Day 1 - Ranger Training & Dean Cut-Off

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=185 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="04ab9c00dduajq.jpg"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="70" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 76 WIDTH="66"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="76" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="66" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <A HREF="id108.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Crew 705I2"><U><B><< Back to Basecamp</B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFBF0" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>TROOP 433</B></FONT>    |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="TROOP 433"><U>home</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id108.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Crew 705I2"><U>Crew 705-I-2</U></A>   |   <B>Day 1 - Ranger Training & Dean Cut-Off</B>   |   <A HREF="id110.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Day 2 Rich Cabins"><U>Day 2 - Rich Cabins</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id111.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Day 3 Pueblano Ruins"><U>Day 3 - Pueblano Ruins</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id114.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Day 4 French Henry Copper Park"><U>Day 4 - French Henry & Copper Park</U></A></div> <div> Day 1 - Ranger Training & Dean Cut-Off</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="7325acd0.jpg" border=0 width="346" height="461" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="73467cd0.jpg" border=0 width="615" height="461" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> After our Crew photo was taken in front of the Tooth of Time, we gathered at the Welcome Center, formed a "Pack Line", filled our water bottles and waited for the bus that would take us to the start of our trek, the Ponil Turn-Around.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="736db640.jpg" border=0 width="475" height="356" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="738db640.jpg" border=0 width="475" height="356" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="73a0b080.jpg" border=0 width="1035" height="776" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="73d0b080.jpg" border=0 width="1035" height="776" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> We hiked only 2 miles on the first day to our first campsite, Dean Cut-Off, where Bren taught us additional skills in setting up the camp, hanging bear bags and cooking a one-pot meal.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="73fdb640.jpg" border=0 width="475" height="356" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="741db640.jpg" border=0 width="475" height="356" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id110.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Day 2 Rich Cabins"><U>On to Day 2...</U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>