2024 Trek 9-2 
2024 Trek 9-2 | 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. Continue up the North Ponil Canyon to link up with the Cimarron & Northwestern Railroad at Metcalf Station. Work on the railroad, do some blacksmithing, then enjoy their nightly campfire program. As you make your way to Bluestem the next day, you'll pass through 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 before heading to camp for the night. The next morning you will head to Pueblano, taking you back to the early 1900s, where the loggers of the Continental Tie & Lumber Co. will teach you how to use crosscut saws or a broad axe. Pass through Baldy Town and setup camp to stage your Baldy Summit from Black Horse Mine Camp. After summiting Baldy Mountain and taking in the views, stop at Miranda where you will be transported to 1838 and the fur trapper rendezvous. Shoot muzzle loading rifles, throw tomahawks, and be regaled with the many tall tales the trappers will share with you before your final destination at Maxwell Trailhead on your final morning so you can 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." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dry Camps: Bluestem; Black Horse Mine; Unique Campsite: House Canyon; Maxwell; - 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; |
| Atl Atl Darts | |||
| 4 | Metcalf Station | Morse Code | |
| 5 | Ponil | Cantina Show | Commissary; Trading Post; Showers; |
| Climb Hart Peak | |||
| Gymkhana | |||
| Cavalcade | |||
| Cowboy Action Shooting | |||
| Circle Ride | |||
| Wrangler Training | |||
| 7 | Baldy Town | Climb Baldy Mountain | Commissary; Trading Post; Showers; |
| Tour Historic Baldy Town | |||
| Pueblano | Continental Tie & Lumber | ||
| spar pole climbing | |||
| 8 | Miranda | Climb Baldy Mountain | |
| Tomahawks | |||
| 9 | Camping Headquarters | Visit the Villa Philmonte | Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; |
| National Scouting Museum | |||
| Ride into Cattle Headquarters | |||