Annual Summer Reunion

August 16-19

$100 adults (ages 12 and older) $30 youth (ages 5-11). Registration deadline is June 30. This is the event of the year for the PSA. Come to Philmont and gather, fellowship, and share your favorite Phil-memories.

This year’s reunion will feature the dedication of the Silver Sage Staff Activity Center on Saturday, August 16th. The PSA Annual Meeting will be on Sunday, August 17th. Stay around on Monday, August 18th, for activities, side hikes, a service project and more fellowship. The events will wrap-up on Tuesday morning, making it an extended reunion.

The reunion will be located at the Philmont Training Center, where there are plenty of showers, tents and parking spaces.
Reunion - Adult
Reunion - Child

PSA Summer Philmont Trek

August 10-16

$350 per person; Registration deadline is June 30, 2008
Limited to 60 participants; must be able to meet Philmont participation requirements.

PSA Summer Trek

PSA Autumn Adventure Trek

September 14-19 and October 12-17

$240 per person; Registration deadlines are August 22, 2008 and September 19, 2008 respectively
Minimum of 6 participants; must be able to meet Philmont participation requirements.

PSA Autumn Adventure

PSA Voyage at Northern Tier

June 12-19

$400 per person; Registration deadline is May 1, 2008
Space is limited; must be able to meet Northern Tier participation requirements.

PSA Voyage

Fall is the best time to camp at Philmont. Experience the pleasure of hiking the Philmont backcountry, when the aspen trees change to gold. Enjoy warm, sunny days and cool, crisp nights. View the splendor of Philmont fall colors. Observe wildlife preparing for winter.

Last fall just a handful of PSA members got to experience first hand what the Autumn Adventure program at Philmont is all about. It was amazing. Don’t miss out on your opportunity to participate this year. Create your own itinerary and hike for days without seeing anyone outside of your crew. At first glance the ranch seems closed for the season, but the magic of the place never ceases.

Autumn Adventure is open to crews of six to 12 participants accompanied by an Autumn Adventure guide. Know some friends you would like to share the Philmont experience with? Form your own crew and create your custom itinerary. Don’t know anyone you can get to come with you? Sign up and you will be put in a crew of other PSA members. All participants must be registered members of the BSA (but not necessarily the PSA).

Hiking at Philmont hasn’t gotten any easier. Make sure that you are ready for the physical activity involved with enjoying HOmE on foot. Also the autumn weather is different than the summer weather we are all used to. You need to be prepared, but it’s worth it.

The fee for Autumn Adventure is $40 per person per day, which includes all trail food and a staff guide. This year the PSA treks will be held from September 9-14. Sign up early so that crews can be formed and itineraries planned. For your planning purposes it is helpful to know that you will hit the trail the day you arrive and can leave the day you come off the trail, but many spend the night and enjoy some off-trail fellowship over dinner.

If you want to sign up or have questions about the program, contact Fred Cribbett for more information.

“…From Beaubien to Porky and from Cito to Car-Max”

Join former Rangers and other former staffers for a 6-day/5-night Trek in the Philmont backcountry following the PSA Rangers 50th Anniversary Reunion. Explore those shining hills and once again enjoy all that Philmont has to offer without worrying about catching a bus back to Basecamp to pick up your next crew.

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When: August 19 to 26
Where: Charles L. Sommers Wilderness Canoe Base in Ely, MN

This special event is limited to 8 total participants. Contact Lee Huckstep for more information.