| 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 trek will provide your crew with the opportunity to see sunsets, climb mountains, and take part in great program
experiences. Begin your trek at pioneer Kit Carson's home at Rayado Rancho. Throw tomahawks and check out all the
components of running an outpost on the Santa Fe Trail in the 1850's. From there, hike to Backache Springs where you will
enjoy watching the colors change over the mountains when the sun sets for the evening. Hike on to Crater Lake where the
loggers of the Continental Tie & Lumber Company will welcome you to their camp and teach you to climb spar poles, cut cross
ties, and be entertained at their Company Meeting Campfire. Next, hike over Trail Peak and find the wreckage of a B24 that
crashed on top of the mountain in 1942. Enjoy the next portion of your hike to beautiful Porcupine and listen to the water in
the Rayado Creek flow past before nodding off for the night. Hike up to the highline trail between Bonito Peak and Big Red or
up Comanche Creek to climb Mt. Phillips and Comanche Peak. Continue on to the Hunting Lodge where you will be able to see
how Waite Phillips enjoyed spending time at one of his moutain getaways. Swing by the Demonstration Forest and work with
members of the Philmont Conservation Department on a restoration timber cut project. Stop by Clarks Fork for roping and
branding before camping at Upper Clarks Fork for the night. Be sure to get some rest, because your final challenge awaits…
The Tooth of Time!' |
| Day | 2015 Trek 702 Campsite | 2014 Trek 715 Campsite | Program Differences |
| 1 | Trailbound Tent City | ||
| 2 | Backache Springs | ||
| 3 | Crater Lake | Company Meeting included in 2015 trek 702 Campfire not included in 2015 trek 702 | |
| 4 | Shaefers Pass | Porcupine | Climb Tooth of Time included in 2015 trek 702 Conservation Project included in 2015 trek 702 Water included in 2015 trek 702 Climb Trail Peak not included in 2015 trek 702 |
| 5 | Clarks Fork | Hunting Lodge | Chuck Wagon Dinner included in 2015 trek 702 Western Lore / Branding included in 2015 trek 702 Cowboy Campfire included in 2015 trek 702 Hunting Lodge Tour not included in 2015 trek 702 Climb Big Red not included in 2015 trek 702 Climb Comanche Peak not included in 2015 trek 702 |
| 6 | Devils Wash Basin | Upper Clarks Fork | Horse Rides included in 2015 trek 702 Hike via Hidden Valley / Window Rock included in 2015 trek 702 Food Pickup included in 2015 trek 702 Water included in 2015 trek 702 Western Lore / Branding not included in 2015 trek 702 Conservation Project not included in 2015 trek 702 |
| 7 | Homebound Tent City | Hike to included in 2015 trek 702 Climb Tooth of Time not included in 2015 trek 702 Hike in via Tooth Ridge Trail not included in 2015 trek 702 |