PILOT MOUNTAIN TRIP

DAY 1  A hearty breakfast before orientation, and safety with your horse that will be your companion for the trip. Then load up and drive a short distance to the trailhead, pack up horses and head up the mountain trail starting your wilderness journey. As we ride up a beautiful mountain ridge, you can look behind you and see Lake Laberge below, where the Klondikers travelled to and from the goldrush town of Dawson City. As we reach the high alpine, we will settle for a lunch break overlooking spectacular views. Back on our horses, we will trek through the next mountain valley to our scenic camp for the night.

DAY 2  Up to see the Yukon sun (hopefully!) and coffee/tea around the fire. A healthy breakfast, saddle your own horse and follow the pack train through the mountain valley, over Flat Creek Pass, and see the local moose that are often around, as well as mountain sheep and maybe a grizzly bear. We make camp below a mountain with many sheep trails.

DAY 3  A day to sleep in and rest up. An opportunity to hike up the sheep trails and spot for Dall sheep and grizzly bears.

DAY 4  Pick up camp after breakfast and follow the pack train beside Pilot Mountain and see the Dall sheep that frequent the area. Moose and grizzly bears are often seen as well. Settle in to a cozy camp by Pilot Mountain.

DAY 5 Up at a decent time, enjoy a hearty breakfast and get ready for an adventurous day. We travel through more beautiful country that will eventually meet up with where we had lunch on the first day. After we enjoy the high country for the last time this trip, we descend back down the mountain, back to the trailhead.

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