Philmont Scout Ranch

and other Scouting Web Pages

0: Introduction.
1: Philmont Scout Ranch.

1.1: History and Programs.
1.2: Maps and GPS Waypoints.

1.2.1: Maps.
1.2.2: Map Servers.
1.2.3: GPS Resources.

1.3: Camps.
1.4: Philmont Training Center.
1.5: Philmont Staff Association.

1.5.1: Getting a job at Philmont.
1.5.2: Staying in contact with Philmont Staff.

1.6: Special Opportunities at Philmont.
1.7: Museums and Other Descriptions.

2: Preparing for Philmont.

2.1: Philmont Publications.
2.2: Sources of Advice.
2.3: Compilations of Advice .
2.4: Specific Advice.

2.4.0: Scholarships.
2.4.1: Reservations.

2.4.1.1: Procedures.
2.4.1.2: Alternatives (including Double-H).

2.4.2: Training.
2.4.3: Travel and Lodging.

2.4.3.1: Travel.
2.4.3.2: Lodging.

2.4.4: Arrival.
2.4.5: Treks and Cavalcades.

2.4.5.1: Trek Overview.
2.4.5.2: Cavalcade Overview.

2.4.6: Equipment.

2.4.6.1: Equipment Lists.
2.4.6.2: Lightweight Packing.
2.4.6.3: Tents and Stakes.
2.4.6.4: Stoves.
2.4.6.5: Miscellaneous: packing, backpacks, boots, clothing & cameras

2.4.7: Food for the soul and for the stomach.
2.4.8: Animals.

2.4.8.1: Various.
2.4.8.2: Bears.

2.4.8.2.1: Incidents.
2.4.8.2.2: Suggestions.

2.4.9: Health and Safety at Philmont.

2.4.9.1: Suggestions.
2.4.9.2: Incidents.

2.4.10: Wildfires.
2.4.11: Weather.
2.4.12: Earthquakes.

2.5: Post Trek Survey.

3: Descriptions of Philmont Trek Routes (Itineraries).

3.1: 1998 & 1999 Itineraries.
3.2: 2000 Itineraries.
3.3: 2001 Itineraries.
3.4: 2002 Itineraries.
3.5: 2003 Itineraries.
3.6: 2004 Itineraries.
3.7: 2005 Itineraries.
3.8: 2006 Itineraries.
3.9: 2007 Itineraries.

4: Journals of Philmont Treks.

Dates: unknown, 1954, 1959, 1967, 1979, 1983,1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
5: Photo Albums of Philmont Treks.

Dates: unknown, 1947, 1959, 1961, 1968, 1969, 1980, 1983 & 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 2010 2011 other.
6: Journals and Albums of Cavalcades.
7: Experiences of Rangers at Philmont, including pictures.
8: Other Staff experiences at Philmont Scout Ranch.
9: Writings about Philmont and Hiking.

9.1: Aviation Incidents.
9.2: Books and Magazines.
9.3: Philmont Prayers and Code.
9.4: Camping Words.
9.5: Philmont Stories.
9.6: Philmont Music and Dance.
9.7: Newspaper and Magazine articles.
9.8: Scouting Newsletters.
9.9: Films.
9.10: Astronomy.

10: Philmont Patches and Art.
11: More pages with many links about Philmont Scout Ranch.
12: Cimarron (the town nearest the ranch).
13: Other High Adventure programs.
14: Other Scouting Web Pages.
15: Change Notification Request.
16: Recent changes to this page.
17: Philmont Web Ring.
18: Disclaimer.
19: Visitation history.
20: Cool Site designation.
21: Notes.

0: Introduction

Please don't hesitate to send e'mail to seb@lepp.cornell.edu about any Web pages that you'd like to see included or if you notice any corrections I should make. The Web grows too fast for any one person to keep up.

Most of these links are to other Web sites. Since they're also indexed on public search engines (which is how I found most of them), I haven't asked permission to include them. Not surprisingly, some of those links have become obsolete and don't work anymore. Please let me know when you encounter one that fails.

Those links which include the comment "provided by..." are located on this Web server. Permission has been granted by their authors to publish their articles here.

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1: Philmont Scout Ranch

• Philmont Scout Ranch
  A section of the offical BSA Web site
  • Philmont Photo Album

• The Philmont Forum
  created by Shane Hoffman, Troop & Crew 445 (Arlington, TX)

• unOfficial Philmont site (Philmont.com)
  maintained by Jay Jolicoeur of the Philmont Staff Association.
  • Message Board
  
  1.1: History and Programs
  
  • Philmont Land and Camping History
    by Ryan Ewing, Troop 262 (Glendale, AZ)
  • [iawb] A Little History Lesson
    by Brian Vincent
  • Philmont Scout Ranch
    in Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 1998 Philmont Statistics
    provided by Mark Griffin: past Director, PTC (now Scout Executive, Blue Mountain Council [Kennewick, WA]).
  • 2001 Philmont Statistics
    Exerpted from a recent Philmont Staff Association magazine
  • 2002 Philmont Statistics (Mid-July)
    Provided by Donald Roberts, ASM, Troop 1201 (Fullerton, CA)

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1.2: Maps and GPS Waypoints

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1.2.1: Maps of Philmont Scout Ranch


• Individual maps at U.S.Scouts
• Philmont Topographical Map for Garmin GPS receivers
  by Above the Timber
• Philmont Topographical Maps
  in .TIF format on the Web site of Roger Knapp, Troop 508 (Irving, TX)
• Description of the source of Philmont USGS topo maps
  at the USGS' Water Resources Web site
• Philmont in 3D
  by s.ball, (May, 2006)
• Philmont Camping HQ Arial and satellite imagry navigable to the rest of the camp.
  Displayed by MSN TerraServer
• Index to more than 116 Terraserver images and maps of Philmont
  On the Web site of Ben Salinas

• Maps of 2002 Trek Route 20
  provided by Thomas Jones, Venturing Crew 354 (Houston, TX)
  Unfortunately, the "Ponil Complex fires" have caused this Itinerary to be rerouted to other camps. See Section 2.4.10.

1.2.2: Map servers (not specific to Philmont)

• GPSFileDepot
  Free map server with GPS compatible topo and trail maps worldwide (mostly for Garmin), including Philmont
• Topographical Maps of New Mexico
  a public service of Los Alamos National Laboratory
• Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names and locations (e.g. "Phillips, Mount")
• TopoMaker (free maps for Scouts)
• The TopoFactory
• The MapServer

1.2.3: GPS Resources for Philmont

• Philmont Souut Ranch Trails Map
  Provided by GPSFileDepot:
  A Garmin compatible map of nearly all Philmont trails. This is an ongoing project that would appreciate the donation of your GPS tracks to complete the few miles of trails not already covered
• Philmont Waypoints (Eastings, Northings and Elevations; 63KB PDF)
  on the Watchu Experience and Philmont Web site of the Patriots' Path Council of Northern New Jersey.

• Philmont Waypoints (2002)
  provided by R. Dudley Koy, M.D., Troop 337 (Katy, TX)
• Philmont Waypoints Corrections (2002)
  provided by Tim Osborn

• Philmont Waypoints based on updated 2005-06 Philmont GIS maps
  • Provided by Tim Osborn in WGS-84 Datum (Creation Process)
  • philmont-gps.gpx (XML format for most GPS & GIS applications)
  • philmont-gps.txt (plain text for manual reference)
• Google Earth KML file of above 2005-06 Philmont Waypoints and Ranch Boundary
  • Provided by Dave Reynolds using GPSU
  • "Fly" to your favorite Philmont locations via Google Earth!
    • philmont-vnd-google-earth.kml
• Philmont Locations seen on a Google Map
  by Wendell Brown
  • http://www.scoutingthenet.com/GoogleMaps/PhilmontKML.htm
  • http://www.scoutingthenet.com/GoogleMaps/Philmont.htm

• Philmont GPS Coordinates of Philmont campsites. Lat/Long and UTM.
  Waypoints file in a .ZIP file on the Web site of Roger Knapp, Troop 508 (Irving, TX)
• 2001 Trek Route #19 GPS (Excel spreadsheet)
  • Provided by Signe Rogers, Advisor, Venturing Crew 007, Quivira Council (Wichita,KS)
    Note: waypoints for "HART PK", "MCBRDCYN" and "SLYSPRNG" are guesstimates, not actual measurements.
• Philmont GPS Waypoint database (and submission page)
  being accumulated by Troop 445 and Crew 445 (Arlington, TX)
• GPS landmarks
  published by the United States Geodetic Survey service

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1.3: Camps


• Maps and Descriptions of Philmont Camps
  by Ryan Ewing, Troop 262 (Glendale, AZ)
• A Virtual Philmont Tour
  managed by Ben Salinas.
• Staffed Camps at Philmont
  by John L. Wisinger, Jr.

1.4: Philmont Training Center.

email: philptc@cimarron.springercoop.com

• PTC BSA official Web page.

• Unofficial PTC Staff Web site Keeping in Touch

• National Youth Leader Instructor Camp
  (previously Junior Leader Instructor Camp)
• Philmont Family Programs
  provided by Mark Griffin: past Director, PTC (now Scout Executive, Blue Mountain Council [Kennewick, WA]).

• 1992-1994:
  • To the Philmont Training Center
    (Philmont Hymn MIDI file plays on browsers with an appropriate plugin) by Stan Pope of the W.D. Boyce Council (Peoria, IL)

• 1996:
  • Marianne and Bates Noble at PTC
  • A Philmont Training Center Experience
    as posted to rec.scouting.usa (August, 1996)

• 1997:
  • Philmont Roundtable Training
    as posted to rec.scouting.usa (March, 1997)
  • Conducting a Council Junior Leader Training Conference
    by Lew Orans (Pine Tree Web)
• 1998:
  • Working With Scouts With disABILITIES
    • The Disability Awareness Challenge Trek Site
  • Philmont: The Triumph of the Mountain Women!
    journal and pictures by Megan
  • WoodBadge (August 1998)
    by Jeff Bogart
  • Hiking while at PTC (plus hotels)
    as posted to rec.scouting.usa (July, 1998)
• 1999:
  • 1999 Philmont Training Center Schedule
    provided by Mark Griffin: past Director, PTC (now Scout Executive, Blue Mountain Council [Kennewick, WA]).
  • Summer 1999 Schedule
    at U.S.Scouts
• 2000:
  • 2000 Philmont Training Center Schedule
    provided by Mark Griffin: past Director, PTC (now Scout Executive, Blue Mountain Council [Kennewick, WA]).
  • NCCS Training at Philmont
    by the National Catholic Committee on Scouting
  • Scouting Serves the Jewish Community Seminar
  • Scouting for the Homeschooled
    A PTC conference reviewed by Karen Hoogland
  • PTC Family Fun
    A description of a family experience at PTC, summer, 2000, provided by Louis Dickey.
  • Mountain Man/Woman Trek
    provided by Roger Tipley.
• 2001:
  • 2001 Philmont Training Center Schedule
    provided by Olan Watkins
  • 2001 Philmont Training Center Schedule
    by The San Francisco Bay Area Council
• 2002:
  • 2002 Philmont Training Center Schedule
    provided by Mark Griffin: past Director, PTC (now Scout Executive, Blue Mountain Council [Kennewick, WA]).
  • 2002 Philmont Training Center Experience
    Provided by Donald Roberts, ASM, Troop 1201 (Fullerton, CA)
    • Part I: Registration and Program Decisions
    • Part II: Chicas Program
    • Part III: Parking, Trading Post, Others
    • Part IV: Boy Scout Program
    • Part V: Senores
    • Part VI: The Classes
    • Part VII: The Staff
  • 2002 PTC Experience: Course "Teaching Basic Outdoor Skills" (July 7-12)
    by Andy Welch, provided (with permission) by Calvin H. Gray, Scoutmaster, Troop 405 (Georgetown, TX)
  • Philmont Training Center: Boy Scouts Program (July 7-12)
    by Cody Welch, provided (with permission) by Calvin H. Gray, Scoutmaster, Troop 405 (Georgetown, TX)
  • my, repeat, my views on PTC (Aug 11-18, 2002)
    a tongue-in-cheek report (and clarification) provided by Allen Corzine, cub master, pack 59 (topeka, ks)
  • Our Flag, The Symbol of our Diverse Society
    provided by Allen Corzine, cub master, pack 59 (topeka, ks), as part of his Wood Badge Ticket.
• 2003:
  • 2003 Philmont Training Center Schedule
    provided by Vern Margard, DL (Webelos), Membership Chair, Pack 180 (Upper Arlington, OH)
  • 2003 Philmont Training Center Schedule with more details
    on the Scouting Web site of Dave Bregar.
• 2004:
  • 2004 Philmont Training Center Schedule
    provided by Calvin H. Gray, Scoutmaster, Troop 405 (Georgetown, TX)
• 2006:
  • 2006 PTC course list
    on the BSA Web site.
  • 2006 PTC weekly schedule
    on the Web site of the Last Frontier Council (Oklahoma City, OK)

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1.5: Philmont Staff Association


1.5.1: Getting a job at Philmont

• Call 505/376-2281 x 231 for a Philmont Staff application. Philmont and Double H have more than 1000 job positions, and there always are openings. You also can send e'mail to philstaff@philmontscoutranch.org.

• http://www.philstaff.com/f/2007AppStaff.pdf Staff application for 2007

• Getting on Staff at Philmont
  as posted to rec.scouting.usa (November, 1996)
• Philmont Hiring Policies?
  as posted to rec.scouting.usa (February, 1998)
• Information for jobs at Philmont
  by Phil Romans
• Philmont Staff Q & A
  provided by Brian Gannon and John Wisinger, past Philmont Staff. (November, 2003)
• What to expect when working in Photo Services
  described by Douglas Fasching on the Web site of Philip Romans Ranger '94.'95; logistics '96

1.5.2: Staying in contact with Philmont Staff

• Philmont Staff Association
  • Sarah's informal staff registration page (for previous staff members)
    by Sarah Krzewinski: CHQ '98, HOD '99, Uracca 2000
  • Unofficial PTC Staff Web site Keeping in Touch
  • 2002 Philmont Fire Relief fund supported by the PSA

  • Request more Philmont Information
    by way of the Philmont Staff Association
  • Association Mailing List & Ride Sharing
  • Alternative (Miranda.Com) Philmont Staff Mailing List and archives
  • 2002 PSA Trek, Reunion & Service Project: 8/11-8/22 2002.
  • Philmont Ranger 1997 Reunion
    as posted to rec.scouting.misc (March, 1997)

• Staff interactions: how to make friends of the backcountry staff.
  provided by Douglas Fasching

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1.6: Special Opportunities at Philmont


• See also: Section 1.5.1: Getting a job at Philmont.
• Trail Crew Treks (2007)
  http://www.philstaff.com/f/2007AppTrailCrewTrek.pdf
• Philmont 2004 Programs
  Rayado, ROCS, Ranch Hands and Order of the Arrow Trail Crew
• PhilBreak 2003 Work at Philmont during Spring Break, 2003
  Information provided by Peter Sanders.
  • PhilBreak 302
    Nathan Wenneker's PhilBreak Experience

• Philmont Scout Ranch Trail Ride April 29 - May 23, 2002.
  Sponsored by the American Painted Horse Association Not affiliated with the BSA.
  Open to the public.

• Rayado, R.O.C.S., Ranch Hand, Order of the Arrow Trail Crew, and summer jobs
  descriptions provided by Calvin H. Gray, Scoutmaster, Troop 405 (Georgetown, TX)
• New Philmont Programs: Roving Outdoor Conservation School (R.O.C.S.) and Venturing Trek.
  Note: ROCS replaces the Trail Crew Program.
  posted by Calvin H. Gray, Scoutmaster, Troop 405 (Georgetown, TX)
  As seen in the archives of the SCOUTS-L mailing list. (December 22, 1999)
• Philmont Superactivities: Rayado, Cavalcades, Mountain Men/Women, Trail Crew, and Ranch Hands
  a chapter of the 1999 Guidebook to Adventure
  Transcribed by Ryan Ewing, Troop 262 (Glendale, AZ)

• Philmont Trail Crew [replaced by R.O.C.S.]
  as posted to rec.scouting.usa (February, 1998)
• Philmont Women's Trail Crew [replaced by R.O.C.S.]
  as posted to rec.scouting.usa (February, 1999)
• Order of the Arrow Trail Crews
  • OATC Pictures 1995 and 1997
    by P.J! Parmar Ranger, Conservation and Backcountry Staff (1994-2004)
  • 1998 OATC program
    described by Nick of Nampa-Tsi Lodge #216
  • 1999 OATC schedule
    provided by Judy Johnson, Senior District Executive, Mene Oto District.
  • 2000:
    • OATC Expedition 615
      pictures by David of Troop 18 (Jackson, MS)
  • 2002:
    • OATC Expedition 711
      pictures by a member of Troop 52 (Doylestown, PA)
    • A Mass of Incandescent Gas
      by Peter Martin
    • Constellations
      by Robert Anderson
  • 2008 OATC Program Description (with links to application forms)
    on the Official OA Web site

• Philmont Kanik 2009 summary
• Philmont Kanik 2009 140KB PDF nnouncement and planning guide from Philmont
  both provided by Calvin H. Gray, Scoutmaster, Troop 405 (Georgetown, TX)
• Philmont Kanik Adventures (brief overview)
  and
• Philmont Kanik Adventure advice
  both provided by Calvin H. Gray, Scoutmaster, Troop 405 (Georgetown, TX)

• 2002 Rayado Still Has Openings (June 25, 2002)
  provided by Calvin H. Gray, Scoutmaster, Troop 405 (Georgetown, TX)
• Wilderness Experience (Philmont Rayado)
  by Creighton Welch, provided (with permission) by Calvin H. Gray, Scoutmaster, Troop 405 (Georgetown, TX)
• PSA Scholarships
  by the Philmont Staff Association.

