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Golden Spread Council General Info May 4, 2018- Check-in 1pm 10- pm (MST) to May 6, 2018- Check out 11:45 am (MST)

Philmont Scout Ranch 17 Deer Run Road Cimarron, NM 87714

Golden Spread Council (806) 358-6500 401 Tascosa Rd. Amarillo, TX 79124

www.GoldenSpread.org

Scott Kilian Director of Support Services (806) 358-6500 [email protected]

Jake Splawn Brenda Hutson Program Executive Program Specialist (806) 382-4406 (806) 352-2371 [email protected] [email protected]

Golden Spread Council Event Details Pricing is per person An all inclusive event price of

$45 per person (6 yrs old & up)

$10 per Child (5 yrs old & under)

Price includes: Tent City lodging -Two person tent with one cot per person -Families will be grouped together -Tent is provided & already set-up -Electricity in each tent -Friday night & Saturday Night

Three Meals -Philmont dining hall meals -Saturday Breakfast & Dinner -Sunday Breakfast (NOTE: Saturday lunch is not included & should be planned by each family. Dining options in town or pack a sandwhich lunch to enjoy)

Activities -Friday night Games & Fellowship -Crackerbarrel -Villa tours - Trading Post -Scouting Museum Tours -T-Rex Print Hike -Craft for kids -Saturday night campfire -Sunday morning Scout Service -Sunday funday- Tomahawk Throwing (all ages) -Lover’s Leap Hike * * Fishing requires the expense of a NM fishing license * See fishing page in this guide for more details. Golden Spread Council Tent City

Each wall tent houses two people and has two cots provided. If If you wish to have a young child sleep in your tent as well please notify the Council office upon registration so we can prepare your tent for you,

Every tent has electricity.

Each tent will already be set-up and ready for your belongings. The travel distance from vehicles is very short.

If If you or someone in your family requires handicap access, you must notify the Council office immediately upon registration so that we may begin preparations to best facilitate your needs.

The showerhouse and bathrooms are nearby the tents and offer private individual stalls with locking doors for privacy.

There is a central fire but pit, not individual pits. There is one grill available for cooking, but please let us know youif plan to use so it we can communicate this to Philmont to make sure propane is available for the grill. Golden Spread Council Packing List Here’s the suggested list of items to pack for adults & Children: Field Uniform (Class OPTIONAL“A”) for Scout Service on Sunday

Camping Chair Sleeping Bag & Pillow (Cot & Pad provided) Day Pack or Backpack Water Bottle or Canteen Flashlight & Lantern Sunglasses, Sunscreen & Bug Spray Plastic Trash Bags (for dirty or wet clothes) Baby or child items applicableif

Hat, Gloves, jacket (Avergae Temps around 70 day & 40 Night) Socks & Shoes (Closed toe) Pants, Shirts, Shorts Pajamas or Sleep Wear Fishing Gear & Bait you(if plan to fish) Rain Gear or Poncho

Soap & Shampoo (remember a Scout is Clean) Toothbrush & Paste Bath Towel & Shower Shoes or Sandals

Notebook & Pencil Spending Money for Trading Post ($20-50) Additional money for Adventures/Shopping in town Props or Costumes for Campfire Skits Guitar or other hobby items Snacks (Need to be kept in closed containers in vehicles)

Pocketknife & Whittling Chip (Scouts only allowed to have knife theyif have a Whittling or Totin Chip)

THINGS TO REMEMBER… We encourage each family to spend as much time together as possible. Since this is a family event, the focus of activities are NOT on adventures and Scout requirements. The activities offered are a guide as to things your family can choose to do. Please feel free to add your own activities!

Golden Spread Council Getting There

From Amarillo, allow 4 hours travel time Not including pit pit stops.

For a map from your destination enter the address: , 17 Deer Run Rd., Cimarron, NM 87714

Recommended route from the Golden Spread Council office: Follow Fm 1061 (Tascosa Rd) West to 385. Turn North (right) onto 385. In Dalhart continue NW onto Hwy 87. In Clayton, NM turn SW (left) onto Hwy 412. In Springer take I-25 N to exit NM 58 West. Continue to Cimarron, NM. Turn South (Left) onto HWY 21 and continue to Philmont. Turn Left at (Left on Orchard Rd). then follow signs to Tent City.

