| 2012 description: 'Your crew will climb mountains, overcome challenges, and enjoy the serene wilderness on this program packed trek. You will also
see Philmont’s South, Central, and North Country. Start by passing Lovers Leap and hiking over rugged Urraca Mesa on your way
to initiative games and challenge course events that will help create a cohesive crew at the beginning of your trek. You will then
be able to check out a Mexican homestead, drink root beer at the cantina, and enjoy a Mexican dinner at Abreu. On your way to
Beaubien, be sure to check out the wreckage of a B24 bomber that crashed on top of Trail Peak in 1942. At Beaubien, enjoy
branding your boots, eating a chuck wagon dinner, taking part in a cowboy campfire, and riding horses down one of the prettiest
canyons you’ll ever see. Bag beautiful Bonito Peak and Big Red or hike through Porcupine on your way to Comanche Creek.
Booming .50 caliber black powder rifles and tomahawks await you at Clear Creek. Next, the trek up Mount Phillips will be
challenging, but seeing the sunset over Wheeler Peak and the Moreno Valley from 11,736 feet will be an unparalleled reward. You
will then make your way to Sawmill for .30-06 rifle reloading and firing at our world class shooting range. Enjoy the hike to pristine
Vaca before rock climbing and rappelling at Dean Cow.' |
| 2011 description: 'Fishing for trout in clear mountain streams and views ofmystic mountain peaks are highlights as you travel through Abreu, Fish Camp, and Crooked Creek. You will enjoy challenge events and the campfire at Urraca, a Mexican homestead with dinner and cantina at Abreu. Take time as you hike north to enjoy homesteading, Rocky Mountain Fur Company, .30-06 and 12-gauge reloading and shooting, and rock climbing before your last day's hike to Six Mile Gate.' |
| Day | 2012 Trek 18 Campsite | 2011 Trek 12 Campsite | Program Differences |
| 1 | Trailbound Tent City | ||
| 2 | Lover's Leap | ||
| 3 | Urraca | ||
| 4 | Abreu | Zastrow | Cantina included in 2012 trek 18 New Mexican Homestead included in 2012 trek 18 Mexican Dinner included in 2012 trek 18 Land Navigation / GPS Technology not included in 2012 trek 18 Dutch Oven Dessert not included in 2012 trek 18 Rededication to Scouting not included in 2012 trek 18 |
| 5 | Beaubien | Lower Bonita | Chuck Wagon Dinner included in 2012 trek 18 Campfire included in 2012 trek 18 Climb Trail Peak included in 2012 trek 18 |
| 6 | Beaubien | Buck Creek | Horse Rides included in 2012 trek 18 Conservation Project not included in 2012 trek 18 |
| 7 | Comanche Creek | Crooked Creek | Climb Big Red included in 2012 trek 18 Climb Bonito Peak included in 2012 trek 18 Homesteading not included in 2012 trek 18 |
| 8 | Mt Phillips | Climb Mount Phillips not included in 2012 trek 18 | |
| 9 | Sawmill | ||
| 10 | Vaca | Pick Up Burros included in 2012 trek 18 Burro Racing not included in 2012 trek 18 12 Gauge Shotgun shooting/reloading not included in 2012 trek 18 | |
| 11 | Dean Cow | ||
| 12 | Homebound Tent City |