Start: Waterton Lakes National Park
Date: August 14, 2024
End: Sherwood Park
Date: September 4, 2024
Distance: approximately 325 riding miles
Timing: 22 days
The Logistics of the Ride
Horseback riders:
If you are bringing your rig (truck/motorhome and stock trailer), then you will keep your tack in your rig. For nights when we don't have stalls, if your horse doesn't know how to high line, you'll use your trailer as a stall. In the morning, you'll have breakfast and tack up. Then we will move your rig to the next stop for you. (If you don't want anyone else driving your rig, you'll have to get up extra early and move your rig to our next stop before breakfast. Then we will pick you up and get you back to your horse. Either that or we'll take you back at the end of the day to pick it up. Six of one, half a dozen of the other!)
If you and your horse are being dropped off (and picked up at the end), then your tent and duffle bag will be carried forward for you in one of our chase vehicles. For those nights when we don't have stalls or pens provided, your horse will need to know how to spend the night on a highline or you will need to bring your own electric fencer.
Wagon drivers:
If you are sleeping in your wagon each night, at the beginning of your section of the ride, we will drive your rig forward to where you will be dropping out of the wagon train. Then we will lock it up and bring your keys back to you. That way your rig will be waiting for you at the end. If you want to sleep in your rig, we will move it forward one day at a time, just as we do for the riders.
It's going to be legendary ... again!