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1.7: Museums and Other Descriptions


• Philmont Museums: some of New Mexico's Cultural Treasures
• ABQjournal's @VENUE: Museums at Philmont
• Philmont Museum - Seton Memorial Library
  as listed by Artcom Museum Tour
• Philmont Scout Ranch BSA
  briefly described by the American Camping Association

2: Preparing for Philmont

• Philmont Planning Guides
  provided by Roy Fisher, Sioux District Commissioner, Alamo Area Council

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  2.1: Philmont Publications

  • Historical archive of Philmont documents
    on the Watchu Experience and Philmont Web site of the Patriots' Path Council of Northern New Jersey.
  • 2008 Philmont Applications
    Visit the PhilStaff Web site.
    Application forms are in the lower right corner.

  • 2007
    • 2007 Philmont Advisor's Checklist

    • 2007 Philmont Applications (PDF forms on the Yahoo PhilStaff Web site)
      • 2007 Trek Registration and 2006 Independant / Individual Programs
    • Double-H to close after 2009 season
    • 2007 Double-H registration and planning info
      A 162KB PDF document on the Web pages of the National Capitol Area Council
      
      
    • 2007 Philmont Applications (PDF forms on the Yahoo PhilStaff Web site)
      • 2007 PhilBreak
      • 2007 Staff Application (Philmont and Double H)
      • 2007 OA Trail Crew Application
      • 2007 Ranch Hands Application
      • 2007 Rayado Trek Application
      • 2007 Roving Outdoor Conservation School Application
      • 2007 Trail Crew Trek
      
      
    • 2007 Menus and Ingredients
      on the official BSA Philmont Web site.
    • 2007 Trail Menu (XLS spreadsheet; detailed ingredients omitted)
      2007 Trail Menu (Word document; includes detailed ingredients)
      provided by Douglas Latimer
  • 2002
    NOTE:
    Philmont only accepts complete originals, not duplicates, of their medical form. (Your doctor has to take into account all the physical requirements of the trek.) Call Philmont for additional copies if you need them.
    • Health and Medical Record Form (pdf document)
      on the Web pages of the Philmont Staff Association
    • Trail Menu
      transcribed by Chip of Troop 99 (Minoa, NY), Hiawatha Seaway Council
  • 2001
    • Health and Medical Record Form (pdf document)
      on the Web pages of Troop 456 (Littleton, CO)
    • Itinerary Guide
      on the Web site of Troop 62 (Winter Park, FL)

  • 2000
    • Trail Menu
      transcribed by Roger Knapp, Troop 508 (Irving, TX)
    • Philnews: The Philmont Experience
      provided by Lori Wist, SM, Troop 43 (Lake Stevens, WA)
      • June 14, 2000
      • July 7, 2000
      • July 14, 2000

  • 1999
    • 1999 Guidebook to Adventure (HTML format)
      Transcribed by Ryan Ewing, Troop 262 (Glendale, AZ)
    • Trail Menu
      transcribed by Troop 764 (Dunwoody, GA) on the Philmont Web site of Troop 18 (Jackson, MS)

  • 1998
    • Guidebook to Adventure
      transcribed by Steve Bromschwig, Troop 51 (St. Louis, MO)
    • Suggested Philmont Conditioning Program
      transcribed by Terry Dunnigan, ASM, Troop One (Mill Valley, CA)
    • [iawb] Council & Unit Planning Guide
      transcribed by Richard Harris, Troop 6 (Cincinnati, OH)
    • Philmont Weight Limits
      transcribed by Terry Dunnigan, ASM, Troop One (Mill Valley, CA)
      probably based on the USDA's Dietary Guidlines for Americans
    • Trail Menu
      on the Philmont Web site of Troop 18 (Jackson, MS)

  • 1997
    • Guidebook to Adventure
      transcribed by Richard Harris, Troop 6 (Cincinnati, OH)

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  2.2: Sources of Advice

  • The Philmont Forum

  • Philmont Mailing List (operational October 26, 2001!)
    • Philmont mailing list archive
      maintained by Robert Haig, formerly of Troop 259 (Austin, TX) but now just a former scout and former scouter.
      • http://kf5lgr.net/phillist/
        Indexed by month; includes a Google Search option.
    • Subscribe/Unsubscribe
    • List Management Commands
    • Goals of the Philmont Mailing List
    Note: this list is probably the primary resource for discussions about Philmont. Traffic fluctuates seasonally, but 50 messages per day are common during training season. If this is a problem, consider subscribing in digest mode.
    • This is one of several Scouting E-mail lists at The Scouting Web Portal
    • Hosted by Midwest Electronic Bulletin Board Service (MEBBS) and Troop 47 (Vinton, IA)

  • The Women's Philmont Mailing list is a "members only" list at Yahoo! Groups.
    Women are invited to join this discussion group, for women only, to ask their personal questions and share experiences of female issues in the backcountry. Unless their email address is clearly identified as belonging to a woman, they will be asked to verify that fact before they are subscribed to the group.

    See the section below for details about Yahoo list subscription procedures.

    • To subscribe, e'mail your request to
      PHilmont_women-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
    • To contact the list owner, send a message to
      PHilmont_women-owner@yahoogroups.com

  • Other Philmont related mailing lists at Yahoo! Groups
    Note: Except for the "High Adventure" list, these lists all went silent when USScouts revived the Philmont mailing list.
    • High_Adventure members only mailing list at Yahoo!

    • Philmont public mailing list at Yahoo!
    • Philmont_List members only mailing list at Yahoo!

      You can subscribe to any Yahoo! mailing list by sending an e'mail message to the address listname-subscribe. The contents of the message are ignored. For example, a message to high_adventure-subscribe@yahoogroups.com will make you a member of that list. Visit the groups' home pages for more information. Their links are above.

      "Members only" just means that you have to join the list before you can post or browse the archives. A Yahoo! ID may also be needed for browsing. In contrast, "Public" lists can be browsed or posted to by non-subscribers and by people without a Yahoo! ID.

  • The SCOUTS-L mailing list and archives
  • rec.scouting.usa newsgroup
  • SCOUT-TALK mailing list at Philmont.Com (primarily for Scouts in New England)

  • Backpackers Forum mailing list and archives
  • TrailTalk, a Web discussion group of The Backpacker
  • rec.backcountry newsgroup
  • rec.outdoors.camping newsgroup

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  2.3: Compilations of Advice

  • The Philmont Advisor's Guide

    The Philmont Advisor's Guide is an unofficial publication developed and supported with input from experienced advisors and Philmont rangers. This 90+ page guide has proven invaluable to legions of scouters for more than fifteen years, yet remains fresh, timely, and insightful. The guide is a compilation of input from a network of advisors and staffers, which is what makes it unique. That network also includes experienced female advisors, rangers and ranger trainers, which adds an important perspective for the growing Venturing population at Philmont - and gives women the option of contacting peers "off-line" through contact info in the guide for questions.

    Information and orders for Coop Wright's Philmont Advisor's Guide are now being handled by his Baltimore Area Council scouting colleague Mimi Hatch. The guide continues to be updated several times each year by its network of contributors. More information is available at http://www.philmontadvisorsguide.com/pag.html, and Mimi can be contacted as philmontadvisorsguide at gmail.com.

  • Crew Preparation: A questionaire for Philmont Staff members
    A survey by Bradley Wolgast, Temple University,
    (e'mail: < intern1@pobox.upenn.edu>) compiling additional information for
    • Brad Wolgast's Philmont Questionnaire Result Page: Advice for People Going to Philmont

  • Philmont news: March 2002 (before the fires)
    provided by Brian Gannon, Assistant Scoutmaster, Troop 1113 (Fairfax, VA)
  • Philmont Status: June 24, 2002 (after the fires)
    Provided by Warren Williams of the Andrew Jackson Council
  • Philmont 2002 Advice: July 31, 2002 (after the fires)
    provided by Dr. Bob Klein, Troop 111 (Arlington, VA)

  • Random Thoughts after completing Trek 31 (2007)
    provided by Keith Hooks, ASM, Troop 252 (Kilgore,TX)
  • All I Really Needed to Know I Learned at Philmont
    by an anonymous Philmont Staffer
  • What it's really like... (cartoon)
    by Sal Sepulveda, Jr. of the Daniel Boone District in the Hawk Mountain Council
  • Leave No Trace miminum impact camping
    by the National Outdoor Leadership School
  • Philmont Reflections: A Woman's Perspective
    provided by Tonya Dale, Associate Advisor for (coed) Venturing Crew 462 (Paradise, CA)
  • Women at Philmont
    provided by Cooper Wright: Venturing Crew 1519 (Alexandria, VA)
  • Philmont Experiences, Tips and Information
    Edited by Steve Tobin of Troop 39 (Cannon Falls, MN) (from the SCOUTS-L mailing list)
  • So You're Planning a Philmont Trek? a Scoutmaster's advice
    by David Willcox, SM, Troop 104 (Urbana, IL)
  • Philmont Lessons Learned
    by Monty Wilson of Troop 210 (Soddy-Daisy, TN)
  • Philmont Hints ideas to help you have a better trek.
    by Roger Knapp, Troop 508 (Irving, TX)
  • Notes and Hints about Philmont from Troop 801 (Brea, CA)
  • What They Don't Tell You
    provided by Lori Wist, SM, Troop 43 (Lake Stevens, WA)
  • Philmont Backpacking
    by Dick Willis, on the Website of the Giardia Club
  • 2002 Philmont Preparations
    Troop 149, (Watkinsville, GA), Northeast Georgia Council
  • Preparations for 2002's Itinerary 11
    by Vincent Hale
  • Sage Advice: Deal with It
    provided by John LeBlanc, Unit Commissioner, Three Rivers Council (Beaumont, TX); Associate Advisor, Venturing Crew 220 (Vidor, TX)

  • Crew Leader Information
    Provided by Greg Leuch, Crew 35 - Chickasaw Council (Memphis, TN)
  • Training for Philmont Crew Leaders
    provided by Cooper Wright: Venturing Crew 1519 (Alexandria, VA)
  • [iawb] What is Philmont?
    (this links to an archived copy of the page while their site is being reorganized)
    description and trek plans by the Cascade Pacific Council (Portland, OR)
  • Philmont Expedition 725-A 2005 Information
    • Duty Roster Template and other Philmont resources
      on the Web site of Troop 445 (Arlington, TX)
  • Troop 116's Philmont Preparations
    by Julian Love, Troop 116, Mecklenburg County Council (Charlotte, NC)
    Includes various questionaires, forms and reference material.

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  2.4: Specific Advice

  • Advice to Ignore: the Top 10
    Provided by Calvin H. Gray, Scoutmaster, Troop 405 (Georgetown, TX)
    with comments by Roy Fisher, Sioux District Commissioner, Alamo Area Council
    
    2.4.0: Scholarships to attend Philmont

    • The Waite Phillips Scholarship Fund
      description provided by Calvin H. Gray, Scoutmaster, Troop 405 (Georgetown, TX)
    • Rayado Scholarships
      by the Philmont Staff Association.
    
    2.4.1: Reservations
    2.4.1.1: Procedures
    • Philmont and Double-H Expedition Registration Information for 2008 (PDF)
      on the BSA Treks Web site.
    • Philmont Expedition Registration Information for 2007
      Please read the PDF below for full details:
      • 2007 Trek Registration and 2006 Independant / Individual Programs (pdf)

        Selection for 2007 will be conducted in October-November of 2005 using a web-based registration process. A registration information packet with all the instructions for the regristration system will be mailed to all interested units in late October 2005. Units may request this information by contacting Philmont Scout Ranch at 505-376-2281 x225 or e'mail to camping at philmontscoutranch.org.

        Units which received a trek reservation for 2006 will not be eligible.

        2007 registration schedule
        Northeast Region	November 7-13
        Western Region	November 14-20
        Southern Region	November 21-27
        Central Region	November 28-December 4
        Open Week	December 5-11

    • Other opportunities at Philmont
      • Autumn Adventure 2007 (pdf)
        provided by Calvin H. Gray, Scoutmaster, Troop 405 (Georgetown, TX)
      • Cavalcade Lottery information (January 2004 for 2005)

      • Cavalcade Lottery information (January 2003 for 2004)
        provided by Calvin H. Gray, SM,Troop 405 (Georgetown, TX)
      • Philmont Opportunities: 2000 & 2001
        provided by Calvin H. Gray SM,Troop 405 (Georgetown, TX)
      • Other Philmont Opportunities: 1998
        posted by Mark Griffin, as seen in the archives of the SCOUTS-L mailing list. (March, 1998)

    
    2.4.1.2: Alternatives.

    • Double-H Ranch
      A ranch in Datil, New Mexico, recently made available by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation for use by Philmont.
      • Official BSA Double-H Web pages
      • e'mail contact: DoubleH at philmontscoutranch.org

      • copy of Philmont's Double-H flyer
      • Philstaff's Double-H pages
      • [iawb]   http://web.archive.org/web/20020606042401/http://doublehranch.net/ Double-H Ranch
        [Note: the above Double-H Web site is gone. This links to an archived copy.]

      • Double-H: Double Hard
        provided by Neil Aring, Troop 3 (Westerville, OH)

        Double-H Pictures and Trek Reports

        • 2003
          • Pictures of Double H RanchSummer 2003
            provided by Stuart T., Philmont Ranger
        • 2004
          • Expedition 624-BB Trip report: part 1 (large PDF)
            Expedition 624-BB Trip report: part 2 (large PDF)
            PDFs by Daniel R. Williams, Troop 16 (Cape Girardeau, MO)
          • Expedition 624-BB Album
            by Troop 16 (Cape Girardeau, MO)
          • Expedition 704-AA
            comments provided by James Ray, SM, T591 (Arlington, TX)
            • See sidebar at http://bsatroop357.org/
        • 2005
          • Expedition 712? July 2005 Photo Album
            by Troop 162 (Lake Elmo, MN)
          • Expedition 714-? -- July 14, 2005
            BLOG: large photo album and journal,
            by Neil, Troop 3 (Westerville, OH)
            • http://troop3hh.blogspot.com/ part 1
            • http://troop3hh2.blogspot.com/ part 2
        
        See also:
      • Double Good, Double Big, Double H Deal by Don Burgess for Elk Country and the Hunt Bugle
      • Double H Ranch - Letter to Media and Conservationists (by the Elk Foundation)
      • Elk Foundation takes ownership of Double H Ranch, assigns conservation easement to Mule Deer Foundation (Press Release)

    • "venturetrek" A site to list High Adventure programs as alternatives to Philmont (Under Development)
      • hosted by William H. Keller, ASM, Troop 47 (Vinton, IA)
      • Submit a Trek proposed form
      • site developent BBS discussing the site's goals and methods
    • Alternatives to Philmont (September, 2007)
      As suggested by subscribers to the Philmont Mailing List.
      Provided by Keith Hooks, ASM, Troop 252 (Kilgore, TX)
    • Precious Alternatives to Philmont
      posted by Rod Smith. As seen in the archives of the SCOUTS-L mailing list. (April, 1998)
    • Crew 729's Impeesa Extreme experience
      provided by Scott Simpson, Advisor, Crew 729 (New York, NY)
      (includes some pictures)
    • See also: Other High Adventure Web pages.

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    2.4.2:Training

    • Wilderness First Aid training WILL be required in 2008.
      • List of Wilderness First Aid training organizations
        Provided by William H. Keller, ASM, Troop 47 (Vinton, IA)

    • 2006 Philmont Trek Pamphlet (side one, Doc format, 180KB)
    • 2006 Philmont Trek Pamphlet (side two, Doc format, 880KB)
    • 2006 Philmont Trek Pamphlet (pub format: 1.1MB)
      provided by Rick Tyler, Troop 575 (Bellevue, WA)

    • Planning a High Adventure Trek
      A 70KB PowerPoint presentation provided by Cooper Wright: Venturing Crew 1519 (Alexandria, VA)
    • T Minus 275 Days or ... What should I be doing now?
      A 100KB PowerPoint presentation by Mimi Hatch for Philmont Advisors. Provided by Cooper Wright: Venturing Crew 1519 (Alexandria, VA)
    • Free PowerPoint Viewer from Microsoft:
      • For Windows
      • For MacOS

    • Philmont 2000 Scout Commitment form
      on the Web site of Troop 111 (Arlington, VA)
    • Philmont 2000 Scout Permission form
      on the Web site of Troop 111 (Arlington, VA)

    • Crew, Leader and Advisor Training
      • provided by Cooper Wright: Venturing Crew 1519 (Alexandria, VA)
        • Training for Philmont Crew Leaders
        • First Aid and Safety at Philmont
        • Philmont Equipment: The Big Four
        • Terrain Awareness
      • 1999 Training Guides provided by W.C.Feurtado: Philmont Training Coordinator, Baltimore Area Council
        • Weight, Diet and Exercise
        • When is a Scout ready for Philmont?
        • The Lead Advisor
        • Backpacking Gear
        • Philmont Equipment Check List
        • Itinerary Selection Guide
        • Crew Training
        • Philmont Terrain Appreciation
        • Camp Setup
    • Cascade Pacific Council's [iawb] Philmont Treks
      (temporarily unavailable during their site reorganization)
      • [iawb] criteria for selecting advisors
      • [iawb] elegibility requirements for scouts
    • Problems training for Philmont (April, 1997)
      as posted to TrailTalk, a Web discussion group of The Backpacker
    • 1998 Philmont Questions and Responses (August, 1997)
      from the SCOUTS-L mailing list archives.
    • Pecos Packers / Hikers
      Suggested as a place to train for Philmont by Stephen Neece, Scoutmaster, Troop 590, Trek Advisor 612-H, Lubbock, Texas

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    2.4.3:Travel and Lodging

    
    2.4.3.1: Travel.
    
