COMMUNICATIONS MENUS AND FOODS Mail. At Base Camps. Shakedown Lockers Laundry and Dry. Chartered Units Provisional Units Age and Membership

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2 This guidebook will help you plan your Philmont expedition before you leave home and after you arrive at the ranch. It will answer many of your questions on the trail. It tells much of what your boys must put into their expedition as well as much of what they can get out of it. Share the guidebook with your boys. CONTENTS WHAT PHILMONT IS PROGRAM- HOW IT WORKS Base Camp Planning Trail Schedules List of Camps Sample Trip Ranger PROGRAM FEATURES General Program Activities Hiking Mountain Climbing Conservation Horseback Riding Campfires Northern Sector Archaeology Moving Target Range Burros - Central Sector Geology Gold Mines Nature and Forestry Southern Sector Fishing Geology Cattle Ranch Awards Philmont Patch and Certificate "We All Made It" Plaques Ratings and Merit Badges SO-Miler Award

3 National Rifle Association Medals WHO CAN COME Chartered Units Provisional Units Age and Membership Requirements physical Requirements ENROUTE Tour Permit Stopovers Travel Uniform Trail Uniform ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE Number of Days and Meals Extra Costs Bus and Rail Destinations Buses and Cars at Base Camp Bus Driver Taos Trip CHECK-IN Upon Arrival Cashier Medical Recheck Post Office Group Picture Equipment Shakedown Lockers Laundry and Dry Cleaning Quartermaster Transfer to Base Camp CHECK-OUT Dispatcher Rental Equipment Post Office Group Picture Lockers and Laundry Lost and Found Camping Headquarters Director Cashier MEDICAL CARE Medical Staff Examinations and Rechecks Medical Treatment First Aid Kit Insurance COMMUNICATIONS MENUS AND FOODS Mail At Base Camps Candy and At Trail Camps Perishables Check on Varietv Baggage Telephones ON THE TRAIL - - RELIGIOUS SERVICES Map Hiking Times Protestant Sanitation Catholic Personal Cleanliness Jewish Drinking Water "Mormon" Latrines Garbage and Tin TRADING POSTS Cans Locations Dishwashina - Items for Sale Emergencies Souvenirs Injury or Accident What To Do If EQUIPMENT Lost Forest Fires For Back Packing Smoking For All Weather Tentage PRE-PHILMONT Crew Equipment TRAINING Required Equipment Know the Southwest for Crew bfb THERE'S THE Individual Equipment STORY Required Personal Equipment SONGS optional Personal Equipment Rental Equipment

4 WHAT PHILMONT IS Philmont Scout Ranch, the national camping area, is located in northeastern New Mexico, comprising 127,000 acres of rugged western country on the slopes of the Sangre de Cristo range of the Rockies. Philmont is rich in history and the mark of the men who made it-ancient Indians and the writings they chiseled into the rocks; hard-riding conquistadors; early American pioneers carrying the frontier on their backs; the rugged breed of trappers, the mountain men like Kit Carson and Lucien Maxwell, laying trails across this land and building great ranches athwart the Santa Fe Trail, monuments to Philmont's fabulous past. Philmont is rich in wild game-deer, elk, coyote, antelope, mountain lion, buffalo, wild turkey, bear. Its hills and canyons teem with bird life, its streams abound with fish. Its cool mountains harbor a wilderness of trees, flowers, grasses, and are themselves a storehouse of living geologythe timeless record of the rocks. Philmont is rich in natural beauty-the soaring Tooth of Time rock; sunrise from lofty Clear Creek Mountain; the blue of the water at Cimarroncito, and the eye-stretching sweep of the plain from Urraca Mesa; the sunlight filtering through the aspens along the rippling Rayado River. PROGRAM-HOW IT WORKS After checking in at headquarters, your group, 4 called an expedition, with the ranger assigned to it, goes by Philmont bus to a base camp- Ponil, Cimarroncito, or Carson-Maxwell. There you are assigned quarters with tents on platforms, a cooking shelter and fireplace, chuck boxes, and supplies. This will be your last time to be assigned these quarters. On your return stay at base camp, you will be assigned an area and make your own camp. Your ranger is helpful in giving the expedition some basic instructions in safe use of the axe, fire building, cooking, and perhaps other skills, such as foot care or back packing. Your ranger is ready and happy to demonstrate some of the fundamentals of making camp quickly and comfortably. Also at base camp your expedition has an opportunity to ride a horse. Every camper who wants it can have a horseback ride for two or three hours. Ask the program director at base camp when your expedition can be scheduled to use the horses. Planning Trail Schedules At base camp you plan your program and your itinerary for the remainder of the trip. Talk to the program staff at base camp about what program features are available in the different sections of the ranch. It is impossible to do everything available, so talk it over with your fellows and pick the major activities they want. For example, fishing at the southern end of

5 the ranch and archaeology at the northern end would be difficult if you tried to do them both. You have a much happier time by picking out three or four major activities and not trying to rush from one end of the ranch to the other to do more things. Allow time to take full advantage of each program feature, to keep yourselves and your camp clean, to do your cooking correctly, and avoid becoming too tired. These considerations are more important than hiking many miles. List of Camps To aid you in your program planning, the following list of camps will give you some valuable information.

6 staff Commis- Camp Program SOW Water Black Mountain Gold Panning Yes No Spring, not purified Placer Mining Geology Beaubien Mo-Skeet Yes Yes Well, not purified Side Hikes Cattle Industry Red Hills Outpost Camping No No Spring, not purified Clear Creek Nature Yes No Spring, purified Comanche Outpost Camping No No Spring, not purified Porcupine Conservation Yes Yes Spring, purified Pioneering Side Hikes Nature Survival Crooked Creek Survival No No Spring, not purified Rayado Fishing Fly-tying Yes Yes Spring, not purified Agua Fria Fishing No No Spring, not purified Harlan staff Commis- Camp Program SOW Water Sawmill Canyon Cimarroncito Webster Parks Aspen Springs Cyphers Mine Lamberts Mine Shotgun Range Yes Yes Spring, not purified ~un&r safeti Burros Forestry Backwoods Camping Backwoods Camping Yes No Spring, not purified Engineering Survival Base Camp Yes Yes Well, purified co Forestry Conservation Demonstration Area Nature.22 Caliber Range Nature Study Yes No Spring, not purified Outpost Camping No KO Well, not purified Gold Minifig Yes Xo Spring, not purified Geology Geiger Counters Outpost Camping No No Spring, not purified

