An Entrepreneur Wears All The Hats As with everybody who comes to the Trails to Empowerment community, I had the opportunity to get involved in and learn about everything the ranch has to offer and it prepared me for becoming … Read More
Our Self-Sufficient Lifestyle: Thriving in the Wilderness Year-Round One of our six principles is self-sufficiency. Living a self-sufficient lifestyle implies being independent and able to take care of oneself without outside help. This self-sufficient lifestyle encompasses many different areas. On … Read More
Becoming a Mountain Man: What’s Limiting You? Read the story of Jacob, how he became a mountain man, and how his experience on a horse pack trip with Wilderness Trails helped him become one. This is how I came to … Read More
Being Empowered: Lessons From Our Lead Mares Being empowered: Lessons from our Lead Mares (women in our ranch community) during a stressful wilderness situation. For six months of the year, our horses are free to graze on the range when … Read More
Ranch Life, Responsibility is the Only Option Ranch life, responsibility is the only option in order to thrive in this lifestyle. The ranch community is located two hours from the nearest town of Lillooet, out in the bush. The road … Read More
Tracking Grizzly Bears in the South Chilcotin Mountains Summary: Tracking Grizzly bears and other wildlife on a Trails to Empowerment tracking trip. My fellow guide, Alexia, and I started our trip like all of our wildlife tracking and conservation pack … Read More
California Bighorn Sheep Study Summary: California Bighorn Sheep study done by the Chilcotin Ark Institute in partnership with Trails to Empowerment to learn about population numbers. The goal of our latest conservation project was to find out if the Relay … Read More
Human nature: Horsemanship as a mirror of our intentions Humankind is starting to awaken. As we watch the nature collapse underneath our feet. Slowly, we are beginning to realize how long we have been in a state of disconnect. Our … Read More
First Time Experiences – 9 Days in the Back Country Since coming to the ranch in May, I’ve had more ‘first time experiences’ than I could have imagined. Whether that was shoeing horses, seeing a moose, exploring the back country or … Read More
Participatory Action Research The Chilcotin Ark is a region of high ecological value on an international scale due to its high biodiversity and interconnectedness. We conduct participatory action research to look after this unique environment. We understand and recognize the value … Read More