The Pack Trip Adventure
A taste of the wild with the comfort
of rustic backcountry log cabins ~
Spectacular horseback riding ~

 

The First Day
Today's adventure takes us 6 to 7 hours over the ridge of Mount Yamnuska to our first night's destination, Old Hussey's Cabin site. The trip starts off with a climb onto the ridge of Mount Yamnuska, a Native name meaning "Wall of Stone".

With a breathtaking view of the Bow Valley, you will continue over the back side of the mountain and test out your riding skills!! Experienced guides will take you through quiet creek crossings, over majestic ridges with spectacular views, and finally through dense forests to a quaint cabin site named after an old Family friend. Spend the evening around the campfire recounting stories of the old times, and enjoying a traditional cowboy dinner. When you are ready to retire for the evening you can head for your cabin, already made up with bedding and a comfortable place to lay your head. Our cabins can accommodate up to four people in each.

 

The Second Day
The backcountry adventure continues as we head northwest to the famed Brewster Company Ranch. Thoughts today will wonder back to a time long ago as you continue to live the Lore of the West.

We will climb mountain passes, keeping an eye out for Rocky Mountain Big Horn sheep, deer, elk, and possibly even wild horses! Traveling through meandering river bottoms, and encountering beaver dams will keep you riding tall in your saddle all day. Our 5 to 6 hour excursion will bring us to the Meadow Creek Cabins, with its panoramic vista of Black Rock Mountain and surrounding mountain ranges. Enjoy a few stories around the campfire about past Brewster experiences, or most likely a few of your own, all the while under a beautiful starlit sky. If you are lucky you will even hear the Meadow Creek wolf pack, as they astound you with their lonely calls.

* On Overnight trips, guests travel back to the Kananaskis Guest Ranch on the trails of yesterday enjoying southward views.

 

 

The Third Day
Not wanting to leave this magical Meadow Creek, we explore the natural beauty of the area, before departing back on our journey to Hussey's for one last night together. Southward and across the Ghost River, with rugged peaks as a magnificent backdrop, we travel the old pack trails exploring the splendor that is the Canadian Rocky Mountains before departing back on our journey to Hussey's.

 

The Fourth Day
We pack up to leave Hussey's; our last day on the trail together, but we will not soon forget our adventure of the past three days. Today's trail leads us along grassy ridges beneath the watchful eye of ancient snow covered peaks, back to the Guest Ranch with a memorable adventure fresh in our minds and a picturesque view of Mount Yamnuska.

 

Pack Trip Information

Guests are provided with amenities including home-cooked meals, horse and saddle, experienced guides, and log cabin accommodations. Additional tent accommodation is available for larger groups. The Brewster Family takes pride in providing quality food, experienced service and the backcountry adventure of a lifetime.

Exclusive private trips may be arranged with varying excursion lengths.

Please check in at the Kananaskis Guest Ranch at 8:00 a.m. the day of your departure.

Trips depart from Brewster's Kananaskis Guest Ranch, located 30 minutes east of Banff and 45 minutes west of Calgary. Look for large green highway signs off the No.1, Trans-Canada Highway to Kananaskis Guest Ranch, highway 1X and the towns of Seebe and Exshaw.

 

For more information on the Brewster Mountain Pack Trains visit www.brewstermtnpacktrains.com