Places to stop along the way: Dalhart, TX Food,- Gas, Restrooms, Groceries

Clayton, NM Food,- Gas, Restrooms Historic Eklund Hotel, Dinosaur Park, Mt. Capulin National Monument

Springer, NM Food,- Gas, Restrooms, Gift Shop Russell’s Travel Center

Cimarron, NM Food,- Gas, Restrooms, Groceries

Remember that Philmont will be at an elevation of around 10,000 ft. Please plan and prepare to be hydrated and well prepared for the elevation change Golden Spread Council Friday events

Check-in starting at 1:00 pm (MST) Follow the signs to the Maxwell classroom center next to tent city

Please arrive by 10:00 pm (MST)

Dinner is not provided Friday. Please make eating arrangements during your travel Food available in Dalhart, TX; Clayton, NM; Springer, NM, & Cimarron, NM

Your weekend schedule, maps, tent assignments, meal tickets, shirts, fishing permits, and other event details will be provided in your welcome packet for each family upon check-in.

After getting your gear unpacked join us in the pavilion for games. Golden Spread Council Saturday Events Your family is free to enjoy any of the planned activities offered, create an adventure of your own, or just relax and enjoy the Ranch.

Breakfast 7:00 - 8:00 am (MST) at the Dining Hall Your meal tickets (if chosen at registration) will be in your family’s welcome packet.

Saturday Lunch

Lunch on Saturday is NOT included in the event costs. Bring your own lunch, or see the following Area Attractions page in this guide to find local options for food.

Dinner 5:30 - 6:30 pm (MST) at the Dining Hall Your meal tickets (if chosen at registration) will be in your family’s welcome packet. If your family chooses, there is “The Cree Mee Drive-in” or the “St. James Hotel” in Cimarron, NM.

Philmont Scout Ranch Offerings

See following page of things to do on the Ranch.

Saturday Evening

The evening is packed full of fun and exciting events. There will be crafts, a cracker barrel, campfire, and many laughs for sure! See the following Night Gatherings page.

Golden Spread Council Philmont Musts Philmont offers several options at the ranch to visit.

Tooth of Time Traders 9am-5pm (MST) Friday & Saturday& 9am-5pmFriday (MST) Definitely make this stop a must visit on youron visit must a stop makethis Definitely weekend at Philmont! Gifts, patches, shirts, patches, Gifts, Philmont! weekend at and so much more Philmont gear awaits you. awaits gear much Philmont moreso and The Tooth of Time Traders staff is in the in is staff Traders Time of Tooth The business of providing gear, preserving gear, providing of business memories and building dreams. dreams. building memoriesand We look forward to your visit! your to forward We look

Villa Philmonte Tour 10:30am or 2:30pm (MST) Saturday Only Saturday 2:30pm(MST) 10:30am or The was the summer home of Waite andsummerWaite home the wasof Philmonte Villa The Genevieve Phillips. It was constructed in the Spanish the in constructed was It Phillips. Genevieve Mediterranean style from 1926 to 1927 and it is it 1927and 1926 to from style Mediterranean 28,400 square feet in size. The Villa Philmonte is a is Philmonte Villa The size. in feet square 28,400 house museum today. Tour guides tell the story of the of story the tell guides Tour museum house today. Phillips family, their Philmont Ranch, and the gifting of gifting the and Ranch, Philmont their family, Phillips that ranch in two parcels to the Boy Scouts of America, of Scouts Boy the to parcels two in ranch that 1938 and 1941.1938and

Scouting Musuem and Seton Library Tour 9am-5pm (MST) Saturday Only 9am-5pm Saturday (MST) Location during renovations TBD renovations during Location When visiting Philmont Scout Ranch, theRanch, Scout Philmont Whenvisiting Philmont Museum is always a nice a alwaysMuseum Philmont is place to stop by. Located across the street the across Located by. stop to place from camping headquarters, the Philmont the campingheadquarters, from M useum is home to the Seton MemorialSeton the homeMuseum to is Library. The Philmont Museum Philmont features The Library. a rotating exhibit, so if you have visited have you if so exhibit, rotating a in the past, don't hesitate to drop by again! by drop to hesitate don't past, the in

Golden Spread Council Night Gatherings Evening time to cut loose, laugh together, and relax!

