NATIONAL HIGH ADVENTURE BASES

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NATIONAL HIGH ADVENTURE BASES

• Presentation Restricted to Summer Programs Only

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High Adventure Definition

• An experience in the great out-of-doors which
  exceeds anything you have ever experienced before
• Definition taken from BSA Horizons Unlimited
  Publication, 1987

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HIGH ADVENTURE BASES

• Philmont Scout Ranch, with 7 unique programs
• Northern Tiers (formerly known as Charles L.
  Sommers Canoe Base), with 3 unique programs
• Florida National High Adventure Sea Base, with 9
  unique programs

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Philmont Scout Ranch

• Primarily a Backpacking Experience
• Founded in 1938
• Camping Began in 1939
• 137,493 Acres (210 square miles)
• 23,000 Scouts and Leaders per year
• Over 800,000 Scouts and Leaders have Attended
• Located near Cimarron, New Mexico (Northeastern
  Sector near Colorado)

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Philmont Bull
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Evening Glow
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2007 Philmont Programs

• Expeditions, 12-Day, 7-12/Crew 540
• Cavalcades, 8-Day, 10-15/Crew 590
• Ranch Hand, 16-Day, Provisional 0
• Rayado Trek, 20-Day, Provisional 615
• R.O.C.S., 21-Day, Provisional 395
• OA Trail Crew, 14-Day, Provisional 150
• Short August Expeditions, 48D
• 7 to 9-Day, 7-12/Crew

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2006 Philmont Double H High Adventure Base Program

• Expedition, 7-Day, 7-12/Crew 350
• Located on the Torstenson Family Wildlife Center
  in Datil, New Mexico. The Double H is two hours
  Southwest of Albuquerque, New Mexico
• The Double H is a partnership between the Rocky
  Mountain Elk Foundation and the Boy Scouts of
  America

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Philmont Expedition Description

• Explore the Philmont high-country and the
  thrill of climbing mountains over two miles high.
  Learn rock climbing, archaeological excavation,
  and blacksmithing. Relive the Old West and ride
  a saddle horse, relive the mountain man, pack
  burros and pan for gold in clear mountain
  streams. Shoot 30-06 rifles, 50-caliber black
  powder, and hit clay targets with a 12-gauge
  shotgun.

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PHILMONT CAVALCADE DESCRIPTION

• Ride horseback over some of Philmonts most
  scenic trails. Acquire riding and packing skills
  long in use in the American West. Final day is
  spent in competition at an equestrian gymkhana.
  Riders are limited to 200 pounds of personal
  weight.

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RANCH HANDS DESCRIPTION

• If you have knowledge of horsemanship and
  horse care and want to expand your skills and
  experience, this is the program for you. You
  will spend eight days working in the horse
  department hauling hay, saddling, daily chores
  and other horse program tasks. Then you will
  participate in your own special Cavalcade
  itinerary trek for eight days.

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RAYADO TREK DESCRIPTION

• Older scouts who have mastered basic outdoor
  skills can apply for challenging select rayado
  treks. Experience more backcountry opportunities
  not available to expedition campers. Rayado is
  unparalleled for developing outdoor leadership,
  group dynamics, wilderness problem solving and
  advanced outdoor skills. Attain high personal
  grow and self-reliance. Recommend prior Philmont
  experience.

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R.O.C.S. DESCRIPTION

• Roving Outdoor Conservation School is an
  exciting program for those interested in
  conservation and natural resource management.
  Participants will camp in many different forest
  types and participate in forestry, fire ecology,
  fisheries and wildlife management, geology,
  watershed and range management. Spend 6 days
  working new and rebuilding trails.

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OA TRAIL CREW DESCRIPTION

• OA youth members have the opportunity to give
  service through the construction of hiking trails
  and backpacking while on a trek. Participants
  gain a deeper appreciation for the OA program and
  the leadership opportunities if offers. The
  program includes seven days of service and seven
  days of hiking across the ranch.

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DOUBLE H DESCRIPTION

• Wilderness Guide, a Double H staff member,
  will be with the crew the entire trek. The guide
  will provide programs for you while hiking
  throughout the backcountry. Programs include
  leave no trace, geocaching, GPS navigation, team
  building, search and rescue, map and compass,
  black powder, astronomy, archery. Martin camp
  western dinner.

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NORTHER TIER

• Primarily a Canoeing Experience
• Founded in 1923 as a Council Project
• National Program in 1972
• Servicing over 5,000 Scouts and Leaders/year
• Canoeing water systems include waterways and
  watersheds, rivers, and lakes both in the United
  States and Canada

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Scout Lake (Bissett)
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2008 NORTHERN TIER PROGRAMS

• Charles L. Sommers Canoe Base in Ely, Minnesota,
  USA
• Donald Rogert Canoe Base in Atikokan, Ontario,
  Canada
• Northern Expeditions Canoe Base in Bissett,
  Manitoba, Canada
• All programs have a minimum age of 13, crew sizes
  of 5 to 11, 9-10 day at 46/day and 6-8 day at
  50/day, and 300 deposits

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SOMMERS DESCRIPTION

• Enter Sommers through the portal of the fur
  trading post stockade. 28 crew cabins with a
  trading post, dining hall, lodge, sauna, voyageur
  area, Bay Post outfitters, and authentic post and
  beam style Commissary. Suitable for novice and
  experienced canoeists. Visit beautiful
  waterfalls, travel into remote country, find good
  fishing locations and pictographs

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Donald Rogert Description

• Your remote canoeing experience is nestled
  between the Quetico and Turtle River-White Otter
  Provincial Parks. Millions of acres of pine
  forests, glacier lakes, rivers, and waterfalls
  await you. Observe wildlife, catch walleye,
  northern, lake trout and smallmouth bass, Indian
  pictographs, and historic trade routes at
  Atikokan. Consider remote fly-ins.

