2012 PHILMONT ADVENTURE ITINERARY Itinerary Number 18 Day Camp Program Features Food Pickup Your crew will climb mountains, overcome challenges, and enjoy the serene wilderness on this program packed trek. You will also see Philmont’s South, Central, and North Country. Start by passing Lovers Leap and hiking over rugged Urraca Mesa on your way to initiative games and challenge course events that will help create a cohesive crew at the beginning of your trek. You will then be able to check out a Mexican homestead, drink root beer at the cantina, and enjoy a Mexican dinner at Abreu. On your way to Beaubien, be sure to check out the wreckage of a B24 bomber that crashed on top of Trail Peak in 1942. At Beaubien, enjoy branding your boots, eating a chuck wagon dinner, taking part in a cowboy campfire, and riding horses down one of the prettiest canyons you’ll ever see. Bag beautiful Bonito Peak and Big Red or hike through Porcupine on your way to Comanche Creek. Booming .50 caliber black powder rifles and tomahawks await you at Clear Creek. Next, the trek up Mount Phillips will be challenging, but seeing the sunset over Wheeler Peak and the Moreno Valley from 11,736 feet will be an unparalleled reward. You will then make your way to Sawmill for .30-06 rifle reloading and firing at our world class shooting range. Enjoy the hike to pristine Vaca before rock climbing and rappelling at Dean Cow. Rugged (good mix of program & hiking) - 69 miles 1 Opening Campfire CAMPING HEADQUARTERS 2 Ranger Training Camping HQ Lovers Leap 3 Challenge Events, Evening Campfire URRACA 4 Mexican Homestead, Cantina, Mexican Dinner ABREU s 5 Hike Trail Peak, Chuck Wagon Dinner, Cowboy Campfire BEAUBIEN s 6 Horse Rides, Western Lore, Branding Phillips Junction BEAUBIEN s 7 Hike Bonito Peak & Big Red, Trail Camp Comanche Creek 8 Rocky Mountain Fur Co., Black Powder Rifle @ Clear Creek; Dry Camp—Water @ Clear Creek Mt. Phillips d 9 .30-06 Rifle Shooting & Reloading SAWMILL s 10 Burro Racing @ Harlan (evening), Trail Camp Ute Gulch Vaca 11 Rock Climbing & Rappelling DEAN COW s 12 Hike to Trail Canyon Turnaround, Awards Campfire CAMPING HEADQUARTERS Departs from Camping Headquarters on Day 2 for Lovers Turnaround to go to Lovers Leap Camp Returns to Camping HQ on Day 12 from Trail Canyon Turnaround. Campsite Elevations: 7,185' Minimum, 11,650' Maximum Conservation: Beaubien Camps: 5 Staffed, 4 Trail, 1 Layover, 1 Dry Camp Sectional Maps: South, North NO CHANGES ARE POSSIBLE FOR CAMPS, FOOD PICKUPS, OR BUS TRANSPORTATION AFTER ITINERARY SELECTION. NOTE: Crews passing through staff camps will have an opportunity to participate in some, but not all, program opportunities in the camp, based on availability. (d) = Dry Camp (s) = Showers may be available 2012 ITINERARY GUIDE 63 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH, BSA

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2012 PHILMONT ADVENTURE ITINERARY

Itinerary Number 18

Day Camp Program Features Food Pickup

Your crew will climb mountains, overcome challenges, and enjoy the serene wilderness on this program packed trek. You will also see Philmont’s South, Central, and North Country. Start by passing Lovers Leap and hiking over rugged Urraca Mesa on your way to initiative games and challenge course events that will help create a cohesive crew at the beginning of your trek. You will then be able to check out a Mexican homestead, drink root beer at the cantina, and enjoy a Mexican dinner at Abreu. On your way to Beaubien, be sure to check out the wreckage of a B24 bomber that crashed on top of Trail Peak in 1942. At Beaubien, enjoy branding your boots, eating a chuck wagon dinner, taking part in a cowboy campfire, and riding horses down one of the prettiest canyons you’ll ever see. Bag beautiful Bonito Peak and Big Red or hike through Porcupine on your way to Comanche Creek. Booming .50 caliber black powder rifles and tomahawks await you at Clear Creek. Next, the trek up Mount Phillips will be challenging, but seeing the sunset over Wheeler Peak and the Moreno Valley from 11,736 feet will be an unparalleled reward. You will then make your way to Sawmill for .30-06 rifle reloading and firing at our world class shooting range. Enjoy the hike to pristine Vaca before rock climbing and rappelling at Dean Cow.

Rugged (good mix of program & hiking) - 69 miles

1 Opening CampfireCAMPING HEADQUARTERS

2 Ranger Training Camping HQLovers Leap

3 Challenge Events, Evening CampfireURRACA

4 Mexican Homestead, Cantina, Mexican DinnerABREUs

5 Hike Trail Peak, Chuck Wagon Dinner, Cowboy Campfire

BEAUBIENs

6 Horse Rides, Western Lore, Branding Phillips JunctionBEAUBIENs

7 Hike Bonito Peak & Big Red, Trail Camp

Comanche Creek

8 Rocky Mountain Fur Co., Black Powder Rifle @ Clear Creek; Dry Camp—Water @ Clear Creek

Mt. Phillipsd

9 .30-06 Rifle Shooting & ReloadingSAWMILLs

10 Burro Racing @ Harlan (evening),Trail Camp

Ute GulchVaca

11 Rock Climbing & RappellingDEAN COWs

12 Hike to Trail Canyon Turnaround,Awards Campfire

CAMPING HEADQUARTERS

Departs from Camping Headquarters on Day 2 for Lovers Turnaround to go to Lovers Leap Camp Returns to Camping HQ on Day 12 from Trail Canyon Turnaround.

Campsite Elevations: 7,185' Minimum, 11,650' MaximumConservation: Beaubien

Camps: 5 Staffed, 4 Trail, 1 Layover, 1 Dry CampSectional Maps: South, North

NO CHANGES ARE POSSIBLE FOR CAMPS, FOOD PICKUPS, OR BUS TRANSPORTATION AFTER ITINERARY SELECTION.

NOTE: Crews passing through staff camps will have an opportunity to participate in some, but not all, program opportunities in the camp, based on availability.

(d) = Dry Camp(s) = Showers may be available

2012 ITINERARY GUIDE 63 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH, BSA