Kids Craft Time 6:30-7:30 pm (MST) Saturdaypm(MST) 6:30-7:30 Fun time for the kids of all ages to be to ages all of kids the for time Fun creative and spend time with friends friends with time spend and creative while making something to keep fromkeep to makingsomething while this weekend. Adults are welcome to are Adults weekend. this join the fun and help the kids. the help and fun the join (Location TBD at Philmont) TBDat (Location

Cracker Barrell 7:30 - 8:00 pm (MST) Saturdaypm(MST) 8:00 - 7:30 Gather with your family and friends at the Program the at friends and family your with Gather Bowl (next to Tent City). Enjoy some time to visit as visit to some time Enjoy City). Tent to (next Bowl we gather for the evening’s campfire program. campfire evening’s the for gather we Crackers, cheese, and meats along with a cup of of cup a with along meatsand cheese, Crackers, coffee will make for a good campfire pre-cursor. campfire good a makefor will coffee

Campfire 8:00 pm - ? (MST) Saturday (MST) ? pm- 8:00 Skits, songs, jokes, and so muchmoreso and jokes, songs, Skits, await us all at this gathering at the Program the at gathering this at all us await Bowl. Each family is encouraged to join in the in join to encouraged is family Each Bowl. festivities. Spend some time prior to the to prior someSpend time festivities. weekend planning & practicing your practicing & weekendplanning performance. Bring your guitars, costumes, guitars, your Bring performance. and song books and makeandsome booksmemories song and you’ll smile at for years to come! to years for at smile you’ll

Golden Spread Council Hike & Fish Philmont offers several options of free time activities for you.

T-Rex Track Hike 10:30am or 2:30pm (MST) / Saturday Only Saturday / 2:30pm(MST) 10:30am or There are several approved day hikes you can takecan you hikes day approved several are There during free time. All are fairly easy and give you a smalla you give and easy fairly are All time. free during taste of the backcountry. This is a guided hike offered at offered hike guided a is This backcountry. the of taste the two listed times. Meet at the Maxwell ClassroomMaxwell the Meetat times. listed two the Center to drive as a group to the trail head for this hike. this for head trail the to group a as drive to Center T-Rex Track Hike is a beginner level hike that is a 2 mile2 a is that hike level beginner a is Hike Track T-Rex round-trip hike. Please be ready to depart promptly at at promptly depart to ready be Please hike. round-trip your hike time. time. hike your Hikers should bring water bottles, rain gear, a day pack and a warm jacket or sweater. Sunglasses, sunscreen, a hat, and a first aid kit are also recommended. Only those in good physical condition should attempt to hike Philmont's trails.

Fishing at Cimmaron State Park Lake

On your own timeline Saturday or Sunday or Saturday owntimeline your On Prior to your visit you must get your get must you visit your to Prior NM fishing license. NMfishing Purchase online at: online Purchase https://onlinesales.wildlife.state.nm.us/ Located between Ute Park and Eagle Nest. Eagle and Park betweenUte Located There is a $5 daily vehicle parking fee. fee. parking vehicle daily $5 a is There You still must have a NMafishing have must still You license depending on the age or the or age the on depending license person fishing. Please visit the above websiteabove the visit Please fishing. person prior to arival to make any arrangements.makeany to arival to prior

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UTV /ATVUTV Tours at Bobcat at Pass

This is NOT is This located on Phimonton located property. Any reservations, Any rental fees, and otherand fees, rental requirements MUSTcoordinated be by YOU prior to YOUprior by arrival for the weekend. the for arrival Contact companyfor Contact available times. available

Two hour guided trip, guided hourTwo rental, safety equipment, safety rental, and taxes are as listed: as are taxes and

2 seater = $152= seater 2 4 seater= $183 seater= 4 6 seater= $214 seater= 6

Limited spots Limited available...reserve your available...reserve spot soon! spot

Call Henry at 575-754-2769 for reservations. 575-754-2769for at Henry Call Area Attractions Areas close to Philmont Scout Ranch offer many options of short day trip varieties for those families looking for fun off the Scout Ranch. Check out these areas!

Eagle Nest Approx. 45 min. drive from Philmontfrom drive min. 45 Approx. With a few shops in town and a huge lake for fishing, this ie this fishing, for lake huge a andtown in shops few a With a great place to visit. There are a couple food options as well. as options food couple a are There visit. to place great a

Red River Approx. 1 hour drive from Philmontfrom drive hour 1 Approx. Many shops, stores, and restaurants are here to explore. to here are restaurants and stores, Manyshops, Red River also offers horseback riding, ATV rental, Jeep rental, Jeep rental, ATV riding, horseback offers also River Red a zip-line and obstacle course, bike the ski slope, ski the bike course, obstacle and zip-line a and a small pond for fishing. for pond small a and

