2024 Trek 7-1 
2024 Trek 7-1 | Take a trip back in time with this itinerary that is chock full of unique programs and relics from the past! Start your journey through this timeline after getting off the bus at the Six-Mile Gate Trailhead for a visit to the first confirmed T-Rex track in the world. Look for other fossils and footprints as you head upstream to Indian Writings where you will tour the fascinating petroglyphs left by the Ancestral Puebloan people prior to 1300 CE and work on an archaeological dig to discover more clues of their activities on Philmont property. Your climb over Hart Peak will be rewarded with fantastic views of the Ponil Complex! Make your way down to Ponil where you will be taken back to the old west! Try your hand at branding and roping, then reward yourself with a cold root beer in the Cantina. The next step of your journey in time takes you to Elkhorn, via the Dean Skyline trail. Drop down into the Middle Ponil and pass through Pueblano and into the early 1900s, where the loggers of the Continental Tie & Lumber Co. will teach you how to use a crosscut saw and a broad axe. Make your way through Pueblano Ruins and up to French Henry and into the historical Baldy Mining district. Tour the Aztec Ponil mine, do some blacksmithing, and try your luck at panning for gold. Your final destination is Touch-Me-Not Creek, but not before you stop at Miranda, where you will be transported to 1838 and a fur trapper rendezvous. Shoot muzzle loading rifles, throw tomahawks and be regaled with the many tall tales the trappers will share with you. Your journey through time is almost over as you hike down to the Maxwell Trailhead to meet your bus for your trip back to Base Camp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Per the Guidebook to Itineraries: "Due to potential emergencies, such as catastrophic fires, Crews must not deviate from their assigned itinerary. Changes are only permitted for bona fide medical emergencies and must be approved in advance by the Logistics Department." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unique Campsite: Indian Writings; French Henry; Touch-Me-Not Creek; - No photo available for this campsite or this program at this location. Click icon for specific needs. |
| Day | Camp | Potential Additional Program Features | Campsite Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Six Mile Gate | Tyrannosaurus Rex Track | |
| Camping Headquarters | Visit the Villa Philmonte | Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; | |
| National Scouting Museum | |||
| 3 | Indian Writings | Archaeology | Showers; |
| 4 | Ponil | Cantina Show | Commissary; Trading Post; Showers; |
| Climb Hart Peak | |||
| Gymkhana | |||
| Cavalcade | |||
| Cowboy Action Shooting | |||
| Circle Ride | |||
| Wrangler Training | |||
| 5 | Pueblano | Continental Tie & Lumber | |
| spar pole climbing | |||
| 6 | Miranda | Climb Baldy Mountain | |
| 7 | Camping Headquarters | Visit the Villa Philmonte | Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; |
| National Scouting Museum | |||
| Ride into Cattle Headquarters | |||