YOUTH PACK TRIP - ITINERARY

Welcome! The Youth Pack Trip will start at 8:00 a.m. on the first day at our Lander ranch, 5555 Hwy 287 (4 miles from Lander). We will check everyone's gear and if necessary make a last trip to town for needed items or fishing licenses. Then the trucks are loaded and we head up the mountain to the Diamond Four Ranch in Dickinson Park, about a 1 1/2 hours drive.

The first class is tent pitching, as we set up our "mountain home" for the next few days. Meals are served at the Diamond Four cookhouse. The days are filled with formal and informal learning of wilderness skills and include lots of hiking, riding and fishing with an emphasis on safety, conservation, and good expedition behavior. The Wind River Mountains are their classroom. While based at the ranch in Dickinson Park, we can be reached on the cell phone (please limit to urgent messages) 307-349-6784 or 307-349-7736.

With some outdoor savvy under their belts, we head off farther into the wilderness for about five days of camping. With pack horses carrying all our gear, the kids ride and/or hike. Days are filled with wilderness adventure and exploration while doing lots of hiking, fishing and learning more about the flora and fauna of the area. Practicing good camping skills includes fire building and perfecting s'mores!

For those of you who are flying, airline reservations should be made for arrival into Riverton, Wyoming via United Express airline. We will pick up and return kids to the Riverton Airport and overnight them at our ranch the extra nights. They will be under our care from arrival until departure.

Please call with any questions.

YOUTH PACK TRIP CLOTHING LIST
___ Blue Jeans 3 or 4 pair		___ Sleeping Bag & Stuff Sac: dacron fill, warm to 15 F
___ T - Shirts		___ Sleeping Pad
___ Long Sleeve Shirts 4		___ Hiking Boots - lightweight
___ Sweatshirts		___ Cowboy Boots
___ Fleece or Wool Sweater		___ Rubber Boots or Overshoes
___ Heavy Jacket - dacron		___ Tennis Shoes
___ Vest & Windbreaker - optional		___ Waterproofing (mink oil)
___ Long Underwear Top & Bottom - polypro or capilene (No cotton)		___ Socks 8 pair - at least 5 pair wool or wicking fiber
___ Stocking Cap (fleece/wool)		___ Cowboy Hat and/or Cap
___ Underwear		___ Riding Helmet - optional
___ Bandanna		___ Gloves - fleece or wool
___ Comb, toothbrush etc.		___ Gloves - leather
___ Chapstick		___ Water Bottle - plastic 1 qt.
___ Sunscreen		___ Day Pack
___ Mosquito repellent		___ Pocket Knife
___ Sunglasses		___ Compass
___ Flashlight & Batteries		___ Duffel Bags 3
___ Camera & Film		___ Fishing License Non-Res Youth $27.50 (age 14 -18) Resident Youth $15.50
___ Swimsuit & Towel		___ $50 Pocket money
___ Rain Gear - good quality jacket and pants		___ Fishing Gear - trail rod, reel, 20 assorted flies size 12-14, 20 lures - castmaster, meps, daredevil, rooster tail etc

Everything on the list is essential to have on the trip, fishing is optional but recommended. Riding helmets are also optional but not generally used on western ranches since trail riding is walking single file, no jumping.

Our priority for head cover is sun and rain protection and warmth, (ie cowboy hat or cap and stocking cap). Gear should be rugged and functional. Layers of "moisture wicking" fibers (wool, polypro, polartec, fleece, dacron) are essential in the mountains to keep these kids warm and dry, as is a good two piece set of raingear - no ponchos.

We are camping at almost 10,000 ft elev. and snow in July is not unheard of. Put your name on every article. You will need at least one change of town clothes for before and after the trip, to be kept in a separate duffel. Include shorts as Lander may be hot. Spending money is for any needed gear, in-town stops, and rodeo.

Some good sources for outdoor gear: Campmor 1-800-CAMPMOR

Cabelas 1-800-237-4444

State Line Tack 1-800-228-9208 (helmets)

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