M ake sure you call ahead and make reservations and checkand makeandreservations ahead call you Make sure on ticket purchases for any activity you may wish to do. to may wish you activity any for purchases ticket on

Angel Fire Approx. 1 hour drive from Philmontfrom drive hour 1 Approx. A great ski town, Angel Fire offers several outdoor shops outdoor several offers Fire Angel town, ski great A and restaurants to visit. In addition there is the Vietnam the is there addition In visit. to restaurants and Veteran’s Memorial State Park just outside Angel Fire Angel outside just Park State Memorial Veteran’s that is a good place to stop and a great education for kids too. kids for education great a and stop to place good a is that

Water Log Unique stop at mile marker 292 on the way to Eagle Nest Eagle to way the on292 marker mile at stop Unique M other Nature has a great way of showing her beauty to us. to beauty her showing of way great a has Nature Mother For many years this tree has facilitated the flow of water of flow the facilitated has tree this manyyears For from the hilltops to the stream. Check out what the water the what out Check stream. the to hilltops the from has carved as it flows through this great pine tree. pine great this through flows it as carved has

Golden Spread Council Local Attractions Cimarron, NM is a short drive from Philmont Scout Ranch and offers a variety of options for a quick trip away from the Ranch.

Express St. James Historic Hotel Come visit this historic hotel built in 1872 and catch a glimpse from the Wild West past.West Wild the from glimpse a catch 1872and in built hotel historic this Comevisit See where legends such as Clay Allison, Black Jack Ketchum, and Buffalo Bill Cody left their mark. their left Cody Bill Buffalo andKetchum, Jack Black Allison, Clay as such legends whereSee Breakfast served 7-10:30am, Lunch 11am-3pm, and Dinner 4-8pm(MST). 11am-3pm,Dinner Lunchand 7-10:30am, served Breakfast Cimarron Art Gallery A 1937 Soda Fountain shop, this store offers a unique experience. unique a offers store this shop, 1937Fountain SodaA Ice Cream, Smoothie, & Coffee Bar, Southwest Art Gallery, Jewelry, & gifts await your visit. your await gifts & Jewelry, Gallery, Art Southwest Bar, Coffee & Smoothie, Cream, Ice Open 8am-5pmOpen Monday-Saturday. Cimarron Trading Company A vintage Scout collectors dream, this shop offers a wide variety of Scout memorabilia as memorabilia Scout of variety wide a offers shop this dream, collectors Scout vintage A well as knives, jewelry, pottery, Kachinas, and Southwestern gifts. gifts. Southwestern and Kachinas, pottery, jewelry, knives, as well

Other Places of Interest include: Cimarron West- Western StoreWestern West- Cimarron Cimarron Guns and GearandGuns Cimarron Rocks Ore Minerals Ore Rocks Terra Java- Antiques, books, & motorcycle collectibles motorcycle & books, Antiques, Java- Terra Cimarron Blue Moon- Regional Art Gallery Art Regional Moon- Blue Cimarron Cimarron Candle CompanyCandle Cimarron Gypsy Jewels Bakery & Boutique&Bakery Jewels Gypsy Also visit the following artists: Pavletich Studio, Susan Norris Artworks, Norris Susan Studio, Pavletich artists: following the visit Also Steve Rick, Old Town Gallery, & Matzen Pottery Matzen& TownGallery, Old Rick, Steve

Golden Spread Council Sunday Events Your family is welcome to leave anytime you wish on Sunday, However please sign out on the council roster at the Maxwell classroom with the time you left.

Breakfast 7:00 - 8:00 am (MST) at the Dining Hall Dining the at am(MST) 8:00 - 7:00 Your meal tickets (if chosen at registration) will be in your in be will registration) at chosen (if tickets meal Your family’s welcomepacket. family’s

Chapel Service 8:30 - 9:15 am (MST) at the Outdoor Chapel Outdoor the at am(MST) 9:15 - 8:30 A Scout is Reverant. Join us for a Sunday morningSunday a for us Join Reverant. is Scout A time of reflection at the outdoor chapel next to Tent City. Tent to next chapel outdoor the at reflection of time This service will be non-denominational and a great time great a and non-denominational be will service This to give thanks for the things we have been blessed with. blessed been havewe things the for thanks give to

Tomahawk Throwing 9:30 - 11:00 am (MST) at the ranges the at am(MST) 11:00 - 9:30 What a fun activity for all ages! Tomahawk Throwing is open toopen Tomahawkis ages! Throwing all for activity fun Whata all kids and adults. Tomahawk Throwing is definitely a unique unique a definitely Tomahawkis Throwing adults. and kids all activitiy that will be a lot of fun to experience. to fun of lot a be will that activitiy

