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Weekend Getaway

December 23, 2014, 8:00 am
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In November we were lucky enough to have Valerie and John come to stay with us in one of our private cabins.

Valerie and John at Pearson Lookout
Valerie and John at Pearson Lookout
Valerie and John had planned a quiet getaway to spend some quality time together. Surrounded by Mountains and horses it didn't surprise us when they followed their longing to be even more immersed into nature and spontaneously decided to go on guided horseback wilderness adventure. After they have had their riding orientation, they set off on their trusty horses Meg and Billy, heading up the Lick Trail towards the grizzly den.
The climb was persistent, their dependable horses taking them higher and higher through the beautiful forest and up above the snow line. After an hour and a half of stunning scenery they reached the old grizzly den and were pleased to find that no resident was in house and they got to explore the den. With flashlight in hand, one by one crawled into the den where everyone got to have a closer look at the claw markings inside. It is an amazing feeling to see and experience how a bear lives while it is hibernating during the winter months.

Their next destination was Pearson's Lookout, one of the most spectacular view points we have in close distance to the ranch. Up there you can see snow covered mountain tops for miles and miles. They together with the clear blue lakes and lush green forests are like an unwritten invitation to go and explore more. 

John, who played the role of both model and photographer extremely well, took some fantastic photos of the entire group. 
It was hard to leave the stunning view behind, but with the fading light and dinner time approaching they saddled up and headed back down to the ranch, where they were welcomed by a hearty home-made meal.

Valerie and her horse Meg
John in the Grizzly Den
  
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Happy Holidays

December 23, 2014, 10:25 pm
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"It's not how much we give, but how much love we put into giving." (Mother Teresa)


A few days ago, one of our staff found a little story online. We all were touched by it's message, which is a really simple one: "Make this years Christmas a special one, by letting the technology rest for the next three days and give your beloved ones the present of full undivided attention. Technology cannot sit around the Christmas table and laugh at your stories. It cannot create memories that get us through though times and will never love you. But your friends and family do."

As we love to lead by example, we will happily follow this suggestion for the next two days and therefore won't be available until the 26th. We are sorry for the inconvenience!

We at Chilcotin Holidays wish all our readers a merry Christmas, may it be a happy one, full of love and warmth and laughter!

Best wishes!





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Christmas at the Ranch

December 29, 2014, 8:21 pm
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We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!


Have you ever wondered what Christmas would be like at Chilcotin Holidays?

We usually have international students and interns sharing this special day with us at the ranch and so we get to enjoy two fun Christmas days in a row, as our friends from Europe are used to start celebrating on the 24th. Then the following day we have a real Canadian Christmas with presents and a big turkey dinner.


As horses play a major role in our life and most of our time was spent feeding them oats and carrots as special Christmas snacks, giving some of them a good "pedicure" while teaching our new staff how to trim hoofs.
We also did some basics training with our horses Marshall and Apache, who grew up in the wilderness, before they came to the ranch last year. They have done wonderfully and are used to being around us by now. It is fun to watch them learn and grow so much every day.

Apache
Training Marshall 





















All the other horses enjoyed their holidays, basking in the sun since we were blessed with two truly splendid days. Many of them sleeping in the soft snow, not feeling the cold at all thanks to their thick furry coats (that gives them the look and feel of a real teddy bear).
Our "baby" Jazz (Ranger) portraying the perfect peaceful picture, while he was sleeping half underneath his mom Cheyenne who kept a watchful eye on the surroundings for him.

With this peaceful picture we want to wrap up the holidays and look forward to all the excitement, to all the challenges and the opportunities to love, learn and grow that the new year will bring.

Seize them and take them with gratitude as each new day is a blank page in the diary of your life. The secret of success is in turning that diary into the best story you possibly can. 


We wish you a happy New Year and a diary full of the best stories, that have ever been written, in your life.

Your Chilcotin Holidays Team


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A happy New Year!