    • Checkin Time
      provided by Jason A. Cotting, Retired Philmont Ranger
    • Desolate in the Desert (1966)
      from the journals of Al Schroeder Troop 136, (?,TN)
    • Touring New Mexico
      (while someone's at Philmont; includes equipment suggestions)
      as posted to rec.backcountry (February, 1997)
      (see also: Cimarron info)
    • Planning a New Mexico Tour
      by Tom Grannemann, Yankee Clipper Council, Troop 51 (Boxford, MA)
    • Albuquerque to Philmont
      provided by John LeBlanc, Unit Commissioner, Three Rivers Council (Beaumont, TX); Associate Advisor, Venturing Crew 220 (Vidor, TX)
    • Philmont Sightseeing
      provided by Al Thomson, Troop 236 (Schooley's Mountain, NJ)
    • Stopping by Philmont?
      as posted to rec.scouting.usa (April, 1998)
    • To Philmont by Train with Troop 454 (August, 1995)
      provided by Don Royston, Troop 454 (Gainesville, FL) North Florida Council
    • Some commercial transport companies
      • Blue Sky Adventures
      • Scouting The Horizons Travel Services
        reference on the Web site of Powder Horn Training

    • Amtrak
      • Train Etiquette
        provided by Ron Dunaway, Asst. Scoutmaster, Troop 34 (Neosho,MO)
      • Federal Budget: Amtrak loss could hurt Philmont
        an article in the Sangre de Cristo Chronicle (Feb 13, 2003)
      • Southwest Chief route and reservations
      • Southwest Chief Schedule (PDF) (including the stop in Raton, about 35 Miles from Philmont)
      • Crew 10 Southwest Chief service crew
      • Fear of Flying: Across the US on Amtrak's Southwest Chief
        by Marie Javins, GoNOMAD Transports Guide

      • Philmont Travel: Amtrak Derailment
        as posted to rec.scouting.usa (August, 1997)
      • Derailment of Amtrak Train 4, Southwest Chief, on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway near Kingman, Arizona, August 9, 1997 (2.6MB PDF)
        • An NTSB Railroad Accident Report
        • Scout involvement is briefly mentioned on page 36
      • New Amtrak president says cash infusion needed right away
        by Lawrence Arnold, Associated Press
        on the Web site of The Nando Times
    • Raton Intermodal Center
    • Raton Pass
      From the Window of a Train by Dr. William Hakkarinen.
    • The Other Cimarron: Railroads in and Around Cimarron, NM.
      by Bob Hyman

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    2.4.3.2: Lodging.
    

    • Philmont Scout Ranch - God's Country
      an offer of lodging on the way to Philmont by Koshare Indian Museum: Troop 232 and Post 2230 of the Rocky Mountain Council (La Junta, CO)
    • Jack Bryant Scout Center
      Overnight lodging provided by Troop 80 (Amarillo, TX)

    • Army and USAF bases: possible lodging on the way to Philmont.
      • Kirtland AFB (Albuquerque, NM)
        Contact:
        M. Eric Dunlop, Capt, USAF, BSC
        Kirtland AFB Scout Liaison
        377 AMDS/SGPB
        Kirtland AFB, NM 87117
        (505) 846-3622
        FAX 505-846-4196
        <Michael.Dunlop@kirtland.af.mil>
      • Also see the Web pages of Troop 85 (Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, NM)

      • Restrictions on visits to the USAF Military Academy
        obtained by Dick and Becky Roten, provided by Kirk Barley, Tidewater Council (Virginia Beach, VA)
        Quote:
        Due to security awareness there is no scout camping or visiting on the Academy at this time. It's unknown when this restriction will be lifted. Call or e-mail Jackie (see info packet) for any changes.

    • Lodging Near Philmont
      Information provided by Mark Griffin: past Director, PTC (now Scout Executive, Blue Mountain Council [Kennewick, WA]).

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    2.4.4:Arrival.
    

    • Upon Arrival at Philmont
      provided by Fred Mussler SM T-357; Raleigh, NC; Eagle Class of 75; Philmont 90,98,00,02; Double H Charter Hiker 717-500; bsatroop357.org

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    2.4.5:Treks and Cavalcades.
    

    • Trail Etiquette
      Provided by Signe Rogers, Advisor, Venturing Crew 007, Quivira Council (Wichita,KS)
    • Baldy and "Over the Tooth"
      provided by Bill Sheehan, ASM, Troop 55 (Pitman, NJ)
      
      2.4.5.1: Trek Overview.
      
      • Terrain Awareness
        provided by Cooper Wright: Venturing Crew 1519 (Alexandria, VA)
      • http://www.Philsearch.org/
        An up-to-date, interactive Web site for deciding which treks have the options you want.
      • Selecting Your Philmont Trek
        provided by Cooper Wright, Venturing Crew 1519 (Alexandria, VA),
        and W.C.Feurtado, Philmont Training Coordinator, Baltimore Area Council
      • Itinerary Selection Guide (1999)
        provided by W.C.Feurtado, Philmont Training Coordinator, Baltimore Area Council
      • A Philmont Trek warning (1994/2002)
        Provided by Brian Gannon, Assistant Scoutmaster, Troop 1113 (Fairfax, VA)
      • Philmont Itineraries?
        as posted to rec.scouting.usa (September, 1997)
        
        
      • See also Section 3: Descriptions of Philmont Trek Routes (Itineraries)
      
      2.4.5.2: Cavalcade Overview.
      
      • Cavalcade Crew Gear (2007)
        provided by Charlie Evans, Troop 72 (Fayetteville, GA)
        Lead Advisor - 714-CV '07 (Itinerary 5A-S)
      • Philmont Cavalcade Itineraries 2007
        provided by Willie Vannerson, Asst. Scoutmaster, Troop 149 (McHenry, IL)
        and Calvin H. Gray, SM,Troop 405 (Georgetown, TX)
      • Cavalcade Lottery information (January 2004 for 2005) brief
      • Cavalcade Lottery information (January 2003 for 2004) with program summary
        provided by Calvin H. Gray, SM,Troop 405 (Georgetown, TX)
      • Philmont Horse Cavalcade?
        asked by Calvin H. Gray, SM,Troop 405 (Georgetown, TX) (January, 1998)
        on the SCOUTS-L mailing list archives.
      • Cavalcade Advice from a Wrangler
        provided by Josh Green
        Philmont Horse Dept: Wrangler 94-95, Horseman 94-98.
        by way of Calvin H. Gray, Scoutmaster, Troop 405 (Georgetown, TX)
      • Personal Gear for a Cavalcade. Includes descriptions of some of the horses.
        by Cliff Golden, SM, Troop 33 (DeKalb, IL)
        as seen in the archives. of the SCOUTS-L mailing list. (December 17, 1999)
      • Wilderness Horse Sense
        by Ernest Doclar, Scouting, May-June 2000.
      • So, what IS a Cavalcade, anyway??
        by Doug Roach, Troop 10 (Miami, FL)
      • See also Section 6: Journals and Albums of Cavalcades

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    2.4.6:Equipment

    • Tooth of Time Traders

    • Philmont Equipment Philosophy A contrarian view, provided by John LeBlanc, Unit Commissioner, Three Rivers Council (Beaumont, TX); Associate Advisor, Venturing Crew 220 (Vidor, TX)

    • Philmont Nostalgia
      provided by George Davis, Troop 206 (River Vale, NJ)
      and Dr. Bob Klein, Troop 111 (Arlington, VA)
      
      2.4.6.1: Equipment Lists
      • Philmont Equipment: The Big Four
        provided by Cooper Wright: Venturing Crew 1519 (Alexandria, VA)
      • provided by W.C.Feurtado: Philmont Training Coordinator, Baltimore Area Council
        • Backpacking Gear
        • BAC Philmont Equipment Check List
      • 1959 Philmont Equipment Check List
        provided by John LeBlanc, Unit Commissioner, Three Rivers Council (Beaumont, TX); Associate Advisor, Venturing Crew 220 (Vidor, TX)
      • A Philmont Ranger's Guide to Backpacking
        by Jason Cotting (Mountain Trek Ranger '97)

      • Philmont Hiking Gear
        provided by Alan Burdette, Troop/Post 308 (Waco, TX)
      • Recommended Backpacking Gear
        by Terry Dunnigan, ASM, Troop One (Mill Valley, CA)
      • Philmont Equipment Suggestions
        provided by Brad Jones from equipment lists compiled by Dr. Bob Klein, Troop 111 (Arlington, VA); with additional comments provided by Cooper Wright: Venturing Crew 1519 (Alexandria, VA)

        Dr. Bob's checklists:

        • Philmont Equipment Checklist Part 1 (Personal + Crew)
        • Philmont Equipment Checklist Part 2 (Personal with weight goals)
      • Philmont Equipment List
        by Tom Lawler
      • Philmont Equipment List
        by John McInnis, SM, Troop 118 (Arlington, TX)
      • Philmont Equipment Check Lists
        by Spill
      • Gear Listing (with a link to "Care for Gear")
        by Troop 62 (Winter Park, FL)
      • Philmont Trip and Gear:
        Expedition 708-B2 (Route 6), provided by Jimmie White, Troop 142 (Fayetteville, AR)
      • How to Pack
        for Expeditions 707-A1 & -A2 (2000 Route 26) July 7, 2000.
        Provided by Lori Wist, SM, Troop 43 (Lake Stevens, WA)

      • Philmont Gear and Trails Advice
        asked by J.D. Moncrief (March, 1997)
        as posted to rec.backcountry
      • Philmont Mountain Man packing list?
        asked by Roger Tipley (June, 1998)
        as posted to rec.scouting.usa
      • Philmont equipment?
        asked by Gary Weisenberger (December, 1997)
        from the SCOUTS-L mailing list archives.

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      2.4.6.2: Lightweight Packing

      • Backpacking Light .com
      • A Philmont Advisor's Personal Gear List with weights: 25 pounds.
        provided by Cleve Gilmore
      • Keith's 16 lb pack (or less)
        provided by Keith T. Hooks, ASM, Troop 252 (Kilgore, TX) and
        Jim Ball, ASM, Troop 225 (Cocoa Beach, FL)
      • A Philmont Advisor's Personal Gear List with weights: 15.5 pounds.
        provided by Jim Ball, ASM, Troop 225 (Cocoa Beach, FL)
      • A Philmont Advisor's Personal Gear List with weights: 14 pounds.
        provided by Robert Kelly, Scoutmaster, Troop 620 (University Heights, OH)
      
      2.4.6.3:Tents and Stakes
      Philmont rents tents, but you supply the groundcloth and stakes.
      • The Philmont Backpacker Tent
        Photographs of the older green tent by Bill Robinson, Troop 226 (The Colony, TX)
      • Photographs of Philmont's newer blue tent by Troop 47 (Vinton, IA).
        • an individual tent
        • several tents
        • at Buck Creek
      • The Philmont Dining Fly
        • Photographs provided by Jason A. Cotting, Retired Philmont Ranger
        • Setup diagram provided by Dave Doggette
        • Quote from "Ranger Field Book" provided by Warren Williams.
      • Keeping Tents Dry
        as posted to rec.scouting.usa (July, 1998)

      • Groundcloths: Innie vs Outie
      • Kelty Trip Tease
      • Tent Stakes
        provided by John LeBlanc, Unit Commissioner, Three Rivers Council (Beaumont, TX);
        Associate Advisor, Venturing Crew 220 (Vidor, TX)
        and by Jim Moss.

      • Painting Tent Stakes
        provided by Roy Fisher
      • Using Tyvek(R) for groundcloths and dining fly
        as described by John O'Mahoney for ultralight backpacking.
        Tyvek(R) is a product of DuPont

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      2.4.6.4: Stoves

      Note: Ship stoves and empty fuel tanks to and from Philmont via UPS Ground. Philmont's postoffice is near their "Services Department", where you have to go for processing, anyhow. Use the address

      Philmont Scout Ranch
      47 Caballo Rd
      Cimarron, NM 87714
      

      Despite the TSA's comments about transporting special items, trying to persuade airline security to let them through, whether as carryon or checked, is a waste of everyone's time and will cause you to miss your flight.
      • Transportation Security Administration
        • Air Travel - Prohibited Items
        • Rail Travel - Prohibited Items
      • Problems with Stoves
        provided by John LeBlanc, Unit Commissioner, Three Rivers Council (Beaumont, TX); Associate Advisor, Venturing Crew 220 (Vidor, TX)
      • BSA Stove and Lantern Safety
        transcribed by John LeBlanc, Unit Commissioner, Three Rivers Council (Beaumont, TX); Associate Advisor, Venturing Crew 220 (Vidor, TX)
      • Philmont - Sierra Zip Stoves?
        as posted to rec.scouting.usa (April, 1998)
      • Packs, Stoves, & Fuel bottles to Philmont
        as posted to rec.scouting.usa (December, 1998)
      • The Photon Alcohol Stove
        provided by Jim Ball, ASM, Troop 225 (Cocoa Beach, FL)
      
      2.4.6.5: Miscellaneous: packing, backpacks, boots, clothing & cameras
      
      • Packing for travel to Philmont
        provided by Fred Mussler, SM, Troop 357 (Raleigh, NC)

      • Backpack for Philmont?
        as posted to Backpackers Forum (December, 1996)

        NOTE:
        As of summer 2001, use of sandals is strongly discouraged. There have been too many foot injuries.

      • Boot Advice
        provided by Dr. Bob Klein, Troop 111 (Arlington, VA)
      • Good backpacking boots?
        as posted to rec.outdoors.camping (January, 1998)
      • Boots, Boots and More Boots
        provided by John LeBlanc, Unit Commissioner, Three Rivers Council (Beaumont, TX); Associate Advisor, Venturing Crew 220 (Vidor, TX)
      • Boots Are Like Car Tires
        Provided by John Leblanc
      • Boot Selection
        provided by John LeBlanc, David Harris and Randy.

      • Clothing for Philmont
        provided by Jason Cotting, Retired Philmont Ranger
      • Advice on waterproof gear
        as posted to rec.backcountry (May, 1997)

      • Camera Gear
        provided by Chris in Houston
      • Cameras at Philmont
        question by Alex Steffler and answers at photo.net

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    2.4.7:Food

    For the Soul
    
    • Mail on the Trail (food for the soul)
      provided by John LeBlanc, Unit Commissioner, Three Rivers Council (Beaumont, TX); Associate Advisor, Venturing Crew 220 (Vidor, TX)
    • Morale Boosters
      provided by Tom Fitzpatrick, Treasurer, Troop 12, (Framingham, MA)
      
      For the Stomach
      
    • Philmont Dining Services
      a short history provided by Mark Griffin: past Director, PTC (now Scout Executive, Blue Mountain Council [Kennewick, WA]).

    • 2007 Trail Menu (XLS spreadsheet; detailed ingredients omitted)
      2007 Trail Menu (Word document; includes detailed ingredients)
      provided by Douglas Latimer
    • 2006 Trail Menu,
      provided by Douglas Latimer
      • DOC format
      • XLS format
        provided by Edward Dzierzak
      • DOC format
        formatted by s.ball
      • HTML format
    • 2005 Trail Menu (pdf)
      in PDF format on the Web site of Roger Knapp, Troop 508 (Irving, TX)
    • 2004 Trail Menu (pdf)
      in PDF format on the Web site of Troop 149 (Athens, GA)
    • 2003 Trail Menu
      Provided by Wally Feurtado, National Capital Area Council. and by Cooper Wright: Venturing Crew 1519 (Alexandria, VA)
    • [iawb] 2002 Trail Menu
      transcribed by Chip of Troop 99 (Minoa, NY), Hiawatha Seaway Council
    • 2000 Trail Menu
      transcribed by Roger Knapp, Troop 508 (Irving, TX)
    • [iawb] 1999 Trail Menu
      transcribed by Troop 764 (Dunwoody, GA) on the (defunct) [iawb] Philmont Web site of Troop 18 (Jackson, MS)
    • 1998 Trail Menu
      on the (separate) Philmont Web site of Troop 764 (Dunwoody, GA)

      As described in the "Guidebook to Adventure", Philmont has special procedures for food delivery to people with special dietary requirements.

    • Diabetics and PhilFood
      provided by John LeBlanc ( Three Rivers Council, Beaumont,TX) and David ( Troop 506, Greendale, WI)
    • Backcountry Menus For Diabetics: Feeding a diabetic hiker takes planning and professional advice, but not necessarily a special menu.
      by Michele Morris, Backpacker Magazine, April 2001

    • Crawfish on the Trail
      provided by John LeBlanc, Unit Commissioner, Three Rivers Council (Beaumont, TX); Associate Advisor, Venturing Crew 220 (Vidor, TX)
    • Philmont Dutch Oven Peach Cobbler (and other recipes)
      by Mike Scalora
    • Philmont Country Cookbook (large)
      Ed: Dennis A. Schmitt, ASM T928, SHAC
      on the Web site of Troop 163 (Corvallis, OR)
    • The M & M Game
      provided by Jason A. Cotting, Retired Philmont Ranger
    • Philmont Food & Cooking
      as posted to rec.scouting.usa (March, 1998)

    • Philmont Dish Cleaning 101
      provided by Jason A. Cotting, Retired Philmont Ranger
    • Philmont Dish Cleaning
      as posted to rec.scouting.usa (October, 1998)
    • Venture Crew 506's Philmont Cooking Technique
      provided by Dave Parmly, Venture Crew 506 (Knoxville, TN)
    • Turkey Roaster Bags
      • Turkey Roaster Bags for Outdoor Cooking at Philmont
        by Mike Floyd, ASM, Troop 149, (Watkinsville, GA), Northeast Georgia Council
      • In Opposition to Turkey Roasting Bags
        provided by John LeBlanc, Unit Commissioner, Three Rivers Council (Beaumont, TX); Associate Advisor, Venturing Crew 220 (Vidor, TX)
    • The Pemmican Bar and Magic Apricot (1995)
      by Chris Buchman of Troop 604 (Little Rock, AK)
    • Classic bad coffee recipe
      as posted to rec.food.historic (May, 1998)

    • Drinking enough water at Philmont
      provided by Jason A. Cotting, Retired Philmont Ranger
    • Drinking Water at Philmont
      provided by John Sucher, MD, SM, Troop 69 (Dalton, GA)
    • Philmont Water: A Typical Day
      provided by John LeBlanc, Unit Commissioner, Three Rivers Council (Beaumont, TX); Associate Advisor, Venturing Crew 220 (Vidor, TX)
    • Water filters and Giardia
      by Alan Dove, ed by Eugene N. Miya and Bill Tuthill

    • Search for Restaurants in New Mexico
      as listed by the New Mexico Restaurant Association

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    2.4.8: Animals.

