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Itinerary Number 262012 PHILMONT ADVENTURE ITINERARYStrenuous (hiking with some program time) - 81 milesThis program filled trek hikes through all of the North Country, climb Baldy Mountain, and hike in to Base Camp via the Tooth ofTime! You will also let pack burros carry a portion of your gear! Start off by seeing the world’s only known T-Rex track… it’s righthere in the North Ponil Valley. Watch a gorgeous sunset at House Canyon Camp and visit the fascinating petroglyphs left by theancient Ancestral Puebloan people around 1300 AD at Indian Writings. You will stay at Old Camp before heading to historic Ponilwhere Cowboy Action Shooting will make its Philmont programmatic debut this summer. Ride horses, brand boots, test yourroping skills, and eat a chuck wagon dinner and a cowboy breakfast before picking up burros and making your way to visit theContinental Tie and Lumber Company at Pueblano. There, you will climb spar poles, cut cross ties, and enjoy the logger’sstories/music at their “Company Meeting” campfire. You will shoot booming .50 caliber black powder rifles on your way to BlackHorse where your two day stay will enable you to climb Baldy Mountain, explore Lucien Maxwell’s Aztec Mine, and visit historicBaldy Town. Hike to Head of Dean to participate in initiative games and challenge events that will bring your crew together as youcontinue your journey to New Dean. Enjoy camping at the site of an old sawmill, check out Black Jack’s Hideout, and head toHarlan to learn to reload your own shotgun shells before firing them at our scenic shooting range. Enjoy the hike to Cimarroncito,where you will be some of the first crews to rock climb several new routes this season. Test your climbing skills in the rock gym andsee if you will be one of the few to make it all the way around “the wall.” Swing by Waite Phillips’ Hunting Lodge, DemonstrationForest, and Clark’s Fork before your last night of camping at Upper Clark’s Fork. You will enjoy hiking rugged Tooth Ridge andclimbing the Tooth of Time before making your way to Base Camp.Day Camp Program Features Food Pickup1 CAMPINGOpening CampfireHEADQUARTERS2 d House CanyonSee World's Only Tyrannosaurus Rex TrackDry Camp—Water @ Anasazi, Ranger Training3 Old CampArchaeology, Tour Petroglyphs @ Indian Writings4 s PONILWestern Lore, Branding, Horse Rides, ChuckWagon Dinner, Cantina Show5 PUEBLANOChuck Wagon Breakfast, Pick-up Burros @ Ponil;Continental Tie & Lumber Company, Co Mtg Campfire6 Black HorseReturn Burros, Mountain Man Rendezvous, BlackPowder Rifle @ Miranda; Trail Camp7 Black HorseHike Baldy Mt.; Gold Panning & Mining, Blacksmithing@ French Henry; Visit Historic Baldy Town; Trail Camp8 New DeanTrail Camp9 HARLAN12-Gauge Shotgun Shooting & Reloading,Burro Racing (evening)Camping HQPonilBaldy Town10 s CIMARRONCITORock Climbing & Rappelling Ute Gulch11 Upper Clarks Fork Visit Demonstration Forest, Western Lore @ 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.This is a Burro Packing itinerary. If your crew chooses it they MUST TAKE THE BURRO.Campsite Elevations: 7,128' Minimum, 10,000' MaximumConservation: Old CampCamps: 4 Staffed, 5 Trail, 1 Layover, 1 Dry CampSectional 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.2012 ITINERARY GUIDE 79 PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH, BSA