2008 Adventure Schedule

Interested in experiencing the "old west" Alaskan style? Join us for one of our exciting 2008 summer trips. Whether you choose a horse-pack trip, hiking, or just a relaxing stay at camp..... be prepared for the romance, solace and open spaces of Horsfeld.

The small number of trips and limited group size allows us the flexibility to customize a trip to your time frame and desires. We offer a range of adventures from June 20 through August 7. Don't wait to book your vacation Wrangell Outfitters.We fill up quickly!

Check out the following trip descriptions for more information. We hope to see you on the trail!

Prices: $350.00/day per person
$650.00 per person for air charter and ground transportation to and from Fairbanks

Schedule:

Trip descriptions:

Equinox Spring Ski Mountaineering
10 day trips March 30 - April 30

Long spring days and starlit nights announce the prime season for ski mountaineering in the Wrangell St. Elias. This spring, Wrangell Outfitters will stage multi-day trips into the Nabesna and Copper River Valleys of the Nutzotin and Wrangell Mountains from the Ellis' Devil's Mountain Lodge in Nabesna. Comfortable accommodations at their historic Bed and Breakfast and flying are provided by Kirk and his wife Gennie. We will access our skiing in a PA-12 Piper aircraft, moving up to three times during the ten days to different remote camps. Weather permitting, we can expect to ski runs of 3,000 to 5,000 vertical feet. Spike camps include insulated arctic tents and plenty of gourmet camp food. Larger alpine objectives can be attempted depending on group experience and weather. Daily flight seeing from Nabesna is another option.

Included: Transportation from Fairbanks to Nabesna and return. Tents, camping and cooking equipment, food, accomodations, first aid, communications, flying and experienced mountain guides.

Need to bring: Ski and climbing gear including; avalanche transceiver, shovel, skins, harness, ascenders, ice ax, and headlamp. Also personal gear, sleeping bag and pad. 50 lbs. maximum

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Five Lakes Fishing Pack Trip
June 9- June 15, 7 Days

Usher in the Alaskan summer while fishing for lake trout, grayling, burbot and northern pike. Camping and traveling on horseback to five pristine alpine lakes in the Nutzotin Range, we will take advantage of prime early season angling. Campfires, wall tents, creative fresh food, and wild indigenous fish make this trip a true fisherman's dream.

Included: Transportation from Fairbanks to the pick up point and return. Accomodations, camping gear, food, first aid, communications, boats, pack and saddle horses, and limited fishing gear. *Fishing licenses are available at Horsfeld.

Need to bring: Fishing gear, personal gear, sleeping bag and pad.

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Indulge yourself in the alpine of the Wrangell Mountains while enjoying the freedom of multi-day hiking with a day pack. Horses carry the camping gear and the food, so expect gourmet camp cuisine and long leisurely days on the trail in the endless summer light as you hike to your heart's content. Camping, hiking and outdoor living on this week long circuit of the glacial region of Horsfeld reveals the unique history, geology, flora and fauna of this corner of the Wrangell Mountains. Day hiking and trekking over high mountain passes provides both adventure and time to reflect.

Included: Transportation from Fairbanks to the pick up point and return. Accomodations, camping gear, food, first aid, communications, pack horses and experienced guides.

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Yearning for long days in the saddle in an unspoiled wilderness? Campfires, cowboy coffee and the jingle of horse bells? Then this is the trip for you. Starting at Horsfeld, we gather our pack string and saddle horses and set out for ten days of easy cowboy living. We ride a hundred mile loop through the high mountain passes and alpine valleys of the Nutzotin Mountain range to the Gold Rush village of Chisana. Here at the site of Alaska's last Gold Rush of 1913, we will take a well deserved day off to soak up some history and meet some of the local characters. Back in the saddle, along the White River in the towering shadow of the Wrangell-St. Elias, we'll find our way home to Horsfeld.
Included: Transportation from Fairbanks to the pick up point and return. Accomodations, camping gear, food, first aid, communications, pack and saddle horses and experienced guides.

Need to bring: Comfortable boots and back pack. Personal gear, sleeping bag and pad.

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Horsfeld Home Ranch Vacation
July 6-July 13, 7 Days

Spend a delightful week at Horsfeld enjoying a slower pace of life away from telephones the road system and your wallet. The facility and employees of Wrangell outfitters are at your disposal to tailor each day's activities to your desires. Day ride on the excellent mountain horses to nearby high alpine valleys, lakes and creeks to view wildlife and the spectacular vista of the Wrangell Mountains , Fish, hike or just relax around camp. Home cooking on the woodstove, campfires and comfortable wall tent accommodations make this a favorite with families and those wanting a logistically simple and relaxing stay at an Alaskan dude ranch deep in the wilderness of the Wrangell St. Elias National Park. Flight seeing is available upon request during the flight in or out of Horsfeld.

