Would you like to visit the Back Country too?

For those of you who are interested in making some trips into the back country this year but are hesitant due to having to pack all of your gear on your back we are pleased to offer packing services.  While we primarily focus our personal trips to the Yolla-Bolly/Middle Eel and Trinity Alps wildernesses  we are open to other areas including the Marble Mountain and Russian wildernesses. We do not provide riding horses but will pack your gear in to a pre-arranged location and meet again at a specific time to pack it out. This allows you to enjoy your hike and sight-seeing without worring about heavy packs, or for hunters to hunt on the way in and out. If you wish we can also set up camp and prepare your first nights meal so it is ready after your hike in. If you are interested in a licensed guide we can refer you to an excellent one for anything from just sight seeing, to bear or deer hunting, to fishing. Here are some pictures from some pack trips from last year! 



A small waterfall on Canyon Creek, there are lots of beautiful falls on this creek, it is about 7 miles to the lakes, nice trails but a pretty good climb. This is in the Trinity Alps, the trail-head is about 12 miles north of Junction City (Approx 10 miles west of Weaverville on Hwy 299).  This is a very popular and heavily traveled trail, you will not be alone here, but there is still lots of room up at the lakes and some very nice camp spots.  The views are worth it, I highly recommend this trip!


Just another pretty shot of Canyon Creek 


About half a mile below the Canyon Creek lakes, all of the white is granite, not snow, even on the far ridges.  You can also see part of one of the larger falls near the center of the picture.


Another shot below the lakes, this is probably the steepest part of the trail. 


This is HorseShoe Lake, also in the Trinity Alps, but access to this lake is from the Eastern side of the Alps off of Hwy 3 out of Weaverville.  The trail to the meadows (where the best camps are) below the lake is nice and wide and is a long but easy climb.  After the meadows the last climb to the lake is very very steep, but only about 1/2 mile of it. Again, very worth the trip.


A view back down the valley from HorseShoe Lake, the trail here goes through the meadow in the picture, so you can sort of see how much of a climb it is to the lake. The huge meadow that we camp in is back up the valley just around the ridge that comes down from the right. 


Another shot of HorseShoe Lake, the rock in the middle of the pic is the center of the horseshoe, the lake continues around behind it.