2012 Itinerary Guide - Philmont Document Archives

Itinerary Number 22012 PHILMONT ADVENTURE ITINERARYChallenging (maximum program time) - 53 milesThis program packed itinerary will give you all sorts of exciting options as you navigate through Philmont’s illustrious Central andSouth Country. At Harlan, your crew will learn how to reload shotgun shells before practicing their marksmanship at our scenicshooting range. You will then be the first to try several new climbing routes at Cimarroncito before visiting Waite Phillips’ HuntingLodge and hiking through Hidden Valley. Depending on the weather, your crew will then have an opportunity to side hike theTooth of Time. From there, hike over Black Mountain for the view or hike the luscious North Fork Urraca Creek for its beauty andmultiple stream crossings. Black powder rifles await your crew at Black Mountain Camp. There, post-Civil War Union Soldiers willwelcome you and share their knowledge of living on the western frontier. Your crew will then head to Beaubien for horse rides, achuck wagon dinner, and cowboy campfire. A side hike down to Fish Camp on your layover day will leave no questions unansweredas to why Waite loved to spend time on the banks of the Rayado and Agua Fria. Hike over Trail Peak to Crater Lake for spar poleclimbing and top off your trek with a wonderful Mexican dinner at Abreu.Day Camp Program Features Food Pickup1 CAMPINGOpening CampfireHEADQUARTERS2 VacaRanger Training Camping HQ3 Deer Lake Mesa12-Gauge Shotgun Shooting & Reloading @ Harlan,Trail Camp4 s CIMARRONCITORock Climbing & Rappelling Ute Gulch5 s CIMARRONCITOSide Hike Hidden Valley & Window Rock,Cabin Tour @ Hunting Lodge6 d Shaefers PassVisit Demonstration ForestDry Camp—Water @ Clarks Fork7 BLACK MOUNTAIN Post Civil War Settlers, Blacksmithing,Black Powder Rifle8 s BEAUBIENWestern Lore, Horse Rides, Branding,Cowboy Campfire9 s BEAUBIENSide Hike: Fly Tying & Fishing, Lodge Tour @ Fish Camp;Chuck Wagon Dinner10 Bear CavesHike Trail Peak; Continental Tie & Lumber Company @ CraterLake, Trail Camp11 s ABREUMexican Homestead, Cantina, Mexican Dinner12 CAMPINGLand Navigation, Geocaching @ Zastrow,HEADQUARTERS Hike to Zastrow Turnaround, Awards CampfireDeparts from Camping Headquarters on Day 2 for Turkey Creek Turnaround to go to Vaca CampReturns to Camping HQ on Day 12 from Zastrow Turnaround.Phillips JunctionCampsite Elevations: 7,185' Minimum, 9,340' MaximumConservation: BeaubienCamps: 4 Staffed, 4 Trail, 2 Layovers, 1 Dry CampSectional Maps: SouthNOTE: (d) = Dry Camp(s) = Showers may be availableCrews passing through staff camps will have an opportunity to participate insome, but not all, program opportunities in the camp, based on availability.NO CHANGES ARE POSSIBLE FOR CAMPS, FOOD PICKUPS, OR BUS TRANSPORTATION AFTER ITINERARY SELECTION.2012 ITINERARY GUIDE 31 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH, BSA