8 Day Grizzly Mountain Trip

Day 1 Arrival

• Clients will be retrieved from airport or hotel depending on each guests itinerary

• Get snacks in the city and see a bit of Whitehorse 

• Arrive at base camp

• Relax in your cabin, organize your travel and trip gear 

• Go over gear and packing list, test out sleeping gear to make sure it works

• Go over snacks; organized and put into your snack bag

• Lunch

• Get everyone equipped and adjusted to their saddle

• Go for a ride to get used to your horse and what they’re like, make sure your saddle is good for you

• Pack all final things you’ll need for the trip in your supplied duffel bag

• Dinner

• Relax and sleep in your Cabin accommodation for the night

Day 2 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 3 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 4 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 5 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 6 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 7 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 8 Caribou 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 9 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
• Have dinner back at Home Base
• Enjoy your night in your cabin, play games or play a game of pool on the pool table

Departure Day

• 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.

Please allow for a day before and after the trip to allot for cancelled/delayed flights or poor weather conditions before/during trip.