7 Sample Trip One suggested trip might be as follows: one day at Cimarroncito Base Camp; the next day a short hike to Harlan and the shotgun range and to pick up burros; the next day on to Dean Camp, north of Ponil Canyon. Then on to Pueblano to shoot on the runningdeer target range. The following day on to Ponil area for an overnight stay near Bent; then two days at Indian Writings Camp to do archaeological exploration. On with the burros up to Old Camp ; back through Horse Canyon to Ponil area where the bus takes you back to headquarters for your check-out. Although the distance is not great, this trip provides several major program features, plus time to camp and live comfortably. This is just one of the many trips that can be planned, starting either at Cimarroncito, Ponil, or Carson- Maxwell base camps. Before coming to Philmont your group should talk about the things available, but hold the final planning until you arrive at Philmont and check with our program staff on just which trip you wish to take. C g +c v2.g" 3 4: g g g ae+c g ~ I a = v ~. m e w r P e c p - v eec+; G C G CD C c G a a Z % 2 32 CD CD CD CD CD CD 0 a a a a aaa 10 - Ranger The ranger assigned to your expedition is the technical assistant to the Advisor. The ranger stays with you for about six days. He may be zsked to help instruct in technical phases of camping on Philmont. Trained in camp sanitation, he is helpful in pointing out what can be done to make sure your expedition leaves a safe, clean camp

8 after each stop. He knows the trails and makes sure that you go where you want. He is acquainted with program features-nature, geology, etc.- and can point out many interesting things that you might miss. The ranger does not, under any circumstances, assume leadership of your expedition. Since he leaves you at the end of five or six days, it is necessary that you retain at all times the direct leadership. The ranger is there primarily to assist the Advisor, to do whatever he can to help make the expedition successf~d for everybody. Groups of less than ten will be asked to share a ranger with another small group. PROGRAM FEATURES General Program Activities Hiking Philmont abounds in beautiful hiking areas. North Ponil and South Ponil Canyons in sight of Costilla and Old Baldy mountains make a beautiful, inspirational trip. From Dean Camp up to Midnilrht Mesa for a look at the fossils is very interesting. The central sector of the ranch around Cimarroncito gives access to Sawmill Canyon, where you find a hupe cross carved in the bark of a ponderosa pine bv the Penitentes many years ago. Around Hidden Valley and up to Window Rock, up Cimarroncito Creek to Cvphers Mine, and through the Clark's Fork and Schaefer's Pass area to Miners 12 Park-all hikes. these offer stimulating and beautiful The southern sector takes you to the Rayado River, which you cross many times between the trail camps at Abreu and Rayado; or up beautiful Bonito Canyon to the Beaubien country where you find a beautiful camp located in this long, green valley. From Rayado Camp up the Agua Fria River and across Buck Creek takes you through an area where a commercial timbering operation was carried on. Down Buck Creek you find numerous beaver dams. The Red Hills offer "out of the way" hiking spots for the adventurous groups. Mountain Climbing Many expeditions go over the top of Clear Creek Mountain, highest point on Philmont. From Clear Creek Camp an early rnorning hike over the rnountain top is a never forgotten thrill. Black Mountain offers the same sort of challenge and thrill to rugged hikers. On top of Trail Peak are the remains of an airplane that crashed in Crater Peak was once an active volcano. Over Bear Mountain is a trip where you see evidences of mining in many spots on the mountainside. Comanche Peak and Comanche Pass offer probably the toughest hiking on Philmont. While not as high as Clear Creek, it is a rugged climb. Big Red Mountain in the red hills is second highest on Philmont and the center for a real wilderness camping area. Other mountains to climb are 13

9 Rayado Peak, Lookout Peak, and the Skyline Trail in the Ponil area. Conservation Philmont's two hundred square miles, rich in natural resources, are enjoyed each year by twelve thousand or more boys and leaders. Large as the ranch is, the large number of campers makes it necessary tor everyone to cooperate in conserving the forests, trails, grasses, water, soil, and wildliie. Wi~h irue skill and spirit, by wise use such as not shortcutting trails or switchbacks, you can save and even increase these resources tor others to share. That's conservation. The Porcupine area shows increased interest in conservation by expeditions during the past few years. Check dams in streams, soil dams, trail cutoffs marked, and other conservation measures have made and kept this a beautiful camping area. The South Ponil area, which each year runs short of water, has been kept alive by conservation procedures. Here a few hours work by you? expedition will help to ensure an adequate water supply, with a return, perhaps, of the good fishing that once existed in this area. Other areas of the ranch offer opportunities for conservation. In setting up your trip, plan to add some evidence of your stay in our rugged mountain country. Horseback Riding At each base camp we maintain a string oi western cow ponies with western-type saddles. Your expedition can report to the corral one day at base camp, throw their legs across cow ponies, and take a ride. Our wranglers are courteous, but strict. If they do not make certain that everyone stays in h e and main~ains the pace they set, members oi your expedition may be endangered. Even skilled riders cannot be allowed to r~de at a different gait or along a trail away from the group. Please cooperate with our wranglers by making certain that everyone in your expedition carries out the instructions exactly as given tor a safe, enjoyable ride. Campfires Shortly after arrival at base camp, your expedition participates in a camp-wide campfire. There you hear the historical background of the Philmont area from the days of the Spanish conquistadors and Indians through the time of the mountain men, such as Lucien Maxwell and Kit Carson, and up to the present day, with the story of Waite Phillips and his marvelous gift of Philmont to the Boy Scouts of America. Your ranger can suggest how your expedition may plan its own campfires. There are different types, from the formal with opening and closing ceremonies to an informal fellowship where you

