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Inter-base rivalry

Some rangers decided to take a canoe and packs up the Tooth of Time at Philmont.

Balancing the canoe like (particularly with the packs in it) makes me cringe, but having climbed the Tooth of Time myself, I've got to say that managing to get a canoe up there is impressive.

Source: Philmont Scout Ranch Facebook - October 2014

Missing Up North

Despite having the time of my life studying abroad this summer, a part of me can't help but wish I was back Up North. I'll see friend's pictures or look up at the Quetico Map hanging on my wall and wish I could just take one more trip up Agnes or down the Basswood River.

For some fantastic pictures from other interpreters, go to the Northern Tier Facebook Page

Northern Tier Memes

Courtesy of Spencer M, Bay Post Staff 2011

This one is a big pet peeve of most interpreters. Yes, Philmont can be intense.
But it's not the true wild. You can shower. You can have meals made for you.
You can have be taken off the trail pretty quickly if there's an emergency.

I did also go to Philmont, and I do love it; it was the best backpacking of my life. But I think that on average Northern Tier is more intense. It certainly has the potential to be more intense.