Articles Tagged 'Equitrekking'

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Alaska Seward Highway Scenic Drive Video

Drive along Alaska's Seward Highway view glaciers, mountains, dense evergreen forests, dall sheep, summer flowers and more. by Darley Newman Transcript Below   Video Transcript Darley Newman, Host & Producer: To get to Denali, I’m taking a great American drive. I&...

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Alaska- Cooper Landing

We went horseback riding at Cooper Landing today with Alaska Horsemen Adventures. Cooper Landing is on the Kenai Peninsula. It’s a beautiful area of mountains and glacier fed lakes, well known for its wonderful fishing. Michelle, our guide, took us through the Chugach National Forest, where ...

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Alaska Exit Glacier Salmon Bake Video

Imagine the taste of fresh Alaska salmon in this Equitrekking travel video from the Exit Glacier Salmon Bake. by Darley Newman After our ride, Bree of Bardy’s Trail Rides invited me to visit her favorite place for fresh seafood in the Seward area, Exit Glacier Salmon Bake Restaurant. W...

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Alberta Impressions- Day One

I am sitting on the porch of Idle Spurs B and B in Black Diamond, Alberta. The sun is shining. It's probably 65 degrees Fahrenheit and the clouds are rolling by in the sky as I sip fresh lemonade. I hope that it's this beautiful tomorrow when we film a ride into the high country. The Ca...

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Alberta- Anchor D’s Sheep River

We are in the car driving to Banff, after taking the day to ride over 20 miles with Dewey and Jan Matthews of Anchor D Outfitting, an equestrian outfitter booked through Equitrekking Travel. 20 miles may not seem like a lot to you, but when you’re doing it through varied elevations, rain, wi...

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Alberta- Buzzard’s Calgary

If you visit Calgary, there’s a very unique experience at Buzzard’s Restaurant. Besides the really good food, you can try well-prepared Prairie Oysters, known by some as Rocky Mountain Oysters. It was once a delicacy in Alberta. You might be able to guess where they come from. (They ar...

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Alberta- Homeplace Ranch

I just finished the day at historic Homeplace Ranch riding with Mac MaKenny. Mac’s place is freindly and serene with nice, well loved horses and plenty of room to ride. We only scratched the surface on our ride through forests of Aspen to a conservation area with a peaceful lake and rolling ...

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Alberta- Calgary Stampede

We saw a lot at the Calgary Stampede. There is a lot going on at this 10-day summer event that around 120,000 people attend each day. I walked all over the Stampede, interviewing folks about their horses and passions. I ate a lot of fried goodness, including fried jelly beans and soft serve chocol...

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Arizona- Bellota Ranch

I have been off the map this past week partici- pating in Women of the West at Bellota Ranch in the high desert of Arizona outside of Tucson. Bellota Ranch is a real working cattle ranch on over 60,000 acres in the Coronado National Forest. The area is rugged and wild, making trail riding (on and...

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Arizona- Humbug Mine Video

In this Equitrekking video clip, Equitrekking Host and Producer Darley Newman pans for gold with modern prospector David Burns at historic Humbug Mine in Arizona. Humbug is one of more than 40 ghost towns in the Bradshaw Mountains and David Burns has been searching for gold there for over 25 ye...