www.pineapplefish56.net My own PHILMONT 2009 PHOTOS, page 3 |
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- Bear Bagging - and More - Philmont Ranger Robyn Ruggles Training Crew 718T the "Philmont Way" |
Robyn with her 'deadly 44' water pistol uncoiling bear bag rope. Bear bags strung close together using a Larks Head The "Red Roof Inn" is for #2 ONLY Another Larks Head on a stick for the Dining Fly Meadow resembles the Philmont Arrowhead |
Bear Bags have to go up ASAP upon arriving at camp site. Just four wraps and tuck the coil in the first wrap Notice the wasp nest next to Robyn's head? Cooking demonstration of 'One Pot Meal' of Trail Food Hanging out on the edge |
When in Bear Country: “The Actions of Dumb People are the Cause of Smart Bears!” -- David Lagesse |
When in Bear Country: “The Actions of Dumb People are the Cause of Smart Bears!” “The difference between the ‘intelligence’ of the bears at Philmont Scout Ranch and the National Parks is phenomenal. The way we do ‘Bear Bagging’ at Philmont, you could never get away with, at a National Park. This is entirely due to the training of the Crews by the Philmont Rangers, and the Crews actually following through with the training. But when you come down to the root cause of ‘Smart Bears’, that have learned how to get to your food, it is not a ‘Bear-problem’ it is a ‘People-problem’, or closer yet... ‘Problem-people’.” -- David Lagesse |