Trail Day 1

First day on trail. The mileage is short but the lesson is not. The Ranger is showing us how to run a safe, independent trek. Pay attention — by Day 4 it is our show.

Activities

• ▸Base Camp breakfast
• ▸Bus or transport to Ute Park Trailhead
• ▸Hike to Cimarron River
• ▸Ranger Training on trail and at camp — campsite setup, bear procedures, cooking, cleanup, water treatment, crew jobs, navigation, and trail expectations

Scheduled Programs

• ▸N/A

Opportunities

• ▸Cimarroncita pass-through — Fire Ecology and Wildlife Conservation program if timing and staff allow

• ▸Short mileage. Full focus.
• ▸Pay attention. The Ranger is training us to be independent.
• ▸This is the day to ask questions and fix systems.
• ▸First bear bag hang tonight — team effort as we learn and gel as a crew.

Watch for

• ▸Keeping crew organized and ready to head out.
• ▸Short mileage causing low focus and sloppy first camp systems
• ▸Watch out for smellables.
• ▸Sloppy first bear bag and cleanup process

Crew leader focus

Let the Ranger teach, but your crew is doing the work. Set duty roster expectations from the first campsite. Practice calm, clean, repeatable systems.