| 2012 description: 'If your crew enjoys fishing cool and teaming mountain streams, this “Fishing Trek” will be a great choice! Feel free to bring your
fishing equipment and purchase a license before fishing some of the best mountain streams you will come across. Start your trek
by visiting famous pioneer Kit Carson’s home at Rayado along the Santa Fe Trail before following the river up to Olympia and
Abreu. Enjoy the Mexican homestead, root beer at the cantina, and a delicious Mexican dinner as you listen to the waters of the
Rayado flow by before resting for the evening. Your next stop at Fish Camp will leave no questions unanswered as to why Waite
Phillips loved to spend time on the banks of the Rayado and Agua Fria. Tour Waite’s historic fishing lodge and fish the Agua Fria all
day on your way to Bear Canyon Camp. From there, you’ll be able to fish the Rayado all the way from Phillips Junction to
Porcupine, and on to Clear Creek, where you will hear booming .50 caliber black powder rifles as you come into camp. The trek up
Mount Phillips will be challenging, but viewing Wheeler Peak, the Moreno Valley, and Baldy Mountain will be an unparalleled
reward. Drop down into Cypher’s Mine for the evening “Stomp” with Charlie’s musician miners. From there, you’ll be able to fish
the picturesque Cimarroncito Reservoir, hike to Window Rock, and wrap up your trek on the Cimarron River. Keep cool by the
rushing water and enjoy leisurely casting while you wait for your ride into Base Camp.' |
| 2011 description: 'Fly fishing enthusiasts will love this itinerary as several rivers run through this trek. Tour Waite Phillips'
famous Rayado Lodge at Fish Camp on your way to a two-day layover at one of Philmont's premiere
western lore camps, Beaubien, where horse rides, branding, and a chuck wagon dinner await your
crew. Hike along the South Fork of the Urraca to Black Mountain and experience blacksmithing, civil
war settlers, and black powder rifle shooting. Even mare program is available at Cyphers Mine where
you can pan for gold and enjoy the "Stomp". On your way to Hunting Lodge, stop at Cimarroncita's
rack climbing camp. While at Hunting Lodge, be sure to visit the Demonstration Forest area. On your
last day, your crew will hike over the Tooth of Time.
On your last day, your crew will hike over the Tooth of Time.' |
| Day | 2012 Trek 7 Campsite | 2011 Trek 16 Campsite | Program Differences |
| 1 | Trailbound Tent City | ||
| 2 | Olympia | Kit Carson Museum included in 2012 trek 7 | |
| 3 | Abreu | Carson Meadows | Cantina included in 2012 trek 7 Land Navigation / GPS Technology included in 2012 trek 7 New Mexican Homestead included in 2012 trek 7 Geocaching included in 2012 trek 7 Search & Rescue / Wilderness Medicine not included in 2012 trek 7 |
| 4 | Fish Camp | Lost Cabin | |
| 5 | Bear Canyon | Beaubien | Jicarilla Apache Life included in 2012 trek 7 Sweat Lodge included in 2012 trek 7 Conservation Project included in 2012 trek 7 Campfire not included in 2012 trek 7 Western Lore / Branding not included in 2012 trek 7 |
| 6 | Porcupine | Beaubien | Food Pickup included in 2012 trek 7 Chuck Wagon Dinner not included in 2012 trek 7 Horse Rides not included in 2012 trek 7 Climb Trail Peak not included in 2012 trek 7 Conservation Project not included in 2012 trek 7 |
| 7 | Clear Creek | Black Mountain | Rocky Mountain Fur Company included in 2012 trek 7 Blacksmithing not included in 2012 trek 7 Post Civil War Settlers not included in 2012 trek 7 |
| 8 | Cyphers Mine | Red Hills | Blacksmithing included in 2012 trek 7 Gold Mining & Panning included in 2012 trek 7 Stomp included in 2012 trek 7 Climb Mount Phillips included in 2012 trek 7 |
| 9 | Hunting Lodge | Cyphers Mine | Hunting Lodge Tour included in 2012 trek 7 Visiting Forester included in 2012 trek 7 Blacksmithing not included in 2012 trek 7 Gold Mining & Panning not included in 2012 trek 7 Stomp not included in 2012 trek 7 |
| 10 | Deer Lake | Hunting Lodge | Hike via Hidden Valley / Window Rock included in 2012 trek 7 Water included in 2012 trek 7 Hunting Lodge Tour not included in 2012 trek 7 Demonstration Forest not included in 2012 trek 7 |
| 11 | Cimarron River | Tooth Ridge | Climb Tooth of Time not included in 2012 trek 7 Water not included in 2012 trek 7 |
| 12 | Homebound Tent City | Hike to included in 2012 trek 7 Hike in via Tooth Ridge Trail not included in 2012 trek 7 |