For Pete Bergene, working on the Philmont Cabin Restoration team benefited him in such a way that he could not come up with aspects of his current professional life that weren’t directly traced back to it. In this episode, Pete shares a brief history of cabin restoration  and how it’s been managed by many different departments at the ranch. He shares a rich and descriptive overview of three large projects he was a part of, including - Cypher’s Mine stomp cabin, Valle Vidal Clayton Cabin, and the Fish Camp caretakers quarters. He also walks us through the basic cabin restoration process. Pete credits camp directors, outside contractors, and National Forest archeologists as being part of the bigger picture of the cabin restoration team experience. Lastly, Pete was asked to write the proposal for, and hold the role of the first ever, full-time cabin restoration position at the ranch.

Philmont Experience:
2007 & 2009 - Trek Participant

2014 - Cabin Restoration
2015- 2017 - Cabin Restoration Foreman
( Second Season: Kit Carson Museum staff, Autumn Adventure guide, Forestry Crew)
2018-2021 - Cabin Restoration Maintenance Technician / Carpentry, Full-Time

Notable Mentions:
David O'Neill
Mark Anderson
Anthony Martinez
Kyle Sawyer
Kelly Mazzanobile
Wayne Rutherverd
Carrie Leven
Heath Bailey
Kevin Doweling
Dave Werhane
Zach Seeger
Anna Washburne
Lela Puckett Murphy

Episode photograph is courtesy of Justin Kernes

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