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Swarovski versus Bushnell

I was hired to be a horse wrangler for a big game outfitter in the Yukon and was given a list of things I must have as part of my gear.  On this list, amongst things like sleeping bag, rain pants, rub… more →

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Swarovski versus Bushnell

Jake wrote 1 day ago: I was hired to be a horse wrangler for a big game outfitter in the Yukon and was given a list of thi … more →

Tags: Horse Wrangling in the Yukon, babylon, back country, Bausch and Lomb, Belshazzar, Bible, Bible Study, big game, binocs

March Fever — 3 comments

Jake wrote 2 months ago: Living and working in the bush is hard.  There is very little time leftover at the end of the day’s … more →

Tags: Daily Life in the Bush, horse wrangler, camp cook, horse wrangling, Wilderness, back country, hunting, horses, Horse Packing

Surprise Lake and the The Lost EAT-MORE Bar

Jake wrote 2 months ago: A few days into a caribou hunt out of Lincoln Lake, east of Atlin, hunter Jim returned to camp injur … more →

Tags: Cooking and Wrangling the Wilds of Northern British Col, Wilderness, back country, horses, British Columbia, camp cooking, atlin, mountains, willows

How NOT to Dry Out Firewood — 2 comments

Jake wrote 3 months ago: The extent of my camping experience until I was nineteen, included a three day camping trip with my … more →

Tags: Cooking and Wrangling along the Great Divide in the Alb, Alberta, Ash, Bible, bible camp, Blue Bronna Wilderness Camp, building a fire, bunk bed, Burn

FreeRiding---No Saddle, No Bridle — 1 comment

Jake wrote 3 months ago: I don’t think I ever rode a horse bareback until I was nineteen—at least I don’t remember ever … more →

Tags: Cooking and Wrangling along the Great Divide in the Alb, horse wrangler, horse wrangling, Wilderness, back country, horses, mountains, Alberta, Camp

Whiteout

Jake wrote 4 months ago: I’ve only been in a handful of true whiteouts (as in: A weather condition in which the features and … more →

Tags: Horse Wrangling in the Yukon, Backpack, Bible, blizzard, Caribou Flats, caribou herds, completeness, God, headlights

A Grizzly and a Goat (A Hunting Story not for the Faint of Heart---or the Squeamish)

Jake wrote 5 months ago: Continuing the story of the sheep hunt from Down to a Can of Spam (A Thanksgiving Story).  It was do … more →

Tags: Horse Wrangling in the Yukon, horse wrangler, horse wrangling, Wilderness, back country, hunting, horses, Horse Packing, Skinning

Anchored Roots — 4 comments

Jake wrote 6 months ago: Spruce tree dressed in melting frost I saw a spruce once, on a trail ride alongside Dutch Creek in t … more →

Tags: Cooking and Wrangling along the Great Divide in the Alb, horse wrangler, horse wrangling, Wilderness, horses, mountains, Alberta, Jesus, God

Lost at Window Mountain Lake — 2 comments

Jake wrote 7 months ago: Above Window Mountain Lake looking at the Seven Sisters and Crowsnest Mountain. It was my second sum … more →

Tags: Cooking and Wrangling along the Great Divide in the Alb, Wilderness, back country, Great Divide, mountains, Alberta, Jesus, God, Rocky Mountains

Silence on Beehive — 2 comments

Jake wrote 7 months ago: Horses grazing at Hidden Creek Silence.  Stillness.  Solitude.  These are words that describe a time … more →

Tags: Cooking and Wrangling along the Great Divide in the Alb, Wilderness, back country, horses, Horse Packing, camp cooking, HOBBLES, Great Divide, mountains

Down to a Can of Spam (A Thanksgiving Story) — 1 comment

Jake wrote 7 months ago: Our abundant grocery store aisles. I was trying to remember the last time I was truly sincerely grat … more →

Tags: Horse Wrangling in the Yukon, horse wrangler, horse wrangling, Wilderness, back country, hunting, Horse Packing, Yukon, mountains

Flying Outa Control!

Jake wrote 7 months ago: The 180 Cessna docked at Rainbow Lake. This is the plane that I got to fly. While I worked up north, … more →

Tags: Cooking and Wrangling the Wilds of Northern British Col, Wilderness, back country, British Columbia, atlin, mountains, God, Nature, B.C.

Canoeing with Chevy(and Bears and Moose) — 2 comments

Jake wrote 8 months ago: I love canoeing.  I learned out on Quadra Island when I was sixteen and participating in the counsel … more →

Tags: Cooking and Wrangling the Wilds of Northern British Col, Daily Life in the Bush, Wilderness, back country, Moose, British Columbia, atlin, river, Camp

On a Mission Part Two: Murphy's Law

Jake wrote 9 months ago: We’d finally reached our intended destination, found a good place to camp and got set up for a coupl … more →

Tags: Cooking and Wrangling the Wilds of Northern British Col, horse wrangler, Wilderness, back country, hunting, horses, Moose, Horse Packing, British Columbia

On a Mission Part One: Trailblazing — 1 comment

Jake wrote 9 months ago: My second season working for an outfitter east of Atlin, British Columbia, I was given a mission to … more →

Tags: Cooking and Wrangling the Wilds of Northern British Col, horse wrangler, Wilderness, back country, hunting, horses, Moose, Horse Packing, British Columbia

Last pair of Jeans---Soaked — 2 comments

Jake wrote 11 months ago: As I was chasing on foot a runaway horse this past week through a swamp pasture, I was reminded of m … more →

Tags: Horse Wrangling in the Yukon, horse wrangler, horse wrangling, Wilderness, hunting, Horse Packing, Yukon, horse bells, HOBBLES

Bushwacking the Telegraph Trail

Jake wrote 1 year ago: I had missed the ride-in to camp because I was driving up from the Kispiox Valley after spring bear … more →

Tags: Cooking and Wrangling the Wilds of Northern British Col, horse wrangler, Wilderness, horses, Horse Packing, British Columbia, atlin, Yuikon Telegraph Trail, Line Cabin

Tracking Horses — 8 comments

Jake wrote 1 year ago: When I was 21 I signed on with a big game outfitter out of Watson Lake in the Yukon Territory.  His … more →

Tags: Horse Wrangling in the Yukon, horse wrangler, Watson Lake, Wilderness, back country


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