The Rockies
Western Riding in Wyoming
Day 1 | Depart London Gatwick.Arrive Cody. Overnight Cody. |
Day 2 | Full day at leisure in Cody. Dinner in the hotel. |
Day 3 | Meet up with your guides and horses. It’s a 22 mile ride following the south fork of the Shoshone River – crossing it 35 times, riding alongside it and traversing its canyon walls to our camp in Bliss Creek Meadow (8,400ft). |
Day 4 | A spectacular ride up Bliss Creek to a ridge over looking Bliss Creek Meadows and the Shoshone River valley. Back to camp. |
Day 5 | Perhaps have a break from the saddle and try your chances at fishing or take a hike along one of the many trails, or just relax in camp. |
Day 6 | Ride further down the Shoshone River and up Crescent Pass (11,000ft) which is on the Continental Divide and onto Elk Lake.There are steep switchbacks and loose granite to manage as well as open meadows for some fast riding. Back to camp. |
Day 7 | Ride up the canyon walls of Clark Creek to Pierpoint Pass (10,000ft), a ridge which overlooks a grandiose mountain bowl called Hidden Basin. Back to camp. |
Day 8 | There’s a last chance to enjoy this near-pristine wilderness as the wranglers and our guides pack up camp and then it’s back to Cody. Dinner and overnight in the hotel |
Day 9 | Full day at leisure in Cody. Dinner in the hotel. Evening at Cody rodeo. |
Day 10 | Depart Cody. |
Day 11 | Arrive London Gatwick. |