Greetings!
Today I bring the 1st of a 3 part travel series for my most recent trip out west. There were 3 legs to the trip, 2 personal and 1 professional: Denver/Colorado/Colorado Springs, The Stanley in Estes Park/Rocky Mtns, and Philmont in Cimmaron New Mexico. I’m going backwards chronologically, starting with Philmont, the end of my trip. I spent 5 days at Philmont, and despite the hours of training got in some backpacking, driving, pool, and even a little country on the jukebox. (My name is now forever a part of the St. James Hotel ceiling) Philmont is a premier high-adventure base, with more than 200 square miles of rugged New Mexico wilderness. This was the next level of my professional development in my career with the BSA. In another year or so I will attend PDL3 in Texas and after an interview with the region chief, can choose to be listed as ‘available’ to be hired elsewhere and have the opportunity to move out and up. (Up North and out West have taken my heart, but I wouldn’t be opposed to NC either 
I got to interact with a great group of peers, many of which I’ll see in Nashville come August.
(It only runs 3 mins) Enjoy!
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