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NORTH ATTLEBORO - During the first week of August, five members of BSA Venturing Crew 007, chartered by the Central Congregational Church of Attleboro Falls, went backpacking in Cimarron, N.M.

Ashley Peterson, Mitchell Kennedy Smith, Kelcie Kennedy-Smith, David Chutjian and Nick Olivero backpacked through Philmont Scout Reservation's 215 square miles of untamed wilderness in Cimarron, N.M. During their 50-mile backpacking trek, they were accompanied by two rangers and three other youths from Midwestern states.

The young men and women slept out under the stars, took a midnight tour of an abandoned mine, panned for gold, did tomahawk throwing, and saw breathtaking views every step of the way over the course of the six-day backpacking trek which peaked at 12,000 feet in elevation.

The youths backpacked through canyons, over mountains, across rivers, and through meadows and forest while learning about their limits both emotionally and physically.

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