<strong>Itinerary</strong> 35WhitemanVegaSeallyCanyonGreenwoodCanyonCottonwoodBaldy MtnHart PeakBaldyTownSantaClausHouseCanyonSix MileGateUpperBenchSymbolsBase CampCampFood PickupMt. PhillipsLayoverTurnaroundBlack MtnUpper ClarksForkTooth of TimeBaseCampMiles/Elevation per day1 3 ,0 0 01 2 ,0 0 01 1 ,0 0 01 0 ,0 0 09 ,0 0 08 ,0 0 07 ,0 0 06 ,0 0 002 3 4 5 67Miners☺ 9Park10 11 125 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 3 5 4 0 4 5 5 0 5 5 6 0 6 5 7 0 7 5 8 0 8 5 9 0 9 5 1 0 0<strong>2012</strong> ITINERARY GUIDE 96 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH, BSA
<strong>Itinerary</strong> Number 35<strong>2012</strong> PHILMONT ADVENTURE ITINERARYSuper Strenuous (minimum program time) - 104 milesIf your training hikes were a breeze and your crew is ready for <strong>Philmont</strong>’s biggest challenge, this trek is for you! Our longest trekcovers it all, but will still provide your crew with many program opportunities. Be amazed by the beauty of the Valle Vidal, theheight of Baldy Mountain, and the ruggedness of the Tooth of Time! Start off by seeing the world’s only known T-Rex track… it’sright here in the North Ponil Valley! Watch a gorgeous sunset at House Canyon Camp and wake up to visit the fascinatingpetroglyphs left by the ancient Ancestral Puebloan people around 1300 AD at Indian Writings. Test your navigation skills by takingbeautiful Abran Canyon or hike the North Ponil up to Seally Canyon. Use your camping and first aid skills to help the Seally staffwith a search and rescue mission that will bring your crew together. Bushwhack the ridgeline to the north for some gorgeousviews on your way to tour historic Ring Place. From there, hit some of northern New Mexico’s finest mountain biking trails atWhiteman Vega. You will then have the option to view Baldy Mountain from one of the most beautiful meadows in the Valle Vidal,at the north end of McCrystal Creek, before hiking to Greenwood Canyon. The next day, you’ll hike gorgeous Greenwood Canyonall the way to Copper Park and Baldy Town. Your two day stay at Baldy Town will give you a chance to climb Baldy Mountain,explore Lucien Maxwell’s Aztec Mine, and tour the historic mining town. Shoot booming .50 caliber black powder rifles and throwtomahawks at Miranda before hiking over to Santa Claus. Your journey south will start there! Enjoy the vistas you will see as youenter Bear Canyon and enjoy reviewing your Baldy ascent from the north rim of Deer Lake Mesa. Enjoy the stay at Upper Benchbefore passing through Hidden Valley, by Window Rock, and through the Demonstration Forest on your way to Clark’s Fork. Besure to brand your boots before leaving for Upper Clark’s Fork and the Tooth of Time!Day Camp Program Features Food Pickup1 CAMPINGOpening CampfireHEADQUARTERS2 d House CanyonSee World's Only Tyrannosaurus Rex TrackDry Camp—Water @ Anasazi, Ranger Training3 CottonwoodArchaeology, Tour Petroglyphs @ Indian Writings,Trail Camp4 SEALLY CANYONSearch and Rescue, Wilderness Medicine,Leave No Trace Training/CampCamping HQ5 WHITEMAN VEGA Mountain Biking Ring Place6 Greenwood Canyon Cross Country Hike over to McCrystal Creek & downthrough the meadows; Trail Camp7 s BALDY TOWNGold Mining & Panning, Blacksmithing @ French Henry8 s BALDY TOWNSide Hike Baldy Mt., Visit Baldy TownCommissary & Trading Post9 Santa ClausMountain Man Rendezvous, Black Powder Rifle @Miranda; Trail CampBaldy Town10 Upper BenchTrail Camp Ute Gulch11 Upper Clarks Fork Western Lore, Branding, Chuck Wagon Dinner,Cowboy Campfire @ Clarks Fork12 CAMPINGHike in via Tooth of Time,HEADQUARTERS Awards CampfireDeparts from Camping Headquarters on Day 2 for 6-Mile Gate Turnaround to go to House Canyon CampHike in to Camping HQ via Tooth of Time.Campsite Elevations: 7,360' Minimum, 9,825' MaximumConservation: Whiteman VegaCamps: 3 Staffed, 6 Trail, 1 Layover, 1 Dry CampSectional Maps: South, North, Valle VidalNOTE: (d) = Dry Camp(s) = Showers may be availableCrews passing through staff camps will have an opportunity to participate insome, but not all, program opportunities in the camp, based on availability.NO CHANGES ARE POSSIBLE FOR CAMPS, FOOD PICKUPS, OR BUS TRANSPORTATION AFTER ITINERARY SELECTION.<strong>2012</strong> ITINERARY GUIDE 97 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH, BSA
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