It’s a tradition that former course directors (CDs) are invited to share in the closing luncheon at a Wood Badge (WB) course. I have had the great fortune to be extended an invite to a couple of these this year.
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2016 National Parks – Part 1
This year we celebrated the centennial of the founding of America’s National Parks Service. We took a twelve day vacation and visited five of the National Parks in July 2016 and drove west.
Part 1 — Philmont and Mesa Verde National Park
After stopping our first night in Raton, New Mexico, we passed through The Philmont Scout Ranch for a tour of the Villa Philmonte, and stopped in Taos for lunch on our way to Pagosa Springs, Colorado.

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