January 6, 2015, 8:18 pm
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With the excitement of Christmas behind us, our team at Chilcotin Holidays was eagerly looking forward to our New Year's Trip to the beautiful and very secluded Brett Camp up in the Shulaps Mountains.
We all had done our best to get in shape during the preceding weeks, taking on the steep ascend to Lover's Bluff loaded with heavy backpacks at least once a week.
There was a busy hustle and bustle at the ranch house the night before the 30th as we had decided that it would be the wisest to start the hike through the snow-covered forest and alpine meadows as early as possible as no one knew how much snow exactly we were to face on our way up.
Early as we were, we were lucky to sight some Bighorn Sheep, a wolf and an eagle along the way to the trail head.
There we left our trucks behind and equipped with snowshoes and skiers or on foot we set out.
The day was as beautiful as could be, with the perfect blue sky above and the sun smiling/laughing with us as we enjoyed the view onto the snow-covered landscape and the walk through the white and still forest along the way.

Climbing up the alpine meadow
 
The hike took us almost twice as long as normally, but once we were above the treeline the alpine meadow did not disappoint our expectations and we walked through knee deep snow until we reached the cabin. Here we were welcomed by a warm fire and tea, which had been prepared by the family of one of the ranch's close friends which had arrived the day before and was to celebrate the start into the New Year with us. After a well deserved lunch we head out again and climbed a nearby hill from which we watched the beautiful sunset.


View down the valley
The next day brought more snow adventures for us and another perfect blue sky.
To reach a nearby ridge we had to walk through waist-deep snow, but every step brought us closer to the stunning view down to the Marshall Lake Valley and the peaks of the Mountain Ranges behind the valley.


From here our group split into two:
One more adventurous one, including our ranch dog Boo, taking on the challenge of climbing up the ridge to the Mountain peak.  Where Boo proofed that she indeed is "a human's best friend", as the team of her and our Hiking Guide Kate made it up all the way to the top almost an hour before the rest of the group reached it.

Boo on her Mountain Adventure

While the second group went their own way, following animal tracks and enjoying the wintery scenery at their own pace.
 

No surprise, our new Hiking Guide Kate was the first
to reach the Mountain peak!
Alina following animal tracks





















At the end of the day we all came together at our cozy bonfire to share the day's highlights, our future plans and resolutions with each other, remniscenting about the happenings of the last year while roasting marshmallows and enjoying the starry sky above us. What a start into the New Year!


We hope all our readers had an as amazing start into the new year as we did and may it bring all of you many meaningful meetings, opportunities to grow and insights to become the best you can be. May the year be full with warmth and merriment!


Your Chilcotin Holiday team!
 
 
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About Wolves - Part I

January 11, 2015, 9:01 pm
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One of amazing animals that can be found in the South Chilcotin Mountains is the Gray Wolf, a beautiful but very elusive animal. To hear it's howl in a moonlit night might send shivers down your spine, but it also gives this special feeling of an old wise and quite magical being. 

To honor these mystical beings we decided to do an educational series about them.

Part I

The gray wolf (Canis lupus) also known by the names timber wolf or western wolf is an often misunderstood and feared animal.
What is not known is that wolves will rarely attack humans, indeed they've been taught the opposite by hunters over time: to stay as far away as possible from humans and to fear them. Most of the attacks that have been recorded were caused by wolves who suffered from rabies.

While the gray wolf is native to North America where it predominately can be found in Alaska and Canada, wolves are also home in other parts of the world, like Europe and Asia. Some mythologies in Northern Europe and Asia pay the wolves high respect and even portray them as near deities. Japanese farmers, for example, would leave food offerings near their dens to seek protection of their crops from deer or bears.
They are majestic creatures, especially in winter when their fur is long, bushy and very dense. The fur usually has an unevenly spotted grey color, but can take on an almost pure white, red, brown or black tone.
Their thick coats make them highly resistant to the cold and even with temperatures dropping as low as -40° a wolf can rest comfortably in open areas by placing their muzzles between their rear legs and using their tail to cover their face. Compared to dog fur the wolf's fur provides a much better insulation. In spring most of the short underfur will be shed and grow back in fall.

