| 2015 description: 'This exciting itinerary will provide your crew with great program opportunities, gorgeous meadows, and scenic views at every
stop! Start your trek at the Zastrow Turnaround and camp at Old Abreu on your first night. From there, enjoy the beautiful
(challenging) hike up Bonito Canyon to Lookout Meadow where views of Trail Peak, Black Mountain, and the surrounding
peaks will be an early treat. If your crew is fairly quiet, there is a good chance that you might see a small herd of elk that
frequent the area. Be sure to wake up in time to watch the sunrise over the Tooth of Time from the top of the meadow before
hiking over rugged Lookout Peak. Visit Waite Phillips fishing lodge at Fish Camp before hiking up the Agua Fria to Apache
Springs. Test your archery skills and learn the ways of the Jicarilla Apache and cap off the afternoon in the sweat lodge. The
following day, you will have the great opportunity to work with Philmont's Conservation Department on a new trail
construction project on the way to Clear Creek. Once you have reached Clear Creek, the men of the Rocky Mountain Fur Co.
will let you take target practice with their .50 caliber black powder rifles and tomahawks. Hike over Mt. Phillips and enjoy
views of the Moreno Valley, Wheeler Peak, and Baldy Mountain. Continue over Comanche Peak to Comanche Pass and decide
whether you want to try to tackle Black Mountain! Enjoy the hike from either location as it will be mostly downhill to the
Hunting Lodge. Enjoy your last night on the trail and check out the Demonstration Forest before hiking to the Cito
Turnaround. Next stop… Base Camp!' |
| 2014 description: 'This exciting itinerary will enable your crew to explore most all of Philmont's Central and South Country. Begin your trek by
camping at one of Philmont's new trail camps named after Waite Phillips original name for Philmont, his Hawkeye Ranch.
Your crew will then have the opportunity to work with Philmont's Conservation Department on a new trail construction project
near Visto Grande before continuing on to Cimarroncito to test your rock climbing and rappelling skills. Hike up the beautiful
North Fork Cimarroncito Creek to Cyphers Mine, where Charlie and his miners will show you a good time. Explore the mine,
learn to blacksmith, and be entertained by mining stories at The Stomp. From there, hike to Beaubien over Big Red and Bonito
Peak or via rugged Black Mountain if your crew is up for the challenge. At Beaubien, your crew will test their roping skills,
learn to brand, cook a chuckwagon dinner, and enjoy a cowboy campfire. Be sure to wake up early on the following morning
so your crew has time to see the wreckage of a B-24 Bomber that crashed on top of Trail Peak in 1942. Continue down Fowler
Mesa to Aguila to enjoy the view before hiking to Zastrow for the night. See if you can beat the fastest time on the land
navigation course and then be treated to Dutch oven desserts and the Rededication to Scouting Ceremony. Enjoy the hike east
to Kit Carson's former home at Rayado Rancho. Next stop… Base Camp!' |
| Day | 2015 Trek 713 Campsite | 2014 Trek 709 Campsite | Program Differences |
| 1 | Trailbound Tent City | Trail Canyon Trailhead | |
| 2 | Cathedral Rock | Hawkeye | |
| 3 | Cimarroncito | Food Pickup not included in 2015 trek 713 | |
| 4 | Cyphers Mine | Hunting Lodge Tour included in 2015 trek 713 | |
| 5 | Porcupine | Beaubien | Climb Mount Phillips included in 2015 trek 713 Climb Comanche Peak included in 2015 trek 713 Chuck Wagon Dinner not included in 2015 trek 713 Campfire not included in 2015 trek 713 Western Lore / Branding not included in 2015 trek 713 |
| 6 | Miner's Park | Zastrow | Food Pickup included in 2015 trek 713 Climbing Tower included in 2015 trek 713 Cantina not included in 2015 trek 713 Land Navigation / GPS Technology not included in 2015 trek 713 Climb Trail Peak not included in 2015 trek 713 Dutch Oven Dessert not included in 2015 trek 713 Rededication to Scouting not included in 2015 trek 713 Geocaching not included in 2015 trek 713 |
| 7 | Homebound Tent City | Climb Tooth of Time included in 2015 trek 713 Hike in via Tooth Ridge Trail included in 2015 trek 713 Kit Carson Museum not included in 2015 trek 713 Hike to not included in 2015 trek 713 |