Philmont Books and Resources
Last update 8-27-03


These publications may be useful in learning more about Philmont, its history and natural splendor etc.

Philmont - Where Spirits Soar
- BSA (1989) - hardbound lush photo book
Philmont - A History of New Mexico's Cimarron County - Lawrence R. Murphy (1972)
When The Sun Goes Down - A Collection of Philmont Ghost Stories - Lori and Jared Chatterley (2000) - TOTT
2001 Philmont Guidebook To Adventure -
Philmont - given to each hiker 2001
2002 Philmont Guidebook To Adventure - Philmont - given to each hiker 2002
2003 Philmont Guidebook To Adventure - Philmont - given to each hiker 2003
Philmont Millennium 1 - Elliott, McAdams, Williams (2000) - memoriabilia of Philmont
Head For the High Country - David L. Caffey (1973) - how Philmont changes lives
Philmont Fieldguide - BSA - Mary Steuver and Daniel Shaw (1985) - natural features of Philmont - BSA 81-6051
High Adventure Among the Magic Mountains - Minor S. Huffman (1988) - BSA 18696 - Philmont the First 50 years
Tooth of Time Traders - Philmont Scout Ranch Trading Post - Summer 2001 - 1st color Catalog

Tooth of Time Traders - Philmont Scout Ranch Trading Post - Winter 2002/2003 - 2nd color Catalog
High Country - Newsletter of the Philmont Staff Association
Epigrams - Waite Phillips (1964) - Elliot W. Phillips - sayings of Waite Phillips (BSA reprint 1996)
Lucien Maxwell - Villian or Visionary  - Harriet Freiberger (1999)
High Country - The Newsletter of the Philmont Staff Association (PSA)
Santa Fe Trail - National Historic Trail - Mark L. Gardner (1993) - Historic Trail Brochure
Philmont Philsongs "Sing-along" Songbook (2003) - search online to download
Philmont Interactive Ranger - mapping software using BLM maps - by Maptrails -  TOTT - 2001 updated annually
Philmanac - A Trekkers's Guide to the Philmont Backcountry - Rock Rohrbacker (1999) - TOTT - each campsite
Philmont - A Brief History of the New Mexico Scout Ranch - Stephen Zimmer and Larry Walker (2000)
Treks 2002 - Philmont Itinerary Guide - published annually by Philmont - each Crew gets one in January
Treks 2003 -
Philmont Itinerary Guide - published annually by Philmont - each Crew gets one in January
Philnews - newsletter published weekly for Philmont Staff - available at Philmont News & Photo Service
Vision, Grace and Generosity - The Story of Waite and Genevieve Phillips and the Philmont Ranch - Stephen Zimmer and                   Nancy Klein (2002) BSA - Nancy is curator of the Villa Philmonte

New Testament with Psalms & Proverbs
- National Association of United Methodist Scouters (NAUMS)
               - given to attendees at Philmont GHQ Protestant Chapel
Eagles Soaring High  - BSA 5-877 (2002)
- trail worship resource
Out In God's Country: A History of Colfax County, New Mexico - Larry Murphy (????)
For Good or Bad: People of the Cimarron Country - Stephen Zimmer (1999)
Beyond the Hills Michael Wallis (1995) - Biography of Waite Phillips
The Last Flight of Liberator 41-1133 - William F.  Cass - story of plane crash on Trail Peak, Philmont

Videos

The Right Stuff (12:30) Philmont Preparation Video BSA 81-6062 c. 2001
The Magic of Philmont (5:00) BSA c. 1999
Philmont Pre-Trek Training (40:00) c. 1990
History of the St. James Hotel - purchase at Hotel in Cimmarron c. 2000
Philmont 2004 Promotion Video (4:30) - 2002 Trek Crew 5 - Scott Goldstein