Contact Info
- Toll-Free:
- 888-454-8828
- Phone 2:
- 801-487-7200
Basics
- Activity Type:
- Horseback Riding
- Length:
- 8 days
Description
These trips enable one to explore parts of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem near the Continental Divide which is the largest wild area left in the lower 48 states. The best way to experience the full majesty of this country and its wild kingdom is by traveling on horseback with pack animals to set up camps in the heart of the wilderness. The spectacular passes between mountain valleys are between 11,000 and 12,000 ft. The mighty rivers of America have their beginnings here as tiny springs on the mountainside. Each valley has its own distinct character with meadows of lupine in one and craggy cliffs in another. One or two nights the camp will stay in the same spot to allow guests to ride out for the day, hike or fish. This wonderful adventure provides an opportunity to see this glorious, untamed landscape which is unchanged since the early explorers found it.
Details
Length:
Additional Details:
Day 1: Arrive in Dubois for overnight accommodations.
Day 2: Transfer by car to the end of road where you will meet your guide and the horses waiting to take you into the most secret places of this wilderness. Mount and head up the trail with its many switchbacks toward Shoshone Pass far above. You will wind past lovely Trail Lake. Be sure to keep an eye out for wild animals along the way. At the top of the pass the view of the other side is absolutely breathtaking and you will twist your way down through fields of wild flowers to Bliss Creek Meadows and the Shoshone River to make camp for the night.
Day 3: The camp will remain here until the next day and you can ride out to explore this magnificent valley, go fishing (this place has some of the best fishing in the Rockies for wild trout) or just relax or hike around camp. This is a favorite place for Shiras moose.
Day 4: Get an early start as today is the longest day. Traverse Hidden Basin which lies between two spectacular mountain passes with superb views. We may see eagles soaring and big horned sheep perched on the incredibly steep sides of the mountains. Towering peaks surround us all day and provide a dramatic backdrop for our camp on Frontier Creek.
Day 5: Continue down Frontier Creek and cross the Wiggins Fork to camp in the green meadows of Caldwell Basin, a long, narrow valley ringed by steep mountains and thick forests. A lovely trout stream runs through it.
Day 6: Climb out of Caldwell Basin heading eastward on the Blue Creek Trail to cross another chain of mountains well above timber line where there are often big herds of elk eating the tender grass and drop down into Bear Creek to camp for the night.
Day 7: In the morning we will pack up and climb the Teepee Creek Trail to cross another mountain chain well above timber line again. The Valley of the East Fork of the Wind River lies on the other side and one can see a chain of beaver ponds and a ribbon of river shimmering through the trees in the distance. Ten miles on down the stream lies the Bitterroot Ranch and the end of the trail. It is the first permanent human habitation you will have seen for six days. Dinner and overnight in Dubois.
Day 8: Depart in the morning after breakfast.
This itinerary may be modified to adapt to weather conditions, grazing quality, etc.
