Philmont 2011
Our Crew: Pre-Philmont
Our crew consists of 9 people: 6 youth, 3 adults
There are 5 crews going from our council, a total of about 50 people will be with us before we get split up at Philmont.
Youth: Paul, Travis, Jimmy, Brad, Anthony, IanAdults: Ayers, McCamy, Meinert
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Paul Tomosky – Crew Leader
Travis Bickmore – Assistant Crew Leader
Ian McCamy – Wilderness Pledge Guide
Anthony Meinert – Chaplains Aid
Crew Roster
Training for Philmont
Training hike 2:
Laurel Highlands
Besides Philmont, we toured Colorado for about a week.
We had to be at the airport at 6:30 for out 8:00 flight.
That flight left at around 11:30 due to bad weather.
Once we finally left, we went from Pittsburgh – Chicago – Denver.
The first Night We stayed at Peterson Air Force Base near Colorado Springs.
Trip Overview: Day 1 – 6/9/11
Day 1 of touring Colorado
We take a train up/down pikes peak Garden of the GodsAir force Academy
Day 2 – 6/10/11
14,115 ft above sea level (in PA, were about 1,000 ft ABS)
In central Colorado, 10 miles east of Colorado Springs
Zebulon Pike, who discovered Pikes peak actually failed to climb it in 1806.
Edwin James was the fist to climb it in 1820. He named it Pikes Peak because he already named a mountain after him.
Pikes Peak
Public park near Colorado Springs Unique geological formations of ancient
sedimentary beds colorful sandstone and limestone.
Garden of the Gods
Air Force AcademyIn El Paso Colorado18,000 acresForbes ranked the academy the #2 public
college in the US in 2009.
Day 3 – 6/11/11Day 2 of touring Colorado
Royal GorgeBents FortKiva / Koshare show
Royal GorgeAKA the grand canyon of the ArkansasNear Canon City, Colorado50 ft wide at the bottom and several hundred
at the top. It gets as deep as 1,250 feet in some places and it’s 10 miles long.
Bents FortAKA Fort WilliamFort was used in the 1830’s in southeastern
ColoradoThe fort was a permanent settlement along
the Santa Fe Trail. Was destroyed under “mysterious
circumstances” in 1849. Probably burned down.
Fort was reconstructed in the 1960’s
La Junta to PhilmontAprox. 200 miles southSpend the time watching “Tron” and
“Hancock”
Check-in at Philmont: 6/12/11 Unload Gear from the bus and make a pack lineCheck-in and get our trail-bound tent assignments Meet our Ranger and go through orientation Get food and gearGet Water ConditionsOpening Campfire
Tomorrow we start on the trail.
Ranger Orientation ItineraryMapsFirst AidEtc.
Crew Leader meetingCrew leader guideClew leader dutiesGuns n’ Roses (Thorns and Roses)
Orientation
Maps
Day 1 on the trailStart at base campBus to 6-mile TurnaroundHike approx. 2 miles to Anasazi Pass “Worlds only T-rex track”This is a non-staffed camp / no activity
Do first day orientation. Meet sister crewWater issues
Day 2 on the trailHike from Anasazi to Indian WritingsApprox. 2 miles
Activity: Petroglyphs, Archaeology, and Atlatls
Day 3 on the trailHike from Indian Writings to PonilApprox. 7 milesOur Ranger leaves us this morning – shortly
after, we get lost. :/
Activity: Branding, Cantina Show, Western Lore, Horse Rides, Chuck Wagon dinner
Day 4 on the trailHike from Ponil to Pueblano Approx. 8 milesFood Pick-upGet burro form Ponil to carry food
Activity: Chuck Wagon breakfast, Burro training, Continental Tie and Lumber Company, Campfire
Jimmy runs back to Ponil for root-beer
Day 5 on the trailHike from Pueblano to Miranda/Ute MeadowsApprox 7 miles w/ Burro
Activity: Turn-in burro, Mountian Man Rendezvous, Black Powder Rifle, Hatchet Throwing
Camp at Ute Meadows 1 mile away
Hike to Baldy Town, Baldy Mountain, French Henry, Baldy town, and return to Ute Meadows
Approx. 15 milesFood Pick-up at Baldy town
Activity: Hike Baldy Mtn., Gold mine, Gold panning, Blacksmithing.
Day 6 on the trail
Hike from Ute Meadows to Head of DeanDo conservation project at Miranda Approx. 6 miles
Activity: None
Since we did the conservation project late, we did Head of Deans activity the day after.
Day 7 on the trail
Hike from Head of Dean to New DeanApprox. 7 miles
Activity: Challenge events at Head of Dean
New dean is a trail camp / no activity
Day 8 on the trail
Hike from New Dean to Dean CowApprox. 6 miles
Activity: Climbing and Rappelling, Volley ball, showers!
Day 9 on the trail
Hike from Dean Cow to HarlanApprox. 10 miles
Activity: 12-gauge shotgun shooting and reloading, Burro racing.
Burro Racing: Our burro was “Favre's Shenanigans” and came in 3rd then 2nd place.
Day 10 on the trail
Hike from Harlan to Cito Turn-aroundApprox. 5 miles
Activity: Return to base camp, return gear, closing campfire, go out to St. James in Cimarron for Pizza.
Day 11 on the trail
Check out of base campBus back to DenverFly from Denver – Chicago – PittsburghDrive from Pittsburgh to home
Last day