| 2012 description: 'This program filled trek hikes through all of the North Country, climb Baldy Mountain, and hike in to Base Camp via the Tooth of
Time! You will also let pack burros carry a portion of your gear! Start off by seeing the world’s only known T-Rex track… it’s right
here in the North Ponil Valley. Watch a gorgeous sunset at House Canyon Camp and visit the fascinating petroglyphs left by the
ancient Ancestral Puebloan people around 1300 AD at Indian Writings. You will stay at Old Camp before heading to historic Ponil
where Cowboy Action Shooting will make its Philmont programmatic debut this summer. Ride horses, brand boots, test your
roping skills, and eat a chuck wagon dinner and a cowboy breakfast before picking up burros and making your way to visit the
Continental Tie and Lumber Company at Pueblano. There, you will climb spar poles, cut cross ties, and enjoy the logger’s
stories/music at their “Company Meeting” campfire. You will shoot booming .50 caliber black powder rifles on your way to Black
Horse where your two day stay will enable you to climb Baldy Mountain, explore Lucien Maxwell’s Aztec Mine, and visit historic
Baldy Town. Hike to Head of Dean to participate in initiative games and challenge events that will bring your crew together as you
continue your journey to New Dean. Enjoy camping at the site of an old sawmill, check out Black Jack’s Hideout, and head to
Harlan to learn to reload your own shotgun shells before firing them at our scenic shooting range. Enjoy the hike to Cimarroncito,
where you will be some of the first crews to rock climb several new routes this season. Test your climbing skills in the rock gym and
see if you will be one of the few to make it all the way around “the wall.” Swing by Waite Phillips’ Hunting Lodge, Demonstration
Forest, and Clark’s Fork before your last night of camping at Upper Clark’s Fork. You will enjoy hiking rugged Tooth Ridge and
climbing the Tooth of Time before making your way to Base Camp.' |
| 2011 description: 'This super strenuous itinerary begins in the historic north country with stops at Indian Writings for
archaeology before hiking over Hart Peak to PonHfor western lore, branding, and cantina. Relive the
days of the Continental Tie & Lumber Company and enjoy the mountain man rendezvous prior to hiking
Baldy Mountain (12,441 feet). Back in the central country, enjoy shotgun shooting, burro racing , and
rock climbing. This trek concludes with a victory hike over the Tooth of Time.' |
| Day | 2012 Trek 26 Campsite | 2011 Trek 32 Campsite | Program Differences |
| 1 | Trailbound Tent City | ||
| 2 | House Canyon | Water included in 2012 trek 26 | |
| 3 | Old Camp | ||
| 4 | Ponil | Horse Rides included in 2012 trek 26 Climb Hart Peak not included in 2012 trek 26 | |
| 5 | Pueblano | Pick Up Burros included in 2012 trek 26 Campfire included in 2012 trek 26 | |
| 6 | Black Horse | Miranda | Return Burros included in 2012 trek 26 |
| 7 | Black Horse | Miranda | Tour Historic Baldy Town included in 2012 trek 26 Mine Tour not included in 2012 trek 26 |
| 8 | New Dean | Black Jacks | Challenge Events not included in 2012 trek 26 Water not included in 2012 trek 26 |
| 9 | Harlan | ||
| 10 | Cimarroncito | Food Pickup included in 2012 trek 26 Conservation Project not included in 2012 trek 26 | |
| 11 | Upper Clarks Fork | Ponderosa Park | Visiting Forester included in 2012 trek 26 Campfire not included in 2012 trek 26 Horse Rides not included in 2012 trek 26 Hike via Hidden Valley / Window Rock not included in 2012 trek 26 Food Pickup not included in 2012 trek 26 |
| 12 | Homebound Tent City | Climb Tooth of Time not included in 2012 trek 26 |