    2.4.8.1: Various.
    • Philmont Burros: YES!
      Provided by Jim Kramer, Scoutmaster, Troop 8 (Fort Dodge, IA)
    • Philmont Burro Etiquette
      provided by John Wisinger, Roving Prospector, 2002.

    • Wildlife Viewing at Philmont (.DOC file)
      as described in the New Mexico Wildlife Viewing Guide by Don MacCarter of the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
    • New Mexico Wildlife News Releases 2004 - 2006.

    • Biota Information System Of New Mexico (BISON):
      A resource of the New Mexico Natural Heritage Program and
      the College of Natural Resources of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
      • BISON Query form
      • Birds
      • Fish
      • Invertebrates
      • Reptiles
      • Mammals
        • American Bison
        • Colorado Chipmunk
        • Ermine Weasel
        • Long-tailed Vole
        • Northern Pocket Gopher
        • Prairie Vole
        • Silver-haired Bat
        • Southern Red-backed Vole
        • White-footed Mouse
    • Night Hiking and Rattlesnakes at Philmont
      provided by John LeBlanc, Unit Commissioner, Three Rivers Council (Beaumont, TX); Associate Advisor, Venturing Crew 220 (Vidor, TX)
    • Meat Bees at Philmont
      as posted to rec.backcountry (June, 1997)
      Note: "meat bees" is a regional name for several species of wasps more often called "yellowjackets." See Yellowjackets, a chapter in The National Park Service Integrated Pest Management Manual
    • Philmont Spider Story
      as posted to alt.gothic.fashion (July, 1998)

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    2.4.8.2: Bears.

    2.4.8.2.1: Incidents.
    Note: water levels again are at record lows in the spring of '02. See Rayado Creek water levels (real-time data; be patient).
    • A non-Philmont bear encounter during the depression
      Provided by Cathy Porter, Mom & Wife to Philmont Trekers, 1999 & 2001
      Committee Member, Troop 424 (Katy, TX) Mustang District, Sam Houston Area Council, Trading Post Staff, 1997 & 2001 National Jamboree
    • A Bear for Chocolate (1966)
      from the journals of Al Schroeder Troop 136, (?,TN)
    • A bear at Cimarroncito during Troop 28's 1983 Philmont trek: lots of pictures. See below for the trek journal.
    • A bear in Clear Creek during Troop 325's 1993 Philmont trek. See below for the trek journal.
    • Bear Incidents at Philmont (1986, 1997)
      provided by Mark Griffin: past Director, PTC (now Scout Executive, Blue Mountain Council [Kennewick, WA]).
    • 1997 Bear Attack at Philmont
      personal communication from Don Miles, Asst. Scoutmaster Troop 318 (Scoutmaster 1993-97) (Bethlehem, PA)
    • *Rumors* about Bear Attacks at Philmont
      (mostly distortions of the 1997 incident)
      as posted to rec.scouting.usa (August, 1997)
    • 2000 Bear Incidents
      • Two Boy Scouts scratched by bear (near Mount Phillips on Thursday, July 5, 2000)
        as reported by The Associated Press in the Amarillo Globe-Times (Tuesday, July 11, 2000)
      • Another account of the July 5, 2000, bear incident provided by Mike Floyd: ASM, Troop 149, (Watkinsville, GA)
      • Attacks by Bears Surge at Ranch
        an article in the Albuquerque Journal (Tuesday, July 25, 2000)
        Note: The Albuquerque Journal's online articles are only available for free for a short while. Articles from their archives are not free.
      • Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
        • Four Scouts injured in new attacks (July 26,2000)
        • Hungry bears continue to plague NM (July 27, 2000)
      • 2000 Wildlife News (published by the New Mexico Game and Fish Department)
        • May 5, 2000: Bear Aware Initiative
        • May 12, 2000: Bear Problems Surfacing at Firefighters' camps
        • May 23, 2000 Bear Problems Starting Early In Edgewood, Santa Fe
        • September 26, 2000 Cougar and Bear Awareness in the Wilderness
    • 2001 Bear Incidents
      • Reported in the Albuquerque Journal (see Note above)
        • Two Scouts Injured In Philmont Bear Attack (AP, June 28)
        • Scouts Recovering From Bear Attack (AP, June 29)
        • Bear That Attacked Scouts Killed (AP, July 3)
      • Philmont Bear and Weather Update (Route 13) August 1, 2001
        provided by Brad Borgstede
      • 2001 Wildlife News (published by the New Mexico Game and Fish Department)
        • July 3, 2001 Officer kills bear that attacked Philmont scouts
        • July 13, 2001 Bear safety news release
        • August 3, 2001 Bears keeping officers busy
        • August 31 2001 Early opening for bear hunting season
        • September 4, 2001 Most bear hunting closed to rifles
        • September 12, 2001 Corrections to locations of bear hunting with rifles
        • October 2, 2001 N.M. Game and Fish Dept. collaborates with the Wildlife Center to save 32 at-risk bears
        • November 6, 2001 Bear Scratches Man at Campground on Valle Vidal

      • Da Bears (January, 2002)
        Provided by Joe Schlau, Schaumburg, IL
    • 2002 Bear Incidents
      • 2002 Wildlife News (published by the New Mexico Game and Fish Department)
        • May 16, 2002 Don't Feed the Bears; Operation Bear Den
        • May 31, 2002 Fires Displace Wildlife
        • August 1, 2002 Drought Brings Bears Out of the Woods
    • 2003 Bear Incidents
      • 2003 Wildlife News (published by the New Mexico Game and Fish Department)
        • April 8, 2003: Bears And Birds Highlight Game Commission Meeting April 3
        • July 22, 2003: Officers Move One Bear, Will Destroy Another.
        • August 7, 2003: Officers Destroy Nuisance Bear Near Sandia Park.
        • September 8, 2003: Bears Come Calling To Santa Fe
        • Nov. 19, 2003: Bear Collar Collars More Than Just Bears.
    
    2.4.8.2.2: Suggestions.
    • Philmont Bear Information
      provided by jbj0443@yahoo.com
    • Safety in Bear Country, Bear Facts, and Bear Encounter Stories
      Edited by Bill Nelson for the U.S. Scouting Service Project.
    • Bear Safety: A Conversational Guide for Scouts
      as described by Dr. Bob Klein, SM, Troop 111 (Arlington, VA)
    • Properly storing your food in Bear Country
      as described by the U.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region.
    • Glacier National Park Bears
      as described by the National Park Service, Glacier National Park

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    2.4.9: Health and Safety at Philmont.

    2.4.9.1: Suggestions.
    NOTE:
    Philmont only accepts complete originals, not duplicates, of their medical form. (Your doctor has to take into account all the physical requirements of the trek.) Call Philmont for additional copies if you need them.
    • 2002 Health and Medical Record Form (pdf document)
      on the Web pages of the Philmont Staff Association
    • 2001 Health and Medical Record Form (pdf document)
      on the Web pages of Troop 456 (Littleton, CO)

    • Wilderness first aid certification
      • SOLO
      • Wilderness Medical Associates
      • Wilderness Medical Institute

    • Suggested single-page Emergency Procedures Form
      provided by Jason A. Cotting, Retired Philmont Ranger
      • GIF image format (13KB)
      • MS Word DOC format (33KB)
      • Adobe Acrobat format (90KB)

    • How Many Adult Advisors To Take On a Philmont Trek
      provided by John LeBlanc, Unit Commissioner, Three Rivers Council (Beaumont, TX); Associate Advisor, Venturing Crew 220 (Vidor, TX)

      WARNING: THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED MEDICAL ADVICE. CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR OTHER TRAINED MEDICAL PRACTITIONER.

    • Water filters and Giardia
      by Alan Dove, ed by Eugene N. Miya and Bill Tuthill
    • Giardia Club
    • Preliminary Philmont Pain Index
      provided by Dr. Bob Klein, SM, Troop 111 (Arlington, VA)
      • Philmont Pain Index Calculator
        Excel spreadsheet by Tom Wills using Dr. Bob Klein's formulae.
        Web page published by Earl Owens, 1st ASM, Troop 764 (Dunwoody,GA)
      • Philmont Pain Index Calculator
        JavaScript calculator by Justin Dolske on his scouting Web pages.
    • Philmont Challange Index Guide
      The "final" Pain Index by Dr. Bob Klein, SM, Troop 111 (Arlington, VA)
      • Philmont Challange Index Calculator
        Excel spreadsheet by Tom Wills and Al Thomson using Dr. Bob Klein's formulae.
        Web page published by Earl Owens, 1st ASM, Troop 764 (Dunwoody,GA)
    • Overweight Problems at Philmont
      provided by Mark Griffin: past Director, PTC (now Scout Executive, Blue Mountain Council [Kennewick, WA]).
    • Philmont Age Requirement
      as posted to rec.scouting.usa (August, 1997)
    • Should This Scout go to Philmont?
      As seen in the archives of the SCOUTS-L mailing list. (October, 1998)
    • First Aid and Safety at Philmont
      Provided by Cooper Wright: Venturing Crew 1519 (Alexandria, VA)
    • Knee problems
      as posted to rec.backcountry (July, 1997)
    • Philmont Blood Pressure Story
      provided by Steve Tucker, SM, Troop 919 (Pfafftown, NC)

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    2.4.9.2: Incidents.

    • Safety Incidents at Philmont 1985-1999
      provided by Mark Griffin: past Director, PTC (now Scout Executive, Blue Mountain Council [Kennewick, WA]).
      Additional comment by Harry Evans (Phil-staff, 1981-1985)

    • Lightning strike at Philmont
      As seen in the archives of the SCOUTS-L mailing list. (June, 1992)
    • Night Hiking and Rattlesnakes at Philmont
      provided by John LeBlanc, Unit Commissioner, Three Rivers Council (Beaumont, TX); Associate Advisor, Venturing Crew 220 (Vidor, TX)
    • Deaths at Philmont
      as mentioned by Dave Bregar of Troop 381 (Albuquerque, NM) in his Philmont Journal (see below) (July 9, 1996)
    • Asthma death at Philmont (Monday, June 28, 1999)
    • Huffing & Heartbreak
      posted by Auntie Beans (WAHowland).
      As seen in the archives of the SCOUTS-L mailing list. (August, 1999)
      • A tribute to Benjamin Junkins
        By Matt Dow
    • Guard Rescues Boy Scout Leader (Heart attack on Tooth Ridge, July 24)
      an article in the Albuquerque Journal (Tuesday, July 25, 2000)
      Note: The Albuquerque Journal's online articles are only available for free for a short while. Articles from their archives are not free.

      For another description of the event, see pages 13, 14 & 15 of Expedition 713-D14: a PDF document by "Mr. Dave" of Troop 124 (Carney, MD).

    • Philmont 2000 Heroes: The rescue of Michael Butts
      provided by Ron Butts, ASM, Troop 386 (Edmond, OK)
      July 26, 2000
    • Philmont 2000 Heroes: Awards
      provided by Charles Goodwin, MD, Scoutmaster, Troop 236 (Kettering, OH)

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    2.4.10:Wildfires near Philmont

    • Apparently SimTable can generate "sandtables" for modeling wildfires at Philmont Scout Ranch.
      • http://www.simtable.com/
      • http://sfcomplex.org/

    • 2006 Wildfires near Philmont
      • Rivera Mesa Fire
        • http://www.scouting.org/philmont/about/philnews/2006-0620.pdf
          20 June 2006:
          • Carson Meadows, Abreu and Zastrow camps closed
          • area south of Uracca Mesa closed
        • http://www.nmfireinfo.com/text_only.cfm (scroll down)
      • Pictures provided by David Combee.
    • The 2002 Ponil Complex Fires at Philmont and the Aftermath
    
    2.4.11:Weather near Philmont
    • Weather.com radar for northern NM (beta)
    • Drought Monitor image
      A service of the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln
    • USGS: Water Data
      • Water Resources data for New Mexico
      • Rayado Creek water levels (real-time data; be patient)
      • Cimarron River water levels (real-time data; be patient)

    • Philmont Weather
      comments provided by Joe Schlau.
    • Philmont's Monsoon Season
      explanation provided by Dr. Bob Klein, Troop 111 (Arlington, VA)

      Note: often the reports below show the weather for Taos, which is on the other side of the mountains and not so accurate for Philmont.

    • Eagle Nest, NM (weather near Philmont back-country; by Yahoo!)
    • Eagle Nest WebCam (Eagle Nest Middle School, usually points toward Wheeler Peak or Mt. Walters)
    • Cimarron High School weather station (near Philmont base camp)
    • Cimarron High School Webcam (pointed at Black Mountain, Philmont)

    • AccuWeather
      • Cimarron

    • The Weather Underground
      • Cimarron (actually for Taos: Raton is closer)
      • Raton
      • Taos
    • The Weather Channel
      • Cimarron "reported at Raton"
      • Raton
      • Taos
    • WeatherPoint
      • Taos
    • NOAA Interactive Weather Information
      • New Mexico State Information Interactive Map
      • New Mexico Weather Summary
      • New Mexico State Forecast
      • New Mexico Zone Forecast
      • Cimarron
    
    2.4.12:Earthquakes near Philmont
    • Earthquake Bulletin Near Raton, New Mexico: June 18, 2002
      At the National Earthquake Information Center of the USGS.
  
  2.5: Post Trek Survey
  • Tell about Your Philmont Trek Experience
    A survey by Bradley Wolgast, Temple University.
    (e'mail: < intern1@pobox.upenn.edu>)
  • Brad Wolgast's Philmont Questionnaire Result Page

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3: Descriptions of Philmont Trek Routes (Itineraries)

• Philmont Treks -- 2009 Itinerary Guide 2009 High Adventure -- Setting the Course (7MB PDF)
• 2007 Itineraries in Brief
  on the Philmont Scout Ranch Web Site: a section of the offical BSA Web site

• Five-Year Itinerary Cross Reference (2006 - 2002)
• 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999 Itinerary Cross Reference Summaries
  by Julian Love, Troop 116, Mecklenburg County Council (Charlotte, NC)

• PhilSearch Interactive Trek Selection (updated for 2009)
  by Jim Thompson, HA ASM, Troop 6 (West Chester, PA)

• Dan Yoder's Trek Search
  finds Itineraries that include specified programs, side hikes or camps
  By Dan Yoder
  (Uses JavaScript)

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• 3.1: 1998 & 1999 Itineraries.
  Notes:

  Due to the drought and to the "Ponil Complex" fires, 2002 treks into the North Country, north of Highway 64 as well as into the Valle Vidal, were rerouted to camps in the central and southern portions of the Ranch. Philmont provided many of the same camp programs and difficulty levels in the new routes, but the details of the individual Itineraries wern't available until a visit to Logistics. Because of safety concerns and limited resources, variations from the assigned schedules are not possible. They always need to know where everyone will be every night so they can be contacted in case of fire, bear or other emergencies.

  All trek routes were revised and renumbered for the summer of 2000, and minor adjustments continue to be made. As a result, the 1998 descriptions no longer apply in detail.

  The following descriptions of several Philmont Trek Routes were originally posted to the Bowline Philmont mailing list during the spring and summer of 1998. They are included here with the permission of their authors.

  • Provided by Mike Floyd: ASM, Troop 149, (Watkinsville, GA)

  • Trek Route #5 (2000: #6?)
  • Provided by Wally Feurtado Philmont Training Coordinator, Baltimore Area Council
    • Trek Route #9 (short description) (2000: #4?)
    • Trek Route #9 (extended travelog) (2000: #4?)
      This extended description of Trek Route 9, provided by Wally Feurtado, is not intended for anyone who is actually going to Philmont. Reading it could spoil the experience for you. Instead, it should be given to family members who won't have the opportunity to go. It's written so that they can follow along and learn what is happening day by day. Its dates and expedition number must be adjusted to correspond to your own expedition.
    • Trek Route #22 (2000: #18?)

  • Provided by Gil Fuqua
    • Trek Route #26 (2000: #30?)

  • Provided by Brian Gannon: Assistant Scoutmaster, Troop 1113 (Fairfax, VA)
    • Trek Route #6 (2000: #12?)
    • Trek Route #7 (2000: #22?)
    • Trek Route #13 (2000: #24?)
    • Trek Route #21 (2000: #32?)
    • Trek Route #25 (2000: #33?)

  • Provided by Calvin H. Gray, Scoutmaster, Troop 405 (Georgetown, TX)
    • Trek Route #1 (2000: #1?)

  • Provided by Bill Griffin: past Philmont logistics manager
    (Note: Bill will be unreachable by e'mail after the end of April 1998.)
    • Trek Route #1 (2000: #1?)
    • Trek Route #5 (2000: #6?)
    • Trek Route #6 (2000: #12?)
    • Trek Route #7 (2000: #22?)
    • Trek Route #8 (2000: #3?)
    • Trek Route #9 (2000: #4?)
    • Trek Route #11 (2000: #26?)
    • Trek Route #12 (2000: #10?)
    • Trek Route #13 (2000: #24?)
    • Trek Route #15 (2000: #21?)
    • Trek Route #19 (2000: #35?) (See also: Valle Vidal descriptions below.)
    • Trek Route #20 (2000: #16?)
    • Trek Route #23 (2000: #28?)
    • Trek Route #24 (2000: #29?)
    • Trek Route #26 (2000: #30?)

  • Provided by Donald W. Miles: ASM Troop 318 (Bethlehem, PA)
    • Trek Route #8 (2000: #3?)

  • By Andy Morley, ASM Troop 202 (Cooperfield, TX) (2000: #23?)
    see
    • Troop 202's Trek 14 information (also listed in the photo albums below) includes extensive notes about Route 14.

  • Provided by Fred Rothwell: Troop 76 (Manhattan,KS)
    • Trek Route #13 (2000: #24?)

  • Provided by Jon Wiley
    • Trek Route #13 (2000: #24?)

  • Provided by Warren Williams of the Andrew Jackson Council
    • Trek Route #6 (2000: #12?)
    • Trek Route #20 (2000: #16?)