White hairs at the tip of the tail, along the nose or on their forehead usually means that it is an older wolf. Their lifespan can vary a lot. While the usual age they reach is between 6 and 8 years, examplaries who reached the age of 13 (wild) or 17 (in captivity) have been recorded.  




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About Wolves - Part II

January 14, 2015, 9:00 am
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Wolves are social animals. Like us humans they usually live in nuclear families, which often consist of a pair of adults, their yearling and juvenile offspring. The average pack size often being as small as 5-11 animals. Sometimes two or three of such families stick together and in rare occasions pack sizes of up to 42 animals have been known.


The gray wolf is monogamous, with mated pairs usually remaining together for life, unless one of the pair dies. If there is an abundance of food this adult pair ideally produces 4 to 7 pups every year. The newborn pups are born unable to see or to hear at first and stay inside the safe den for the first 4 weeks of their lives. Pups often face a high mortality rate of up to 60%, starvation generally being the main cause. If they live to reach the age of 1 or 2 the young wolf can then decide to stay with the pack or to leave it and look for it's own territory.

New packs in general are founded by unrelated male and female wolves that have left their old pack and start travelling together in search of their own territory away from other hostile packs.
While it is rare that a pack adopts another wolf into their family and more likely that the pack will kill it, it can happen if the adopted wolf is an immature one that is not likely to compete for breeding rights with the adult pair. Sometimes another wolf will be accepted into the pack to replace a deceased breeder.

The main form of communication between wolves is through body language, such as eye contacts, facial expressions, posture and tail position. Sounds, like whimpers, whines, barks and howls as well as scents are other means of communication within their pack or with other wolves in their territory.
Howling for example is mainly used to assemble the pack, to pass on an alarm or to locate each other in unfamiliar territory, over long distances or during a storm. Their howls can be heard as far as 130km away in good conditions.
While pups never howl, yearlings can be distinguished from older animals through their series of dog-like yelps. The older the wolf the deeper his howl will sound.

Scent markings, like urination, defecation and ground scratchings are used to mark their territory and can be found throughout the territory at a distance of about 240m. Markers are placed near rocks, boulders, trees or big skeletons along the way of regular travelpaths and junctions.

Within the pack it can come to physical conflicts when the hierarchial relationship needs to be reinforced. But in general wolves try to not injure members of their own pack. It is more common to see a cordial behavior, like bringing food to debilitated pack members. Even the way they behave towards dead pack members suggests a state of mourning and shows their social and amiable side.


Part I
Part III - coming soon


Sources:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/river-of-no-return-gray-wolf-fact-sheet/7659/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_wolf
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About Wolves Part III

February 5, 2015, 8:00 am
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Territory and Hunting Practices


Wolves will stay in their own territory so long as there is enough food. The core part of their territory that they spend half of their time in averaging about 35 km² (14 sq miles). When their pups start to grow, they are constantly on the move looking for more food, and will often widen their territory. As wolves are highly territorial, they will defend their territory if other packs try to come into the area and attack the other pack, if necessary. They mark their territory with urine and feces every couple hundred meters to let other wolves know the boundaries. They also use howling and ground scratching as a way of letting others know the territory is already taken.
 
Their fine sense of scent is often used to locate prey, though they may also use tracking or react to chance encounters. When hunting, wolves will not sneak up on their prey, nor will they single out an animal until the herd begins running. This approach strategy is used only by cursorial predators and differs greatly from that of other large predators such as lions or  cougars. Whether they are targeting a lone individual or a herd - getting as close as possible is very important, in order to shorten the chase. Then once the prey is aware of them, the prey is left with two choices: to run or stand their ground.
 
Larger animals, like elk and moose, usually stand their ground, and the wolves have little chance of bringing the animal down. But if the prey decides to run, the wolf pack follow in hot pursuit, eventually tiring the animal. Wolves will usually chase an animal for 1 to 2 km, but longer chases have been known. If the prey animal is part of a herd, the wolves will try to chase it away from the main body to isolate it and bring it down.
 
