Bucko Cowden

From a very young age, Bucko Cowden was free to roam at Philmont Scout Ranch. As a “Chaplain’s kid” Bucko shares stories of undercover excursions to Ponil, ping-pong tournaments, and numerous Rayado-like Mountain Treks. Returning in 2004 as a young adult on staff, Bucko became “Rock star adjacent” storytelling legend and an integral player in the birth of mountain ball (not to be confused with logger ball). In this episode we discuss an array of Philmont topics from what it was like to experience the 2002 Ponil complex fire to the complexities of the Backcountry Manager position ... to phil-flings and unconventional phil-fiestas! Pour yourself a tall glass of your choosing, light up a fire, gather with friends (in person or virtually), and enjoy this candid and meaningful episode. “We’re all telling the same stories, it’s just the names that have changed.” Thanks Bucko! Youth ExperienceChaplain's kid: 1987, 90, 94Participant Experience7 Mountain Treks: 19942 Mountain Treks: 1996Staff ExperiencePC Miranda 2002PC Crater Lake 2003CD Pueblano 2004CD Miranda 2005CD Beaubien 2006BCM 2007BCM 2010Support the show