2012 Itinerary Guide - Philmont Document Archives

Itinerary Number 112012 PHILMONT ADVENTURE ITINERARYChallenging (maximum program time) - 64 milesThis program packed itinerary will give your crew a wonderful opportunity to experience all of Philmont’s beautiful Central andSouth Country. Start your trek by checking out the new climbing routes at Cimarroncito. From there, you will always rememberthe wind blowing through the aspens and the gorgeous meadow at Webster Parks trail camp. You will then explore Cypher’s Mine,pan for gold, and learn how to blacksmith before Charlie’s musician miners provide the evening entertainment at the “Stomp.” AtComanche Peak Camp, a sunrise unparalleled from anywhere on the ranch awaits you bright and early before tackling MountPhillips. From the top of Phillips, views of the Moreno Valley, Wheeler Peak, and Baldy Mountain will give your crew theconfidence to reach for the stars in all that you do! Enjoy learning to homestead at Crooked Creek, one of our most remote staffcamps. Next, you will head to Beaubien to brand boots, test your roping skills, eat a chuck wagon dinner, ride horses, and kickback for a cowboy campfire. You will then be able to check out the B24 bomber that crashed in 1942 on top of Trail Peak. Fromthere, you will hike to Carson Meadows to help our staff with a search and rescue mission that will encourage your crew to worktogether. Stop at Abreu for a cold root beer and to experience the Mexican homestead before making your way to Urraca for thenight. There you will play initiative games and go through the challenge course events listening to music and some wild tales ofUrraca’s haunted past. Hike down to Lovers Leap and up to the Tooth of Time before making your way into Base Camp.Day Camp Program Features Food Pickup1 CAMPINGOpening CampfireHEADQUARTERS2 Ute SpringsRanger Training Camping HQ3 d Webster ParksRock Climbing & Rappelling @ Cimarroncito,Dry Camp—Water @ spring or Cimarroncito4 s CYPHERS MINEGold Mining & Panning, Blacksmithing,"Stomp"5 d Comanche PeakSide Hike Mt. Phillips,Dry Camp—Water @ Cyphers Mine and/or Red Hills6 PorcupineHomesteading @ Crooked Creek,Trail Camp7 s BEAUBIENWestern Lore, Horse Rides,Branding, Cowboy Campfire8 s BEAUBIENSide Hike Trail Peak,Chuck Wagon Dinner9 CARSON MEADOWS Mexican Homestead, Cantina @ Abreu,Search and Rescue, Wilderness Medicine10 URRACAChallenge Events, Evening Campfire11 d Tooth RidgeClimb Tooth of Time,Dry Camp—Water @ Stockade12 CAMPINGHike in via Tooth Ridge Trail,HEADQUARTERS Awards CampfireDeparts from Camping Headquarters on Day 2 for Cito Turnaround to go to Ute Springs CampHike in to Camping HQ via Tooth Ridge Trail.Campsite Elevations: 7,660' Minimum, 11,100' MaximumConservation: BeaubienUte GulchPhillips JunctionCamps: 4 Staffed, 5 Trail, 1 Layover, 3 Dry CampsSectional 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 49 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH, BSA