Please read this Information prior to your Departure
Suggested Kit List

Listed below are the items that we feel you should wear and bring for a safe and comfortable trip in the Alberta Rockies. Please bear in mind that the alpine weather can change quickly and without warning, and the night-time temperature can drop below freezing even in the summer. During the day it can reach temperatures in the high twenties.
Items:
  • 2 pair of jeans or riding pants
  • 3 long sleeve shirts
  • fleece or Sweater (fleece is lighter)
  • jacket or vest as wind breaker
  • brimmed hat (protects from rain, sun and low branches)
  • healed, ankle-high, water-repellant boots
  • gloves
  • toque (warm hat)
  • warm socks (1 pair per day)
  • underwear (1 set per day)
  • towel and swimsuit (optional)
  • personal hygiene items
  • comfortable campshoes
  • warm underwear
  • camera (please not that there is no possibility to charge batteries!)
  • flashlight
  • knife
  • chaps (if available)

These items are available to rent if you don't have your own:

  • rainwear (oil-skin slicker)
  • warm sleeping bag
  • therm-a-rest pad
  • sturdy duffelbag
Weight of Gear. Because everything must be loaded on pack-horses, guests must pack their gear in 1 standard sized duffel bag as shown at left, weighing no more than 25 lbs (11 kg). Check out below what you can carry in your saddle bags.
Saddle bags

Your trailhorse will have 2 saddlebags tied to the saddle. One is for your personal items to carry on the trail, such as camera, sun protection, water bottle, extra layer of clothes, etc. The other bag is reserved for "group items" such as lunch or first aid kit. Your rainwear will also travel with you tied behind the saddle.

Joining up Instructions

We put a couple of useful information for you together and suggest to print it out and take it with you. Click here for print version.

We are delighted that you will be joining us. The purpose of this letter is to advise you of preparations that we recommend you make, a few things you need to bring, and to encourage you to contact us with any questions or specific needs you may have that will enable us to make your trip more enjoyable.

First of all, arrival details. We ask that you arrive in Calgary on the day posted as the start day for the trip, preferably in the early afternoon. Please also call us at: 949-3329. That way we know that you have arrived and can tell you if there is a change from the normal pick-up procedure.

If you are flying in, please make your way to the Airport Shuttle desk on the arrivals level. Tell the desk clerk there that you are going to Bragg Creek for a trip with Moose Mountain Adventures. Normally they will depart for Bragg Creek around 4:00, but since there are probably other people arriving from other cities and flights may be delayed, they will tell you when to return and you can plan to use the time accordingly.

The shuttle van will bring you to the ranch, where you will meet the guides and have the opportunity to get acquainted. We can answer any last minute questions you might have at that occasion. After dinner we'll take you to your B & B. A kit bag, sleeping bag and mat will be provided. Your total weight allowance is 25 lbs/person (11 kg) (not including what you wear and carry on your saddle horse). If you have luggage that is not required for the horse trip you may leave that at the B & B.

If you have any medical condition like allergies, or are on medication, please tell your guide. Food preferences and intolerances should be specified before the trip.

During the riding season of June to September, temperatures will range widely, with the hottest daytime temperatures reaching 30 C (85 F). We are riding at elevations ranging from 1400 m (4400') to well above the tree line at 2700m (8400'), so wide fluctuations in temperature can be expected. This region always cools off at night, and frequently experiences frost even in mid-summer, and so please adhere to the attached kit list. We always take our rain gear with us on the saddle, so don't pack it in with your kit. Even if it doesn't rain, it may be necessary to cut the wind when we're above the tree line.

We will either sleep in large tents (up to 7 per tent), or leantos to enjoy the night sky whenever practical. Sometimes we are treated to a display of the Northern lights by doing so. If privacy is a major concern for you it is best tell us early so we can plan accordingly. We have found that most people are happy to sleep in close proximity to each other when in the wilds.

There are some trails we use where it is necessary to hike over rocky terrain, either to avoid undue risk or to enjoy a vista that cannot be ridden to. For most people this is a refreshing change that allows them to stretch their legs. We recommend that you bring or wear comfortable footwear that you can hike for a kilometer or two in.

While we have a route planned at the outset of every trip, changes are sometimes forced upon us by weather, bear activity or other environmental hazards. The guides reserve the option of changing the day's activity from the published schedule based on any concern they have for the safety of the party. In these cases, various alternatives will normally be presented to the group and a decision made in consultation with them.

We hope that you will enjoy your stay with us. We will do our best to make this an unforgetable holiday for you.

Neil & Undine MacLaine