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1.2: Maps and GPS Waypoints
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1.2.1: Maps of Philmont Scout Ranch
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1.5: Philmont Staff Association
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1.6: Special Opportunities at Philmont
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1.7: Museums and Other Descriptions
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2.1: Philmont Publications
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2.2: Sources of Advice
See the section below for details about Yahoo list subscription procedures.
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.
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2.3: Compilations of Advice
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2.4: Specific Advice
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 |
Double-H Pictures and Trek Reports
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2.4.2:Training
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2.4.3:Travel and Lodging
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2.4.3.2: Lodging.
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2.4.4:Arrival.
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2.4.5:Treks and Cavalcades.
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2.4.6:Equipment
Dr. Bob's checklists:
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2.4.6.2: Lightweight Packing
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2.4.6.4: Stoves
Philmont Scout Ranch 47 Caballo Rd Cimarron, NM 87714Despite 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.
NOTE:
As of summer 2001, use of sandals is strongly discouraged.
There have been too many foot injuries.
As described in the "Guidebook to Adventure", Philmont has special procedures for food delivery to people with special dietary requirements.
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2.4.8: Animals.
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2.4.8.2: Bears.
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2.4.9: Health and Safety at Philmont.
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED MEDICAL ADVICE. CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR OTHER TRAINED MEDICAL PRACTITIONER.
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2.4.9.2: Incidents.
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).
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2.4.10:Wildfires near Philmont
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.
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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.
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Web page by Earl Owens, 1st ASM, Troop 764 (Dunwoody,GA)
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.
