the bowstrig smoothed with beeswax. loosed upo a lofty jourey! (Kichkiet moves to the edge of the circle to the ortheast if he is righthaded, or the orthwest if he is lefthaded. He ocks, aims. ad shoots the arrow: Neither toward or over the heads of ay pricipals or other persos. He holds his pose for a momet after releasig, the cotiues) OATCSTAFFFIELDBOOK 104 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH

125 Thus do you appear to others o the path ofcheerful service. (Kichklet puts the bow o the fire lay ad moves to the frot, south.) I It is ot a easy joumey. All the world may seem agaist you ad the path seem dark ad loely. All your stregth will be required whe you face the isolatio which a leader ofte faces. O your jourey this week I will labor with you. We will let the spirit fill us with the gladess of a dawig, of a sprigtime, of begiig. This experiece is but a shadow of the rigors of the joumey, but its joys also are shadows of the brighter, greater beauty i a life of cheerful service. (Kichkiet steps outside the rig at the south, Nutiket moves to the south, Meteu to the west, ad Allowat Sakima to the orth.) Now with courage o this first step follow me, ad these my brothers. Let us by to fid the Arrowl OA Trail Crew Rededicatio Ceremoy (Place 15 firepots i a circle with a radius of about 4 yards. Lay a low fire at the ceter, ad light it.) Allowat Saklma: Brothers form our circle. We will ow proceed to ope our circle i the rededicatio. Klchkiet: Brother Allowat there are those who have etered our circle who have edured our trials, ad who are before us ow to rededicate their commitmets. Allowat Saklma: Brother Nutiket satisfy yourself that all preset exhibit the ier resolve to complete this jourey. Nutlket: I am satisfied Brother Allowat Sakima. All those preset seek to reaffirm their commitmet to our oble goals ad purpose. Allowat Saklma: Have they completed their quest to demostrate this commitmet? Nutiket: They have Brother Allowat Sakima ad are ready to further their commitmet to the Order. Allowat Sakima: I ow declare our lodge assembled ad prepared for our rededicatio ad for whatever busiess as may properly come before it. (pause, look aroud ad if o other busiess) The let us ow ope this meetig with the Obligatio of our Order: I do hereby promise o my hoor as a Scout that I will always ad faithfully ~ observe ad preserve the traditios of the Order of the Arrow, Wlmachtediek, Wlgolauchslk, Witahemui. OATCSTAFFFIELOBOOK 105 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH

126 ,. I will always regard the ties of Brotherhood i the Order of the Arrow as lastig, ad will seek to preserve a cheerful spirit eve i the midst of irksome tasks ad weighty resposibilities, ad will edeavor, so far as i my power lies, to be uselfish i service ad devotio to the welfare of others. Nutlket: My brothers, as we ed our jourey together, pause to absorb the atural beauty that surrouds us. Meditate ow o the real purpose of our brotherhood. Reflect ow o the experieces that you have ecoutered throughout the last two weeks, everythig challegig, everythig ew, time spet with others, time spet aloe. Surrouded here by God's true ature, i these woods it is easy to forget those who eed us most, those who deped o our service. You took a solem oath "to be uselfish i service ad devotio to the welfare of others" This is the basis of our Order ad we must strive to keep this at the forefrot of our mids at all times. All of us are first Scouts ad secod Arrowme. Established i 1915, the Order of the Arrow is based o stregtheig campig methods ad recogizig those who best embodied the Scout Oath ad Law, especially through service ad cheerfuless. This project was coceived of the same values. Today, as over eighty years ago, these ideals remai the same. (Nutiket slowly walks couterelockwise aroud the circle util he reaches Meteu ad Meteu the proceeds to the frot of the circle) Meteu: The Order of the Arrow is a thig of the out of doors rather tha the idoors. It was bor o a islad wildemess. It eeds the su ad rai, the woods ad plais, the water ad the starlit sky. As Arrowme, we each have a resposibility to secure geuie campig that produces selfreliace i the idividual camper. Your jourey these weeks has provided you with the experiece ecessary to comprehed the words of the great ad mighty chieftai whe he said: You who love the hauts of ature, Love the sushie o the seree meadows, Love the moolighto the silvery waters, Love the still shadows of the livig forest, Love the cool wid amog the tree boughs, ever murmurig, ever sighig, Love the edless sog of the birds, the music of the heaves, Love the gurglig of the streams, ad the rushig of great rivers through their palisades of pie trees, Love the thuder i the moutais, whose iumerable echoes leap ad boud from crag to cliff side, Love the lightig dacig across distat mesas, the risig ad the settig su, ad the blazig red sky over majestic moutais, Liste to these admoitios for guidace o your jourey.., I i"', I r"i 1 "l,, r"'1,, II, I "l i I I,,..., I : Each of you came ito our Order through a Ordeal Weeked. However, may of you may ot have fully uderstood the sigificace of your experiece. The ight you arrived you were give istructios from four figures. You were met with four challeges: OATC STAFF FIELDBOOK 106 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH ~ : I

