8 Day Grizzly Mountain Trip

Day 1 Arrival Day

• Clients are welcome to arrive at anytime this day

• Once retrieved from airport or hotel room, we will do a bit of sightseeing in and around Whitehorse

• Pickup snacks and alcohol for clients at grocery stores for the trip.

• Depending on what time of day and how clients are feeling we can get lunch in Whitehorse

• Drive to base camp, unpack and get settled in your cabin

• Lots of tea and coffee in the main cabin to get to know everyone

• Get to know the horses and which horse you’ll ride

• Begin to go over gear; what to bring, what not to, test out your sleeping gear and pack your snacks

• Dinner

• Visiting, then relaxing in your cabin and finally bed time 

Day 2

• Wake up in Klondike or Northern Lights Cabin
• Breakfast 
• Introduction to each other
• Likes, dislikes, preferences 
• Introduction to horses and what horses clients ride
• Go over Emergency Response Plan
• Assign horse tack and saddles to clients
• Review clients equipment and pack for the trip 
• Lunch
• 2 hour horseback ride
• Sauna
• Supper

Day 3 Lake Camp

• Wake up in your cabin
• First day of tour 
• Pack up, load up
• Ride up into the high country 
• Have lunch whilst looking for wildlife (common sightings are sheep, moose and bear)
• Ride another 1.5 hours to camp
• Unpack, un saddle, set up camp
• Supper
• Relax in your tent

Day 4 Grizzly Camp

• Saddle horses
• Have breakfast
• Hit the trail
• Lunch on the mountain and wildlife viewing
• Ride towards Grizzly Mountain
• Unpack, set up camp, watch for wildlife on the mountain sides
• Supper

Day 5 Grizzly Camp

• Breakfast 
• Day in camp to view wildlife (Grizzly, moose, sheep
• Go for a horseback ride or short hike to do some exploring around Grizzly Mountain
• Tell stories around the fire; life as a trapper and big game guide
• Supper
• Relax in your tent

Day 6 Bear Camp

• Saddle horses
• Breakfast 
• Pack up
• Hit the trail
• Lunch - viewing Pilot Mountain 
• Ride to camp below Pilot Mountain
• Unpack, set up camp
• Supper

Day 7 Sheep Camp

• Saddle horses
• Breakfast
• Pack up
• Ride along Pilot Mountain and view Dall sheep, possible Grizzly and moose 
• Lunch high up on a ridge viewing moose and Dall sheep
• Learn about aging, gender identifying and maturity of animals
• Ride to camp
• Unpack and set up camp
• Supper

Day 8 Sheep Camp

• Breakfast 
• Day in camp viewing wildlife 
• Hike up Pilot Mountain or enjoy a mid day ride without pack horses
• Look at old ruins of camps that have been used many years before us
• Look for moose or sheep up close
• Learn how to moose call
• Ride back to camp
• Supper
• Relax in tent

Day 9 Caibou Camp

• Saddle horses
• Breakfast
• Pack up and hit the trail 
• Ride through the pines and open meadows while viewing Pilot Mountain and Flat Mountain
• Lunch in a meadow, beside a creek that flows from Pilot Mountain
• Ride to camp along a Pine ridge 
• Unpack and set up camp
• Supper
• Camp is in a excellent location of seeing Grizzly Bear, moose and sheep

Day 10 Base Camp

• Saddle Horses
• Breakfast
• Pack up and ride over beautiful mountain pass that takes you within view of Grizzly and Flat mountain, Yukon River and Lake Laberge 
• Usually see wildlife even on the last day

Day 11

• Breakfast 
• Drive to Kusawa Lake
• Hike the trail above Kusawa (Optional)
• Lunch by the lake or on the mountain over looking Kusawa Lake
• Drive back to base camp 
• Supper

Day 12

• Breakfast
• Wildlife preserve 
• Hotsprings
• A evening ride to finish the trip with your horse (Optional)
• Supper

Day 13

• Breakfast 
• Say our goodbyes
• Caribou Wild takes clients back to Whitehorse airport or desired location

Note: all riding days have an average of 4-5 hours with amazing well tempered horses with amazing scenery and Yukon wildlife.