  • Provided by Cooper Wright: Venturing Crew 1519 (Alexandria, VA)
    • Trek Route #8 (2000: #3?)
    • Trek Route #26 (2000: #30?)
    • Trek Route #10 (2000: #5?)
      provided by Dave Edelman, ASM, Troop 8 (Staten Island, NY)
    • Trek Route #10 (2000: #5?)
      provided by David Harris: Camper '78, Ranger '82 & '84, Advisor '93 & '03
      
      
    • Treks into the Valle Vidal
      • Described Trek Route #19 (2000: #35?)
        Provided by Joe Edwards, Scoutmaster, Troop 736
      • Described
        Provided by Warren Williams of the Andrew Jackson Council

  • 1999
    • Trek Route #1 (2000: #1?)
      Provided by David Royster, Advisor, Venturing Crew 13 (Charlotte, NC)

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• 3.2: 2000 Itineraries.
  • 2000 Itinerary Guide
    transcribed, with itinerary schedules and route maps, by Roger Knapp, Troop 508 (Irving, TX)
  • Philmont 2000 Itinerary Program List
    Excel spreadsheet format by Al Thomson, Troop 236 (Schooley's Mountain, NJ)
    Note:GeoCities sometimes reports "file not found".
    The spreadsheet is also available by going to by using the link "PICK YOUR TREK - 2000 Program List by Itinerary" that is half-way down Troop 764's Philmont page.

    Web page by Earl Owens, 1st ASM, Troop 764 (Dunwoody,GA)

  • New Trek Routes for summer, 2000.
    provided by Mark Griffin: past Director, PTC (now Scout Executive, Blue Mountain Council [Kennewick, WA]).

    Many of the following descriptions of several Philmont Trek Routes were originally posted to the Bowline Philmont mailing list during the summer of 2000. They are included here with the permission of their authors.

  • 2000 Trek Route #5
    provided by Mike Malerich, ASM, Troop 3 (Springfield, IL)
  • 2000 Trek Route #11
    provided by Mike Floyd, ASM, Troop 149, (Watkinsville, GA)
  • 2000 Trek Route #11
    provided by Mark Feuer, Crew advisor 706K2, Troop 236 (Dayton, OH)
  • 2000 Trek Route #21
    provided by Charles Goodwin, MD, SM, Troop 236 (Kettering, OH)
  • 2000 Trek Route #24
    provided by Fred Rothwell, Troop 76 (Manhattan,KS)
  • 2000 Trek Route #30
    provided by Cooper Wright, Venturing Crew 1519 (Alexandria, VA)
  • Red Hills to Clark's fork (part of 2000 Route 30),
    provided by Ed Reitemeier. Troop 304 (Kansas City, KS), Heart of America Council contingent crew 722-H4
  • 2000 Trek Route #33
    by Dave Lyons, Troop 764 (Atlanta, GA)
  • 2000 Trek Route #33
    by Gary Wright, Troop 764 (Atlanta, GA)

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• 3.3: 2001 Itineraries.
  • Provided by Greg Leuch, Crew 35 - Chickasaw Council (Memphis, TN)
    • 2001 Trek Route #11
      (preliminary: Greg's planning a more detailed description on his own Web site.)

  • Provided by Signe Rogers, Advisor, Venturing Crew 007, Quivira Council (Wichita,KS)
    • 2001 Trek Route #19
    • 2001 Trek Route #19 GPS (Excel spreadsheet)

  • Provided by Don Nugent, Troop 207 (Cedar Mill, OR) Crew 726-B.
    • 2001 Trek Route #24

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• 3.4: 2002 Itineraries.

  Notes:

  Due to the drought and to the "Ponil Complex" fires, 2002 treks into the North Country, north of Highway 64 as well as into the Valle Vidal, were rerouted to camps in the central and southern portions of the Ranch. Philmont provided many of the same camp programs and difficulty levels in the new routes, but the details of the individual Itineraries wern't available until a visit to Logistics. Because of safety concerns and limited resources, variations from the assigned schedules are not possible. They always need to know where everyone will be every night so they can be contacted in case of fire, bear or other emergencies.

  The descriptions below were provided in response to questions about trek routes for the summer of 2002. They were derived from previous experiences, however, not from treks performed during the summer of 2002. Some of the descriptions are also included above, in the sections for the years when they were experienced.

  • Trek Route #1
    Provided by David Royster, Advisor, Venturing Crew 13 (Charlotte, NC)
  • Trek Route #5
    provided by Mike Malerich, ASM, Troop 3 (Springfield, IL)
  • Trek Route #5
    provided by Dave Edelman, ASM, Troop 8 (Staten Island, NY)
  • Trek Route #5
    provided by David Harris: Camper '78, Ranger '82 & '84, Advisor '93 & '03
  • Trek Route #11
    Provided by Greg Leuch, Crew 35 - Chickasaw Council (Memphis, TN)
    (preliminary: Greg's planning a more detailed description on his own Web site.)
  • Trek Route #26
    provided by Signe Rogers, Advisor, Venturing Crew 007, Quivira Council (Wichita,KS)
  • Provided by Al Thomson, Troop 236 (Schooley's Mountain, NJ)
    • 2002 Trek Route #4
    • 2002 Trek Route #5
    • 2002 Trek Route #8
    • 2002 Trek Route #12
    • 2002 Trek Route #13
    • 2002 Trek Route #21
    • 2002 Trek Route #26
  • Reports on Fire Modified Routes
    • 2002 Trek Route #24-NFM-2
      provided by Michael Anderson, Advisor, Expedition 718-A2, Venturing Crew 855 (Severna Park, Md)
  • Philmont 2002 Itinerary Program List
    Excel spreadsheet by Al Thomson, Troop 236 (Schooley's Mountain, NJ)
    Web page by Earl Owens, 1st ASM, Troop 764 (Dunwoody,GA)
    Note:GeoCities sometimes reports "file not found".
    The spreadsheet is also available by going to by using the link "PICK YOUR TREK - 2002 Program List by Itinerary" that is half-way down Troop 764's Philmont page.

    Alternatively:

    • Treks 2002 in Excel format (110KB) (updated Jan 18, 2003)
    • Treks 2002 in PDF format (220KB) (updated Jan 18, 2003)
      Al Thomson's spreadsheet in PDF format for the Excel-challanged.

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• 3.5: 2003 Itineraries.

  • Excel spreadsheet provided by Gary Stanley, Crew Advisor, 2003 Expedition 801-I
    • philmont-2003treks.xls (72KB)
      3 pages, printable in landscape format
      Saved in HTML format by Selden:
    • philmont-2003treks.html (700KB)
      (contains excessive, gross HTML code generated by Excel)

    Provided by Al Thomson: comparisons of the 2003 programs, routes and travel distances.

    • Philmont Trek Summary: 2003 140KB, landscape, in XLS format
    • Philmont Trek Summary: 2003 160KB, landscape, in PDF format

  • 2003 Trek Route #4
    provided by Bob Vernon, Trek 624-G3, Troop 895 (Richardson, TX)
  • 2003 Trek Route #9
    provided by Diane Mikulis, Troop 757 (Glenwood, MD)
  • 2003 Trek Route #11
    provided by Mike Meenehan, 627-I7, National Capital Area Council.
  • 2003 Trek Route #12
    provided by John Eckert, Council contingent: W.D. Boyce Council, Scoutmaster, Troop 156, St. Vincent de Paul Church (Peoria, IL)
  • 2003 Trek Route #12
    provided by Jill Sampson, Troop Committee, Troop 501 (Inver Grove Heights, MN), Indianhead Council
  • 2003 Trek Route #22
    provided by Phil Brown, Assistant Scoutmaster, Troop 15 (Charlotte, NC)
    • 2003 Trek Route #22 addendum
      provided by Bob Knudson, Advisor Crew 626-Q, Boy Scout Troop 1876 (Arvada, CO)
    • 2003 Trek Route #22 addendum
      provided by Tonya Dale, Associate Advisor for (coed) Venturing Crew 462 (Paradise, CA)
  • 2003 Trek Route #26
    provided by Wayne White, CC Troop 222 (Moulton, AL)
  • 2003 Trek Route #27
    provided by Darrel Tadsen, St. Louis Area Council Contingent Advisor, 622-N, (St. Charles, MO)
  • Revised 2003 Route #31
    speculative comments provided by Dr. Bob Klein, Troop 111 (Arlington, VA); Al Thomson, Troop 236 (Schooley's Mountain, NJ), and Roy Fisher, Sioux District Commissioner, Alamo Area Council.

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• 3.6: 2004 Itineraries.
  • Itinerary Summaries 2004 (10KB, 1 page PDF document)
    by Julian Love
    on the Web site of Troop 116, Mecklenburg County Council (Charlotte, NC)
  • Philmont's brief Itinerary Guide for 2004
    provided by George Follis.

  • Philmont Trek Route 4 (2003)
    provided by Charles Pineo Assoc. Crew Advisor, 721B2, Trek 4, 2003, Woodstock, GA
  • Philmont Trek Route 5
    provided by Bruce
  • Philmont Trek Route 5
    provided by Pete Lucas.
  • Philmont Trek Route 21 (as in 2000: only 1 change for 2004)
    provided by Charles Goodwin, MD, Scoutmaster Troop 236 Kettering, OH, Miami Valley Council Contingent Leader, 2004
  • Philmont Trek Route 21 (as in 2002)
    provided by Kirk T. Barley, Cape Henry Chapter Advisor, TWC Philmont 2004 Contingent Advisor, Cape Henry Unit Commissioner, Guneu Schukuney Pemsit "Long Trail Walker"

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• 3.7: 2005 Itineraries.
  • Itinerary Summaries 2005 (11KB, 1 page PDF document)
    by Julian Love
    on the Web site of Troop 116, Mecklenburg County Council (Charlotte, NC)
  • 2005 Treks Comparison 140KB .XLS spreadsheet
    2005 Treks Comparison 200KB PDF file
    provided by Al Thomson, Troop 236 (Schooley's Mountain, NJ)
  • 2005 Trek Route #26
    provided by Dave Kohlin, Scoutmaster Emeritus, Troop 91 (Palatine, IL) Philmont 05 710-E-5

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• 3.8: 2006 Itineraries.
  • Itinerary Summaries 2006 (11KB, 1 page PDF document)
    by Julian Love
    on the Web site of Troop 116, Mecklenburg County Council (Charlotte, NC)
  • 2006 Treks Comparison 150KB .XLS spreadsheet
    2006 Treks Comparison 100KB PDF file
    provided by Al Thomson, Troop 236 (Schooley's Mountain, NJ)

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• 3.9: 2007 Itineraries.
  • 2007 Itineraries in Brief
    on the Philmont Scout Ranch Web Site: a section of the offical BSA Web site
  • Itinerary Comparisons: 2006-2007 (14KB, 1 page PDF document)
    by Julian Love
    on the Web site of Troop 116, Mecklenburg County Council (Charlotte, NC)

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4: Journals of Philmont Treks

Dates: unknown, 1954, 1959, 1967, 1979, 1983,1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

• Date unknown:

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• 1954:
  • Philmont in 1954
    provided by David Nilsson

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• 1959:
  • Philmont 1959
    provided by John LeBlanc, Unit Commissioner, Three Rivers Council (Beaumont, TX); Associate Advisor, Venturing Crew 220 (Vidor, TX)
    with comments by Melvin Dodd.
  
  
• 1967:
  • Expedition 810-B August 10, 1967
    by Bill Cotter, Nassau County Council (Long Island, NY)

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• 1979: Journals and Pictures of Philmont Staff Association Treks: 1979-1999
  by Kevin Thomas

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• 1983,1984:
  • Philmont Memories
    by Bud C., Crew Leader, Troop 28, Longhorn Council, TX.
    • Expedition 728-A2 (Route 13A) Thursday, July 28, 1983
    • Expedition 701-M (Route 10A) Sunday, July 1, 1984

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• 1986:
  • Expedition 804-? August 4, 1986:
    by Steve Borgerding of Troop 68 (Melrose, MN)

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• 1987:
  • Expedition 623-H-6 Tuesday, June 23, 1987: Troop 455, Atlanta Area Council (Atlanta, GA)
    by Richard Pettys, Sr. (SM)

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• 1988:
  • Expedition 621-D7: Tuesday, June 21, 1988: Troop 455, Atlanta Area Council (Atlanta, GA)
    by Richard Pettys, Sr. (SM)
  • Expedition 627?-?: Monday, June 27, 1988:
    by John Combs, SM, Troop 325 (Englewood, OH)
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• 1992:
  • Expedition 618-N: (Route 6) Thursday, June 18, 1992:
    by Bill Veley, ASM, Troop 2 (Corvallis, OR)
  • Expedition 707-E: July 7, 1992:
    by Terry Dunnigan, ASM, Troop One (Mill Valley, CA)
  • Expedition 729-? Wednesday, July 29, 1992
    by Steve Borgerding of Troop 68 (Melrose, MN)
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• 1993:
  • Expedition 714?-?: Wednesday, July 14, 1993:
    by John Combs, SM, Troop 325 (Englewood, OH)
  • Expedition 810-G: Tuesday, August 10, 1993
    by Nick C., Troop Historian, Troop 24 (Berkeley, CA)
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• 1994:
  • Expedition 707-C: July 7, 1994
    by Terry Dunnigan ASM, Troop One (Mill Valley, CA)
  • Expedition 711-I: (Route 12) Monday, July 11, 1994:
    by David Willcox, SM, Troop 104 (Urbana, IL)
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• 1995:
  • Expedition 712-G: July, 1995 (Route 15)
    by Joe F., Troop Historian, and Jonathan S., A Survivor, Troop 516 (Centerville, OH)
    
