INDIAN
CLIFFS BASE CAMP
Indian
Cliffs base camp consists of eight to ten wall tents. Guest
tents have carpeted floors and are furnished with cots, foam
pads, wood burning stoves to take the evening chill off, firewood,
and lanterns. There is a separate cook tent for dining and socializing,
a guides and packers tent, office tent, tack tents, outhouse,
and a modern shower tent with hot and cold water.
Mealtime
is special at base camp. Breakfasts and dinners are full course,
excellent quality, and are served family style. Second and
third helpings are the norm, and you’ll still have room
for dessert, as you’ll work up quite an appetite just
being in the clean, clear high country air and riding all
day.
A
typical
day begins with a hearty early morning breakfast, while the
guides and packers feed and saddle the horses and mules. Lunch
will be packed in our saddlebags, then we’ll mount up
and be off for a day of riding, sightseeing, and, if you’d
like, trout fishing. We’ll return to base camp each evening
in time for dinner. You’re always welcome to pitch in
and help with the horses and evening chores, or just relax.
After all, it’s your vacation. Non-riders can also enjoy
our Indian Cliffs Base Camp. It’s enjoyable just experiencing
the true western setting of a high-country camp. They can
hike in some of Colorado’s best mountain scenery and
enjoy watching the pack strings and riders coming and going
during the day.
Kids
are welcome in our camps.
This is a great way to share a true wilderness adventure with
your family, without having to rough it on your own.
Winterhawk
provides lodging, meals, a gentle mountain horse or mule to
ride, guides, packers, and everything necessary to make your
wilderness horseback vacation safe and enjoyable. You provide
your personal gear (clothes, boots, etc.), sleeping bag and
fishing equipment. Sleeping bags and fishing equipment are
available for rent in guided camps.
Base
camp rides can vary from one to five days, depending on your
schedule, and we can accommodate most any sized group. While
these are primarily horseback vacations, we are able to do
some high country stream and lake trout fishing if guests
so desire. We do offer fully guided fly-fishing trips and
even a fly-fishing school taught by certified Orvis instructors.
These are described in our fly-fishing brochure, so ask us
for one if this is of interest. After reservations are made,
we’ll send you a detailed suggested list of clothing
and items to bring on your trip.