Not all wolves hunt in packs, hence the term, lone wolf. Mated wolves may also hunt as a team. Both lone wolf and mated pairs sometimes have better luck at hunting than the pack does. They have been known to take down animals as large as muskox and moose.




Sources:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/river-of-no-return-gray-wolf-fact-sheet/7659/ 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_wolf
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/ai/robot-lab/hunt/wolfProject.html


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Nature Deficit Disorder

February 11, 2015, 4:30 pm
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"It's time to bring down the barriers between children and the natural world. Hard? Of course. But we can do the best we can while we're here on Earth, and millions of children will surely experience the wonder of nature that past generatios took for granted." (Richard Louv)  

Richard Louv's words about Nature Deficit Disorder (NDD) and it's consequences as well as his tries to remind us of what we seem to have forgotten, resonate a lot with us at Chilcotin Holidays. We who are blessed to be surrounded by almost unspoilt and wild nature feel the truth in them. But it is not only children who will benefit from bringing down the barriers. It will benefit all of us and I want to share with you some of my thoughts and experiences on this topic.

I grew up in the late 80's and 90's and know that a lot of people of this generation still remember what it was like to spend their afternoons playing outside in the garden, to visit the neighbours farm to look at their animals or to go on family hiking or camping trips.
We grew up in a time of transition, before and through the rise of the new media and the new possibilities of affordable and easy accessible technology that came with it and which caught our fascination. It caused a shift in us und we started to prefer our own four walls over nature, as we suddenly could comfortably see, hear and learn about the world, nature and wildlife, without having to do a single step out of the door. And we taught our children the same.

What we were losing we were hardly aware of. Before I came to the ranch I travelled through some countries that, just like Canada, call wonderful and well preserved or wild and beautiful nature it's own. Having had all the time in the world to stay and explore a place as it pleased me, I realized that this is what I was missing at home where I too lived in a big city.

The serene silence of nature, disturbed only by sound of a stream or the happy calls of birds and the rustling of the wind, gives you ample of undisturbed time to to re-connect with who you are and what you want. There are no advertisements in your face saying 'youneed this orhave to be that' at every corner, no scrutinizing or curious eyes of a stranger making me question my myself and the image I present to the world.

On my journey I started pondering about how amazing life is. How nature manages to survive in places of the harshest conditions and how it perseverates. How amazing it is that our bodies work as they do, that I can climb, carry heavy backpacks, run or stand still. With my rising appreciation, not only my love for nature grew and with it the wish to help preserve it, but also my inner strength and confidence grew as I found the time to reflect on many aspects of life and figure out my personal values.  

I can only recommend to try the power of nature by completely immersing yourself in it on a regular basis and see what benefits you, your partner or children will gain from it. 





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Spring Break Getaway

March 20, 2015, 2:14 pm
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George's first time galloping
Last weekend we welcomed our first guests for this season. They got to enjoying the beautiful weather and after a horse riding orientation all of them were keen on riding up the mountains. We took them up the steep trail to Lover's Bluff from where you have an amazing view over the Shulaps Mountain Range and the nearby Carpenter Lake.

But that wasn't all, after returning from their trip our guests wanted to learn more about horses and try out the faster movements. In the bush and especially in difficult terrain we never canter, as it would not be in the interest of our horses who have to watch their steps and would tire out more easily.
But as the ranch is a safe environment and offers flat pastures to gallop on, we where more than happy to let our guests experience the rush and make them feel like real cowgirls or cowboys.

Our group after their riding orientation - Ready for a trip into the mountains!

A female Big Horn Sheep
Embracing all the opportunities they could fit in into their schedule, the groups also got tor try their hands at pruning, trimming horse hooves, driving our backhoe to move the hay and then rolling it by hand.

On their last day they even were lucky enough to see 13 Big Horn Sheep and 2 Mountain Goats on their Wildlife Viewing Trip. 
Watching wildlife in their natural habitat is surely one of the best ways to connect with nature.


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Authentic Experiences

April 23, 2015, 7:57 pm
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First time seeing Mule Deer close up.
An old proverb says " No one is ever too old to learn (something new)". It's the same for trying something new. No one is ever too old to try something new. These new, first time experiences are always special and will stay in our memory for a long time. 

