2016 description: 'This great trek will provide your crew with the opportunity to climb Baldy Mountain without a layover! Begin your trek at the
Ponil Turnaround and camp at Bent on your first night. From there, hike alongside the Middle Ponil Creek or hike up and down
Wilson Mesa to enjoy the view of the mountains to the north. At Rich Cabins, your crew will learn how homesteaders lived off
the land and be treated to an evening of music and entertainment. You will also be able to work with Philmont's Conservation
Department on a road restoration project. Keep hiking northwest and turn into Greenwood Canyon to begin your assault on
Baldy Mountain. Camp at Upper Greenwood and wake up early to hike to the Baldy ridgeline above Copper Park. Hang your
smellables and take enough supplies for a side hike along the ridgeline to the top of Baldy. Views of Little Costilla, Big Costilla,
and the Culebra Range in southern Colorado will be a pleasant reward! Hike back to your gear and continue on to Copper Park
for the night. Enjoy the beautiful meadow, cool temperatures, and review your Baldy ascent. Hike to French Henry on the
following morning to tour Lucien Maxwell's gold producing Aztec Mine and learn to blacksmith. Continue to Pueblano where
you will climb spar poles with the loggers of the Continental Tie & Lumber Company before camping at Flume Canyon for the
night. Reflect on your journey as you return to Ponil. Next stop… Base Camp!'
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