10 sit around the cooking fire after the evening meal and swap stories and sing songs. Suggested songs are found in the back of this book. Much of the tone of the thinking and action of your expedition can be set in these sessions. Idle evenings may have recreational value, but if they deteriorate into continual "horsingaround" or telling the wrong sort of stories, a planned campfire is a remedy. For ideas on campfire planning before coming to Philmont, consult the following pamphlets published by the Boy Scouts of America : Fun Around the Campfire (No. 3694) 50 cents Boy Scout Songbook (No. 3226) 25 cents Troop and Patrol Stunts (No. 3250) 25 cents These are also available at our trading post. Northern Sector The base camp in this sector is Ponil. Archaeology Enough information has been uncovered to determine that the Ponil country is rich in the prehistorical background of the red man. Your expedition can have a hand in building this great program. A trained archaeologist and his party camp in North Ponil Canyon. Expeditions can spend as much time as they wish helping with excavations, preparing specimens and artifacts, and learning about Indians that occupied this territory. If your fellows are interested in archaeology, plan to stay here two or three days so they learn some of the fundamentals. Moving Target Range In South Ponil Canyon near Pueblano Camp is a runningdeer target range. One of the best of its type in the world, and probably the only one like it in the United States, this range offers interesting training. After a session on range procedures, safe gun handling, and dry firing, each boy can fire a rifle at a full-sized deer target moving across the canyon. Here he feels the thrill of the hunter sighting his game and tests his skill at getting in a good shot as the target moves away. In addition, a.22 caliber range is located at Pueblano, where you can fire for National Rifle Association awards. At Harlan you learn hunter's safety with the shotgun and fire on a trap range. No guns are allowed at Philmont except those furnished on the designated ranges. Do not bring guns or ammunition with you. Also, it is against the state law to shoot fireworks in New Mexico. They are a great fire hazard. Do not allow anyone in your expedition to bring fireworks.

11 Burros If your expedition wan.ts them for a few days, burros are available at Ponil Base Camp and Harlan Trail Camp. There you receive instructions on how to pack the "Rocky Mountain Canary'? and throw the diamond hitch. Then, you pull the burro plus your duffel for a few days; it's an experience you won't forget. Used only in those camps north of Harlan, burros are turned in at Ponil and Harlan. These burros are checked out to you by number, and you are given a receipt for them. The same burros you first were issued must be checked in when you end your trip. "Say, friend, I saw somethin' back down the trail a ways that kinda made me madfeller'd tied a burro right smack up in a bunch of trees where he couldn't move around none ner get any grass. Feller said he thought the burro orta be in the shade. It ain't gonna hurt a burro none to be out in the sun. He's gotta have GRASS. Remember now: WATER YORE BURRO AND TIE HIM WHERE HE CAN GET GRASS-EVEN IF YOU HAVE TO WALK A MILE OR MORE FROM CAMP TO FIND IT. So long fer now - watch your burro fer saddle sores and cinch burns. A burro's back'll git sore mighty quick if you don't: 18 BALANCE THE PACK AND MAKE SHORE THE QUARTER STRAPS AND BREASTRIGGIN' IS FIXED RIGHT-CHECK YORE CINCH." Central Sector The base camp in this sector in Cimarroncito. Geology The southern part of the ranch was at one time an inland sea. The geological formations are varied and interesting and offer quite an area for exploration. Sharks' teeth, crustaceous mud balls, and fossils of many sorts may be found. Many types of rock and rock formations are noticeable. If you wish to take small rock specimens home, secure permission from the naturalist. Gold Mines Gold mining was once one of the major industries in the Philmont area. At Cyphers Mine you hear the history of the old mines. You go inside Old Thunder Mine and see how the miners operated. The areas around Black Mountain Camp and Urraea Mesa were all explored by prospectors. Panning for gold in the South Ponil around the Pueblano area and in the stream at Black Mountain Camp is fun and may even show a little color. Nature and Forestry For a day or two of forest survival this area

12 offers many edible plants and flowers. Trees from scrub oak to large Douglas fir and ponderosa pine are found in the m:,untains and valleys. A trip up Sawmill Canyon to the logging camp ruins is an interesting day. In the Buck Creek and Agua Fria area the most recent logging operations were going on. At Miners Park you can see a well planned thinning operation and methods of analyzing new growth. You observe that part of good forestry is conservation; that trail-building projects, slash disposal, soil conservation, all belong to sound forestry. Also, you become aware of the vital iniportance of forest fire prevention, which keeps our forest a beautiful and valuable heritage. (See page 52 on forest fires.) Southern Sector The base camp in this sector is Carson-Maxwell. Fishing In the Rayado and Agua Fria, you find excellent fishing. While not large, many fish are in both streams. You can catch the wary trout for a delicious supper or breakfast-if you, too, are wary. These regulations guide you as a sportsman in maintaining fishing at Philmont. Only registered campers may fish on Philmont ranch. All fishermen must have a New Mexico state fishing license; anyone without a license is subject to prosecution. For those who are fourteen, fif- teen, sixteen, or seventeen years old, a special ten-day license for Philmont waters is $1.10. For those who are older, it is $3.00 for five days. For longer periods or for fishing other than Philmont waters, the out-of-state license is $8.00. Licenses are available at Philmont headquarters and base camps. A fisherman is limited to ten fish in any one day. No fish are to be taken away from Philmont Scout Ranch. At the Rayado Camp you find the equipment and materials for tying your own flies. There a program staff member shows how a trout fly is put together. The thrill of catching a trout on a fly you have tied yourself is hard to beat. Geology The geology of the southern sector of the ranch is the same as in the central sector. Cattle Ranch In the Beaubien area in Bonito Canyon and around Bonito Cow Camp is one of the Philmont cattle herds. White-faced or Hereford is the main breed of beef cattle raised in this part of the West. While not wild they are best observed from a distance. A cow with a calf may become a dangerous animal if she feels that her calf is being threatened. To chase or attempt to rope these cows might result in a serious accident. They leave you alone if you do the same to them. Feel free to watch then1 and take pictures if you wish. Other ranch activities that you may see are cutting and baling alfalfa hay and harvesting other crops.