Given the environment a lot of our visitors and staff go through all kinds of new experiences during their stay. For some people it might be the first time riding, for others, who have spend all their life with horses, it might be the first time riding into the mountains through uneven and steep terrain or trying to jump on a horse without a saddle or another aid. Others guests spot their first grizzly bear, bighorn sheep or mountain goat during their wildlife viewing trip, hike up their first 3000ft mountain peak or catch their first fish.

As we are living in a wilderness, nature too brings forward new challenges and invites us to experience something novel all the time. 
First time riding through a sea of wildflowers.
With our first Guide Training Program only a few days ahead, all the students who arrived earlier to experience the Canadian lifestyle on a ranch are getting really excited. It is going to be their first chance to head out into the mountains and will likely soon be followed by their first experiences as a fully trained assistant guide going on their first Pack Trip. 
  
 Are you too dreaming of riding through the mountains, climbing mountain peaks and passing through a sea of blooming wildflowers, watching Grizzly bear cubs playing on a meadow below  and only the endless blue sky above your head limiting you freedom?

It's not too late yet to make your dreams come true this summer and create many first unforgettable experiences along the way!






Here are a few 'first experiences' that happened only last week at the ranch. 

ESL student Maud
packed her first 'horse'.
Our staff installed a new roof.
 
Our wild Cayuse horse Marshall carried his first saddle.

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Gold Bridge's 'Pitch In' week

April 24, 2015, 7:57 pm
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View of the Bridge River close to Gold Bridge
 - an area worth protecting!
The Wilderness Stewardship Foundation (WSF) is a non-profit organization trying to preserve the natural beauty of the South Chilcotin Mountains by uniting all resource users in a collaborative conservation effort to protect this area for years to come. 

There are many ways to contribute to wilderness management and preservation in this area. Trying to make use of every opportunity the WSF was one of the first to jump at the opportunity to help clean the area during Gold Bridge's Pitch In Week - an effort to keep the roads and area of this community clean and create an awareness of a more responsible behavior with our garbage.

5 full bags despite the sign ' Do not dump refuse'.
Four highly motivated volunteers spent 5 hours collecting garbage along the road, scrambling up and down slopes to make sure that everything not belonging into a forest would be cleaned up. The results a few hours labour would bring forward were quite shocking.



We sincerely hope that the communities efforts for a cleaner environment will not be in vain and that residents and visitors in the future will act in a more responsible way and use the facilities Gold Bridge is going to provide to keep the area beautiful and bear safe. 
Volunteer Alina helping with the road clean up.
15 bags of garbage - found on along a 6 km long road stretch.

To learn more about the WSF's work or to support them, visit their website at:

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April 26, 2015, 11:54 am
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Spring - the first Grizzlies have been spotted
 
 
As the spring sun starts to warm up the Chilcotin Mountains, a rush is going through every creature living here: everything is more vital, more agile and comes back to life. Spring awaking - time to enjoy nature at it's best!   

The dandelions just started blooming – a first sign for the first grizzly and black bears to slowly awake from their winter sleep. In fact people in Gold Bridge have already seen a Grizzly bear and even hereat the ranch we have spotted the first trace of bears close to our green house where we have seedlings set up for our sustainable garden starting in mid-may. A bear claw mark has been made on the outside plastic, yet thankfully the bear didn't get in! We are going to have to build a pretty sturdy fence to keep the bears as well as deer away from the vegetable garden. Bear safety is a priority here at the ranch, and there have never been any bear attacks here - only fantastic memories! With the right education, these incredible animals can be marveled at from afar.Check out our Wildlife and Grizzly Viewing Tours, let our guide show you the hidden trails and take the opportunity to observe some of North America’s most majestic creatures. For more information please click here.