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• 1996:
  • Expedition ?-?: 1996:
    by a SM, Troop 112 (Wheeling, IL)
  • Expedition 620-I2: Thursday, June 20, 1996:
    by Del Wilson, Troop 210 (Chattanooga, TN)
  • Expedition 624-E1: Monday, June 24, 1996: Troop 806 (Houston, TX)
  • Expedition 704-I4 (Route 7) Thursday, July 4, 1996: Monmouth Council (Oakhurst, NJ)
    • Crew Advisor's Journal by Larry Goldsmith
    • Crew Historian's Journal by Dan O'Reilly
  • Expedition 709-H: Tuesday, July 9, 1996:
    by David Bregar of Troop 381 (Albuquerque, NM)
  • Expedition 72??: July, 1996 & July 1998: Troop 670 (Cypress, CA); by Brian
  • Expedition 724-B1 (Route 10) Wednesday, July 24, 1996:
    by Peter LM., Troop 202 (Oakland, CA)
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• 1997:
  • Expedition 6??-?: (Route 11) June, 1997:
    by Keith Dompier, SM, Troop 278 (Phoenix, AZ) [as posted to rec.scouting.usa (August, 1997)]
  • Expedition 614-D1: Saturday, June 14, 1997:
    an illustrated journal by Andy M. Smartz
  • Expedition 624-D1 June 24, 1997
    Troop 44 and Explorer Post 2034 (Glen Ellen, IL),
    Troop 38 (South Lyon, MI),
    Cub Scout Pack 950 (Sterling, VA)
  • Expedition 627-C (Route 5) Friday, June 27, 1997: Troop 2 (Madison, WI)
  • Expedition 627-Q Friday, June 27, 1997: Troop 520 (Cedar Hill, TX)
  • Expedition 629-U: (Route 6C) Sunday, June 29, 1997: Explorer Post 49 and Troop 49 (Austin, TX)
    • Journal by Matt S., Crew Reporter
    • Personal Journal by Jerry W., Crew Advisor
  • Expedition 704-Q (Route 21) Friday, July 4, 1997:
    by Dr. Bob Klein, Troop 111 (Arlington, VA)
  • Expedition 709-T1,T2,(Route 21) Wednesday, July 9, 1997:
    by Jon Stevens of Troop 104 (Madison, WI)
  • Expedition 713-U1 (Route 26) Wednesday, July 13, 1997: Troop 881 (Cincinnati, OH)
    Includes summaries for Itineraries 24-27, Maps and Trail Descriptions for #26
  • Expedition 716-D Saturday, July 17, 1997:
    by Gregory Filip (Troop Committee Chairman) Troop 2 (Corvallis, OR) Benton District, Oregon Trail Council
  • Expedition 717-N2: (Route 23) Sunday, July 17, 1997:
    by Jeb Shehan ASM, Troop 240 (Hillsboro, OR)
  • Expedition 724-C: Thursday, July 24, 1997:
    by Scott Bradley of Troop 137 (Fort Atkinson, WI)
  • Expedition 727-E (Route 13) Sunday, July 27, 1997
    by James Boyce, Historian, Troop 2 (Lincoln, NE)
  • Expedition 728-C (Route 8) Monday, July 28, 1997
    by John Eaton, Troop 1 (Littleton, MA)
  • Expedition 731-S-4: Thursday, July 31, 1997:
    by Ian B., Troop Instructor, Troop 24 (Berkeley, CA)
  • Expedition 803-I (Route 13) Sunday, August 3, 1997:
    by David Willcox of Troop 104 (Urbana, IL)
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• 1998:
  • Expedition 615-N2 (route 22) Friday, June 12, 1998: Troops 16 & 125 (Tallahassee, FL)
    by John Engelbrecht
  • Expeditions 620-G9,-G10, Saturday, June 20, 1998 by Troop 764 (Dunwoody,GA)
    • Expedition 620-G9 (Route 12)
      chronicled by Matt F. of Scarlet Napes
    • Expedition 620-G10 (Route 7)
      chronicled by Peter S. of Motley Crew
    • Expedition 620-G10 (Route 7) [includes photo album]
      by Advisor Earl O.
  • Expedition 623? June 23?, 1998: Hiawathaland Council
    by Ted Soldan
  • Expedition 624-M1,-M2: Wednesday, June 24, 1998:
    by Del Wilson of Troop 210 (Soddy-Daisy, TN)
  • Expedition 625-?: (Route 7) Thursday, June 25, 1998: Troop 109 (Boone, NC)
  • Expedition 626-K5 (Route 5) June 26, 1998
    by Mike Floyd, ASM. Troop 149 (Watkinsville, GA)
  • Expedition 627-J-1 (Route 28 = 2000 #20 = 2003 gone) Saturday, June 27, 1998:
    updated May, 2003, to include some trek change advisories; by Julian Love, Troop 116, Mecklenburg County Council (Charlotte, NC)
  • Expeditions 704-H1, -H2 Saturday, July 4, 1998:
    by Dr. Bob Klein, Troop 111 (Arlington, VA)
  • Expedition 702-K4 (Route 14) Thursday, July 2, 1998
    Preparation and Trek information by Andy Morley, ASM, Troop 202 (Cooperfield, TX)
  • Expeditions 704-I, 1-10 Saturday, July 4, 1998: Monmouth Council (Oakhurst, NJ)
    [links to pictures and journals of 9 of their 10 treks]
    For example:
    • Expedition 704-I4 (Route 11)
      • Crew Historian's Journal by Tim Lavigne
  • Expedition 704-I9 (Route 13)
    by Sean Munson (Trek Quartermaster) of Troop 126 (Little Silver, NJ)
  • Expedition 715-H (Route 13B) Wednesday, July 15, 1998: Troop 47 (Hixon, TN)
  • Expedition 717-? Friday, July 17, 1998:
    By Roger Forney, Troop 325 (Englewood, OH)
  • Expedition 72??: July, 1996 & July, 1998:
    by Brian, Troop 670 (Cypress, CA)
  • Expeditions 730-A1&A2: (Route 28) Thursday, July 30, 1998:
    provided by Rick Fraser, SM, Troop 412 (Fountain Valley, CA)
  • Expedition 803-B3 (Route 10) August 3, 1998
    by David M, Crew Chief, Richard Harris, Troop 6 (Cincinnati, OH)
  • Philmont Autumn Adventure Sunday, September 27, 1998:
    provided by Calvin H. Gray, SM,Troop 405 (Georgetown, TX)
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• 1999:
  • Expeditions 612-H1-H4 by Troop 405 (Georgetown, TX)
    e.g.
    • Expedition 612-H4 (Route 4) Saturday, June 12, 1999.
  • Expedition 614-T (Route 5) Monday, June 16, 1999,
    provided by John Hale, Advisor, Troop 505 (Indianapolis, IN)
  • Expedition 616-K4 (Route 26) Wednesday, June 16, 1999.
    by David R, Troop 516 (Centerville, OH)
  • Expedition 618-L Friday, June 18, 1999.
    Venturing Crew 37 (DeLeon, TX)
  • Expedition 622-K1 Tuesday, June 22, 1999.
    by Troop 201 (Olmsted Falls, OH)
  • Co-Ed Expedition 624-L (Route 9) Thursday, June 24, 1999
    by Adam G (Crew Leader) [incomplete]
    See also:
    • Justin's section
  • Expedition 625: Friday, June 25, 1999: Crew III, York-Adams Area Council
  • Expedition 629-B (Route 7) Tuesday, June 29, 1999:
    provided by Chris Ford, Troop 11 (Gainesville, GA)
  • Expedition 705-F2 (Route 28) Wednesday, July 5, 1999
    by Dave Bregar of Troop 381 (Albuquerque, NM)
  • Expedition 706-R2 July 6, 1999 [preparations; to be completed]
    By Jackie Clary, Troop 209 (Mt. Pleasant, TX)
  • Expedition 716-P5 (route 28) Friday, July 16, 1999
    By Corey, Toledo Area Council (Toledo, OH)
  • Expedition 718-F (Route 5) Sunday, July 18, 1999 [Note: PDF format -- requires Adobe Acrobat]
    by Larry Stehling, ex-SM, Troop 424 (Katy, TX)
  • Expedition 728-B (Route 5A) Tuesday, July 28, 1999
    by Brian Jackson, Troop 130 (Effingham, IL)
  • Expeditions 731-J1 & 2 (Route 15) Friday, July 31:
    by Fred N., Troop 2 (Madison, WI)
  • Expedition 806-F (Route 12) August 6, 1999
    by David Willcox, SM, Troop 104 (Urbana, IL)
  • Expedition 810-D2 (Special route) Tuesday, August 10, 1999:
    provided by Keith Hooks, ASM, Troop 252 (Kilgore, TX)
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• 2000:
  • Kanik Spring Break adventure (March 11-18, 2000)
    by Calvin H. Gray, SM,Troop 405 (Georgetown, TX)
  • Expedition 61?-? June, 2000
    Troop 290 (San Jose, CA)
  • Expedition 613-F (2000 Route 11) June 13, 2000
    provided by Signe Rogers, Advisor, Venturing Crew 007, Quivira Council (Wichita,KS)
  • Expedition 618-D1 June 18, 2000
    provided by Kevin Koloff, advisor, Troop 22, Indian Nations Council
  • Expedition 621-? (2000 Route 33) June 21, 2000
    by Peter S. of Troop 764 (Atlanta, GA)
  • Expedition 624-E4 (Route 11) June 24, 2000
    by Troop 95 (Greenville, SC), Blue Ridge Council, Pickens District
  • Expedition 624-J1 June 24, 2000
    by Neal Mann of the Comanche Trail Council contingent, accompanied by Troop 22 (Brownwood, TX) and Troop 101 (Cisco,TX).
  • Expedition 626 June 26, 2000
    by Jason R., Crew Chief 626-C2, Detroit Area Council (Detroit, MI)
  • Expedition 627-I2 (2000 Route 18) June 27, 2000
    by Hank Hufnagel, SM, Troop 51, French Creek Council, (Clarion, PA)
  • Expedition 629-B3 (2000 Route 30) June 29, 2000 (includes links to 200 photos)
    by Dr. Bob Klein, Troop 111 (Arlington, VA)
  • Expedition 630-G1&G2 (2000 Route 11) June 30,2000
    by Mike Floyd, ASM. Troop 149 (Watkinsville, GA)
  • Expeditions 707-A1 & -A2 (2000 Route 26) July 7, 2000
    provided by Lori Wist, SM, Troop 43 (Lake Stevens, WA)
  • Expedition 713-D14 (2000 Route 22) July 13, 2000
    A PDF document describing "The Flamingos at Philmont" by "Mr. Dave" (David R. Soderblom) of Troop 124 (Carney, MD)
  • Expedition 716-G2 (2000 Route 18) July 16, 2000
    several journals and photo albums by Troop 2 (Mystic, CT)
  • Expedition 720-? July 20, 2000
    by Dennis Branson of Troop 691 (Cahokia, IL)
  • Expedition 721-M1 (Route 5) July 21, 2000
    By ????
  • Expedition 725-H2 (Route 5) Tuesday, July 25, 2000
    by John Woodworth, Troop 72 (Woodbury, MN)
  • Expedition 729-M Saturday, July 29, 2000
    by the Southern New Jersey Council
  • Autumn Adventure October 8, 2000
    provided by Al Thomson, Troop 236 (Schooley's Mountain, NJ)
  • Autumn Adventure October 8, 2000
    provided by Calvin H. Gray, Scoutmaster, Troop 405 (Georgetown, TX)
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• 2001:
  • Expedition 611-J2 (Route 14) Monday, June 11, 2001
    Keith Plaskonos, Troop 43 (Fort Worth, TX)
  • Expedition 617 June 16-28
    Commanche Venturing Crew, Troop 411 (Chapin, SC), Etowah Creek District, Indian Waters Council
  • Expedition 618-J (Route 13) Monday, June 18, 2001
    provided by Dave Thorn, Troop 2 (Winona, MN), Gamehaven Council
  • Expedition 702-H (Route 31) July 2, 2001, by the Brumbys
    an illistrated journal. Troop 3 (Bellingham, WA)
    Photographs by Mark Turner,
  • Expedition 706-S (Route 20) July 6, 2001
    by John Williard, SM, Troop 1772 (The Woodlands,TX)
    on the Web site of Troop 149 (Watkinsville, GA)
    • 2002 Route 20 Map and Itinerary
  • Expedition 708-B2 (Route 6) July 8, 2001
    provided by Jimmie White, Troop 142 (Fayetteville, AR)
  • Expedition 708-L1,-L2 (Route 32) July 8, 2001
    by Casey Crowley, Venturing Crew 1953 (Bethlehem, PA)
  • Expedition 720-G3 (Route 22A) Monday July 20
    by Kevin, Troop 200 (Bartonville?,IL)
  • Expedition 722-B July 22, 2001 (Illustrated Journal)
    by Dave Regan, SM, Troop 163 (Corvallis, OR)
  • Expedition 730-H3 (Route 13) July 30, 2001 (pdf)
    by Mike Hirschi, Troop 101 (Champaign, Il)
  • Expeditions 811-C1,-C2 August 11, 2001 (PDF newsletter: see page 5)
    Troop 37 (Los Altos, CA)
  • Expedition 812-PSA4 August 12, 2001
    by Richard Wertz and Chris, PSA.
  • Autumn Adventure 2001
    provided by Calvin H. Gray, Scoutmaster, Troop 405 (Georgetown, TX)
  • Kanik Adventure Dec 27-31
    Chuck Doswell Venturing Crew 778 (Norman, OK)
    See also: Chuck's Philmont Treks 1992-2001
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• 2002:
  Note: FM routes are "Fire Modified". Route numbers without that suffix are standard 2002 Itineraries.
  • Kanik Adventure March 10-15, 2002.
    provided by Calvin H. Gray, Scoutmaster, Troop 405 (Georgetown, TX)
  • Expedition 609-A3 (Route 5FM) Sunday, June 9, 2002
    provided by Paul Yates, Lead Advisor.
    Troop 1288 (Katy, TX) Mustang District, Sam Houston Area Council.
    See also: Troop 1288's Philmont page
  • Expedition 609-E8 (Route 5FM) Sunday, June 9, 2002
    by Corey Kubatzky, Crew Leader, Capitol Area Council contingent
    provided (with permission) by Calvin H. Gray, Scoutmaster, Troop 405 (Georgetown, TX)
  • Expedition 609-E9 (Route 16) Sunday, June 9, 2002
    by Will McKinnon, Crew Leader, Capitol Area Council contingent
    provided (with permission) by Calvin H. Gray, Scoutmaster, Troop 405 (Georgetown, TX)
  • Expedition 609-H1 (Route 14) Sunday, June 9, 2002
    provided by A. Kirk McClelland, Advisor, Alamo Area Council contingent
    Committee chair, Troop 809 (Alamo Heights, TX)
  • Expedition 612-D2 (Route 23FM) 12 June 2002
    an illustrated journal by Troop 445 (Arlington, TX)
  • Expedition 615-A2 (Route 23FM) June 15, 2002
    provided by Mike Floyd, ASM, Troop 149 (Watkinsville, GA), Northeast Georgia Council
  • Expedition 618-A2 (Route 5) June 18, 2002
    provided by Bill Lentz, Troop 6 (Paducah,KY), Shawnee Trails Council
  • Expedition 626-J1 (Route 13) June 26,2002.
    by Brian S., Troop 516 (Centerville, OH)
  • Expedition 628-P4 (Route 26) June 28, 2002 (pdf files)
    by Dan Williams, Troop 16 (Cape Girardeau, MO)
  • Expedition 710-D1 (Route 30-FM) July 10, 2002.
    provided by Earl Lawrence, SM, Troop 115 (Lakewood, OH)
  • Expedition 717-I1 (Route 32-NFM-2) July 17, 2002.
    an illustrated journal by Dr. Bob Klein, Troop 111 (Arlington, VA)
    See also: Troop 111's 2002 Expedition preparations
  • Expedition 718-A2 (Route 24-NFM-2) July 18, 2002.
    provided by Michael Anderson, Venture Crew 855 (Severna Park, MD)
  • Expedition 723-G2 July 23, 2002 (Route 26)
    diary provided by Chip Cenci, Hiawatha Seaway Council (Syracuse,NY)
  • Expedition 728-J3 July 28, 2002. (Route 13)
    provided by Jon Jonas, Advisor & District Commissioner, Okaw Valley Council Contingent. (Belleville, IL)
  • Short Expedition 809-S August 9, 2002.
    provided by Robert Love, Troop 338 (Grandview, MO)
  • Short Expedition 812-B August 12, 2002.
    provided by Lawrence R Blumberg, Advisor, Venturing Crew 102, Baden-Powell Council (Binghamton, NY)
  • Autumn Adventure 914-1 September 14, 2002
    provided by Al Thomson, Troop 236 (Schooley's Mountain, NJ)
  • Autumn Adventure 1006-1 October 6, 2002
    provided by Calvin H. Gray, Scoutmaster, Troop 405 (Georgetown, TX)
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• 2003:
  • PhilBreak 302
    Nathan Wenneker's PhilBreak Experience
  • Expedition 610-? June 10, 2003
    Allen Hubenak's Philmont Adventures
  • Expedition 611-O2 June 11, 2003
    Photo-Journal and Essays by Ben Salinas
    • To Die For (first 5 days at Philmont, June 2001)
    • My Feelings on Philmont
    • Philmont 2003
  • Expedition 619-I June 19, 2003
    Provided by Chris of Troop 95 (Rochester, MN)
  • Expedition 621-G1 (Route 3) June 21, 2003
    provided by Paul Nepermann, trek advisor, Troop 43 (Batavia, IL)
  • Expedition 630-C1 (Route 24) June 30, 2003
    by David Lardeo, SM, Troop 90 (Pacific Grove, CA)
  • Expedition 702-? (Route 24) July 2, 2003
    by David Loredo, SM, Troop 90 (Pacific Grove, CA)
  • Expedition 702-C2 (Route 34) July 2, 2003
    by Lance Wright, Crew Advisor, Troop 90 (Pacific Grove, CA)
  • Expedition 724-N July 24, 2003
    Troop 201 (Olmsted Falls, OH)
  • Expedition 808-M (special 8 day end-of-season trek, similar to Route 6) August 8, 2003
    by Garry Black, ASM, Troop 718 (Dallas, TX)
  • Expeditions 810 PSA 2 & 810 PSA 3 The Philmont Staff Association Trek, August 10 to 15, 2003, Crew Number 3
    by Richard Wertz
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• 2004:
  • A Virtual Philmont Trek
    by Patrick Druez, SM, Troop 22 (Woodland Hills, CA)
  • Expedition ???-? 2004
    Troop 2 (Ithaca, NY)
  • Expedition ???-? (Route 21) August, 2004
    provided by John Geyster, Scoutmaster, Troop 15 (Shelburne Falls, MA)
  • Expedition 625-O1 June 25, 2004
    provided by A. Kirk McClelland, Advisor, Troop and Crew 809 (Alamo Heights, TX)
  • Expedition 709-J1 (Route 26)
    by Mrs. A of Venture Crew 911 (Pleasanton, CA)
  • Expedition 717-N1 (Route 3) (NOTE: 4.3 MegaByte pdf)
    by Dave Parmly, Troop 506, (Knoxville, TN)
  • Expedition 731-G2 (Route 2) July 30, 2004
    by Keith Plaskonos, Troop 43 (Fort Worth, TX)
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• 2005:
  • 2005 Philmont Comments
    provided by Dr. Bob Klein, Troop 111 (Arlington, VA)
  • ROCS journal
    provided (with permission) by Sheila Brown.
  • Expedition 618-? (Route 17) June18, 2005
    provided by Bruce Day, ASM, Troop 46 (Kansas City, MO)
  • Expedition 622-N5 (Route 16) June 22, 2005
    provided by T.W. Cook, SM, Troop 151 (Georgetown, TX)
  • Expedition 714-C1 (Route 8) July 14, 2005
    by Terri Smith, Advisor, Venturing Crew 405
    provided (with permission) by Calvin H. Gray, Scoutmaster, Troop 405 (Georgetown, TX)
  • Expedition 714-C2 (Route 18) July 14, 2005
    By Wesley; provided (with permission) by Calvin H. Gray, Scoutmaster, Troop 405 (Georgetown, TX)
  • Expedition 718-G1 (Route 30) July 18, 2005
    by Keith Plaskonos, Troop 52 (Fort Worth, TX)
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• 2006:
  • Expedition 612-M3 (Route 11) June 12, 2006
    by David Willcox, Prarielands Council, IL
  • Expedition 630-L6 (Route 22) June 30, 2006
    by Neal C., Venturing Crew 17 (Denville, NJ)
    provided by Al Thomson, Troop 236 (Schooley's Mountain, NJ)
  • Expedition 701-G1 & -G2 (Route 12) July 1, 2006
    by Larry Tuck, Trek Advisor, Troop 761 (Thousand Oaks, CA)
  • Expedition 709-H2 (Route 26) July 9, 2006
    Troop 6 (West Chester, PA)
  • Expeditions 711-C1,C2 & C3 (Routes 21, 29 & 24) July 11, 2006
    Steve Eisinger, Contingent Advisor, Central Florida Council
  • Expedition 713-N (Route 30) July 13, 2006
    by David Wheeler, SM, Troop 52 (Bonham, TX)
  • Expedition 722-H1 (Route 2) July 22, 2006
    by Craig Ibbotson, Troop 165 (Crystal Lake, IL)
  • Expedition 727-H2 (Route 21) July 27, 2006
    by David Ritter, Troop 55 (High Point, NC)
  
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• 2007:
  
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• 2008:
  • Expedition 618-B Crew 445's 2008 Philmont Expedition Information
    Crew 445 (Arlington, TX)
  • Expeditions 808?-? (Routes 8, 27 and 28)
    Philmont Scribe Report by David Kriesberg, Troop 249 (Silver Spring, MD)
  
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• 2009:
  
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• 2010:
  • Expedition 626-K2 (Route 14) June 26, 2010
    "Philmont according to Josh", a scout in Troop 520 (Cedar Hill, TX)
  
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• 2011:

5: Photo Albums of Philmont Treks

Dates: unknown, 1947, 1959, 1961, 1968, 1969, 1980, 1983 & 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, other.