13 AWARDS Philmont Patch and Certificate At the end of your trip each expedition member is given a Philmont camping patch. Inform everyone that this is the only one they can receive. These are not for sale, and if traded or lost cannot be replaced. You also receive for each member a certificate as evidence that he camped at Philmont. The certificate lists some interesting facts to be used by the boys when they talk with groups at home about their expedition at Philmont. "We All Made It" Plaque If your entire group finishes the trip outlined on your. itinerary sheet before leaving base camp, upon return to camping headquarters you receive the 'We All Made It" plaque. A change in your schedule without notification of the nearest camp director, arrival at base camp or camping headquartem before the scheduled time, or failure of one or more of the boys to finish the trip for reasons other than illness or accident, results in your expedition forfeiting its "We All Made It" award. Merit Badges It is possible for boys to meet some requirements for many merit badges. Before leaving home plan the awards that your boys wish to achieve. Then fit them into your program after you arrive here. Make sure your boys know all the requirements for the desired merit badges. For requirements completed at Philmont, ask a staff member to give you a certificate to be presented to a merit badge counselor at home. All such requirements fulfilled at Philmont are subject to policies and procedures of their local councils as established by the advancement committee. ADVANCEMENT AT PHILMONT The following list of advancement possibilities is provided so that your expedition can work out some program ideas for use in the camping areas prior to arrival. The success of your expedition will depend to a great extent on having activities as you hike and camp on Philmont trails. Though it will not be possible in most cases to earn a complete merit badge while at Philmont, a number of the requirements may be passed and the balance completed when you return home. You may be introduced to a completely new field of interest while at Philmont and later follow up this work when in your own council. Suggested Work Areas A. Astronomy (req. 1, Any 3, 4, 5) B. Bird Study (req. "B" to "F" can be 1, 2, 5, 6) done in any area. C. Botany (req. 1, 3, 4, 6, 8) D. Camping (req. 1-9)

14 E. Cooking (req. 1-2) F. First Aid (req. - all) G. Fishing (req. 1, H. ~brestr~ (req. 1, 2, 3) I. Geology (req. 1, 3, 4) J. Hiking (req. 4, 5) K. Indian Lore (req. 3, 5, 6, 7) L. Marksmanship (req. 1, 2, 3) M. Nature (req. 1, 2, 3) N. Pioneering 0. Soil & Water Conservation (req.8 P. Wildlife Management (req. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6) Q. Zoology (req. 1, Porcupine, Abreu Rayado Any Cyphers - Rayado - Beaublen and Black Mountain Any Indian Writings Cimarroncito, Pueblano, Ponil Any Porcupine, Abreu Any Porcupine, Cimarroncito, Rayado 50-Miler Award The 50-Miler Award, given by the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America, is available only to a chartered unit under its own adult leadership. The unit must fulfill all requirements for the award including the ten hour service project and a continuous trip that does not involve back- tracking-going back over a trail already covered. The 50-Miler is intended to be a well-rounded wilderness trip, not a marathon race. It should not be included in your Philmont plans if it would in any way interfere with taking full advantage of the program along the trail. National Rifle Association Medals Boys may fire for qualification and receive promarksman, marksman, sharpshooter, and expert NRA diplomas and medals while at Philmont. All of our ranges are directed by qualified NRA instructors. Small bore ranges are located at Ponil, Pueblano, and Cimarroncito. WHO CAN COME Chartered Units The program as applied at Philmont caters to the chartered unit. Here the chartered unit is readily provided with an exceptional super-activity, including the outdoor pretraining for the expedition. There is no maximum or minimum size for expeditions at Philmont. Chartered units will be allowed to remain in whatever size group they desire after their arrival here. We will not, under any circumstances, combine smaller groups merely to make a larger expedition to hit the trail together, unless it is the desire of all groups concerned. Provisional Units Provisional units formed by councils or districts

15 for coming to Philrnont plan their expeditions. With one adult leader for each ten boys a provisional group can either plan its program as a single expedition or, if the members wish, divide into smaller expeditions for the trail experience. Each expedition, regardless of size, must have an adult leader with it at all times. Age and Membership Requirements To attend Philmont a boy must be registered and at least fourteen years of age, or be a registered Boy Scout who will reach his fourteenth birthday by September 1 of that year. We cannot accept boys who are mascots or sons of Advisors, even though in size and experience they might be comparable to older boys. No facilities are available for wives and families of Advisors with expeditions. Physical Requirements Camping at Philmont is a rugged experience for a boy, as well as for the Advisor. It is highly inadvisable to send any boy or man incapable of standing the rigors of mountadin hiking. Physically handicapped boys at times keep the group as a whole from planning a challenging experience. Responsibility for selection and approval of boys as well as men lies with the local council. In the case of any boy who arrives at the ranch underage or physically unable to take the trip, his local council is asked for instructions as to how he should be returned home immediately. 26 ENROUTE Tour Permit To come to Philmont your unit must have a National Tour Permit from the Boy Scouts of America. To help comply with the requirements for this permit, get a copy of Tours and Moving Camps (No. 3734), 20 cents, from your council office. This booklet offers sound advice on many details of the trip to and from Philmont, including the health, safety, and protection factors that are so important. Apply on form No for your tour permit about two months before your departure date. Stopovers The tour permit is especially helpful in making stopovers that you arrange beforehand at Boy Scout camps; national and state parks; and Air Force, Na,vy, and Army bases along the way. Stopovers at such places will make your trip more comfortable and less expensive, Information about the use of the military bases can be obtained by your Scout executive from the Air Force staff Explorer officer in your region. Information about stopover sites is available in the following publications : Camping Facilities in the National Park System, 15 cents. National Forest Vacations, 30 cents. (The two pamphlets above are available from the Superintendent of Documents,

16 U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C.) Wilderness Trails,(No. 3685) 75 cents, Boy Scouts of America Official Airline Guide; monthly; in airline and travel agency offices, hotels, and libraries; containing the "List of Military Posts and Camps in the United States" Travel Uniform The official uniform of your post, ship, squadron, or troop is highly recommended for travel to and from Philmont. The uniform has greatvalue in maintaining morde and discipline. It encourages young men to take pride in themselves, in their unit, and in Scouting. It helps the group stay together. It opens doors in many places along the way where there are friends of Scouting. Upon your arrival at Philmont, the travel uniform can be stored in the locker for the return trip or left with the laundry to be cleaned during your stay. Trail Unirorm A trail uniform is strongly recommended. This consists of any Jamboree or camp uniform, All members of your expedition should be uniformed alike. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE Number of Days and Meals You are entitled to a twelve-day stay at Phil- mont. The twelve days include parts of the first and thirteenth in your scheduling, since you are eligible for twelve nights and thixty-six meals, even though they may stretch into n thirteen-day period. As an example, you arrive in the afternoon of the first day, you are eligible to stay that night, for eleven more nights, and receive your breakfast and lunch on what would be your thirteenth day. If your group decides to leave early, there is no refund of fees. The meals and lodging are available for your full stay, but we cannot make a refund, if you do not stay here for the full period. Extra Costs Expeditions that make arrangements at least two weeks in advance of their arrival at Philmont may stay extra nights and receive meals in the headquarters dining hall. These arrangements must be made with the Camping Department, Philmont Scout Ranch. No facilities are available for groups that arrive early without having confirmed their extra arrangements. Extra meals are 75 cents each. Extra night's lodging is 75 cents, making a total of $3.00 a day per person for board and lodging. Bus and Rail Destinations If your expedition comes by chartered bus, make your destination Philmont Scout Ranch, not Cimarron or Raton, New Mexico. Cimarron is about five miles and Raton about forty-five miles from the ranch.

