This page starts at the Hunting Lodge at Cimmaroncito, and goes through Webster's Park to Clarks Fork.
Two days of trail on one page; such a deal!
We started our hike from Lamberts Mine at with a nice mile through verdant scenery downhill to the Hunting Lodge. We stopped there for a short tour of Waite Phillips's old lodge, which was one of Philmont's 4 original camps. A little way more and we arrived at Cimmaroncito. After program, we packed our way to Webster's Park. What a GREAT camp!! The camp sites were well apart, the views gorgeous, the sky dry ("the fly is dry" became the chant) and the crew was seasoned. Camp went up fast and good time were had. The night there was wonderful too!


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Howdy! Mrs. S. sure looks good in those stylish ole' time western duds.		    Susan Shillinglaw
Actually, quite good.		    George Flammer and poker partners.
Inside the hunting lodge, a high stakes games of dominos was riveting the attention of many of the collected (Minnesota and Crew 566) scouts.		    dcp_1398.jpg (643164 bytes)
While just outside, Ian and the Deepster take a quick catnap.
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Beautiful valley near Cito where the crew went rock climbing, played volleyball and just hung.		 dcp_1400.jpg (286596 bytes)
This is the mail drop at Ute Gulch. The crews oldest advisors went down, down, down from Cito to Ute Gulch to get the crews food for the next few days.
Then they lugged 70 pounds of food up, up, and up.
Did I say "up"?		 dcp_1401.jpg (548058 bytes)
William rests before making camp.		 dcp_1402.jpg (431890 bytes)
The following morning, some deer came by for a salt lick.
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Four crew enjoy a moment without packs.
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Cathedral rock and the reservoir that is the water supply for the city of Cimmaron. 		 dcp_1406.jpg (345448 bytes)
So inviting, so refreshing, so off limits...		 dcp_1407.jpg (478258 bytes)
... hey you guys, get your pinkies out of the water! And wipe those smiles off your faces!
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Note "Phil" our balloon mascot... not to be outdone by our Minnesota shadow crew... who had their own "Phil".		 dcp_1409.jpg (489073 bytes)
At Clarks Fork, they make the mushrooms out of bronze.		 dcp_1410.jpg (449719 bytes)
Sibling cowpokes.		 dcp_1411.jpg (100300 bytes)
This is all the picture I could get of the entertainment at Clarks Fork. Who is that guy, anyway?


This page last updated: Wednesday, January 12, 2005
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