2012 Itinerary Guide - Philmont Document Archives

Itinerary Number 42012 PHILMONT ADVENTURE ITINERARYChallenging (maximum program time) - 54 milesThis program intense itinerary will give you a chance to see a sunset that few other crews will get to see at Philmont this summer …Backache Springs! Before reaching Backache, you’ll start by reloading and firing your own shotgun shells at Harlan’s picturesqueshooting range. You will then be able to climb new rock routes at Cimarroncito before visiting Waite Phillips Hunting Lodge. Hikethe Middle Fork to Lamberts Mine to rest up for the night; tomorrow will bring a mountain challenge. Climb up and over Big Red,Comanche Peak, and Mount Phillips before reaching Clear Creek for the night. There, the booming .50 caliber black powder rifleswill be a great end to your day (or start to the next)! Follow the Rayado or hike over to Wild Horse for lunch before dropping downinto one of our most remote staff camps at Crooked Creek. Enjoy relaxing under several enormous Douglas firs and learning howthe old homesteaders survived in the mountains. You will then head to Beaubien to brand boots, test your roping skills, eat a chuckwagon dinner, enjoy a cowboy campfire, and ride horses down beautiful Bonito Canyon. Check out the B24 bomber wreckage ontop of Trail Peak as you hike to Crater Lake where the Continental Tie and Lumber Company will greet you. There you will climbspar poles, cut railroad ties, and enjoy the loggers’ “Company Meeting” at a spectacular campfire bowl overlooking the Tooth ofTime. Be mesmerized as the sun fades behind Rayado Peak, Crater Peak, and Rayado Canyon on the final day of your trek. Thisspecial moment will be something your crew never forgets.Day Camp Program Features Food Pickup1 CAMPINGOpening CampfireHEADQUARTERS2 Visto GrandeRanger Training Camping HQ3 HARLAN12-Gauge Shotgun Shooting & Reloading,Burro Racing (evening)4 Aspen SpringsTrail Camp Ute Gulch5 Lamberts MineRock Climbing & Rappelling @ Cimarroncito, Cabin Tour @Hunting Lodge, Trail Camp6 CLEAR CREEKHike over Big Red & Mt. Phillips;Rocky Mountain Fur Co., Black Powder Rifle7 CROOKED CREEK Homesteading8 s BEAUBIENWestern Lore, Branding, Cowboy Campfire Phillips Junction9 s BEAUBIENHorse Rides, Chuck Wagon Dinner10 CRATER LAKEHike Trail Peak, Continental Tie & Lumber Company,Company Meeting Campfire11 Backache Springs Trail Camp12 CAMPINGHike to Rayado Turnaround, Tour Kit Carson Museum,HEADQUARTERS Awards CampfireDeparts from Camping Headquarters on Day 2 for Bear Canyon Turnaround to go to Visto Grande CampReturns to Camping HQ on Day 12 from Rayado Turnaround.Campsite Elevations: 7,520' Minimum, 10,240' MaximumConservation: HarlanCamps: 5 Staffed, 4 Trail, 1 LayoverSectional Maps: South, NorthNOTE: (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 35 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH, BSA