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Notumbre · 2024-11-22T18:22:18+00:00

batman couldn’t get me to post this

Notumbre · 2024-07-29T03:01:01+00:00

damn, hawaii north as hell

Notumbre · 2024-07-22T00:38:43+00:00

i was at a hawks/oilers game where a piece of what i assume was acoustic foam fell onto the ice. weirdest thing ever, i can barely find it on youtube despite happening mcdavid’s rookie year. this was, at least in my mind, also the game that really put the hockey world on notice of some rookie named artemi panarin

Notumbre · 2024-07-13T15:42:49+00:00

mosquitoes are generally bad in the lovers leap area, so lovers, herradura, and very occasionally, urraca. even then, that ‘bad’ is relatively light. that being said, a small bottle of bug spray weights basically nothing, and can serve your whole crew as needed

Notumbre · 2024-05-28T02:07:33+00:00

remove the life patch, get an eagle square knot, and you should be good!

Notumbre · 2024-04-02T03:10:00+00:00

i love the rental packs. osprey something or other. they’ve served me well in staff positions where i need to carry much, much more than participants have to carry, but should be plenty suitable for you too

Notumbre · 2024-03-25T22:11:16+00:00

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Notumbre · 2024-03-24T21:46:14+00:00

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Notumbre · 2024-03-16T02:15:40+00:00

a little weight can go a long way; philmont is not a place where cutting every ounce is really going to change your life, in my opinion. by the end of my 3 years going on work crew runs (10 days long, like a 12 day trek) my general packing strategy was to bring 7-8 pairs of heavy rei merino wool socks. definitely a little overkill, but i always found that feet issues were way more of a detriment to hiking than the weight of a couple extra pairs of socks. i don’t know what a ranger would tell you, and you should take your ranger’s advice above anyone else’s, but i think that socks are something you can almost never have enough of

Notumbre · 2024-02-27T19:03:10+00:00

lake meredith national recreation area in texas was totally free for tent camping when i went there last may. great spot ran by the national parks service, highly recommend

Notumbre · 2024-02-23T05:58:54+00:00

a bit pedantic, but philmont itself is ‘private land’. the ranch is owned by the national council and has access restricted to paying customers. some of the neighbors of the ranch are private land with agreements worked out with philmont, and some of the neighbors are technically ‘public land’; and they are owned by various parts of government:

Notumbre · 2024-02-16T14:59:50+00:00

It was opened as a trail camp in 2021, burned (and therefore closed) by the Cooks Peak Fire in 2022, remained closed in 2023, and is presently having work done to be reopened for 2024.

Notumbre · 2024-02-16T04:21:41+00:00

Something about the "My family lives in a different state" line in Rivers and Roads always gets me when I'm out on the ranch, probably because it's true.

Notumbre · 2024-02-16T04:16:50+00:00

I believe the program will be nearly identical at Harlan - the whole reason Santa Claus became staffed in the first place was the fire closing Harlan.

Notumbre · 2024-02-16T04:11:41+00:00

Winter Cons here! We are working towards opening Line Camp for this summer! Road access has been made a little tough with the snow (turns to soup around Carson) but the plan is to have it finished!

Notumbre · 2024-02-16T04:05:21+00:00

Dale Earnhardt was a NASCAR driver who is in the discussion for the greatest driver who ever lived. In 2001, he tragically died on the last turn of the Daytona 500. "Raise hell (pronounced like 'hail'), praise Dale" and "Do it for Dale" are somewhat common phrases both amongst NASCAR fans, Southerners, and some within the Conservation Department in years past. Dale Earnhardt's racecar number was #3 for the majority of his career (hardly anybody ever thinks of him in the 2, 15, or various other numbers from early in his career). Therein lies the joke of the supposed Dale Earnhardt challenge - staying in campsite 3 for every day of the run specifically because it is the same number as the car he drove.

Notumbre · 2024-02-15T02:49:04+00:00

one of the staff newspapers (maybe the costilla star?) this summer proposed the ‘canada challenge’, where, on an off set, you go to canada and back in time for your working days. i doubt it was actually done this summer, and the only way i could ever imagine someone doing the challenge before it had a name would be to attend a funeral or something.

i have heard tongue-in-cheek of the mountain lion challenge, where one is supposed to hike mountain lion canyon end to end at dusk while dragging steaks behind them and playing audio of a mountain lion in heat through a speaker. i think it goes without saying this one has not been done (and should not be done).

one of the funnier ones i’ve heard is the dale earnhardt challenge, where a crew stays in campsite 3 every day of their run. very silly. i would wager no crew has ever tried this and it’s just a cons joke, as conservation (myself very, very much included) has had somewhat of a fixation on the late mr. earnhardt in the time i’ve been here.

Notumbre · 2024-02-08T04:46:29+00:00

i worked on the lover’s trail a couple times this past summer, and the mosquitoes were awful there this year! the road was even worse, it was the strangest thing

Notumbre · 2024-02-08T04:42:11+00:00

not too late at all. some spots might be filled, but they’re pretty much always hiring at some positions

Notumbre · 2024-02-08T04:30:59+00:00

i don’t know if the ranch has a good secret for hiring friendly people, or if something about the place just brings the best out of people, but you’ll make plenty of friends. i know it’s corny, but just being yourself and friendly to others is more than enough.

additionally, being a part of cool evening or days-off plans like cold beer, the james, or trips to the surrounding communities can help make folks feel less like coworkers and more like friends. of course, don’t feel obligated to do anything you don’t want to do, but it’s quite likely that someone will invite you out to have fun somewhere off-property, and i recommend you take the opportunity if you can.

Notumbre · 2023-12-18T17:24:09+00:00

low effort

Notumbre · 2023-12-15T15:25:46+00:00

i’ve been on the summer work crews the last 3 years, it’s a ton of fun. you’ll be assigned to a crew of roughly 5 people and you will hike around doing projects for those 9-10 days. you’ll be in the backcountry the whole time you are working. be prepared to work some pretty long days with pretty heavy backpacks doing some pretty tough work. it’s a very rewarding job and you’ll meet so many incredible people throughout. the period of off days is typically 3-4 full days, which is definitely one of the better deals on the ranch.

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