• Dates unknown:
  • Expedition ??? photographs by Troop 8 (Cinnaminson, NJ)
  • Philmont pictures by Doug Funk
  • Philmont pictures by Mark Angeli
  • BSA Troop 5 Photos Scrapbook (Palo Alto, CA) (mostly non-Philmont images)
  • Backpacking Pictures by John Buzzard
  • Philmont pictures by Jason
  • Our Trip to Philmont Scout Ranch by Troop 395 (Finksburg, MD)
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• 1947:
  
  • Philmont in 1947
    published by Randall M. MacDonald, pictures by Earle Painter.
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• 1959:
  
  • A member of Explorer Post 41, circa 1959
    Provided by Peter Hillman
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• 1961:
  
  • Expedition 624-E: June 24, 1961: Post 24 (Upper Arlington, OH)
    by Fr. Tom O'Brien, O.S.C.
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• 1968:
  
  • Expedition 710-A Wednesday, July 10, 1968
    Gulf Coast Council, (Pensacola, FL)
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• 1969:
  
  • Expedition 810-E1: August 10, 1969, Troop 153, by Joseph K. Horn
  
  
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• 1980:
  • Expedition 623-B4, June 23, 1980, Minsi Trails Council (Eastern PA, Western NJ)
    by Harvey Minch
  
  
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• 1983 & 1984:
  • PhotoJournal by Bud C., Crew Leader, Troop 28 (Longhorn Council, TX):
    Expedition 728-A2 (Route 13A), Thursday, July 28, 1983, and
    Expedition 701-M (Route 10A), Sunday, July 1, 1984
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• 1986:
  
  • Expedition 804-? August 4, 1986:
    by Steve Borgerding and others of Troop 68 (Melrose, MN)
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• 1988:
  
  • Expedition 624-D June 24, 1988: Troop 2 (Corvallis, OR)
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• 1990:
• 1992:
  • Expedition ?: 1992: Troop 124 (Stockton, NJ) of the George Washington Council
  • Expedition 627-D2: June 27, 1992
    by Justin Dolske of Troop 399 (Pickerington, OH)
  • Expedition 707-E: July 7, 1992:
    by Terry Dunnigan ASM, Troop One (Mill Valley, CA)
  • Expedition 805-I August 5, 1992:
    by David Koenig, Troop 45 (Bay City, TX)
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• 1993:
  • Expedition ?-?: 1993: Troop 53 (Belleville, IL)
  • Expedition 708-B Thursday, July 8, 1993:
    pictures by Steve Moore, ASM, Troop 112 (Carmel ,IN)
  • Expedition 803-B: Tuesday, August 3, 1993: Troop 801 (Brea, CA)
  • Expedition 810-G: Tuesday, August 10, 1993: Troop 24 (Berkeley, CA)
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• 1994:
  • Expedition ?-?: 1994: Troop 128 (Jacksonville, AK)
  • Expedition ?-?: 1994: Troop 225 (Racine, WI)
  • Expedition 627-K6: Monday, June 27, 1994: Troop 56 (Palmyra, PA)
    • Interactive Map
    • Photo Album [gone]
  • Expedition 707-C: July 7, 1994
    by Terry Dunnigan, ASM, Troop One (Mill Valley, CA)
  • Expedition 711-I: July 11, 1994
    by David Willcox of Troop 104 (Urbana, IL)
  • Expedition 731-E5: July 31, 1994
    Scrapbook by Troop 140 (Fort Meyers, FL) (Philmont links are at the bottom)
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• 1995:
  • Expedition ? 1995: Varsity Scout Team 444 (Knoxville, TN)
  • Expedition ?: 1995: Troop 551 (King of Prussia, PA)
  • Expedition 617-A2: Saturday, June 17, 1995: Troop 172 (Chattanooga, TN)
  • Expedition 717-A1,-A2 July 17, 1995: Troop 53 (Belleville, IL)
  • Expedition 8?? August, 1995: Troop 61 (Sudbury, MA)
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• 1996:
  • Expedition ?-?: 1996: Troop 65 (Morgantown, WV)
  • Expedition ? 1996: by Andrew Leaver-Fay
  • Expedition ?: 1996: Troop 59 (Lawrence, KS)
  • Expedition 711-C-12 July 11, 1996: Troop 874 (?,MD) by Jeff Barnes
  • Expedition 728-O6, 1996 (and Expedition 805-K6, 1998)
    by Chris Berndt, Troop 354 (Newton, IA)
  • Expedition 8??-? August, 1996: Troop 275 (Burleson, TX)
  • Expedition 805-K: Monday, August 5, 1996: Troop 806 (Midlothian, VA)
    By Traylor Hitch Productions
  • Expedition 806-G-2:Tuesday, August 6, 1996: Troop 777 (Hudson, OH)
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• 1997:
  • Expedition ???-?: ?, 1997: Troop 53 (Belleville, IL)
  • Expedition ???-?: ?, 1997: Troop 172 (Chattanooga, TN)
  • Expedition 614-A: Saturday, June 14, 1997: Troop 133 (Indianapolis, IN)
  • Expedition 618-0: Wednesday, June 18, 1997: Troop 77 (Fern Creek, KY)
  • Expedition 628?-? June 28?, 1997:
    by Taylor
  • Expedition 7??-?: July, 1997: Troop 670 (Manassas, VA)
  • Expedition 704-Q: July 4, 1997:
    by Brad Jones of Troop 111 (Arlington, VA)
  • Expedition 713-U1 (Route 26) Wednesday, July 13, 1997: Troop 881 (Cincinnati, OH)
  • Expedition 715-N1
    by Jared Ramsdell
  • Expedition 718-M July 18, 1997: Troop 642 (Irvine, CA)
  • Expedition 727-E (Route 13) Sunday, July 27, 1997:
    by Troop 2 (Lincoln, NE)
  • Expedition 801-F: Friday, August 1, 1997:
    by Troop 562 (Woodridge, IL)
  • Expedition 803-I (Route 13) Sunday, August 3, 1997:
    by David Willcox of Troop 104 (Urbana, IL)
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• 1998:
  • Expedition 614-H2 Sunday, June 14, 1998: Troop 18 (Jackson, MS)
  • Expeditions 620-G9,-G10 (Itineraries 12 & 7) Saturday, June 20, 1998: Troop 764 (Dunwoody,GA)
  • Expedition 621-Q2: (Route 26) Sunday, June 21, 1998: Troop 586 (Ashland, OH)
    by Dan Yoder
  • Expedition 6??-L1,-L2 June, 1998, Troop 674 (St. Charles, MO)
  • Expedition 62?-?
    Nick Myer's Philmont Adventure (Blue Water Council)
  • Expedition 625-?: (Route 7) Thursday, June 25, 1998: Troop 109 (Boone, NC)
  • Expedition 626-K5 (Route 5) June 26, 1998
    by Mike Floyd, ASM. Troop 149 (Watkinsville, GA)
  • Expeditions 627-O1,-O2 Saturday, June 27, 1998: Troop 118 (Arlington, TX)
  • Expedition 7?? July, 1998:
    by Scott Kapralos
  • Expedition 7?? July, 1998: Troop 360 (Port Clinton, OH)
  • Expedition 7?? July 1998: Troop 137 (Franklin, TN)
  • Expedition 702-K4 (Route 14) Thursday, July 2, 1998
    By Andy Morley, ASM, Troop 202 (Cooperfield, TX)
  • Expedition 704-H1, -H2 Saturday, July 4, 1998: Troop 111 and others (Arlington, VA)
    by Brad Jones, Troop 111 (Arlington, VA)
  • Expeditions 704-I1 - I10 Saturday, July 4, 1998: Monmouth Council (Oakhurst, NJ)
  • Expedition 705-B4 (Route 13) Sunday, July 5, 1998: Greater St. Louis Area Council
    photographed by Steve Bromschwig Troop 51 (St. Louis, MO)
  • Expedition 705-C Sunday, July 5, 1998: Troop 26 (Tulsa, OK)
  • Expedition 711-K Saturday, July 11, 1998:
    pictures by Steve Moore, ASM, Troop 112 (Carmel ,IN)
  • Expedition 716-K3A (Route 15) July, 1998:
    by Matt Ford, Troop 160 (Fairfax, VA)
  • Expedition 717-K (Route 13) July, 1998, Troop 183 (Mentor, OH)
  • Expedition 720-H3 Monday, July 20, 1998: Troop 68 (Melrose, MN)
  • Troop 204 (Woodlands, TX):
    • Expedition 723-H1 Thursday, July 23, 1998
    • Expedition 723-H2 Thursday, July 23, 1998
  • Expedition 725-C Saturday, July 25, 1998
    Troop 79 (Amarillo, TX)
  • Expedition 803-B1,-B2,-B3 (Route 10 & Route 25) August 3, 1998
    by Richard Harris, Troop 6 (Cincinnati, OH)
  • Expedition 805-K6, 1998 (and Expedition 728-O6, 1996)
    by Chris Berndt, Troop 354 (Newton, IA)
  • Philmont Autumn Adventure 1998: by Roy.
  • Philmont Autumn Adventure August 26, 1998:
    by Dave Johnston of Troop 493 (Virginia Beach, VA)
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• 1999:
  • Kanik "Interim trip 1999"
    by Randolph School (Huntsville, AL)
  • Expedition 614-O4 June 14, 1998: Troop 18 (Jackson, MS)
  • Expedition 616-K1 (Route 7) Wednesday, June 16, 1999.
    by Brian Schroeder, ASM, Troop 516 (Centerville, OH)
  • Expedition 620-E3: Monday, June 20, 1999, Troop 586 (Ashland, OH)
    by Dan Yoder
  • Expedition 625-E (Route 20) June 25, 1999, Troop 375 (Burien, WA)
  • Expedition 626-N1 (Route 12) Saturday, June 26, 1999.
    by Brandon S. of Troop 179 (River Ridge, LA)
  • Expedition 627-L June 27, 1999
    Venturing Crew 214
  • Expedition 7??-?? July, 1999(?)
    Troop 450 (Severana Park, MD)
  • Expedition 704-D (Route 7) July 4, 1999
    Troop 1776 (Plano, TX)
  • Expedition 705-F2 (Route 28) Wednesday, July 5, 1999
    WARNING: slideshow requires Java and RealPlayer
    by Dave Bregar of Troop 381 (Albuquerque, NM)
  • Expedition 711-J July 11, 1999,
    by Tom Huffman, Troop 28 (Utica, OH)
  • Expedition 714-D2 (Route 10) Wednesday, July 14, 1999
    by Mike Voth of Troop 664 (Muenster, TX)
  • Expeditions 716-F1 and -F2 (Routes 7 and 12) Friday, July 16, 1999
    by Troop 202 (Oakland, CA)
  • Expedition 716-P5 (route 28) Friday, July 16, 1999
    By Corey, Toledo Area Council (Toledo, OH)
  • Expedition 717-M (Route 26) July 17, 1999
    Troop 881 (Cincinnati, OH)
  • Expedition 718-F (Route 5) Sunday, July 18, 1999:
    by Larry Stehling, ex-SM, Troop 424 (Katy, TX)
  • Expedition 806-A August 6, 1999
    Troop 75 (Kings Park, NY)
  • Expedition 809-C1 August 9, 2000, Troop 2 (Milford, MA)
  • Philmont Fall Adventure - October 1999
    by Danny McMurphy of Venturing Crew 84 in the Osage District, Greater St. Louis Area Council, MO.
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• 2000:
  • Expedition ? Summer, 2000
    Troop 1533 (Fairfax, VA)
  • OATC Expedition 615 June 15, 2000.
    pictures by David of Troop 18 (Jackson, MS)
  • Expedition 622-A2, (2000 Route 1) Thursday, June 22, 2000
    by Justin Dolske of Troop 399 (Pickerington, OH)
  • Expeditions 622-N3 & 622-N4 (2000 Route 20) Thursday, June 22, 2000
    by Troop 36 (Irvine, CA) with lots of commentary by Hawk.
  • Expedition 630-G1&G2 (2000 Route 11) June 30,2000
    by Mike Floyd, ASM. Troop 149 (Watkinsville, GA)
  • Expedition 701-E1 (2000 Route 28?) July 1st, 2000
    by Bill McGhee, Venturing Crew 26 (Tulsa, OK), Indian Nations Council.
  • Expedition 704-I3 (2000 Route 20) Tuesday, July 4, 2000
    By Scott Sandrock, Troop 265 (North Canton, OH)
  • Expeditions 707-A1 & -A2 (2000 Route 26) Friday, July 7, 2000
    provided by Lori Wist, SM, Troop 43 (Lake Stevens, WA)
  • Expedition 711-D4 (2000 Route 10) Tuesday, July 11, 2000
    by Andy Morley, Venturing Crew Advisor, Troop 202 & Venturing Crew 1711 (Houston, TX)
  • Expedition 713-D9 July 13, 2000
    Troop 124 (Carney, MD)
  • Expedition 713-D14 July 13, 2000
    Troop 124 (Carney, MD)
  • Expedition 723-J5 July 23, 2000
    by Troop 52 (Doylestown, PA)
  • Expedition 724-J July 24, 2000
    Troop 476 (Cupertino, CA)
  • Expedition 728-I6 Friday, July 28, 2000
    by Troop 457 (Buffalo, NY)
  • Expedition 804-H Friday, August 4, 2000
    by Jon Hanford of Troop 134 (Stewart Manor, NY)
  • Expedition 805-J Saturday, August 5, 2000, Venturing Crew 48 (Downers Grove, IL)
  • Autumn Adventure October 12, 2000
    Gray Owl District (Rowlett, TX), Circle 10 Council
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• 2001:
  • Expeditions ??? Summer, 2001
    Troop 202 (Oakland, CA)
  • Expedition 6??-? June, 2001 (precise date and route unknown)
    Troop 175 (Decatur, GA)
  • Expeditions 612-I2 June 12, 2001
    by Matt Bickford (Claremore,OK)
  • Expedition 617 June 16-28
    Commanche Venturing Crew, Troop 411 (Chapin, SC), Etowah Creek District, Indian Waters Council
  • Expedition 618-A June 18, 2001 (along with other summer events)
    Troop 255 (Bartlett, TN)
  • Expedition 618-G1 (Route 11a) June 18, 2001 [under development]
    by Greg Leuch, Chickasaw Council (Memphis, TN)
  • Expedition 618-J (Route 13) Monday, June 18, 2001
    by Dave Thorn, Troop 2 (Winona, MN), Gamehaven Council
  • Expedition 623-K6 (Route 2)
    Troop 399, Capitol Area Council
  • Expedition 703-E3 (Route 24) July 3, 2001.
    Troop 236 (Schooley's Mountain, NJ)
  • Expeditions 722-F1 - 722-F4 July 22, 2001, Troop 137 (Franklin, TN)
  • Expedition 726-O1 July 26, 2001
    Phoenix Explorer Troop (Ballantrae, Ontario), Four Arrows Baden-Powell Explorer Group
  • Expedition 731-U2 (Route 8) July 31, 2001
    Album by Troop 46, Heart of America Council (Kansas City, MO)
  • Expedition 807-H2 (Route 13) August 7, 2001
    Venturing Crew 566
  
  
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• 2002:
  • Expedition 611-I1 June 11, 2002
    by Troop 18 (Jackson, MS)
  • Expeditions 624-D1 and 624-D2 (Route 5) June 24, 2002.
    by Randy Mallon, ASM, Troop 145 (Round Rock, TX)
    See also: Philmont Warm Up February 2002
  • Expedition 626-J1 (Route 13) June 26,2002.
    by Brian S., Troop 516 (Centerville, OH)
  • Expedition 723-F2 July 23, 2002
    by Troop 52 (Doylestown, PA)
  
  
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• 2003:
  • Expedition 615-B8 June 15, 2003
    Commanche Venturing Crew, Troop 411 (Chapin, SC), Etowah Creek District, Indian Waters Council
  • Expedition 624-C4 (Route 21) June 24, 2003
    by Brian Nielsen
  • Expedition 626-G June 26, 2003 (includes 360-degree panoramas)
    by Julian Love, Troop 116, Mecklenburg County Council (Charlotte, NC)
    • Tooth of Time Panorama for use with Celestia.
      Photo by Julian Love, 3D models by s.ball
  • Expedition 702-? July 2, 2005
    by Troop 90 (Pacific Grove, CA)
  • Expedition 723-?? July 23, 2003
    Troop 75 (Kings Park, NY)
  • Expedition 729-B (Route 5A) July 29, 2003
    by Troop 47 (Vinton, IA)
  • Expeditions 729-S4 and -S5 (Route 10) July, 2003
    by Gary McGraw, SM, Troop 21 (Coconut Grove, FL)
  • Expedition 808 PSA 1
    by Philip Romans
  
  
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• 2004:
  • Expedition ???
    Troop 14 (Toledo, OH)
  • Expeditions 705-I1 & 705-I2 July 5, 2004
    Troop 433 (Middle Island, NY)
  • Photo Galleries of Crews 713E1 and 713E2
    Troop 68 (Melrose, MN)

    See also: Boy Scout Troop 68 Philmont Desktops & Wallpaper

  • Expeditions 715-D1 & -D2 (Route 4)
  • Slideshow (RAR archive format)
    by Troop 6 (West Chester, PA)
  
  
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• 2005:
  • Expedition 707-G July 7, 2005
    by Julian Love, Troop 116, Mecklenburg County Council (Charlotte, NC)
  • Expedition 709-C (Route 9) July 9, 2005
    Troop 516 (Janesville, WI)
  • Expedition 726-R2 July 26, 2005
    by Troop 90 (Pacific Grove, CA)
  
  
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• 2006:
  • Expedition 709-H2 (Route 26) July 9, 2006
    by Jim Thompson, HA ASM, Troop 6 (West Chester, PA)
  • Expedition 709-H2 (Route 26) July 9, 2006
    by James, Troop 6 (West Chester, PA)
  • Expeditions 711-C1,C2 & C3 (Routes 21, 29 & 24) July 11, 2006
    Steve Eisinger, Contingent Advisor, Central Florida Council
  
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• 2007:
  
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• 2008:
  
  
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• Some Other Philmont Albums
  • Philmont Desktops & Wallpaper
    by Troop 68 (Melrose, MN)
  • Philmont Photographs
    by TPB, Esq. Ranger, 1995
  • Philmont
    album by W. Brooks
  • Brad Cannon's Philmont Page 1993-2001, Ranger: 2001
  • Trail Crew: 1989 by Mark Haferling
  • Philmont Images by Jay Jolicoeur of PSA
  • Trail Crew Oscar (1996) by Erik Justen
  • Philmont
    album by Christopher Krumrey
  • Sarah's Philmont Page (requires JavaScript)
    by Sarah Krzewinski: CHQ '98, HOD '99, Uracca 2000
  • By Fr. Tom O'Brien, O.S.C.:
    • Chaplains 1998 and other sights
    • Chaplains 1999 and other sights
    • Chaplains 2000 and other sights
  • Philmont Album
    by Warren Williams of the Andrew Jackson Council (Jackson, MS)
  • Images of Philmont: 1976-1987 by Randall M. MacDonald, Philmont Staff 1980-1984
  • Philmont Photos (1985) by Ron Morton

  • Roundtable at The Philmont Training Center (2000)
    North Star District Roundtable (Kansas City, MO)

  • View from the "Tooth of Time" at Philmont Scout Ranch, New Mexico
    a Quicktime VR MOVie by Wesley Fryer

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6: Journals and Albums of Cavalcades

• Cavalcade 626-? Friday, June 26, 1998: Troop 92 (Milpitas, CA)
  by Tony Ciak
  Cavalcade 626-CX (Route 1A-N) Saturday, June 26, 1999: Troop 10 (Miami, FL)
• [iawb] Legionnaires Roam the Range Summer, 1999?, Troop 329 (Woodville, OH)
  By Layne Cameron, Assistant Editor, The Americal Legion Magazine
• Cavalcade 715-CW July 15, 2000:
  Journal by Tom Morin, SM, Troop 1776 (Marietta, GA)
• Cavalcade 8?? August, 2001
  Album and journal by Troop Scribe, Troop 477 (Dexter, MI)
• Cavalcade 625-CV (Route 5A) June 25, 2003
  by Wesley Ma Gill. Provided (with permission) by Calvin H. Gray, Scoutmaster, Troop 405 (Georgetown, TX)
• Cavalcade 625-CW (Route 4A) June 25, 2003
  by Byron Davis, Crew Leader; Venturing Crew 405, Troop 405 and Venturing Crew 157.
  Provided (with permission) by Calvin H. Gray, Scoutmaster, Troop 405 (Georgetown, TX)

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7: Experiences of Rangers at Philmont, including pictures

• Tom Ball Western Scuptor and exRanger (no relation)
• Jason A. Cotting TC16 & Mountain Trek Ranger '97
• Joshu Strom Ranger: 1999,2000

  The following pages have evaporated. Please let me know if you know where they've gone.

