2024 description: 'If you like bagging peaks, this itinerary is definitely for you and your crew! A motivated crew could potentially scale EIGHT (8)
of Philmont’s most iconic peaks! Start with a bus ride to Ponil Trailhead and hike to Bluestem for Ranger training and your first
starry night in the backcountry. Your next night on the trail is at Pueblano Ruins but don’t miss the nearby logging operations
at Pueblano’s Continental Tie & Lumber Company. Similarly, the next destination of Baldy Town has the nearby gold panning
and mining operations at French Henry. Check out the mining history and ruins at Baldy Town, but go to bed early, because
the next day highlights Philmont’s tallest peak, (1) Baldy Mountain. Then, enjoy the long steady descent to Mistletoe camp
with a pitstop at Head of Dean for challenge events. A hop, skip, and jump over the Cimarron River is all it will take the next
day to reach Cimarroncita, which premieres 3-D archery and a laser shooting range. Get an early start and observe fire
ecology through Ute Park Pass and the 2018 wildfire impact zone. Reaching Whistle Punk, you’ll be close to an opportunity to
side hike the new trail to reach the top of (2) Cito Peak. Head over to Divide via (3) Comanche Peak and, if you’re in for an
extra challenge, side-hike (4) Mt. Phillips. (5) Big Red will start your next day but feel free to tackle (6) Bonito Peak as a side
hike (adds 2.5 miles) as you aim towards Porcupine then Phillips Junction for resupply. Your night at Beaubien gives you
dinner and a show: the chuckwagon dinner and boot stomping cowboy campfire. Finally, follow the flow of the North Fork after
visiting Black Mountain Camp and then climb to Shaefers Pass for one more chance to reflect on endless stars and countless
memories. You’ll wake up the next morning to begin your long and triumphant march into Base Camp via (7) Shaefers Peak
and (8) the Tooth of Time!'
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2023 description: 'f you like bagging peaks, this itinerary is definitely for you and your crew! A motivated crew could potentially scale EIGHT (8)
of Philmont’s most iconic peaks! Start with a bus ride to Ponil Trailhead and hike to Bluestem for Ranger training and your first
starry night in the backcountry. Your next night on the trail is at Pueblano Ruins but don’t miss the nearby logging operations
at Pueblano’s Continental Tie & Lumber Company. Similarly, the next destination of Baldy Town has the nearby gold panning
and mining operations at French Henry. Check out the mining history and ruins at Baldy Town, but go to bed early, because
the next day highlights Philmont’s tallest peak, (1) Baldy Mountain. Then, enjoy the long steady descent to Mistletoe camp
with a pitstop at Head of Dean for challenge events. A hop, skip, and jump over the Cimarron River is all it will take the next
day to reach Philmont’s newest staff camp, Cimarroncita, which premieres 3-D archery and a laser shooting range. Get an
early start and observe fire ecology through Ute Park Pass and the 2018 wildfire impact zone. Reaching Whistle Punk, you’ll
be close to an opportunity to side hike the new trail to reach the top of (2) Cito Peak. Head over to Red Hills via (3) Comanche
Peak and, if you’re in for an extra challenge, side-hike (4) Mt. Phillips. (5) Big Red will start your next day but feel free to tackle
(6) Bonito Peak as a side hike (adds 2.5 miles) as you aim towards Porcupine and Phillips Junction for resupply. Your night at
Beaubien gives you dinner and a show: the chuckwagon dinner and boot stomping cowboy campfire. Finally, follow the flow of
the North Fork after visiting Black Mountain Camp and then climb to Shaefers Pass for one more chance to reflect on endless
stars and countless memories. You’ll wake up the next morning to begin your long and triumphant march into Base Camp via
(7) Shaefers Peak and (8) the Tooth of Time!'
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