17 If you come by train, your destination is Raton, New Mexico, on the Santa Fe Railroad. Your group may wish to travel via the Burlington Railroad, arriving at Trinidad, Colorado. If you have eleven or more persons, our buses can pick you up and return you to Trinidad for $4.00 per person. If you come by regularly scheduled bus line, your destination is Cimarron, or Raton, New Mexico. When traveling by regularly scheduled bus or train, let us know beforehand the place, day, and hour of your arrival so we can send a bus for you. For camp bus service to and from Raton there is a round-trip charge of $2.50 per person; to and frcrli Trinidad, Colorado, is $4.00 per. person. There is no chzrge for bus service between the ranch and r~arb:? Cima~rm. Tlease do not expect camp bus eervire after (lark since our buses are al!owed on the highway only illwing daylight. Buses and Cars at Base Camps We cannot allow driving private cars or chartered or private buses to any base camps. These vehic!es must be ieft in the parking lot at camping headquwters. Froin there you go in a Phtlniont bus to your base camp. We return you from base camp in a Philinont bus for your last ni:ght at headquarters. Bus Driver Bus drivers may stay in the tent area at headquarters if they desire. The cost for staying in the headquarters area is $3.00 a day. Please make sure that the driver brings his own bedroll. If he wishes to go on your expedition, he must pay the regular fee of $ Taos Trip Units wishing to arrive early or stay late and take a bus trip to the Indian pueblos at Taos, New Mexico, inay make arrangements to do so. We can make a reservation for you with a bus line. The fee is $50.00 roundtrip for a bus carrying thirty-six persons. For this extra service, please write us befsx you leave home. CHECK-IN Upon arrival at can:$rrg headquarters, yon are met by one of the camping h~zdquarter~ staff. A ranger is assigned to your group and becomes your technical 'ssistant for tk:c first five cr six days your expedition is at Philinont. You may feel free to turn the grlrup over to this ranger t?rld go on to the crqhier's office for the next parl of your check-in. Keep this guidebook with you during the check-in nr,d check-out yrocetlures. As each step is completed, chcck it off in the square provided for that pwpixe. Cashier Before your arrival make certain that you

18 have the following ready for the check-in: 1. Typed individual record cards for boys and leader 2. Money for the remainder of your camping fees 3. Money for extra transportation, meals and lodging, if these have been arranged. The cashier will have a complete record of any moneys paid before your arrival at Philmont, and you can make final settlement with him if fees and extra charges are due. You may leave extra traveler's checks with the cashier for safekeeping. However, we cannot accept responsibility for large sums of cash left at the cashier's office, so we strongly advise that ydu convert the majority of your cash into traveler's ehecks before arriving at Philmont. If you are handling your group's spending money, you may wish to check with the cashier after they have visited the headquarters trading post. On the trail, they need money for candy, tooth paste, soap and other incidentals at the trail camp trading posts. On the shooting ranges, they buy their own rifle shells. The average amount of spending money used by Scouts at Philmont during past seasons has been approximately $15.00 apiece. Approximately $5.00 per boy is spent on the trail. Medicall Recheck When you are through checking with the El cashier the ranger takes your expedition to the health lodge for physical rechecks. Post Office 0 Ask the postmaster at headquarters to find out if your expedition has any mail waiting. In turn, he will ask the final date of your stay at Philmont so that he can have your mail ready when you return from the trail to camping headquarters. Mail cannot be delivered to groups on the trail. Group Picture Your expedition will want to remain in full uniform until our camp photographer has taken a picture of the group. Prints are available at $1.00 each. One print is mailed to your council office for local publicity if they desire it. Equipment Shakedown 0 Your ranger will help your expedition in their equipment shakedown. He knows the essential items they should have and also equipment that they might not need and would not vmlt to carry on their backs on the long trail hikes. Lockers 0 Your expedition is assigned a locker for storing extra equipment. You are given the only key to this locker. No member of our staff may accept the key from you or may under any con-

19 dition unlock this locker. Ask your expedition not to bring foot lockers, since your locker here is not large enough to store baggage that size. While you are at camping headquarters be sure all equipment is stored in the locker instead of being left on bunks. Laundry and Dry Cleaning 0 Philmont acts as an agent for a laundry and dry cleaning establishment. You can leave travel uniforms so that they can be washed or cleaned, ready for your trip home. We make no extra charge except for the charge made by the laundry, so we cannot accept responsibility for mistakes or losses on the part of the laundry. Quartermaster 0 The quartermaster issues the tentage and shovels for your expedition. If you wish to check out any rental equipment, do so with the quartermaster at headquarters. Trail Chef kits, trail cook kits, and pack boards are available. Transfer to Base Camp 0 We make your stay at headquarters as short as possible. That area is merely a check-in and check-out statio~ without program facilities. Since your check-in is in the afternoon, you may have to spend your first night in the headquarters area. In that case, if you have your own transportation, a tour can be arranged for you through the Carson-Maxwell Museum. Only your first and last nights may be spent in the headquarters area. CHECK-OUT Dispatcher The dispatcher routes all buses and transportation through camping headquarters. As soon as you return from the trail, check with him about when your transportation will leave Philmont, or Raton. We cannot promise a definite hour for bus transportation to Raton or Trinidad but do guarantee to have you there in time to catch your outbound transportation. Rental Equipment 0 Turn in to the quartermaster at headquarters all of the rental equipment and the tentage issued to you. If rental equipment and tentage have been damaged beyond reasonable wear or have been lost, get a statement of the cost from the quartermaster. Later, at the cashier's office, pay for it. Post Office Pick up the mail that accumulated while your expedition was on the trail. An) mail arriving after you leave Philmont is returned either to the sender or to your council office. Group Picture n Pick up the photos ordered by your expedition and pay the photographer for them. Lockers and Laundry Check out your laundry and change into travel- 35

