BEAR BASIN WILDERNESS CAMP ADVENTURE IN WYOMING 4-6 DAYS
Package Includes: All meals starting with lunch on the first
day and ending with supper at the Lazy L&B Ranch the final evening. Horses and
riding every day. Cook & experienced guides. All equipment provided except
sleeping bags, towels and personal gear.
BYOB. Fishing licence extra bought in Dubois.
Ability Level: Moderate Duration: 4-6 Days (3-5 nights)
Minimum Age: 10 years old (able to ride 4-5 hours in a day)
Accommodations: Deluxe base camp
Trip Prices & Schedule: Starting every Saturday from July through to mide September 2008
Inclusions: All meals starting with Saturday lunch and ending with dinner on the last day. Cook & guide. Wall tents with wood burning stoves for heat , lanterns, cots & pads, hot water shower, latrine tents, riding & horses each day.
Meals: The advantage of a base camp over a progressive trip is the ease of preparing fresh meals. No freeze dried food at our camp. Bake breads and biscuits fresh in their wood burning stove. Breakfast and supper are prepared at their cook tent while most every lunch is enjoyed on the trail in a spectacular location.
Detailed Itinerary
Bear Basin Wilderness Camp Horseback Trip
Day 1
Arrive at the Lazy L&B Ranch between 8-9am and after some ranch coffee and
packing your personal
gear we will head out for Bear Basin Camp on your personally selected mountain
horse. You will at once notice the changing terrain from our cottonwood river
bottom with red rock cliffs to the pine covered mountains with Castle Rock
looming in the distance. Our day will be
meadows
filled with wildflowers. We will travel close to 2500 ft in elevation gain to
the Base of Castle Rock before we drop into the
Wilderness Camp. Have your camera ready for the trip into camp, our return trip
later in the week will cover totally different country. After arriving in camp
at 3-4 in the afternoon. We will settle in with some snacks and drinks. You may
want to explore our close by fishing hole in Bear Creek ( fishing license
needed) or just sit and relax enjoying the view of the mountain peaks rising
above camp.
Hearty mountain cooking is prepared in our cook tent and enjoyed in the
adjoining dining tent or around the campfire. Our natural spring provides all
the mountain fresh water for the camp. Sleep in our roomy guest tents supplied
with wood burning stoves for heat, and cots and pads. Or grab your sleeping bag
and sleep under the stars.
Day
2-5
Your morning will start when you want it to. If you are an early riser the
coffee will be ready. If you want to sleep in the smell of bacon cooking over
the fire will entice you up. Each day will be a different
ride exploring all
parts of Bear Basin. Ride one may take you out to an historic wilderness cow
camp overlooking Horse Creek canyon. Another ride will take you 7 miles up to
the head of Bear Creek and Nine Mile Pass. This pass is over 11,000 feet in
elevation. You will see numerous waterfalls, creeks and beautiful evergreen
forests. You may want to take a shorter ride to the valley of Shangrila under
Little Castle Peak, leaving the rest of the day to explore the area around camp.
Guests have found 7 point elk antler sheds in this valley along with ancient
arrow heads. Another top of the world ride will take you either to Teepee Pass
or up to Blue Creek Pass. At both locations you are likely to see herds of Elk
moving across the high altitude tundra. Maybe a fishing ride is what interests
you. We will work our way down Bear Creek to a spot in the steep canyons that
very few people have ever fished. Each evening we will relax around the Campfire
enjoying our camp cooked meals. Perhaps a shower is on the agenda to freshen you
up. Not a problem. Enjoy our outdoor shower with plenty of hot water and
privacy.
Day 6
or last day
Time to pack up camp after a leisurely breakfast. We will head back to the Lazy
L&B Ranch by one of the many return routes. The most direct will take you by an
operating mountain cow camp and down across the prairie and back to the lush
ranch headquarters. If its a Thursday you may want to ride back down to lower
Bear Creek where the ranch is having a cookout. Other days enjoy our supper at
the Lazy L&B before heading back to town to a prearranged hotel.
For more information call American Round-Up UK Bonded Tour Operator 01404 881777 or click on the e mail quote form below to receive your tailor made itinerary.