Included: Transportation from Fairbanks to Nabesna or Tok Alaska and return. Accommodations, camping gear, food, first aid, communications, and experienced Alaskan guides

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Pack trip, Mountaineering, Rafting
July 17-July27,   11days

This trip embodies all our favorite activities at Wrangell Outfitters: camping, riding horses, hiking, climbing, and rafting wild Alaskan rivers.

The scenic flight into Horsfeld sets the stage for your eleven days of adventure. We'll put you up in 'Gold Rush era' tent cabins, after relaxing and getting acquainted with our free-ranging horses, you'll end the day with a gourmet dinner around the campfire and a sauna on the creek. The next day we'll gather the pack string and saddle horses and head out for an unforgettable three day ride. Crossing alpine passes and mountain streams, we'll end up at the headwaters of the White river. The next three days will find us exploring on horseback and foot the spectacular terminus of the Russell Glacier and surrounding alpine valleys. Those who wish to challenge themselves can spend a long day climbing the snow capped 10,900 ft. Mt. Sulzer.

For our final adventure we'll begin by picking up our rafts, gear and fresh provisions that have been dropped by bush aircraft on a nearby gravel bar. We'll spend three days experiencing the changing geology, spectacular vistas, canyons and wild nature of the seldom paddled White River. On day eleven we'll be met and transported to Fairbanks via the historic Al-Can Highway.

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Historic Goat Trail Hike/Raft
July 29- August 6, 9 Days@ $300.00 per day plus $400.00 charter flying

Take a trip through time as we trace the original Gold Rush route from the Copper River Drainage to the gold fields of the Klondike. Starting from McCarthy with a short spectacular bush flight to Glacier Creek, we begin our hike up the Chitistone River Valley, over the historic Goat Trail to Skolai Pass, down the lateral moraine of the Russell Glacier to the headwaters of the White River. On a gravel bar at the terminus of the glacier we pick up rafts and fresh provisions, dropped by bush aircraft, for a four day float trip down the White River from its headwaters to the Alaska Highway. An ultimate adventure of 150 miles of rugged wilderness travel, this trip will give you the opportunity to experience the raw power of one of the world's great mountain ranges. Water, rock, ice and sky in their primordial simplicity inspire this trip. You will want to be in good physical shape for this hike and be able to carry a 35 - 50 lb. back pack. Stream crossings, high mountain passes, and glacial river rafting provide the challenge of a lifetime. Our mountain guides knowledge of the local flora, fauna, and geology, as well as their skill in safe wilderness travel will provide a memorable trip.

Included: Transportation from Fairbanks to the pick up point and return. Accomodations, camping gear, food, first aid, communications, and experienced mountain guides.

Need to bring : Comfortable boots and back pack. Personal gear, sleeping bag and pad.

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Horsfeld Home Ranch Vacation
July 26-August 1, 6 Days

Spend a delightful week at Horsfeld enjoying a slower pace of life away from telephones the road system and your wallet. The facility and employees of Wrangell outfitters are at your disposal to tailor each day's activities to your desires. Day ride on the excellent mountain horses to nearby high alpine valleys, lakes and creeks to view wildlife and the spectacular vista of the Wrangell Mountains , Fish, hike or just relax around camp. Home cooking on the woodstove, campfires and comfortable wall tent accommodations make this a favorite with families and those wanting a logistically simple and relaxing stay at an Alaskan dude ranch deep in the wilderness of the Wrangell St. Elias National Park. Flight seeing is available upon request during the flight in or out of Horsfeld.

Included: Transportation from Fairbanks to Nabesna or Tok Alaska and return. Accommodations, camping gear, food, first aid, communications, and experienced Alaskan guides

Need to bring: Comfortable boots, small back pack, rain gear and personal items.

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Send your young man of the house on his "walk-about" with us, where dignity through mentoring is a goal. We'll take four young men, 13 - 16 years old, and introduce them to Alaskan wilderness skills. Fishing, camp craft, orienteering, outdoor cooking, working with hand tools, riding, packing and caring for horses are all part of the adventure as we camp and hike with horses in the Alaskan Outback of Horsfeld. As Guy Clark said, "The old man taught me how to spit, whittle, cuss, sit up straight and hold a tune."

Included : Transportation from Fairbanks to the pick up point and return. Accomodations, camping gear, food, first aid, communications, pack horses and experienced guides.

Need to bring : Comfortable boots and back pack. Personal gear, sleeping bag and pad.

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