RememberSchiff Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 Author: Butch Farabee Available free online: https://butchfarabee.com/download.html 600 pages, Why did Butch write this book? “As a newly-minted Tenderfoot Scout, I nearly froze my butt off on my first night ever camping out. But I was hooked that weekend in December 1953. My parents had borrowed a military surplus Kapok Sleeping Bag, maybe good down to 60 degrees. (They weren’t outdoors people.) That crystal-clear, cold night, I could almost see the full moon through its thin covering. While shivering till dawn, I saw the herd of javelina raid our campsite, not once, but twice. I hadn’t ever seen one, since the Desert Museum was to be built the next year. I would not know it for years, but we were in little King Canyon, which is immediately behind the Museum. “I credit that single experience with Troop 79 and Scoutmaster Jerry Bugglin, for unlocking a whole new world for me. With my seven years in Scouting, I was now off and running, to travel a life of the out-of-doors with all its attendant adventures, good and bad. That Saturday and Sunday, I explored an abandoned mine and ‘discovered’ ancient Indian petroglyphs hidden on the canyon walls. We played Capture-the-Flag on the rugged hillside, and I learned to tie a Square Knot. I gladly ate my cheese sandwich and raw potato. (Did I mention my family was not outdoorsy?) “At 16 and an Eagle Scout, I went on my first search for the three Boy Scouts lost in the Santa Ritas in November 1958. In today’s climate, my parents would be arrested for child endangerment or something, because I was going out there in Levi’s and sweatshirts and stuff...” Much more at Sources: https://tucson.com/news/local/history/tucson-search-and-rescue-history-book/article_b35a793c-0a33-11ee-b734-fb92627161a8.html https://tucson.com/morguetales/tragedy-on-mount-baldy/collection_6454ed2c-c8b2-11e7-b7f6-8b98bb3a7c11.html#3 Death Clouds on Mt. Baldy: Tucson's Lost Tragedy by Cathy Hufault https://butchfarabee.com/download.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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