2021 description: 'This challenging itinerary will take you to some of the south country’s most iconic peaks with great program opportunities along
the way. Start out at Lovers Leap Trailhead and receive Ranger training during your stay at Lovers Leap that night. Next, hike
through Miners Park and participate in rock climbing before hiking over to the scenic North Fork Urraca campsite. Enjoy the
beautiful hike up the North Fork and look for the Grizzly Tooth rock formation! Ultimately, you will reach the post-Civil War
encampment at Black Mountain and participate in .58-caliber muzzle loading rifle shooting and blacksmithing before heading to
Beaubien for a two-night layover. At Beaubien you will learn all about life on the cattle trail, ride horses, eat a hearty chuckwagon
dinner, and listen to the sounds of western music at their campfires. Next, you’ll begin your approach towards Mt. Phillips by
spending a night at Comanche Creek camp, but not before you stop by and visit the homestead at Crooked Creek. Get your rest,
as you will be hitting two peaks of over 11,000 ft. each the next day! After summitting Mt. Phillips, you will take a short hike to
Comanche Peak before finally bedding down for the night. Sawmill is next on your journey, where you will get to experience
reloading ammunition, then firing those rounds through their .30-06 rifles. After enjoying the scenic hike through Whistle Punk
you’ll meet up with the Conservation Department for some work on a brand-new trail to the top of Cito Peak. Make your way to
Lamberts Mine to set up camp, but you’ll want to hike back to Cyphers Mine for their evening musical performance: The Stomp.
Next, enjoy a hike down the beautiful Middle Fork to make it to Waite Phillips cabin at Hunting Lodge. Get a tour of the cabin, and
spend some time learning from a visiting forester at the Demonstration Forest on your way out the next morning. Your day is not
over yet, as you must journey towards your final night on the trail at Shaefers Pass Camp. Get plenty of water at Clarks Fork, as
you will need it as you make your ascent to Shaefers Peak and the Tooth of Time. Enjoy the views across the plains to the East,
and the beautiful mountains of Philmont to the West, reflecting on the journey you have taken and the challenges you have
conquered as a crew. Then, make your way across Tooth Ridge and down into your final destination, Base Camp!'
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