Return to the Summit of Scouting: A Scouter's Midlife Journey Back to Philmont

Book Description
Join Bill Cass as he returns to Philmont as an expedition advisor and father, over two decades after having left the Ranch as a summer staffer. · Find the adventure brought to young campers and their adult advisors in Philmont’s high country. · Travel the length of the 137,000-acre Ranch with the author and other rangers as they prepare campers for their rugged backpacking experience. · See Philmont from the perspective of a young man charged with the successful management of a key staffed camp. · Climb to the heights with a typical expedition, and experience the thrill of reaching the tops of Philmont’s "magic mountains." In Return to the Summit of Scouting, young campers discover themselves through trial by terrain and weather, accomplish goals through teamwork, and apply the basic skills of Scouting as they have never been applied before.


Card catalog description
The author, who spent three summers as a staff member at Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico, recalls his experiences and describes his return twenty years later with his son.


About the Author
William F. Cass is a suburban Philadelphia business executive who spent his college summer vacations as a member of the Philmont Scout Ranch staff. His wife, Sarah, teaches history in the West Chester (PA) Area School District. They are both graduates of Washington College in Maryland. They have two children, Holly and Will. Mr. Cass is an active Scouter in the Chester County Council, B.S.A. He has served as a Scoutmaster and Jamboree Director, and is currently High Adventure Chairman in his council.


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Young campers discover themselves through trial by terrain and weather and accomplish goals through teamwork.


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