20 uniforms. Then c!ean out your locker and turn the key and lock in at the locker office. Lost and Found In the general administration area at headquarters is a lost-and-found department where your boys may ask for anything they have lost, or they can turn in any articles found on the trail. Camping Headquarters Director 0 Ask the camping headquarters director for the certificates, and if your group has qualified, the "We All Made It" award. You can also get from him the medical examination blanks for your expedition. Cashier 0 The last check-out point is with the cashier. Although you have no further business to transact with him, we appreciate having a definite record of your departure time. Please check with the cashier 2nd give him this information. He will issue you the Philmont patches for your group. MEDICAL CARE Medical Staff At camping headquarters we maintain a staff of medical officers, supervised by a medical doctor, also a nurse and hospital orderlies. This staff is fl on call to go to any part of the ranch when emergencies occur. A sanitarian will make sanitary inspections of camps and dining halls. Examinations and Rechecks Every boy and leader in your Philmo~t expedition is required to have a medical examination at home within three months of leaving for Philmont. Records of these examinations must be brought to Philmont on the following forms which will be sent to you or are available to you from your council office : Scout and Explorers Medical Record (No. 4126) Adults Medical Record (No. 4250) These forms are the basis for medical rechecks at the ranch health lodge shortly after your arrival at Philmont. Failure to bring the forms properly filled out for every member of your expedition will result in extra expense and delay. Medical Treatment Each base and trail camp has a first aid station where treatment for minor cuts, bruises, scratches, an3 blisters can be given. Ali except very minor cases xust be treated by the medical staff. Either the patient is brought to the headquarters health lodge, or a medical staff member comes to the base camp. Serious cases needing hospital care or treatment are taken to the hospital in a nearby

21 town. Proper supervision and the right kind of leadership by Advisors in charge of expeditions has resulted in an exceptionally good health and accident record at Philmont. If a patient is brought to the health lodge at Headquarters, make certain his bedding and equipment go with him. First Aid Kit Each expedition should carry a first aid kit with adequate materials for trail first aid. A suitable one (No. 101) is available through the National Supply Service, Boy Scouts of America. The only suggested additions to this kit is a snakebite kit (No. 1340) and an additional supply of bandaids. These items are available at our trading post. Philmont does not carry accident or health insurance. You can obtain such insurance as is suggested in Tours and Moving Camps. Your local council office may help you in securing this insurance. COMMUNICATIONS Mail Philmont Scout Ranch is located on New Mexico State Highway 21, five miles south of Cimarron and forty-five miles southwest of Raton. Raton is on the Santa Fe Railroad. The mail address is Philmont Scout Ranch Cimarron, New Mexico Please ask parents and friends to put your expedition number on all mail. This will help get mail to you faster. A sample address might be: James Jones Expedition 714 A Philmont Scout Ranch Cimarron, New Mexico Your expedition number indicates the month and day of your arrival here. For example, 714 means July (seventh month, 14th day). Mail is delivered to you at camping headquarters on your arrival and again at camping headquarters before you leave Philmont. We cannot deliver registered mail or special delivery except at these times. Candy and Perishables Please tell the boys to ask their parents and friends not to send candy, cookies, cake, and other perishables to them through the mail. Since you are in high mountain country and without mail from the time you leave camping headquarters until you return, anything perishable only causes difficulty. The express and baggage station is at Raton, New Mexico. If express or baggage is sent ahead, send it prepaid and allow four or five days extra

22 so it arrives on time. We pick up prepaid baggage in Ralon and leave it at the ranch post office for you to pick up when you arrive. Telephones Tell your boys to ask their parents not to telephone except in an emergency. Only in an emergency do we deliver telephone messages. Then the message is sent by rider or car. It could take as long as a day to contact an expedition on the trails. You may assure parents, however, that we always know where all expeditions are located and in an emergency can contact anyone on the ranch wherever he might be. Giving the boy's full name and expedition number speeds the contact. The Philmont telephone number is Cimarron, New Mexico, Franklin RELIGIOUS SERVICES Protestant A Protestant chaplain is assigned to Philmont Scout Ranch by the National Protestant Committee on Scouting. He is available for conferences and services and sets the pattern for Protestant services conducted by base camp directors. The Protestant chaplain provides the Advisor of each unit with a kit of suggestions for conducting Protestant devotions and worship experiences on the trail. A devotional booklet and a portion of the New Testament are on sale at the headquarters trading post. Catholic A Catholic chaplain is provided by the National Catholic Committee on Scouting. He is available for conferences and confessions. On Sunday he conducts Mass at Ponil, Cimarroncito, and Carson- Maxwell base camps. Special dispensation in this diocese excuses Catholics who are over two and one-half miles one way from a service. When expeditions are far back in the mountains on Sundays, the chaplain endeavors to contact them as soon as possible during the week for conferences and confessions. Camp menus on Friday enable Catholics to observe abstinence regulations. These menus should be requested when needed. Jewish For those of the Jewish faith at Philmont, the National Jewish Committee on Scouting furnishes a chaplain. He can be contacted at camping headquarters upon arrival and arranrrements made for services or conferences. Chapels at all base camps are available. "Mormon" Church sewices for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is conducted each Sunday at Philmont by elders from nearby communities. Others are invited to attend the services. 4 1

23 TRADING POSTS Locations The main trading post is at camping headquarters where the major items of equipment and souvenirs are sold. Trading posts at the base ca-mps carry smaller equipment items but no souvenirs. Trail trading posts carry candy and some equipment and supplies needed in particular areas. All profit from trading post sales goes back into the Philmont operation. Items for Sale The main articles of equipment in the headquarters trading post and their prices, subject to change, are : T-shirts $ 1.00 Sweat shirts 1.75 Wool socks.95 Poncho (medium) 5.75 Poncho (light) 6.75 Sleeping bags Dacron sleeping bags Air mattresses (light) 5.95 Air mattress (small) 3.95 Toilet kit 2.35 Jackets (boys') Jackets (men's) Ground cloth (light) 1.50 Ground cloth (small).85 Flashlights 2.10 Scouter's pocket knife 1.75 Canteens (2 quart) Canteens (1 quart) Cameras Axes Trail Chef Kit First aid kits Chef tool kit (cutlery) Vitt-L-Kit Many other useful trail items are on sale. Hours when trading posts are open will be posted at each camp. Souvenirs The headquarters trading post carries a line of authentic Southwestern jewelry and souvenirs. EQUIPMENT For Back Packing Camping at Philmont is somewhat different from most areas where you have camped. Philmont is rugged, mountain country suitable for back packing. Everything you take with you including food must be packed on your back. Thus, extremely heavy sleeping bags or other articles of personal gear or equipment would make your trip less enjoyable. For All Weather We can only generalize on the weather. It is cold at night in the mountain country. Early on a July morning you may find a thin crust of ice over the water pail. You can also look for occasion- 43

