Yukon Horsepacking Adventures

Also see the photo albums from:

• the 2009 season
• the 2008 season
• the 2007 season

Yukon wilderness at its finest - riding along an crystal-clear unnamed lake near Grizzly Mountain.

Your host and hostess, Tom and Mandy.

A campfire, a husky and a beautiful day in the Yukon wilderness. Can you just feel the stress melting away?

A young bull moose visits with the horses at one of our camps (probably attracted by the salt lick we set out).

A group all ready to head out from the ranch for a day trip.

Ready to hit the trail!

A sing-along at the ranch at the end of a day trip.

Our horses are very well trained, and will even help young riders put their bridles on by lowering their heads.

Riding through a flower-filled meadow on one of our picnic rides.

Getting ready to leave on a multi-day trip into the beautiful mountains around our ranch.

One of the many beautiful lakes to be found along the Dawson Trail.

A horse and rider stop for a drink along the shores of a remote mountain lake.

Riding along a mountain valley next to Grizzly Mountain.

Some of our young guests learn how to safely feed an apple to their horses.

A rider passes by patches of snow during a spring day in the mountains.

Here is Tom in the process of packing a horse for a multi-day adventure.

A group of Cadets enjoy the campfire at the end of a day of wilderness riding.

A group returning from an afternoon ride cross Fox Creek, which runs through the ranch.

A rider holds up a "shed" moose antler. Moose lose their antlers at the end of every Fall. This antler was shed many years ago.

Exploring up a mountain valley in part of the Miner's Range.

A group ready to head out onto the Dawson Trail.

Horses resting during a picnic ride.

A group enjoying a spring horseback trip along one of the hilltop trails above Lake Laberge.

Guests riding along the hilltop trail above the ranch, on the dinner ride. From this vantage point, Lake Laberge is particularly beautiful.

Fall colours in the Miner's Range. Bordering Lake Laberge to the west, this is one of many options available for a 4-day pack trip.

A group heading down the trail behind the ranch (helmets are available for riders upon request).

A rider and his horse "buddy" at the end of a camping trip.

Relaxing by the fire at the first camp on the Pilot Mountain trip.

The Pilot Mountain trip gets you into some of the Yukon's most beautiful high country.

Enjoying the spectacular morning light on the trail up Grizzly Mountain.

"Rusty" and partner take a break along the Dawson Trail.

Returning from a pack trip into the mountains, along the historic Whitehorse-Dawson Overland Trail. For a lengthy illustrated article about the trail, click here.

Artifacts along the Whitehorse-Dawson Overland Trail include this set of tracks from a 1930s Cat train, which may have been hauling supplies into the rich silver mines in the Mayo region.