<strong>Itinerary</strong> 16DanBeardCottonwoodBaldy MtnPueblanoRuinsPonilHart PeakMirandaUpperDean CowPonilUpperBenchCimarroncitoMt. PhillipsCathedralRockCitoBlack MtnTooth of TimeSymbolsBase CampCampFood PickupTrail PeakRayado Pk.LayoverTurnaroundMiles/Elevation per day13,00012,00011,00010,0009,0008,0007,0006,00002 3 4 5 6 ☺8 9 10 11 125101520253035404550556065<strong>2012</strong> ITINERARY GUIDE 58 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH, BSA
<strong>Itinerary</strong> Number 16<strong>2012</strong> PHILMONT ADVENTURE ITINERARYRugged (good mix of program & hiking) - 69 milesThis trek is full of wonderful program experiences and will give you a chance to bag rugged Baldy Mountain. You will start byhiking past Cathedral Rock and the picturesque Cimarroncito Reservoir. Master the climbing gym and make it around “the wall”before being the first to climb several new routes at Cimarroncito. From there, your pilgrimage to the North Country will begin asyou make your way to shoot booming .50 caliber black powder guns and experience the mountain man rendezvous at Miranda.Next, create your own mountaintop experience by summiting Baldy Mountain, checking out Lucien Maxwell’s Aztec Mine, andvisiting historic Baldy Town. Hike one of the beautiful drainages on your way to Pueblano Ruins and climb spar poles at theneighboring Continental Tie and Lumber Company. You will then have the chance to hike over gorgeous Wilson Mesa and then onto Dan Beard for initiative games and challenge events that will solidify your crew’s cohesiveness as you journey back home. Checkout the fascinating Ancestral Puebloan petroglyphs at Indian Writings before heading to Ponil for cowboy action shooting, bootbranding, a chuck wagon dinner, cantina show, horse rides, and a cowboy breakfast on your last morning.Day Camp Program Features Food Pickup1 CAMPINGOpening CampfireHEADQUARTERS2 Cathedral RockRanger Training Camping HQ3 s CIMARRONCITORock Climbing & Rappelling4 Upper BenchTrail Camp Ute Gulch5 Upper Dean Cow Trail Camp6 MIRANDAMountain Man Rendezvous, Black Powder Rifle7 MIRANDASide Hike Baldy Mt.,Gold Panning & Mining, Blacksmithing @ French Henry8 Pueblano RuinsContinental Tie & Lumber Company, Company MeetingCampfire @ Pueblano, Trail Camp9 DAN BEARDHike over Wilson Mesa;Challenge Events, Leave No Trace Camping10 CottonwoodTrail Camp11 s PONILArchaeology @ Indian Writings; Western Lore, ChuckWagon Dinner, Cowboy Action Shooting, Cantina Show12 CAMPINGChuckwagon Breakfast, Morning Horse Rides @ Ponil;HEADQUARTERS Hike to Ponil Turnaround, Awards CampfireDeparts from Camping Headquarters on Day 2 for Cito Turnaround to go to Cathedral Rock CampReturns to Camping HQ on Day 12 from Ponil Turnaround.Baldy TownPonilCampsite Elevations: 7,128' Minimum, 8,920' MaximumConservation: Old CampCamps: 4 Staffed, 5 Trail, 1 LayoverSectional Maps: South, NorthNOTE: (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 59 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH, BSA