2009 description: 'Take the Dan Beard challenge and polish up Leave No Trace skills before hiking the remote Valle Vidal
(Valley of Life). In the Valle, your crew will do search and rescue, ride mountain bikes and view the
rings of Saturn at, where else?. . Ring Place. Back on Philmont, you will spend two days at Ewells Park
which lend plenty of time to hike Baldy Mountain, do blacksmithing and take a tour of a real gold mine.
Hike down the river to Ponil for your last great day, enjoying horse rides, visiting the cantina for root
beer, branding your boots and enjoying your last two meals on the trail with a chuck wagon dinner and
breakfast.' |
2008 description: 'Take the Dan Beard Challenge and polish up on leave no trace skills before hiking the remote Valle Vidal (Valley of Life). In the Valle your crew willdo search and rescue, ridde mountain bikes and view the rings of Saturn at, where else, Ring Place. Back on Philmont, you will spen two days at Ewells Park which lends plenty of time to climb Balfy, do blacksmithing and take a tour of a real gold mine. Hike down the river to Ponil Camp for your last day, enjoying horse rides, visiting the cantina for a root beer, branding your boots and enjoying your last two meals on the trail with a chuck wagon dinner and breakfast.' |
Day | 2009 Trek 28 Campsite | 2008 Trek 21 Campsite | Program Differences |
1 | Trailbound Tent City |   |   |
2 | Sioux Camp |   |   |
3 | Dan Beard Camp |   |   |
4 | Beatty Lakes | Seally Canyon | Search & Rescue / Wilderness Medicine not included in 2009 trek 28 Wilderness Medicine not included in 2009 trek 28   |
5 | Whiteman Vega |   | Conservation Project included in 2009 trek 28   |
6 | Ring Place |   |   |
7 | Rich Cabins |   |   |
8 | Ewells Park Camp |   |   |
9 | Ewells Park Camp |   |   |
10 | Pueblano Ruins Camp |   |   |
11 | Ponil Camp |   |   |
12 | Homebound Tent City |   |   |