Philmont 2012 Trip Summary
Back in 2012 my family had a culminating boy scouts adventure to Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM. I compiled a summary for future reference. Philmon...
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Philmont 2012 Summary
Here is a summary page with links to all of the detailed write-ups for Sherwood Troop 224's Philmont 2012 adventure with itinerary 34: Planning and getting ...
Philmont Equipment Details
Like most people (adults?) going to Philmont, Julie and I spent a lot of time exploring strategies and tactics for equipment. Much our equipment was close t...
Philmont Day 11 - Dean Heck to Base Camp
We did all survive the night in the haunted Dean Heck trail camp. Matthew's first words when he woke up: "I'M ALIVE!!" Kyle admitted that he was exhausted...
Philmont Day 10 - Elkhorn to Dean Heck
This is our last full day of hiking and program at Philmont. For breakfast, we had the hot skillet scramble. Texture a little odd, but still good and a nic...
Philmont Day 9 - Baldy Town to Elkhorn
With a final close-up look at Baldy and farewell to the Baldy Town kitten, our crew departed on a downhill descent to Pueblano where some spar pole climbing...
Philmont Day 8 - Baldy Climb
We departed camp with our light daypacks on at 6:45am to begin our Baldy ascent. We screamed up the mountain, passing four other crews along the way and re...
Philmont Day 7 - Baldy Skyline to Baldy Town
Leaving Baldy Skyline we had a choice -- swing by the Miranda camp for some program time, or high-tail it to Baldy Town to try and get an early slot for our...
Philmont Day 6 - Deer Lake Mesa to Baldy Skyline
On day 6 we departed Deer Lake Mesa at about 6:50am and began our gradual climb down towards the Cimarron River. We saw a buck on the way, keeping our deer...
Philmont Day 5 - Black Mountain Camp to Deer Lake Meadow
As I said before, day 4 was our last easy day. Day 5 would be a true test for our crew, and not in the ways we expected. The day opened with a steep ascen...
Philmont Day 4 - Agua Fria to Black Mountain
Day 4 would prove to be our last "easy" day as we casually sauntered from Agua Fria to our first food resupply at Phillips Junction. We departed our campsi...
Philmont Day 3 - Carson Meadows to Agua Fria
We woke up about 6am at our Carson Meadows camp and started our hike towards Fish Camp at about 7:30am. We signed out at the cabin and started our relative...
Philmont 2012 - Day 2 at Abreu and Carson Meadows
Julie and I awoke by 7am to warm light and a calm meadow. Our night-time routine was like this: Julie and Chris get into tent and change into sleeping clo...
Philmont 2012 - Day 1
We did some final map review and training with ranger Nate in the welcome center while we awaited our bus. I had a near disaster as I mistakenly locked my ...
Philmont 2012 - Arriving at Philmont
On July 24, crews 724-G arrived at Philmont base camp headquarters at about 10:50am. The Ramblin Express bus had picked us up at the hotel at about 6:45am ...
Philmont 2012 - Planning and Getting There
This is the first in a series of posts about our trip to Philmont Scout Ranch this summer. We had an amazing trip -- a family adventure to remember and one ...
Off to Philmont
We are headed to Denver today to start our 95 mile backpacking adventure to Philmont. Two days in Denver then we hop on a charter bus down to Cimarron NM.