24 a1 rain, possibly showers almost every day. Night rains at Philmont may occur also. Generally it rains for a short time only, and then dries out rather quickly. However, in the high country you may have some wet days. Ponchos and ground cloths are essential. Make sure your expedition prepares for all types of weather. Tentage The quartermaster issues trail tents for each two campers in your expedition. There are several types of tents, all of them easily pitched and lightweight for packing. You may not wish to pitch tents every night but merely have them to pull over you in case of rain or cold. Crew Equipment Each crew of eight in your expedition needs a Trail Chef cook kit, a trail cutlery kit, and a three quarter axe. In base camp Dutch ovens are issued, so you can learn this western style of cooking. You also find them in some trail camps, but you want the experience of baking bread and cooking without the Dutch oven. We do not furnish "dixies' or dishwashing tubs at any of the camps. For this purpose your expedition will be issued one extra large pail. Required Equipment for Crew of Eight Starred items are available at Philmont trading post. *1 Full or three-quarter axe (for wood choping) '1 Axe-sharpening kit *1 Trail Chef cook kit or equivalent *1 Chef tool kit or equivalent 1 Large pot (for dish rinsing) Individual Equipment It is difficult to make up an individual equipment list that will please everyone. Some campers like to do without things that might be considered essential by others, The following equipment list is a suggested one. Jf you wish to omit some items or if you wish to bring additional items, do so. Remember that is your decision. You must carry the results. These are things that experience indicates are necessary for comfortable living in the out-of-doors at Philmont. Starred items are available at the Philmont trading post. REQUlRED PERSONAL EQUIPMENT Travel Equipment 1 Uniform 1 pair dress shoes 1 pocket first aid kit 1 towel Personal Equipment Required (at Philrnont) * 2 T shirts 2 Underwear shorts

25 4 handkerchiefs 1 towel * 4 pairs wool socks (2 pairs cotton if desired) 1 pair hiking shoes * 1 poncho or raincoat * 1 sleeping bag or 3 wool blankets * 1 mess kit with eahg utensils * 1 Jacket * 1 Ground cloth * 1 Flashlight * 1 Pocket knife * 1 Toilet kit (soap, toothbrush) * 1 Shaving kit (no electric razor) " 1 Pack or packboard * 25 feet heavy string or lightweitht cord * 1 Philmont trail uniform (see page 28) Optional Personal Equipment * Moccasins or sneakers (for camp wear) * Canteen * Camera * Notebook and pencil * Air mattress Rental Equipment From the quartermaster at headquarters the following equipment may be rented : Packboards, Army style - 50 cents each Trail Chef cook kits - 1 dollar each (8-qt. pot, 4-qt. pot, 2-qt pot, coffee pot, 10 in. frying pan, 9 in. frying pan) Trail Chef tool kit, 50 cents each (pancake turner, pot fork, basting spoon, ladle, chef's knife, paring knife, can opener) This equipment is inspected by you and the quartermaster when it is rented and again when it is turned in. Any damage or missing parts must be charged to your account, based on the cost of replacement. MENUS AND FOODS At Base Camps For meals at base camps fresh foods are issued. In base camp are cooking shelters with chuck boxes for your staples and supplies, as well as Dutch ovens. If you do extra baking or special cooking in base camp, fresh meats and vegetables are available. At Trail Camps Considerable experimentation and research have gone into our trail menus as well as our base camp and dining hall menus. All of these have been developed with the assistance of a dietitian and the Camping and the Health and Safety services of the National Council. With several major food-processing companies, we have developed trail menus that we feel are well balanced and adequate. In some we have added canned meats to supplement the dehydrated foods.

26 Printed on each of the trail menus are instructions for cooking that particular day's meals. Please follow these instructions carefully. In the higher altitude you may need to cook the food longer than the directions specify, but the same amount of water is required. Check on Variety When you plan your itinerary at base camp you will be told which menus you will eat each day. Please show the commissary man at each stop your copy of the itinerary sheet so that he will know which menu to issue to you. ON THE TRAIL Philmont Map During your program planning at base camp a map is necessary. Keep it with you at all times. A plastic bag makes a good map container. At the beginning of each day use the map to show your expedition members where they are goingthe trails to be followed and the destination for the day. If the group does get separated, everyone should know where the next stop is. The map will show landmarks, such as mountains, canyons, and streams. The trail book is used to supplement the map but cannot replace it. This book gives you additional information about the area you will travel. Hiking Times To an outdoorsman distance is measured not in miles but in hiking time. This is also how we measure trails at Philrnont. Mileage becomes secondary when you find out that it takes twice as long to go up to a camp in the mountains as it does to come from the mountain camp down to the low country. To assist in planning your trip either before or after you arrive at Philmont, please check your trail book. These are average times and will vary with different expeditions. SANITATION Personal Cleanliness Plan for stops at some of our established trail camps so expedition members can bathe and do their laundry. In most of the camps a place is set aside for washing clothes. We ask that you do not allow bathing, swimming, or doing laundry in the springs or streams going through camps that you set up on the trail. Remember that just below you might be a campsite for another expedition, and the pollution of the water from swimming or bathing could cause serious difficulty. Your expedition should know that a good camper is a clean camper. If they allow their clothes to become dirty and themselves to become dirty and unshaven, they are more likely to become ill and have their trip spoiled. Much of the group's personal appearance stems from the Advisor's. When you yourself are clean shaven and have your clothes washed regularly, your boys follow suit.

