“BEYOND THE TOOTH OF TIME” 1963 BOY SCOUTS FILM PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH, NEW MEXICO XD80635

Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website This 1963 Boy Scouts of America film looks at the different activities available at the Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico. The Scouts enjoy rough trail hiking, camping, shooting, fishing, archery, cattle work, forestry, riding and learn about rocks, gold and the early history of the area. The film constantly alludes to the rugged natural setting that can bring everyone back in contact with nature and a romanticized past. There is continuous footage of cowboys herding cattle and people riding horses through picturesque mountain scenery. The Philmont Scout Ranch is a ranch located in Colfax County, New Mexico, near the village of Cimarron; it covers 140,177 acres (56,728 ha) of wilderness in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains on the east side of the Cimarron Range of the Rocky Mountains. Donated by oil baron Waite Phillips, the ranch is considered one of the largest youth camps in the world. 0:09 scenic shots of a valley, 0:40 map of the US that zooms into Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico, 1:14 men fishing in a lake, 1:26 Scouts entering the ranch, 2:03 “Youth Meets the Test: Beyond the Tooth of Time”, 2:28 examples of different sounds of nature like birds, a mountain lion, bison, a thunderstorm, a wildfire, rain, water flowing, a train driving through the wilderness, a bus, and an aircraft, 3:52 a bus with “Philmont or Bust” written on it, 4:05 a group of Scouts arriving at the camp, 4:17 Scouts doing a shakedown to get rid of heavy things, 4:49 Scouts hiking up a mountain, 5:56 Scouts set up camp and begin cooking, 6:28 Scouts sit around campfire, 7:02 Scouts shooting at targets, 7:28 a Scout taking down a diseased tree, 8:05 a cowboy teaching Scouts how to lasso, 8:27 Scout trying to take photo of a baby skunk, 9:06 Scouts preparing their hooks for fishing and learning how to fish, 12:16 a Pueblo Native American Village, 12:28 Pioneers riding through the wilderness, 12:45 the mountains in the snow, 13:11 remains of a U.S. Army fort, 13:21 portrait of land donor Waite Phillips, 13:34 a cowboy herding cows, 14:22 Scouts hiking through picturesque landscapes, 16:22 Scouts learning archery, 16:36 Scouts learning rock compositions and gold panning, 17:07 Scouts in an old gold mine, 18:00 the remains of a human skeleton, 18:07 Scouts digging supporting an archeologist, 18:41 Scouts throwing rocks at a river bank to prevent erosion, 19:26 a cowboy gets on his horse and herds cows, 20:36 a farmer plowing a field with a tractor, 21:04 Scouts waking up in their camp, preparing wood, and cooking breakfast, 22:20 a reverend and a rabbi blessing Scouts, 22:44 a Scout doing radio communication, 23:09 Scouts being shown how to use an axe, 23:34 adult Scout Masters building a bridge, 24:00 people riding horses through picturesque scenery, 25:01 Scouts hiking up a mountain, 26:45 “The End”, 26:56 Produced by the Boy Scouts of America with the cooperation of Marathon Oil, Pepsi-Cola, The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit
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