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The next morning, we departed Visto Grande for Harlan Camp.
The principal activity here was burro packing and racing,
though we also had Mexican food prepared for us by the staffers.
| HARLAN CAMP |
Burro racing is one of those things that, whether or not it is
appreciated, is experienced by almost everyone who treks at Philmont.
Ideally, your crew loads a burrow down with gear (side packs)
and then races it against another team down the road to a finish line.
When we got to the burro pens, we were the only crew there. So, the staff
had us split into two teams to race each other. Actually, only some
of my crew participated. Toby, Derek, and John formed one team,
while Sid and his cousin Brien formed the other. As Crew Leader,
I was the camera man (I had no interest in dressing up burros).
Here I am trying to play camera man, and about to be run over by
my subjects. Actually, I did not manage to get this picture.
I do not know why since I had the film loaded.
Who won the race? It was pretty close, and I cannot tell
from the picture. I think it was Sid and Brien.
Whatever my crewmates thought of the day's activities, the
Mexican dinner was certainly welcome. This was our first chance to
eat real food in since Ponil camp.
 G4-34: These strange plants were seen growing up through the pine needles at our Harlan campsite. They appear to be a relative of the Indian Pipe which grows like orchids in decaying organic matter. |
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