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Evening walk
I love my evening walks. After moving, or as we call it - 'chasing' - the horses to their night pasture I follow them into their pasture to count them. We always count the horses in the mornings and...
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Wildlife Sighting Forms
Chilcotin Holidays is in a partnership with the Wilderness Stewardship Foundation (WSF), providing them with valuable information about the area. The wildlife sighting forms are one of the...
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Carl the Cabin Builder
What is the quintessential Canadian? Is it the flannel wearing lumberjack? The screaming ice-hockey fan? Or the gunslinging, lasso wielding Cowboy? I've met many people in my travels to Canada so far,...
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Campsite – Prospector Tent – Luxury Tent
When you decide to go camping, one of the main reasons for it is to be as close to nature as possible, to be able to hear the humming of the birds, the sound of the river, the silence of the night and...
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Close to Nature
There are always a lot of opportunities at the Ranch to have new experiences, such as building a new frame for a prospector tent with everybody. We first put two big logs on the ground to put plywood...
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Glimpse of Nature
During the first week of June, we joined Kevan for some early morning wildlife viewing. The first thing we noticed was the amazing mountain scenery but quickly we discovered signs that bears were in...
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The Cabin of Eldorado
In European mythology and legends, Eldorado was a well sought after city by explorers of the New World in South America around the 16th and 17th centuries. This city was believed to have an innumerable...
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A Wilderness Trail Trip
Back home, around the sunny shores of the West Coast of Australia, the country side beckons its inhabitants to heed the call for outdoor adventure, and we gladly answer it. It is often the case that...
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Conquering my Fear of Heights
At Spruce Lake camp you can sit at the dining table and straight ahead is Spruce Lake. The water in the morning is like glass and reflects the snowy mountains. When you walk outside in the morning you...
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Ranch Gardening: Shading the Plants
During summer in the Chilcotin's and the ranch, there is an abundance of activity. We are fully staffed and have guests joining each week for guided horse and angling trips. Everyone is staying busy...
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How to Organize a Helicopter Ride
Every summer, the Chilcotin Holiday's Guest Ranch welcomes geologists who are working in the area. These geologists find accommodation at the ranch, and work in the alpines during the day, looking for...
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Becoming a Guide at a Fast Pace!
'I have 4 guests coming tomorrow, so I need to shoe 3 horses today, who can help?'As the newbie office girl, I am completely unable to help. I have always wondered how we shoe horses and I always...
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The CORE of Conservation
Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Education is the primary certification to get before you start to practice an outdoor sport like hunting or fishing. After few months living at the ranch, it becomes...
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Student to Sensei
I took part in the Guide School of April 2015 when I was still a novice on a horse. I learned everything one needs to know to be a horse-based guide in the mountains. After I accomplished the course I...
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City Girl Transformation
I came back from the Ranch a few weeks ago and it is only now that I am realizing how this experience has had a major impact on my life. I spent an extraordinary summer working at the Ranch, which is...
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A Guide's Parents Visit
My name is Catherine, the mother of Marie, who has been living in Canada for 2 years. I came to Chilcotin Holidays Ranch with my husband Jean-Michel to see her.At our arrival, a warm welcome awaited...
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The Peculiar Wood Splitter
During my stay as an intern at Chilcotin Holidays I had the chance to take part in a bush-craft course. It was given by Nick, an amazingly enthusiastic survival trainer who shared an immense amount of...
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A Guide Student's Lesson
Some years ago, I was working on the most challenging project I had picked so far. During never ending days of frustration and no visible way out, I brought myself to my very limits. At this time, I...
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ESL- Once in a Lifetime
The first day Frank, our driver to the Ranch, picked me up in Vancouver. With two other people, Diana from Columbia and Konstantin from Germany, we drove 6 hours through the wilderness. On the Ranch I...
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Conquering the Fear of Dark
Here I am, 26 year old Girl who is still afraid of the dark. You might ask how is this possible? Well my answer is that living in the city there is never truly darkness. This may sound like a sad...
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