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Bear Basin Adventures Camp Rides

Imagine your own private guest ranch tucked away in the middle of Wyoming’s beautiful Absaroka Mountains, that’s what we are offering at our Wilderness Camp Rides.

One and a half hour drive from Jackson Hole and right in the middle of the greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, this camp issome of this country's most beautiful and thriving wild lands. With an elevation of 8,500 feet, we are in the heart of the mountains and far away from it all.

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Bear Basin Wilderness Camp consists of well furnished wall tents with wood stoves, carpeted floors, chairs and two cots per tent making for very comfortable camping. A dining tent and a full service cook tent help to provide food that will impress you as much as the scenery that will awe you. A capped and piped spring flows right through camp offering great tasting drinking water right outside our dining tent. Our hot shower is that extra luxury that will make all the difference. The camp is located on the edge of the Washakie Wilderness so we can supply the camp with a pickup allowing us no restrictions on what we provide or what you can take.

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We will spend our time riding through open meadows filled with purple Lupine, scarlet Indian Paintbrush and yellow Golden Eye. Get down from your horse for lunch on the trail and discover delicate Forget-Me-Nots, Harebells and many more flowers that will keep even the most casual botanist interested. Aspen groves scattered in among Douglas Fir and Lodge Pole Pine forests provide forage for moose and mule deer. Look for herds of elk with new-born calves basking in the sun on the wide open mountain tops while Rocky Mountain sheep dance among the rocky crags. # Listen for and keep your eyes open for coyotes and wolves that move in shadows. Anyone who has seen a Grizzly Bear feeding on gooseberries or White Bark Pine nuts knows how spectacular this can be. An afternoon hike along well marked trails can be a good break for anyone who would like a break from riding. Bear Creek is a stones throw from camp and gives the opportunity for fisherman to wet a line and catch a native Cutthroat for dinner. The creek is small enough that any first timer who would like to try fly-fishing would have a chance to hook a fish.

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Small groups of people make for an intimate vacation. Reconnect with your family or enjoy the wilderness with your friends or ours.

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Come and enjoy riding our well trained mountain horses. They are safe and well cared for partners. Together you and your horse will climb mountain peaks and valley floors. If you don’t consider yourself to be a rider, no worries, we will instruct you and give you a horse that will help you to relax and enjoy your vacation. We have been working putting people and horses together for years and take pride in providing a safe experience for even the most timid riders. If you are an experienced rider you won’t feel stifled by a boring “nose to tail” ride.

Scheduled Dates for 2012:

Custom dates will be arranged depending on availability, please ask. We provide everything except your sleeping bag. Table wine is provided; please bring any other beer or booze you might enjoy. Limited fishing gear is available to borrow, but if you have your own gear it is advised that you take it with you. You must provide you own flies.

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The cost of this trip is $240 per person per day, plus a 15% service. Vacation and trip cancellation insurance is highly recommended and available from major insurance companies. Our policy is that the trip deposits ($600 per person) are non-refundable and due to the difficulty in re-booking a trip, the balance is non-refundable as well if you cancel within 30 days of the pack trip departure.

Guest Capacity: Minimum- 2, Maximum- 8

Weight Limit: 240lbs

Elevation: 8,500 – 11,000 feet

Trip Length: From one to eight days. Arrival at the trailhead on day one at around 9:30am. You will be returned to this trailhead by late afternoon on the final day mid afternoon. We can gladly make recommendations for hotels to stay in Dubois for the night before your trip departure.

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Hours in the saddle: flexible but can range from three to five hours per day

"Cowboys and Cabernet" Ride

Saddle up and get ready for the wilderness experience of a lifetime while enjoying "luxury camping". This is an extra special itinerary for those guests who enjoy a little more of the finer things in life. We will have an experienced qualified chef as your dining host on this trip, preparing multi-course meals of a finer kind. These will pair perfectly with exquisite wine from the Chiarello Family Vineyards - a 'highly rated, sustainably produced' vineyard in California's world renowned Napa Valley. Other delightful wines and beverages will also be on offer.

Once you pack your bags, your guides will do the rest. The adventure begins with a 4 hour ride into our remote camp. Large, canvas sided, carpeted tents, with wood burning stoves and raised beds, will be your home for the next five days. The camp also boasts such luxuries as an indoor dining tent, fresh mountain spring water and warm showers.

What you do with your time is up to you - but options include exploring the wilderness on horseback, trout fishing in one of the local streams, hiking, photography and wildlife viewing. At the end of the day, kick back by the fire with good company or a good book while enjoying a glass of wine and prepare your taste buds for the pleasure to follow. Camping has never looked so good...

Special rate of $1,400 per adult all inclusive for this year only.

Bear Basin Camp Rides are a truly amazing wilderness experience, so do not hesitate to contact us with your ideas, questions or a proposed date at bearbasinadventures@dteworld.com or 307-349-4630.

Heath and Sarah Woltman
Bear Basin Adventures