Great Excursions Home May 9, 2008
Frederick John Niven wrote in 1920:  "The Rockies run the lenght of the continent and are in league with Eternity." Those who  journey through the Rocky Mountains often speak of undergoing personal transformations and self-discovery. Your guides will be people who have an in-depth knowledge of the region. Many have been around horses all their life. These horse pack trips will live on in your mind as some of your most memorable accomplishments.

 

Grizzly Bear Viewing Camp Based Horseback Riding Pack Trip or Hiking: British Columbia, Canada

7 days

Taking place while spring is deepening and the weather warming with the promise of summer in British Columbia, this horseback riding pack trip adventure coincides with the beginning of the Grizzly mating season in Canada. Catch yourself holding your breath in anticipation of the female finally obliging to the male Grizzly, after a week-long courting ritual. Then, in the height of summer, follow the Grizzlies’ progress as they track the snow line as it retreats to higher elevations, feeding on the fresh shoots of grass as it grows.

 

Ride the Alberta Rockies: 5-Day Horseback Trips in Canada

5 Days

These horseback pack trips in the Alberta Rockies in Canada will bring you to one of the most splendid wilderness areas of the world, and will give you memories that will last a lifetime. The main trail in the Clearwater Valley was used by the prairie aboriginal people as a route to Indian Days in Banff during the early years. The entire trail network was developed and used by hunters, trappers and outfitters for the last 100 years. Each season brings different vegetation colour and animal viewing as they move from higher to lower elevations. This entire area is all part of the Bighorn Wildland Area. It is classed as a Forest Land Use Zone, which offers limited, in-season hunting and non-motorized recreation. There is ongoing wolf, grizzly, and elk study and surveillance. Alberta Forest Services does insect and vegetation studies. Alberta Fisheries has an ongoing bull trout study.

 

Yukon Horse Back Wilderness Tour

5 Days

This Yukon horse back wilderness tour is packed with ruggedness and a sense of adventure, as travel on horseback is the way the firsts visitors of European stock discovered the area. The surrounding landscape will fill you with awe and wonderment as you imagine the harshness of the elements in this part of the world. To make carrying equipment much easier, we use pack horses, so you can enjoy a certain measure of comfort during your journey over this territory. Be prepared to catch your own lunch of fish from the streams and creeks along the way.

 

Yukon Wildlife Viewing & Horsepack Trip in Canada

7 days

This week features a complete and engaging wildlife viewing adventure on horseback. To make carrying much easier we use pack horses for the trip. Be prepared to catch your own lunch of fish from the streams and creeks along the way. Experienced  staff will guide you through the pristine wilderness in the coastal mountains of Southern Yukon. On the trail we will spend nights in trapper cabins and wall tents. Join us on a horseback safari adventure into the wild mountains and valleys of the true north. On our journeys we specialize in finding, observing and photographing the northern wildlife, including Grizzly bears, Wolves, Moose, Wood Bison, Dall sheep, Mountain Goats and Caribou.