The sun rises over Philmont Scout Ranch and The Tooth of Time as seen from the Urraca backcountry camp sunrise hike on July 15, 2021.
Staff member, Jeb, demonstrates how to properly cut down a tree at camp Cimarroncito in Philmont for All Cons day on June 2, 2021.
Rangers play a game as they wait to load busses to depart for the backcountry of Philmont on May 30, 2021.
Ranger trainer, Garret, teaches map reading to rangers as they prepare to depart for the backcountry of Philmont on May 30, 2021.
Members of trek 713-D from Canton, Ohio, pull one of their adult leaders over a wall as part of a team building C.O.P.E. exercise at Urraca backcountry camp on July 15, 2021. These challenges are to help participants and adult leaders better understand how to work together respectfully and make their trek experience as enjoyable as possible. "I thought I wasn't gonna be able to do any of this the first day, but after that I realized that I was capable," said Christian James.
Ranger trainer, Garret, teaches map reading to rangers as they prepare to depart for the backcountry of Philmont on May 30, 2021.
A white admiral butterfly sits on a backpack while the participants of trek 627-X02 from Isanti, Minnesota, take a water break before finishing the last day of their trek at Philmont on July 9, 2021.
Staff members laugh at the gatorade pickles made for the Black Mountain PhilFiesta at the backcountry camp on August 8, 2021. PhilFiestas are gatherings of staff members at individual backcountry camps to bring staff together and boost moral throughout the summer.
A homemade pull-up bar hangs above the recently constructed Black Mountain Chapel as smoke from the blacksmithing forge billows on August 9, 2021.
Crater Lake staff member, Jack, poses for a portrait in his backcountry camp on July 6, 2021.
Participants of the cavlecade program prepare their horses for a night at backcountry camp Pueblano on July 27, 2021.
Rangers prepare to depart for the backcountry of Philmont on May 30, 2021.
Rangers prepare to depart for the backcountry of Philmont on May 30, 2021.
Participants of the cavlecade program prepare their horses to leave backcountry camp Pueblano and continue their trek on July 28, 2021.
Participant, Rose, swings an axe as part of a logging activity at Crater lake backcountry camp on July 6, 2021.
Black Mountain staff member, Matt Giorgio, poses for a portrait at his backcountry camp on August 9, 2021.
A Crater Lake staff member peers around a lantern during a campfire show held on the porch due to rain on July 6, 2021.
Staff member, Hunter, climbs a spar pole at Crater Lake as a demonstration for participants on July 7, 2021.
Participant of trek 713-D from Canton, Ohio, participates in a C.O.P.E. team building exercise at Urraca backcountry camp on July 15, 2021.
Staff member, Betts, instructs cavlecade participants at Pueblano on how to properly pack their horses on July 27, 2021.
Cimarroncito staff member, Matt, coils climbing and rapelling rope before his lunch break in the backcountry of Philmont on June 2. 2021.
A participant climbs a route called "The Kraken" on the "Betty's Bra" wall at Miner's Park backcountry camp on July 7, 2021. The wall is named because the rock appears to be a giant bra as seen from a distance.
A Crater Lake staff member sips a cup of coffee while looking out the window at the view of the Tooth of TIme from the camp's kitchen window on July 7, 2021.
Adult leaders enjoy the sunrise over the Tooth of TIme on a hike from Urraca backcountry camp on July 15, 2021. A Peregrine falcon screeches as she feeds her young on the cliff face to the left.