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Northern Expeditions Description

• Outfit at a modern base near Bissett,
  Manitoba, with a gold mining heritage. Your trip
  starts with an exciting floatplane ride north
  into the Canadian bush of Atikaki Provincial Park
  (no roads). Trophy fishing and pictographs.
  Overlook some of the beautiful and rugged terrain
  in which you will be traveling and to enjoy the
  romance of the Canadian bush pilot experience.
  Primitive is the keyword.

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FLORIDA NATIONAL HIGH ADVENTURE SEA BASE

• Diversified Ocean experience both above and below
  the water
• Established in 1978
• National Program in 1980
• Currently serving over 10,000 Scouts and Scouters
  in their 7-Day Programs
• 14 years of age as of attendance or Sep 1
• Located in the Lower Matecumbe and Summerland
  Keys, FA, and the Bahamas

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Sea Base Patch
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2007 SEA BASE PROGRAMS

• Coral Reef Sailing, 6-8/crew 4950/C
• Sea Exploring, 20-22/crew 620/I
• Bahamas, 6-12/crew 645/I
• Bahamas Tall Ship, 18-20/crew 645/I
• Keys Adventure, 6-8/crew 620/I
• Out Island, 6-8/crew
  620/I
• Scuba Adventure, 6-8/crew 720/I
• Scuba Certification, 6-8/crew 720/I
• Scuba Live Aboard, 10-12/crew 9850/C

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Coral Reef Sailing

• Aboard for a week on a 41- feet vessel
  snorkeling reefs and Looe Key , one of the most
  beautiful reefs in the Keys and part of the
  Florida National Marine Sanctuary. Study
  astronomy, navigation, fish identification and
  coral reef ecology. Sharpen your navigational
  skills, snorkeling and fishing all in one package.

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Sea Exploring Adventure

• Using one of five Tall Ship sailing vessels
  over 70-feet you will snorkel several reefs as
  you sail among the fabulous Florida Keys. Along
  the way you will troll for mackerel, barracuda
  and mahi-mahi, hopefully to supplement the ships
  stores. Among the highlights of your adventure
  is sailing to a small archipelago of island,
  fishing, snorkeling and maybe catch lobster.
  On-board navigation and star study. There are
  sailing and cooking chores aboard for all of its
  sailors.

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Bahamas Adventure

• The mere name invokes visions of white sandy
  beaches and crystal clear water. This is an
  excellent description of the area you will be
  cruising on. Taxi service to your vessel on your
  air arrival to March Harbor. You will be touring
  and a working voyage, handling lines, preparing
  food, and full participation in the operation of
  your vessel in a foreign country.

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Bahamas Tall Ship Adventure

• This adventure on a tall ship will have you
  plying the Abaco Sea in a vessel equipped to
  teach sailing, snorkeling, fishing, and
  navigation. This is an active ship and requires
  everyone to work as a team as you learn and
  experience the workings of sailing and sea
  traveling. Must be 14 years of age by September
  1, 2007

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Keys Adventure

• This exciting program offers a potpourri of
  aquatic activities than can only be experienced
  in the Florida Keys. Programs change based on
  weather patterns, but you can be assured of a lot
  of snorkeling, fishing, sailing, boat riding, and
  visiting historic areas in the Florida Keys.
  Ocean kayaking and catching lobster (during
  season) are included. You are housed in A/C
  dormitories with meals in the Brinton
  Environmental Center or on Big Munson Island. 14
  years/Sep 1, 2007

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Out Island Adventure

• Big Munson Island, over a hundred acres of
  high hardwood hammock fringed in lush mangroves,
  is much like it was when the pirates arrive in
  the 1800s. During this week-long survivor like
  experience you will be starting at the Brinton
  Center to the Island via ocean kayaks. You will
  snorkel, fish off powerboats for grouper and
  barracuda. Add snorkeling at Looe Key and
  explore the island with its animals/flora. Image
  camped under the canopy of gumbo limbo trees.

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Scuba Adventure

• You will be diving beautiful coral reefs in
  the Keys. You are scheduled to make nine dives
  (weather permitting) including a night dive.
  Accommodations are in A/C dormitories overlooking
  the Florida Bay with great meals in the Sea Base
  galley. Diving equipment supplied for this
  adventure is new and state-of-the-art. You must
  14 years old by date of attendance

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Scuba Certification

• Even if you never had a mask on your face,
  within a week you can become a certified PADI
  Open Water Scuba Diver. Fitted with all new
  equipment you are trained in the intricacies of
  safe SCUBA in specialized training pools as well
  as in the open ocean. Meals, instruction,
  housing in A/C dormitories, and four open water
  dives in the underwater wilderness. 14 attend.

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Scuba Live Aboard

• Combing the sailing and scuba diving programs
  for one incredible adventure. You will be
  spending your day diving from reef to reef
  sailing aboard a 57-foot schooner. You will be
  making 15 dives (weather permitting) including 3
  night dives. Sailing and fishing will round out
  your adventure. Age is 14 years by date of
  attendance.

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NATIONAL VHS TAPES

• Philmont Scout Ranch
• The Right Stuff, 1230 minutes
• Northern Tiers
• Pack and Paddle, 2210 minutes
• Florida National High Adventure Sea Base
  
• Highlights of Sea Base, 3000 minutes

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NATIONAL WEBPAGES AND PHONE NUMBERS

• Philmont, www.scouting.org/philmont, 505-376-2281
• Northern Tier, www.ntier.org, 218-365-4811
• Sea Base, www.bsaseabase.org, 305-664-4173

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IN CONCLUSION

• Be There!