But not just the bears awoke – we sort of did too! We started spring-cleaning the whole ranch, renovated the roof and even brought up new walls in the ranch house for creating even more comfy space for our guests. Every hand was needed and everyone had the chance to help, learn and contribute to the ranchs' beautification. So come see it for yourself and escape the everyday life while enjoying the awaking nature around our ranch with our all-inclusive, stress-less packages.



 


 





 

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May 1, 2015, 2:53 pm
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Fit and strong – mentally and physically

With all the renovations done, we now get to the most important part of our spring related activities: horse shoeing. As our horses are our business and carry most of the responsibility they too will get an update during the next week. Hoof shoeingis important and necessary to prevent our sure-footed horses from injuries while riding through the uneven Chilcotin Mountain bush. We shoe our horses every year before the season gets started and it is also an essential part of our Wilderness Guide Training Programswhere you can learn all of the essential skills for working as a guide on horse-based wilderness adventures. The first Guide School out of 8 appointments has already started, contact us via phone or email to get to know the up-coming dates. Website: http://chilcotinholidays.com/plan-your-trip/wilderness-training-programs/, phone:(250) 238-2274; email: adventures@chilcotinholidays.com

Kristin trimming Pikas hoof
Kyla shoeing Tepee





















The summer is coming soon and we want to encourage our guests to come and experience our healthy self-sustaining lifestyle by implementing our health and fitness packages. "Fit by Nature" - Health and Fitness Trips- Embark on a wilderness experience that will inspire and empower to live life to fullest. From guided day hikes to bareback horse-riding and hay rolling, there are endless ways to enjoy nature and the ranch-lifestyle as one grow fit and strong. Fuel the fun with healthy, home-cooked meals that include lots of vegetables, whole grains, and protein. So come join us and let's get fit for the summer together! 

rolling the hay - together it's just more fun...and easier as well ;)
swing the axe and burn calories in no time




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Impressions form our first Guide School Training this year

May 17, 2015, 9:39 am
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Last time we mentioned our Wilderness Guide Training Program. Our students returned from the bush a week ago and we want to share some of their experiences.
Our 8 students before they head out to Leckie Camp.

Our horses got to eat and sleep surrounded by this wonderful view every day during our stay at Leckie Camp.
One morning we woke up to a cold surprise! Lucky enough, it didn't last long! It was a good lesson for us going-to-be guides - if you go into the mountains, you should always come prepared for every weather and situation!






On our second day we rode to our Spruce Lake Camp to see how far spring has reached into the Mountains. Even though there was still ice on the Lake, the snow was melting on the trails already and the meadows were already snow free! This means we can start Pack Trips to this wonderful location - the jewel of the South Chilcotin Mountain Park - soon!


Part of the training was to show us the surrounding trails, so that the students who planned to stay on to be a guide at the ranch could take guests there. We learned how to find our way in this territory and were able to watch how trail cutting is done while clearing an older overgrown trail that leads deeper into the Leckie Valley. 








Trail Riding 
The water was freezing but the view was worth it!



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Ranch Stays in Spring

May 20, 2015, 4:15 pm
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Last week we welcomed two truly unique and independent ladies to the ranch.

Our guest Bernice who came here only to ride, ride and ride, surprised us by coming earlier than expected and liked it so much that she stayed longer than she had planned. It was a pleasant surprise though and we enjoyed discussing many interesting subjects at dinner. During her stay we ventured on longer day rides to Carpenter Lake, the Beaver Pond and the Grizzly Den where we took the time to enjoy the scenery and explore the den.



Our other guest Angela came all the way from Australia to spend (the Australian winter months) in Canada. Together with her we explored the ranch surrounding steep trails that lead to different lookouts that show various prospects of Carpenter Lake and the beautiful Mountain Ranges around us. It was a great opportunity to watch nature awakening all around us. By now most of the trees are clothed in fresh green leaves and many of them started to portray their colorful blossoms for us to enjoy. But it is not only the deciduous trees that have awakened, our coniferous trees are also blooming and we regularly see mule deer and occasionally even black bears around the ranch and on the roads – so be careful! 
We are also happy to finally welcome back humming birds, whiskey jacks and cowbirds at the ranch. They usually all migrate to warmer regions in fall and return in spring.


