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Guide School Training
Taking a gap year was a great opportunity for me to travel and discover another lifestyle. I decided to leave France for a few months and go to Canada, more precisely to the Chilcotin Holidays Guest...
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The Pow Wow Speech to Rule them all
When I first heard about the opportunity to go to a Pow Wow, I seriously thought it was some sort of rap group that was going to perform for us. Oh, how I was wrong. With the intrigue of the event in...
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How to Make a Survival Fire Starter
When surviving in the bush one of the most important rules is to keep dry and warm. A fire is the best solution for that. However, to get a fire you need to be able to start one. This was only one of...
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The Road Less Traveled
If you're anything like me, you will have at one time or another, dreamed of getting in a car, hitting the road and driving long stretches of back country roads; window down, sun shining and that...
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5w’s of setting up a shelter
After only one day at the ranch I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to go on a bushcraft survival course. This is an area I find very interesting and would to love to know more about as it seems...
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Pow Wow
This week everyone at the ranch got the opportunity to go to a First Nations Pow Wow. I had never heard of this before and had to ask what it was. A Pow Wow gathers people together to celebrate life....
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The Right Size and Shape of Fire to Stay Warm
Last night we had one of the greatest experiences we ever had here at the ranch, we went to sleep in the bush with just our sleeping bags. For this occasion, Nick, our instructor in Bushcraft and...
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Wild Potatoes
My name is Marie, I'm guiding in the wilderness of the South Chilcotin Mountain for the Chilcotin Holidays' ranch. 3 weeks ago I brought students from the Guide School to Spruce Lake via the amazing...
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A bike guide's dream come true
Coming from North Vancouver and being a mountain bike guide I have ridden a multitude of world class trails and along the way I've stopped to enjoy the scenery. Riding on the shore has some great...
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Forestry meeting in Gold Bridge – Atmosphere
The Gold Bridge forestry meeting took place in early May. There was a representative from the Aspen Planers Company, here to answers questions from local residents. These questions concerned issues...
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Sending the horses out for the summer
Another unique experience on the schedule for today: we are sending the horse out for the summer!Well organized and well prepared, five people will take about fifteen horses into their summer pastures....
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Grizzly Bear Den
A group of six riders and their horses left on their journey to a grizzly den. Starting from the Chilcotin Holidays Ranch, situated near Gold Bridge, in the South Chilcotin Mountains of British...
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Pulling Burdock - Itchy and dangerous!
Chilcotin holidays is involved in Wilderness conservation and runs some projects like Burdock eradication in the south chilcotin region. Burdock is an invasive plant species originally coming from...
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Western style riding on a new horse
The first horse I rode at Chilcotin Holidays is named Taylor. She is a very nice and pretty horse, and her only issue is that she kicks or bites other horses when they come too close. When you ride her...
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Wildlife Viewing - Sheep and Mountain Goat
Yesterday I went wildlife viewing with Franko, one of the wilderness guides at Chilcotin Holidays. We go out at dusk to observe animals to find their habitat range, to notify what and how many we see...
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Becoming a guide
I arrived at the ranch eager to learn what it takes to become a wilderness guide. The skills I was most looking forward to learning were shoeing and packing a horse and also riding western for the...
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Starting a fire with traditional quartz and steel
Before you can make fire with traditional quartz and steel you first need to add some tinder that will catch a spark when you strike the steel against the quartz or the other way around. Some ideas for...
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Riding the horses to Larnie camp
The day was hot and the ride to Larnie camp was going. I have been to this camp 3 times and led the last 2. It is an easy trail to follow, heading in much the same direction for the whole journey. We...
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Madicinal Plants
Before doing the Bushcraft experience I was sceptical about how to find natural resources quick and easy. Now I am sure about one thing: nature provides us with plenty of supplies but most of us don't...
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How to cut a sapling with a knife (Bend)
Chilcotin Holidays offers various Wilderness experience packages for any kind of interest. Some of the Staff and Intern members of Chilcotin Holidays got the opportunity to join the Bushcraft Training...
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