• Philmont Rangers Home Page

• The Naval Academy chapter of the National Eagle Scout Association: Rangers at Philmont
• Barry Burns 1990-1992
• Adam Fromm(?)
• Eric Stechmann: Ranger in 2003, dining in 2001, ROCS 2000, trek 1997.

8: Other Staff experiences at Philmont Scout Ranch

• Brian Burns 1991: Cimarroncito, 1993: Trail Crew
• Ben 1998: Rayado, 1999: Trail Crew, 2000: Apache Springs
• Kent Endersby Cypher's Mine 1996
  • Thoughts on the Magic of Philmont
• [iawb]Adam Gaydosh Cimmaroncito '97
• [iawb]Marsh Howard (Rayado 1991, staff 1994-1997)
• Michael Lampkin Photo Service 1985-'87
• P.J! Parmar Ranger, Conservation and Backcountry Staff (1994-2004)
  See also http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1589395026
• Philip Romans Ranger '94.'95; logistics '96
• [iawb] James Allen Wick Assistant Villa Gardener (1994,1995)
• Tom Wills: Troop236's Man at Philmont

  The following pages have evaporated. Please let me know if you know where they've gone.

• Michael Harbeck program counselor, Apache Camp, 1999
• Kevin A. Hogan Philmont News and Photo Service ('94,'95)
• Ben Hurley, Phimont Staff 1999,2000
• Philmont's Backcountry: Staff Association Treks and pictures by Kevin
• Rebecca Robbins Conservation 1995
• Doug Wahl
  1996 Asst Trail Crew Foreman
  1998 Rayado Ranger & Asst Trail Crew Foreman
  1999 Camp Director - Urraca Camp
  2000 ROCS Coordinator

9: Writings about Philmont and Hiking

9.1: Aviation incidents at Philmont

• The final resting place of a Douglas A-26 Invader
  description provided by George Hay Kain, III
  Crew Advisor, Expedition 625-L-3, Trek 8, June-July 1999
• The Last Flight of Liberator 41-1133
  by William F. Cass
  on the Philmont Web site of Troop 18 (Jackson, MS)
• NTSB aviation incident reports
  • JUL-06-86 (buzzed Philmont)
  • MAR-24-88 (turbulence while flying over)
  • JUN-26-88 (crash near Baldy)
  • AUG-02-88 (crash near airport)
  • July-19-89 (crash at airport)
• Realistic Bomber Training Initiative (RBTI) proposed for northern New Mexico with overflights of Philmont
• Bomber Plans Spare Northern N.M.
  an article in the Albuquerque Journal (Thursday, March 30, 2000)
  Note: The Albuquerque Journal's online articles are only available for a short while.

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9.2: Books and Magazines


• Philmont Country: The Rocks and Landscape of a Famous New Mexico Ranch (online pdf)
  U.S. Geological Survey, Professional Paper 505
  by G. D. Robinson, A.A.Wanek, W. H. Hays and M. E. McCallum
• Books about Philmont
• High Country PSA magazine

9.3: Philmont Prayers and Code

• The Philmont Hymn
  Background design by Troop 56 (Palmyra, PA)
• The Philmont Grace
  One of the prayers recorded by the U.S. Scouting Service Project

• BSA's "Wilderness Use Policy"
  in html format on the Web site of USScouts
• BSA's "Wilderness Use Policy"
  in PDF format on the Web site of Golden Empire Council
• [iawb] The Wilderness Pledge
  Recorded by Catawba Lodge #459
  (Note: the new Web site does not have many of their previous [iawb] reference pages.)
• [iawb] The Outdoor Code (U.S.)
  Recorded by Catawba Lodge #459

• [iawb] The Outdoor Code (ZA)
  Recorded in the [iawb] South African Scouting Collection

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9.4: Camping Words


• A Summer Essay
  by a Philmont Scout; provided (with permission) by Dr. Bob Klein, Troop 111 (Arlington, VA)
• Wilderness Experience (Philmont Rayado)
  by Creighton Welch, provided (with permission) by Calvin H. Gray, Scoutmaster, Troop 405 (Georgetown, TX)
• Philmont Scout Ranch: Relationship between man and nature
  by Harry P. Montoro, Class of 2002, Virginia Military Institute
• [iawb] Murphy's Laws of Camping
  Edited by Troop 49, Capitol Area Council, Longhorn District (Austin, TX)
• Philmont Memories
  as posted to alt.fan.john-denver (June, 1998)
• [iawb] Warm Stars on a Cold Night a collection of wilderness quotations
  Originally by Susie Dobbs, Laura Lampe, & Ed Ohnemus (1985)
  Fourth edition by Russ Riegel, Park Ranger, Pinnacle Mountain State Park (Roland, AR)

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9.5: Philmont Stories


• Lucien Maxwell and Billy the Kid
  by Richard Pettys, Sr.
• Philmont's "Lost Cabin"
  provided by D.O.Nilsson, PhD.

• provided by Mike Martens (Philmont Ranger: 1968-1969)
  • True Trails of Philmont: 4 Mile Camp 1968
  • Apollo 11: July 20, 1969

• [iawb] World of the Strange August 27,2001: includes "The Lost Scout," an excerpt from Riders In The Sky - The Ghosts and Legends of Philmont Scout Ranch by Michael Connelly
• Philmont Tales ghost stories
  retold by Jeffrey Kreyer of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
  as posted to alt.folklore.ghost-stories (March, 1998)

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9.6: Philmont Music and Dance


• Coverville: Philmont Cowboys and Campfire Songs PodCast
• Songs at the closing campfire, July 19, 2002
  on the web site of Venturing Crew 37 (DeLeon, TX)
• Mark's Philmont Homepage Live Recordings from Philmont
• "Philsongs II: Live From the Tooth (2001)"
• Downloadable Philsongs Songbook
  on the Web site of the Philmont Staff Association
• Philmont PhilSongs Songbook
• Philmont Campfires
  songs and poems collected by Spill
• Philmont Songs and a Skit
  provided by George Hay Kain, III
  Crew III Advisor, YAAC 1999 Philmont Expedition
• Philmont Song Book (with chords)
  compiled by Rick Seymour
• The Online Philmont Songbook (by Philmont staff)

• PhilSongs: 1998 closing campfire (by Janix)
• The Kwahadi Dancers
  • A brief history

• The Radio Show With Pete and Matt
  A weekly streaming Internet radio show. Their CD Request List includes the Philmont Staff Campfire CD "Sawin' on the Strings" by The Tobasco Donkeys

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9.7: Newspaper and Magazine articles


• Scouting Magazine
  [iawb] Wilderness Horse Sense
  by Ernest Doclar (May-June, 2000)
• The Columbus Dispatch
  • Father-son bond finds place to flower away from it all
• The Herald of Everett, WA.
  • One Hard Hike (October, 1998)
• HorseCity.com
  • Trail Riding: Valle Vidal - Land of the Living
    by Pat Dugger
• Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
  • Scout troop roughs it in wilderness of New Mexico [Troop 508, South Plains Council] (July 9, 1997)
    by Melony Overton, LA-V
  • One-vehicle wreck kills one, injures two on Boy Scout trip (July 21, 1997)
    by Don King, LA-V
  • Lifestyles - Boy Scouts to follow lead of Lubbock woman [South Plains Council] (by Melony Overton, Avalanche-Journal Feb 24, 1998)
  • Officials close in on forest fire (Sunday, May 17, 1998)
    by the Associated Press.
  • Lifestyles - Seeing boys become better people, learn skills is reward for troop leader (by Elaine Gibbs, Avalanche-Journal, Jan 10, 1999)
  • Local News - Four Scout leaders earn Silver Beaver awards (by Andrea Broyles, Avalanche-Journal, April 10, 1999)
  • Ranching Heritage to host Campfire Event (Aug 13, 1999)
  • Bear Attacks
    • Regional News - Four Scouts injured in new attacks 07/26/00
    • Regional News - Hungry bears continue to plague NM 07/27/00
  • National News - Smoldering sawdust pile causes evacuations, highway closure (Associated Press, April 17,2001)
• Los Alamos Geological Society newsletter Obsidian Observer (Archives)
  • November, 2001 (PDF file)
    Dinosaur footprints at Philmont are mentioned on page 2, in the last paragraph of the article "K-T Boundary Field Trip" by Robert Horning and Paul Bradley.
• The Daily Mining Gazette (Houghton, MI)
  September, 2001
  See "Adventuring Forth: Houghton teens take on 57-mile New Mexico hike"
• Outfitters & Guides Online
  Fly Fishing at Philmont:
  • The Scouting Advantage
    an editorial by Woodrow West
  • A Slice of Heaven
    an editorial by Ivan Martin
• Outside Magazine:
  • Thrifty, Clean and Brave
    Controversial article by Adam Goodheart, photographs by Craig Cameron Olsen (November 1999)

    Rebuttals, provided here with the permission of the authors:

    • Mark Griffin
    • John LeBlanc and Dublin Clawson
    • Dr. Bob Klein
    • Hans Hoffman
  • April 23,2000: Today's Question What gear should our son bring to Scout camp?
• Salisbury Post
  • Backpackers carry the load
    by Mark Wineka (February 21, 2000)
  • Philmont: Having fun, being responsible
    by Mark Wineka (July 9, 2000)
  • Holy Grail: Trip into wilderness filled with meaning for Scouts
    by Mark Wineka (July 9, 2000)
• Sangre de Cristo Chronicle (includes news of Cimarron)
  • Area towns face water emergency (April 25,2002)
• Sunset Magazine
  • Photo safari in New Mexico
    by Sharon Niederman (March, 2000)
  • Philmont: Boy Scout heaven
    by Peter Fish (May, 2001)
• Washington CEO Online Magazine
  • The Eagles Have Landed by Charlene Santucci

• Off-line articles:
  • "Philmont Scout Ranch Helps Boys Grow Up-Sept. 1956"
    Once available as a National Geographic Society Reprint
  • Boy's Life, October, 1962: Ansel Adams' portfolio of photographs of Philmont

• Scouting and the United Methodist Church
  • Being a Chaplain at Philmont
  • Religious Services at Philmont
  • Philmont Scouts Own Call to Worship
  
  
• Controversial Bible distribution at Philmont
  Except where otherwise noted, these articles are by Cynthia B. Astle, Associate Editor, United Methodist Reporter Communications
  
  • [iawb] God's word comes to Scouts in backpacks (9/12/96)
  • [iawb] 'Backpacking Bibles' for Boy Scouts scrapped (12/5/96)
  • [iawb] New men's commission assumes Scouting office (1/2/97)
    (includes comments about the cause of the 'Backpacking Bible' controversy)
  • [iawb] Boy Scouts of America to distribute, review 'backpacking Bibles' (2/27/97)
  • [iawb] 'Backpacking Bibles' are back (6/24/98, by Kathryn Self, Reporter Intern)
  • Share a Scripture with a Scout (4/23/01)

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9.8: Scouting Newsletters


• Troop Enjoys Perfect Stay at Philmont
  In the "Troop 764 Scouting Times -- Volume 1, Issue 5 -- November 8, 1998"

9.9 Films

• Troop 2059 at Philmont, 2011 (pt 1/5)
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq4o1QMxVbs
  an episode of "InBetween", uploaded by FreeStateStudios:
  http://www.youtube.com/user/freestatestudio#p/u/4/Dq4o1QMxVbs
• The Philmont Documentary Collection
  http://www.philmontmovie.com/
• Scouting videos, including several about Philmont (JavaScript required):
  http://www.arapahoedistrict.org/scouting/VideoLibrary.asp
• Philmont & Films: Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom "The Philmont Trail" (1964)
  by Mike Kilgore, Quivira Council.
  As seen in the archives of the SCOUTS-L mailing list. (November 13, 1993)

9.10 Astronomy

• Observing Report--New Mexico and Oklahoma: Viewing the stars at Philmont
  as posted to sci.astro.amateur (June, 2000)

10: Philmont Patches and Art

• Awards from Philmont
  Patch images and notes provided by provided by Al Thomson, Troop 236 (Schooley's Mountain, NJ), Dr. Bob Klein, Troop 111 (Arlington, VA) and others.
  Includes a picture of the new "Duty to God" award patch, provided by Steve Putnam, Troop 1785, Four Rivers District, Baltimore Area Council
• Philmont Patches
  by Randall M. MacDonald (Philmont Staff 1980-1984)
• Patch Collection
  by Troop 24 (Berkeley, CA)
• 1994 PTC patch
  by Paul of Troop 24 (Berkeley, CA)
• Philmont Crew Patches of the Hudson Valley Council and Lodge 86 - Nacha Nimat
  On the Web site of Troop 71 (Milford, PA)
• Philmont 98
  patches by Greater Niagara Frontier Council
• Sculptures
  by Tom Ball, Western Scuptor and exRanger (no relation)
• Oil and pastel paintings of Philmont
  by Dawn Chandler.
• Philmont ClipArt
  on the ClipArt Web Site of the Cherokee District
• Philmont ClipArt
  at USScouts.org
• Things we have made for Philmont Scout Ranch
  made by Pulsar Design

11: More pages with many links about Philmont Scout Ranch

• Staff, Treks, Photo Albums and others
  by Troop 24 (Berkeley, CA)
• The Complete Guide to Philmont by Troop 764 (Dunwoody, GA)
• Philmont: Links to Travel Information and Equipment Suppliers
  on the Web site of Troop 99 (Minoa, NY), Hiawatha Seaway Council
• Philmont Web page at ScoutLinks
• Cimarron Regional Attractions: Philmont Scout Ranch
  at the Open Directory Project (dmoz)
• Philmont Library Internet Parade Oops! Wrong Philmont! <grin> (but I used to live in Chatham)

12: Cimarron (the town nearest the ranch)

• Cimarron High Webcam (pointed at Philmont)
• News (about the July '96 tornado; a link to a picture, too)
• Maps
• Description
  by Sangres.Com

13: Other High Adventure programs

14: Other Scouting Web Pages

The High Adventure and Scouting portions of this page have moved to their own pages. Many more links can be found there.

15: Change Notification Request

16: Recent changes to this page

• updated November 13, 2008
• updated July 22, 2008
• updated September 17, 2007
• updated August 15, 2007

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17: Philmont Web Ring

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18: Disclaimer

This Web page is maintained by Selden Ball at Wilson Lab.
Please read his disclaimer.
Please send any comments or corrections to seb@lepp.cornell.edu

19: Visitation history

        Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec   Total
1996:                                  17   41   90   66   61  113     322
1997:   228  320  553  601  481  794  753  706  566  536  455  529    6522
1998:   732  810 1218 1211 1210 1788 1714 1308 1184 1255 1269 1258   14957
1999:  1793 2329 3595 3259 2423 2658 3177 2136 1639 1663 2163 1770   28605
2000:  2576 2487 3038 2985 2965 3610 3859 3145 2144 2509 2249 2056   33623
2001:  2768 2910 3472 3469 3726 4152 4397 3055 2557 3556 2692 2331   39085
2002:  3580 3314 3921 4027 3812 9399 5403 3766 3414 3280 3633 2869   50418
2003:  3875 3837 5249 4845 4661 5508 6494 3539 3793 3860 3307 3090   52058
2004:  4325 4397 6582 5512 5232 7205 7259 4421 3859 3985 3607 3440   59824 
2005:  4987 5020 5914 4819 4926 6135 5540 4135 3319 3777 3735 3505   55812
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20: Cool Site designation

• Cool Site designation notice
  from the Open Directory Project (dmoz)
• Cimarron Regional Attractions: Philmont Scout Ranch at dmoz

21: Notes

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