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Peewee Barrel Racing at Dead Man's Creek Rodeo
When I think of a rodeo I always imagine it to be full with strong cowboys riding big bad bulls. However, when Chilcotin Holidays went to Dead Man's Creek Rodeo it all seemed much more like a family...
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Photographic Journey Through a Ghost Town
It was early in the morning when we left the ranch to check out the nearby Ghost Town with our cameras. Abandoned buildings are very interesting places especially for a photographer.There are many...
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About Girly Things - Like Driving the Skidder
So Chilcotin Holidays is home to 37 horses. The thing is that every two days this time of the year they need to be fed. In order to spare the pastures for summer grazing, these 37 horses we feed them...
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Hike to Pearson’s Bluff
It was a sunny Saturday afternoon and we were excited to start the hike to Pearson’s Bluff. Just after passing the ranch fence, we encountered two deer calmly grazing on the little meadow, curiously...
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Wildlife Sighting Purpose
After a few weeks at the ranch, the snow was melted and the surroundings were coming alive. With the spring arrival, the wildlife sightings tours began. When I learned that on some evenings we will...
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How to Remove Burdock
The first time we set out to pull Burdock we quickly realized that it was going to take us a lot of time to get rid of every plant. We didn’t have much of a technique on our first trip into the Five...
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Fire Arm Safety
Adventures at Chilcotin Holidays is the email address and adventure packed it really is at the Guest Ranch in the South Chilcotin Mountain Park, close to Gold Bridge in British Columbia. On the last...
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The River Ride
Going for a ride with Chilcotin Holidays is not your average afternoon ride. Riding with Kevan Bracewell means cross country riding through British Columbia's mountains, along rushing Gun Creek (which...
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Mountain High
Mountains have always had a special allure for me, as strange as that might sound coming from the girl from Aus. I grew up in an area synonymous with long stretches of golden beaches, aqua waves and...
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Reparing Saddling Equipment with Rivets
We are gathered around the repairing bench watching and learning how to repair saddles and all the riding material like bridles, stirrups and latigos. During our Horse pack trip, when I was leading my...
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Moving into the Staff Social Area
After a few weeks in the apartments we finally moved in the tents, with a mix of feelings, a little bit anxious of the change of comfort and temperature and really excited to finally discover the...
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Falling Trees
Building yourself a cabin out in the woods is not easy, in fact, it is a complicated process that takes a lot of patience, hard work, and, most of all, training to finish. That is one of the reasons...
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How to make a bed of Conifer Boughs
Last Wednesday we had a unique opportunity to learn survival skills with Nick in bushcraft and spend the night sleeping in the wilderness. Nick taught us about many aspects of how to survive in the...
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An idiot’s guide to Beaver Chewing
On Wednesday the 1st of June, at around dusk, myself and a group of 19 others with our guide, Nick, embarked on a shortened survival and bushcraft course. Being from Australia, I have had my fair share...
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My personally story about bush craft
Ok, I’m now here at the Ranch for nearly two weeks and yesterday Nick arrived on our Ranch. I think Nick is a wonderful and open minded person. His name for me is Bob, maybe just because he can’t...
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Bucking Broncos
Cheering crowds, the crackle of a loud speaker, the smell of hot dogs and the belting sun; the First Nations Rodeo at Deadman's Creek was a perfect introduction to the time honoured Canadian tradition...
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Forestry Meeting Attendance
No matter where you go in the world, there always seems to be a struggle between industrial companies (such as mining groups, forestry representatives and water management committees) and environmental...
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Trail Ride – B & F Camp
Each season as Winter passes and the trees spring back to life, the anticipation to get out on the trails and explore the newly uncovered landscape is almost palpable. As the weather warms up and the...
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From Post to Post
Self reliance is a big part of living off the land. Being able to craft something from nothing, using your hands and the natural materials around you is often vital in surviving in the wilderness and...
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Bringing the Horses to the Summer Range
Everybody deserves a summer vacation, even horses. So when it was finally time for them to go grazing on their summer range they must have been ecstatic. We started early in the morning choosing horses...
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