The video brought back some fond memories. The burned trees are from the Great Ponil Fire of 2002. You can see pictures here...
http://199.134.225.50/nwcc/t1_pnw2/2.../gallery1.html
My son was on staff that year and miraculously no Philmont structures were lost to the fire. Some of the pictures showing wide open areas were not that visible prior to the fire. In some of the great vista shots of the horizon you are actually seeing Texas in the distance. That is how great the view is from some of the higher peaks.