5 Day Horse Back Wilderness Tour“Sky High Wilderness Ranch”Dates: 2 June 2007 to 22 Sept 2007, Every SaturdayParticipants: 2 - 6 guests per guidePrice: Can $ 1,250 + GST P.P. min 2 people/guideSingle room in Whitehorse Can $116.63 + GST add.
*This week is packed with rugged wilderness adventure on horseback. To make carrying much easier we use pack horses. Be prepared to catch your own lunch of fish from the streams and creeks along the way. *Experienced Sky High Wilderness Ranch staff will guide you through the pristine wilderness in the coastal mountains of Southern Yukon. On the trail we will spend nights in Trapper cabins and wall tents. |
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Day 1 SaturdayYou will be picked up by our van from Whitehorse and we will make a short tour to show you the town of Whitehorse. Here you also have the chance to do some shopping. Afterwards we drive along the Alaska Highway for a 20 minute drive up fish lake road to Sky High Wilderness Ranch. We get the pack horses loaded up with all our camping gear and food and say good bye to civilization. The trail is going steady up and over mount McIntyre to our working trapper's cabin near Coal lake. This base camp is rich in history and is still used in the winter for camping and trapping. Overnight in Trapper Cabin or set up your tent or sleep by the fire. (,L,D)
Day 2 SundayAfter a hearty breakfast the horses are brought up and prepared for the day - the pack animals can be left to graze for the day. We go up to Coal lake. If people wish we can take a short fishing break (lake trout and grayling are easily caught here) before heading up to moose flats and weather permitting to the top of double mountain, were we can have lunch while we observe the world far below. We circle a high mountain lake usually seeing moose and caribou. Then we ride the ledges overlooking Coal lake before heading back down to the cabin for another night. Overnight at Trapper cabin (B,L,D) Day 3 MondayHorses will be brought up after breakfast and pack horses will be packed for the trail. We will ride down Coal lake. The wet lands at the south end of Coal lake is a series of beaver ponds. We will skirt the edges of this, and up Friday creek surrounded by alpine tundra. It is edged by grass meadows with lots of wild flowers surrounded by alder and willow, which will make a nice sweet smelling fire for cooking lunch. Sheep, Moose, caribou and bears are often seen in this area. We will ride down the valley beside Ibex mountain to our wall tent camp where we spend the night.(B,L,D)
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Day 4 TuesdayFor people that can’t sleep, you can try and get up early to watch a sunrise which in June it is about the same time as the sunsets. Again we pack up the horses to make the fairly long trip back to Sky High only stopping for lunch, this time going to the west of fish lake to complete the full circle. We will unload the horses and brush them down one last time before saying goodbye. You are driven back to town to the hotel and a well needed shower. (B,L)
Day 5 WednesdayThe hotel brings you back to the Airport for your south bound flight or you can join another adventure in the Whitehorse area like canoeing, biking or hiking. Or come back up to Sky High. * We point out, that unforeseeable circumstances such as weather conditions, extreme temperatures or illness of the horses may force us to change this itinerary. Included in Price:
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