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2017 Trek 30

Strenuous; Approximately 82 miles; Maps required: North, South

If your crew enjoys GPS and land navigation, this trek is for you! Test your navigation skills on Ted Turner’s Vermejo Park Ranch. Our Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Department set up a challenging course in rugged country with some of the most unique rock outcroppings and vistas that the southwest has to offer. We are challenging your crew to be the first to locate them all! Start your trek at Dean Heck Camp before bushwhacking up Slate Hill to find the geocaches. Be amazed by the rock formations. If you pay close attention, you might even find a rock with Waite Phillips' initials (WP) carved into it! Spend the night where few other crews have, at beautiful Slate Hill Heck Camp. Log your findings with the Harlan staff before learning to reload and shoot your own 12 gauge shells. Work on a trail project with the Conservation Department on your way to Lost Gap. Next, hike through Hidden Valley and by Window Rock to Mr. Phillips' Hunting Lodge. At Cyphers Mine, you will explore Charlie Cyphers' mine and be entertained at The Stomp. Wake up early and fill your water bottles before you ascend Mt. Phillips. The hike will be tough, but viewing Wheeler Peak and the Moreno Valley is something that your crew will never forget. Tomahawks and booming .50 caliber muzzle loading rifles await your crew at Clear Creek. From there, camp at beautiful Bear Canyon and fish the banks of the Rayado Creek, just as Mr. Phillips enjoyed, at Fish Camp. Enjoy hiking down Rayado Canyon and help the staff at Carson Meadows with an important search and rescue mission. Get an early start to rock climb and rappel at Miners park before your final challenge… Tooth of Time!

Dry Camps: Dean Heck; Slate Hill Heck; Lost Gap;

Trek Day	Camp	Program Features	Campsite Features
1	Trailbound Tent City	Opening Campfire	Commissary; Trading Post;
2	Dean Heck	Bus to Chase Turnaround	Trail Camp (Always dry);
		Ranger Training	Trail Camp (Always dry);
3	Slate Hill Heck	Geocaching	Low Impact Camp; Trail Camp (Always dry);
		Water @ Dean Heck	Low Impact Camp; Trail Camp (Always dry); (Trail Camp (Always dry); at Dean Heck)
		Low Impact Camping	Low Impact Camp; Trail Camp (Always dry);
4	Harlan	Shotgun shooting/reloading - 12 Gauge
		Burro Packing
5	Lost Gap	Conservation @ Harlan	Trail Camp (Always dry);
		Water @ Deer Lake	Trail Camp (Always dry); (Trail Camp; at Deer Lake)
6	Hunting Lodge	Hike via Hidden Valley / Window Rock @ Hidden Valley
		Tour Hunting Lodge
		Food Pickup @ Ute Gulch Commissary	(Commissary; Trading Post; at Ute Gulch Commissary)
7	Cyphers Mine	Mine Tour	Showers (wood stoked);
		Gold Mining & Panning	Showers (wood stoked);
		Blacksmithing	Showers (wood stoked);
		Stomp	Showers (wood stoked);
8	Clear Creek	Hike over Comanche Peak
		Hike over Mount Phillips
		Rocky Mountain Fur Company
		Muzzle Loading Rifles
9	Bear Canyon	Homesteading @ Crooked Creek	Trail Camp;
		Food Pickup @ Phillips Junction	Trail Camp; (Commissary; Trading Post; Showers; at Phillips Junction)
10	Carson Meadows	Fishing Lodge Tour @ Fish Camp
		Search & Rescue / Wilderness Medicine
11	Miner's Park	Mexican Homestead @ Abreu	Showers; (Showers; at Abreu)
		Rock Climbing & Rappelling	Showers;
12	Homebound Tent City	Tooth of Time @ Miner's Park	Showers; Trading Post; (Showers; at Miner's Park)
		Hike in via Tooth Ridge Trail @ Miner's Park	Showers; Trading Post;
		Awards Campfire @ Miner's Park	Showers; Trading Post;
Warning: Itinerary details provided by PhilSearch are for planning purposes only. Only the current year's "Treks" book and the addendums to it, if any, should be used for final trek selection.

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Program opportunities not included on the official itinerary

This list is not complete and is dependent on the route you take each day.

Visit the Villa Philmonte at Trailbound Tent City on day 1

Seton Memorial Library and Philmont Museum at Trailbound Tent City on day 1

Burro Racing at Harlan on day 5

Shotgun shooting/reloading - 12 Gauge at Harlan on day 5 Double Dip

Hike via Hidden Valley / Window Rock at Hunting Lodge on day 6

Fishing Opportunities at Phillips Junction on day 9

Fishing Opportunities at Fish Camp on day 10

Fly Tying at Fish Camp on day 10

Cantina at Abreu on day 11

Rock Climbing & Rappelling at Miner's Park on day 12 Double Dip

Climbing Tower at Miner's Park on day 12