27 Drinking Water Make certain that all expedition members realize the importance of purifying water regardless of where they may find it. None of the water from the springs, streams or wells on Philmont is considered safe to drink without purification. At all base camps the water is chlorinated and tested regularly. At all trail camps use the water purification tablets that are issued to you as part of your commissary supplies. Make doubly sure that as each individual fills his canteen or secures water for the expedition, he takes time to purify it properly. Latrines In the base camps and in some trail camps are dry pit latrines. However, if these are not available, your expedition must dig a straddle trench for its stay. Pits should be at least two feet deep and eight inches wide. Before leaving, fill them in and mound over to avoid erosion. It is also helpful if you mark on a stake that it is a closed latrine and the date. Garbage and Tin Cans Burn your garbage. Burn tin cans after cutting out both ends; mash the cans and put them in the large disposal cans in base camp or some trail camps. On the trail, bury burned and mashed cans at least a foot deep. Do not merely throw them into the fire pit or cover them lightly, or bears and other animals will smell them and dig them up. Check at each camp-site to find out how and where the refuse is disposed. Dishwashing The health and happiness of your expedition members depends on dishes being thoroughly washed and sterilized after every meal. Washing dishes in cold water is a hazard that can easily spoil your trip. It takes a little more time and a little more wood at high altitude to boil water, but the extra trouble is well worth while. Careless dishwashing sooner or later leads to illness on the trail. After washing dishes with hot water and soap or detergent, always rinse them in boiling water for at least one minute. A boiling rinse is most important. Wash cooking utensils, including Dutch ovens, with hot soapy water; then rinse and dry with heat. Pots and pans are easier to clean if you apply a lather of soap to the outside before using them. EMERGENCIES injury or accident If you follow your map carefully, you always know your approximate position. If a member of your expedition is injured, do not attempt to move him. Send to the nearest base camp for help ; there the staff has the equipment and the knowhow to give you the assistance that is needed. They can contact our doctors quickly and get one to the accident scene. Each of the trail camps is

28 equipped with a stretcher and other equipment for moving any injured person correctly under a doctor's supervision. What To Do If Lost If your expedition stays together instead of stretching over a long distance on the trail, the possibility of anyone becoming lost is remote. Our trails are well marked, and it is difficult, if you watch for trail markers, to lose the trail. Never allow one member of your expedition to leave camp alone. Always be sure there are two or more in the party if they make any side trips or leave without the rest of the expedition. If a boy or a whole expedition becomes lost, find a trail and follow it downhill; sooner or later you will either come to a major trail where you can find trail markers, or to a camp. (Please do not molest or change any trail signs.) If lost at night, make camp, build a big fire, and keep it going. That fire is a beacon for any search parties that may be out looking for you. If you continue to travel and try to find your way at night, you probably will become more confused and be in worse shape when daylight comes. Again, one of the best rules to avoid accidents or lost campers is to stay together. Forest Fires Your constant help is needed in forest fire prevention. Make doubly sure that all fires are built on ground properly prepared by raking away all the duff and getting down to mineral soil. Then, before you leave any camp, double check that your fires are completely out and properly covered. Duff or underground fires are our greatest hazard. They can start above ground and then travel underground for many yards before breaking out in the open again and causing a serious fire. If you find a ground fire that is quite small, stamp or beat it out. Then report it at once so we can send someone to look the area over and maintain a watch. If you find a fire where trees are burning, quickly report it to the nearest camp, giving the exact location and size. Do not try to fight the fire, but move out of the area quickly. Forest fires can travel fast and get out of control in a few minutes. Inexperienced groups find themselves in a dangerous position if they stay in the area. We have trained fire fighters with equipment on call to get to any part of the ranch where a fire is reported. Leave the forest fire fighting to these groups, and the fire will be put out as quickly as possible. If you see a forest fire, the first rule is to send for help as fast as possible. The second rule is to get out of the way- also fast! Smoking We ask that expedition members do not smoke at Philmont. No tobacco is sold here, and we ask

29 that they do not bring any. Advisors and other adult leaders can set personal examples in abstaining from tobacco. An advisor may, if he insists, smoke in the base camps. However, once his expedition leaves base camp a rigid and enforced "no smoking" rule exists. The forest fire hazard is very great during the summer season. Careless handling of one match or cigarette could mean that Philmont would be ruined for thousands upon thousands of boys in years to come. Please cooperate with us; set a personal example and enforce the "no smoking" rule with others. PRE-PHILMONT TRAINING Make sure that your expedition is well organized and that everybody has the necessary personal equipment. We suggest that the expedition hold a two-day training camp shortly before leaving for Philmont. The outline below suggests how you might do it. FIRST DAY 9 :00 A.M. Arrive at Camp-site 9 :30 Organize for Philmont Introduce staff. Each expedition member introduces himself. Organize into crews and set up camp duty roster. 10 :00 Camp Demonstrations Shelter Locate shelter with attention to drainage, prevailing winds, Ground hazards. Gadgets for keeping clothing and personal equipment off the ground Kitchen Crew Types of cooking fires Fire Prevention and protection Waste water and gargage disposal Wood supply and chopping area. General kitchen sanitation 11 :OO Set Up Camp and Prepare Lunch 2 :00 P.M. Camp Demonstration Continued Knife and axe Fire-building demonstrat~on mu practice Preparing ground Laying the fire Lighting the fire Cooking and baking Use of Trail Chef kit and Dutch ovens Extinguishing the fire 5 :00 First Aid Personal kit Demonstrate snake-bite kit Water purification (iodine tablets) 5 :45 Dinner and Cleanup 7 :30 Map Reading and Compass 8 :45 Story of Philmont (slides or movies if available) 9 :00 Questions and Answers

30 SECOND DAY 6:30 A.M. Reveille 7 :30 Church Service (if Sunday) 8:15 Breakfast and Cleanup 9 :30 Hiking Equipment Back-packing. Personal equipment Foot care. 10 :30 Knots and Lashings Diamond hitch. Taut-line hitch, and other useful knots. 12:15 P.M. Lunch - Clean Up and Turn In Equipment 1 :30 Trip Review and Questions 2 :00 Break Camp SO THERE'S THE STORY We hope this guidebook is helpful to you in planning your Expedition at Philmont. In this small booklet we could not list all the interesting program features, nor give you every detail of information that you might desire. However, we feel that when you read carefully and go over with your expedition members the information found in these pages, your expedition will come to Philmont better prepared and equipped to have a wonderful time. KNOW THE SOUTHWEST A little extra effort will enable you to appreciate better what you see at Philmont and in the Southwest. Before leaving home, study about this part of the country. Learn something about the trees, flowers, animals, birds, reptiles, rocks, Indians, Western lore, and other features that you will find here. Your librarian will help you. An excellent book we recommend buying and bringing with you is The American Southwest by Natt N. Dodge and Herbert S. Zim, a Golden Regional Guide, published by Simon and Schuster, New York. A papercovered edition is available at book stores for $1.00.

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