Lover’s Leap Hike Beginning at 11:00 am (MST) - Self-Guided - am(MST) 11:00 at Beginning The history behind this sceanic overlook and map can bemapandcan overlook sceanic this behind history The found in the following pages. This is a beginner level hike level beginner a is This pages. following the in found that encompasses a two-mile round-trip adventure. round-trip two-mile encompassesa that Breath-taking views await you on this trail. this on you await views Breath-taking

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On behalf of the Golden Spread Council, WELCOME TO PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH

Golden Spread Council Once inhabited by Jicarilla Apache & Moache Ute Indians, Philmont Scout Ranch was later the site of one of the first pioneer settlements in northeastern . The present Ranch is part of the original Beaubien and Miranda Land Grant that the Mexican government granted to Carlos Beaubien and Guadalupe Miranda in 1841. Beaubien's son-in-law, a mountain man named , led the first settlers to the grant in 1848. With the help of his friend , Maxwell's settlement on the Rayado River prospered despite frequent Indian raids & harsh wilderness conditions.

Maxwell moved his ranch north to the Cimarron River in 1857, the site of present-day Cimarron. There it became a famous stop on the , bringing U.S. trade goods into New Mexico. Ten years after Maxwell moved to Cimarron, gold was discovered on his ranch near Baldy Mountain. For years afterward, the mountains & streams of Maxwell's Ranch swarmed with prospectors & miners.

In 1870, Maxwell sold his ranch to an English land company known as the & Railroad Company. After several years the land was again sold to a Dutch-based company that tried several development schemes, but eventually it sold the land in tracts for farms & ranches.

One of those interested in the New Mexico tracts was an Oklahoma oilman, , who had become interested in developing a ranch out of the old land grant in 1922. He eventually amassed more than 300,000 acres of mountains and plains in a ranch he named Philmont (derived from his name & the Spanish word for mountain, "monte").

The Philmont Ranch became a showplace. Immense herds of Hereford cows & Corriedale sheep grazed its pastures. Phillips built a large Spanish Mediterranean home for his family at the headquarters & named it the Villa Philmonte. He developed horse & hiking trails throughout the scenic backcountry, along with elaborate fishing & hunting cabins for his family and friends.

Waite Phillips believed in sharing his wealth with people outside his family. In this spirit, he offered 35,857 acres of his ranch to the Boy Scouts of America in 1938 to serve as a national wilderness camping area. The area was named Philturn Rockymountain Scoutcamp (after Phillips' name & the Scout slogan "Do a Good Turn Daily"). Fees for the first summer were set at $1 per week per camper, & 189 Scouts from Texas, Kansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma arrived for the first experience at a national backcountry Scout camp.

After observing the enthusiastic response of the first Scout campers, Phillips augmented his original gift in 1941 with an addition that included his best camping land, the Villa Philmonte & the headquarters of the farming & ranching operation. The second gift was made so that "many, rather than few" could enjoy his rich & beautiful land. Phillips was quoted in the Tulsa Daily World saying: "That ranch represents an ideal of my youth ... and has meant a lot to my son & his pals. Now I want to make it available to other boys. ... I'd be selfish to hold it for my individual use." The property, now totaling 127,395 acres, was renamed Philmont Scout Ranch.

Phillips realized that the cost for maintaining & developing the property could not & should not be derived entirely from camper fees. As an endowment he included in the gift his 23-story in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The first season of Philmont Scout Ranch in 1942 welcomed only 275 Scouts, & attendance remained low during the war years. However, in 1946, Scouts from all 12 regions of the country attended Philmont Scout Ranch. Programs & backcountry camps were continually being developed and, in 1949, workers began rebuilding Kit Carson's adobe home at Rayado - a project that Phillips had urged the Boy Scouts of America to undertake.

By 1950, Scouts were attending Philmont from almost every BSA Council; attendance was more than 1,700. However, in 1951, it jumped to more than 5,200 & passed 7,000 in 1954. During the 1950s, adult & family attendance increased, with the establishment of the Philmont Training Center.

In 1963, through the generosity of , vice president of the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America, another piece of the Maxwell Land Grant was purchased and added to Philmont. This area was the Baldy Mountain mining region that consisted of 10,098 acres. Today, the ranch's total area is approximately 214 square miles!