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Picture Update May

May 23, 2015, 9:16 pm
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The world around us is green and colourful. Spring in the Mountains might always be a bit late, but it's worth the wait. Today we just want to share some of nature precious creations that can be found everywhere around us. Enjoy! :)








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Hidden gems of the SCMP

June 3, 2015, 6:18 pm
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The South Chilcotin Mountain Park has much to offer. It is full of places from where you can enjoy beautiful scenery, full of physical challenges and opportunities to observe wildlife and has many amazing hidden “gems” waiting for it's explorers.
One of these “gems” are the rock walls that can be found in several locations which are covered in 50million year old fossils. We love to take our guests to one of the spots close to Spruce Lake, where you can stand face to face with these relics of old times, when the rocks still were part of the ocean ground before they got lifted 1600 and more meters above sea level. They lie now exposed to wind and weather and it is only a question of time of long we will be able to enjoy their prospect.

Nevertheless our horses are not very impressed by them. Or not anymore. They have their own humour and the only thing they can is see and think of is eating! Can you believe it? :)

Here is one of our horses, Pika, happily eating away.



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Pack Trips in late Spring

June 8, 2015, 7:13 pm
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Nature changes so fast that it sometimes is hard to believe! Every week we get out into the bush on a pack trip things have changed a lot. It's curious how the same place still never fails to amaze us. From white wild potatoe flowers to Balsam root flowers and now even the first purple Lupins are out. It certainly is very early this year. 
With the hot temperatures the snow is receding quickly and we are sure within the next two weeks we will be able to reach other amazing camps - Spruce Lake and Eldorado Camp being the most popular of them.
 
Spruce Meadows
 
Wilderness Guide - Leandra
Beaver Pond





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Summer Has Arrived!

June 29, 2015, 2:18 pm
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Check out the beautiful color of Hummingbird Lake.
Spending the hot summer months at Chilcotin Holidays is perfect with all the lakes and ponds nearby.  In fact, "Chilcotin" is an Indian name meaning "People of the Blue Water." The glaciers give the lakes throughout our territory an emerald turquoise color.  The water is clean and cold as it seeps out of the sandy shale mountain slopes.   Whether you have taken a long hike, gone on a long ride, or just need a break from the hot sun, taking a dip in one of the many lakes and ponds nearby can be exactly what you need!


Spruce Lake.





To the left you can see Spruce Lake.  There are hiking and riding trails that lead you there.  We also have a cabin at Spruce Lake that you can stay at as well.  



Fly-fishing on Spruce Lake.






Our lakes are not only for swimming but also fishing! Spruce Lake is one of the most popular lakes to go fishing on and here you can find an abundance of trout.  Our mountain-fed lakes and rivers provide an excellent setting for fishing in solitude, catching up with old friends, or creating lasting family memories.  The stunning emerald lakes and towering mountain ranges supply the ultimate setting for creating special memories.  The captivating beauty and tranquility of our ranch based fishing getaways will allow you to connect with nature in an authentic, fulfilling way.  



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Spruce Lake Backpackers Lodge Cabin Rental, ideal for family dude ranch vacations!

April 2, 2013, 11:33 am
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There is no better way to experience the 5 Star Wilderness of the South Chilcotin Mountains, we provide the perfect family dude ranch vacations.



Stars sprinkle the vast night sky as far as the eye can see, towering mountain ranges and the surrounding scenery is never ending. Travel ancient game trails, hear the rush of glacial fed rivers, and see a spectacular array of colour across miles of wild flowering meadows. An outstanding variety of wildlife inhabits our guide area. California Bighorn sheep, Moose, Mule deer, Mountain goat, Grizzly, Black bear and wolf are plentiful and frequently sighted.
Hike along well-defined horse trails once used by explorers, pioneers, and gold
miners. Based from one camp, you’ll ride through flowering alpine meadows and past pristine mountain lakes. Wildlife will greet you along the trail. Loons call to you from the lake. The star-studded skies, and the campfire will round out your hiking experience, making it 



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