2023 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 up the North Fork Urraca the next day. Enjoy the
beautiful hike and be sure to 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! Throw some tomahawks with the fur
trappers at Clear Creek and then take the new Order of the Arrow trail to summit Mt. Phillips, then 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. Make your way to Cyphers Mine to immerse yourself
in mining history, take a tour of the Contention Mine, and try your hand at blacksmithing. Be ready after dinner for their
evening musical performance: The Stomp. Next, enjoy a hike down Cito Creek to visit Waite Phillips cabin at Hunting Lodge.
Get a tour of the cabin if you like, but head to Cimarroncito for your food pickup and some time in the climbing gym. Your
journey 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 North and 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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2022 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. Make your way to Lamberts Mine to set
up camp, but plan to go back to Cyphers Mine after dinner for their evening musical performance: The Stomp. Next, enjoy a
hike down the to visit Waite Phillips cabin at Hunting Lodge. Get a tour of the cabin if you like, but head to Cimarroncito for
your food pickup then up to Webster Park, our newly reopened trail camp. Your journey 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 North and 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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