127 (Meteu gestures toward each figure whe he metios them.) Nuliket asked that you eat othig but the scat food give to you. I, Meteu demaded that you keep the strictest silece. Your fried ad guide. Kichkiet, placed you aloe i the woods for a time of cotemplative isolatio. Allowat Sakima, the mighty chief, bid you a day of arduous labor. Each challege ad each figure served oe ultimate purpose. That purpose was to ecourage you to look deep withi yourself to discover you stregths ad weakesses, to help you fid the trail upo which to tread your life, to seek ad discover the fire that bums from withi. (Meteu walks to Kichkiet who the proceeds aroud the circle to the frot) Kichkiet: Your success as a Arrowma depeds o what you ca do to help your troop, your chapter. ad your lodge back home. As you look back what would you do differet. What have you leared? What have you gaied? Are you willig to take home what you leared? You have just cocluded a jourey upo which few have ever embarked. It is your solem duty to use this experiece to guide your fellow Scouts who have ot yet see the arrow. Later i life. i the midst of some irksome task, you will fid that you must search deep withi yourself to tap ito the ethusiasm. the excitemet. ad the kowledge you discovered i these moutais. Rely o yourself, oly the ca others rely o you. Our trail, like a fire. will lead those who follow i the right directio as part of the Scoutig experiece at Philmot. By buildig this trail ad makig sacrifices of yourself. you helped make the Philmot experiece stroger, more steadfast, ad lastig. Your service there will be appreciated by thousads who will kow ot what you gave. Yet, you gave kowig that you would receive o glory or recogitio. Humility ad pride are what make you strog ad what make the ideals of our Order so importat. Allowat Saklma: Our jourey together has provided us all with experieces that have become a part of us ad will glow i our hearts forever. as a ember from the coucil fire. You each have pebbles which are symbolic represetatios of persoal experieces kow to your ierself; perhaps a shootig star across the dark wester sky, a raibow after a thuderstorm, the vast plais ad plateaus that exted to the east, or the magificet moutais to the west? At this time I ask you each come forward oe by oe ad place your pebbles before our gatherig. (Allowat Sakima places a pebble at this time ad oe by oe he directs the participats to come forward ad lay their pebbles o the pile) (Kichkiet walks aroud to AIIowatwho the moves forward) Before this coucil fire lay the memories your ew frieds ad those who came before you have shared. Whe the summer has drifted to a ed ad the time has come to close this coucil, we will leave these pebbles with our trail forever as symbols of brotherhood, cheerfuless, ad service. Tomorrow i the morig of a ew day, you will depart with a ew directio. You will leave oly a trail, footprits. ad a pebble. but what you take with you is the OATC STAFF FIELOBOOK 107 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

128 blak page of a ope book. It is up to you to take the ext step. You are ow better prepared to further the purpose of the Order of the Arrow. May challeges remai i your path, but remember that the highest reward for a ma's effort is ot what he gets for it, but what he gais from it. You must take advatage ofthis preparatio. Let us form our circle ad close this gatherig. (Allowat directs everyoe i attedace to form a circle aroud the coucil fire joi hads) My Brothers, seek the spirit. meet the challege, all the atural world aroud you shows you clearly your reflectio, these high places are withi you. Please joi me i the sog of our Order. Ii i \..., I ", \ As Mighty Chief. I ow declare this lodge closed. ~ I "i I r"i, I f\,,,,., OATCSTAFFFIELDBOOK 108 PHILMONT SCOUTRANCH

129 Order of the Arrow Obligatio I do hereby promise o my hoor as a Scout, that I will always ad faithfully observe ad preserve the traditios of the Order of the Arrow, Wimachtediek, Wigolauchsik, Witahemui. I will always regard the ties of brotherhood i the Order of the Arrow as lastig, ad will seek to preserve a cheerful spirit, eve i the midst of irksome tasks ad weighty resposibilities, ad will edeavor, so far as i my power lies, to be uselfish i service ad devotio to the welfare of others. fficial Sog of the Order of the Arrow Firm boud i brotherhood, Gather the cla that cheerful service brigs to fellow ma. Circle our coucil fire, Weld tightly every lik that bids us i brotherhood, Wimachtediek. hiimot Grace For food, For Raimet, For Life, for opportuity, For friedship ad fellowship, We thak thee, 0 Lord. Ame Brought to Philmot by Chief Rager Clarece E. Du hilmoi Hym Silver o the sage, starlit skies above, Aspe covered hills, coutry that I love. Philmot here's to thee, Scoutig paradise, Out i God's coutry toight. Wid i whisperig pies, eagles soarig high, Purple moutais rise, agaist a azure sky. Philmot here's to thee, Scoutig paradise, Out i God's coutry toight. Joh Westfall 1947

130 "There are may people we meet i our lives, but oli' few will mizake a lastig impressio o our mids ad hearts. It is these people that we will thik of ofte ad who will always remai importat to us as (rile frieds." Richard Bach ww'v