| 2015 description: 'This action packed itinerary will encourage your crew to work together as you explore Philmont's Central Country. Start by
hiking to Vaca for the night and reload/shoot shotguns at Harlan on the following morning at a picturesque shooting range.
Enjoy learning and working on a trailbuilding project with Philmont's Conservation Department on your hike to Lost Gap. Your
crew will then have the opportunity to hike to Window Rock before hiking up beautiful Grouse and Sawmill Canyons on the
way to Upper Sawmill. From there, enjoy incredible views of Touch Me Not and Baldy Mountain while hiking to Thunder Ridge
and Cyphers Mine for the night. Once there, Charlie Cyphers and his miners will teach you how to blacksmith, mine for gold,
and treat you to mining music at The Stomp! From there, enjoy the cool hike down the North Fork Cimarroncito Creek and tour
Waite Phillips Hunting Lodge. Be sure to stop and check out the Demonstration Forest before branding and roping at Clarks
Fork. Fill up your water bottles and hike to Ponderosa Park for the night and be sure to rest up as your final challenge awaits…
the Tooth of Time!' |
| 2014 description: 'This challenging trek will enable your crew to attain new heights and enjoy meaningful program opportunities in Philmont's
South Country. Begin your trek at the Zastrow Turnaround before hiking to Rayado River Camp for the night. On the following
morning, pack up your gear and enjoy a cool root beer at Abreu Cantina before continuing on to Carson Meadows to help the
staff with a search and rescue mission that will require your crew to work together. Enjoy the view from the Notch and the
gorgeous hike up Rayado Canyon to Waite Phillips fishing lodge at Fish Camp. Fish the banks of the Agua Fria and Rayado
Creeks before continuing on to Agua Fria Camp for the night. The following day, you will have the opportunity to help
Philmont's Conservation Department with a trail construction project on the way to the homestead at Crooked Creek. From
there, enjoy the hike down Bonito Canyon and check out the wreckage of a B24 bomber that crashed on top of Trail Peak in
1942. Continue on to Crater Lake where the Continental Tie & Lumber Company will teach you to scale spar poles before
including you in their Company Meeting Campfire. Enjoy the view of the Tooth of Time and the loggers stories. Be sure to hike
over Lovers Leap on the following morning. Next stop… Base Camp!' |
| Day | 2015 Trek 701 Campsite | 2014 Trek 703 Campsite | Program Differences |
| 1 | Trailbound Tent City | ||
| 2 | Rayado River | ||
| 3 | Carson Meadows | Wilderness Medicine not included in 2015 trek 701 | |
| 4 | Fish Camp | Agua Fria | |
| 5 | Porcupine | Crooked Creek | Food Pickup included in 2015 trek 701 Conservation Project not included in 2015 trek 701 |
| 6 | Crater Lake | Company Meeting included in 2015 trek 701 Campfire not included in 2015 trek 701 Food Pickup not included in 2015 trek 701 | |
| 7 | Homebound Tent City | Conservation Project included in 2015 trek 701 Hike to not included in 2015 trek 701 |