News for the Ladies for 2011 SEASON!!

LADIES.....

Breakfast is served by our guest chef Brian!

Getting ready for the spa part of last years Pampered Cowgirl!

Yes ladies there is class in the mountains...hey we are women too!!

SO THE GOOD NEWS IS....Wild Deuce has opened up another Pampered Ladies Retreat Wine Tasting...take two! It will run in the fall and we will also be taking a new trail to the Banff Boundry! The trail is not new but we have not taken guests on it until this trip and its one of our favorites!

This trip will run September 1-5 2011 and this is a new date for Wild Deuce as we usually go out on a private pack trip at this time. So here is a chance to see the gorgeous FALL COLORS from the top of the mountain...we'll show you why we pack out at this time. smile.

We opened up another Ladies Retreat because our August 18-22 Ladies Retreats is SOLD OUT. Our Ladies retreats keeping getting better & better!

What I have been up to since the hunt!

We dropped off the horses after the trip and the rest of the ponies came running up to see what was going on!


Here is the new horse we or (Blaine) named Boon...mmm he is a looker! Someone is going to like him at the sale in 2011!

Chuck and Bonnie posing!

Taylor with my new favorite, the MacGregor horse I bought at the 2010 sale. I have named him Kane...loving him!

Meet Ringo! He is another Wild Deuce horse going to the 2011 sale. He is coming 4 and very well bred with PEPINICS MASTER as his grandfather!

Blaze looking fat and happy and being himself!


On our way out to camp we noticed a vac truck going into the pen with the horses checking him out!

On our way back to camp, at the T was some fat and happy wild horses who didn't bat and eye when I stopped to take a picture.





Our kitchen, cleaned up for another year.

The highline and gear tent all gone...







Good bye camp...and to "Freedom" mountain for 2010! See you next spring...

My foal Sierra...has GROWN! And is very sassy..

We loaded her and Jessie up to take them home so I can wean her!

Canadian Finals Rodeo begins and we hook up with friends. Here the guys just bought beer holders...let the games begin!

Brian thought a good ice holder to chill beer was Brain McRann's boot...

Out for supper the crew headed...

This is how you keep your wranglers from going to far over the winter!!














Brian care to explain this one???

Chuck and his dessert....my man ladies!!!

It was so nice going for supper with everyone who could make it and CFR was over for another year.

Redneck on ice!!

We hope everyone is staying warm in this cold and enjoying friends and hey have a fiesta like Brenda!!!

Fiesta!!!!

What better way to celebrate in the cold and snow than to have dinner with friends Mexican Style!

There were prizes for best dressed...

This pose from McKinley suprised no one. lol! She dawned shorts and tank top for the nite.

Guy bleached his hair....

Scott won best dressed with his 'Old El Paso; hat. Here he is trying to pick up a date for supper!

I wore a bikini Red-Neck style...... with thermals underneath!

Scott made REAL margaritas without a bought mix. Easy too! They were SOOOOO good!

Sorry Shannon, I had to! lol! What was that dance called again???!! hee hee!

Dinner was so good. Everyone brought something. We had pulled pork burritos, flaming cheese, mexican lasagna, home-made salsa, and a prize winning mexican soup from Susan. And of course, chocolate fondue for dessert. That's Mexican, isn't it?!?!

McKinley up to her usual..can you tell by the look on her face. Some people at dinner got nick-names. Here's Guy wearing his name tag. I think his nick-name might stick!! LOL!

Brenda

I am home from the elk Hunt...here are some pics!

We headed to Sundre and west to the Panther River. Taking friends on a 10 day elk hunt with GREAT weather to make it a great pack trip!

We passed some Wild Horses on the way to the staging area.

The "mountain cat" is wondering where we are now? But he sure likes riding in the wagon on our bedrolls!!

The wagon is packed and the harness almost on.



Nix my Clayboy colt is ready to go.

Off we head crossing the Panther River.




We find a nice camp just as it gets dark on the 1st night.

2nd day we head back to the staging area to pick up Tom. (here I am fixing the reins that got hung up, when the team was having a drink)

The sun was out in full swing!

Chuck & Tom with Rusty and Mike as the team!

Nice country to ride in & explore

I rode Wrangler most of the time...smile (It was nice to get back on him after his rest)





Did I mention the gorgeous valley...

Night riding...well yeah!!
Chuck & Taylor heading down another valley...

Another day and more sun...ahhh

Taylor's puppy having a look UP at Wrangler.

Chuck and Doug figuring out where to ride.

Chuck took them to the top, dropped them off and headed back to camp.

Chuck heading back down...nice view eh?

Four corners cabin

Heading out and up...

Glassing...

Can you see the bull elk in this picture? Doug did, and was nicknamed "eagle eyes", they seen four 5 point bull elk in one day!

Chuck riding Rusty.

Tom riding "Studly"

Nix packing Tom's gear!

Studly...

I got off my horse and decided this mountain looked easy to climb with Taylor...what am I NEW?

So here is about 20 feet up...I am out of breath at this point, it is straight up and I AM NOT GOING TO THE TOP. Darn kid...."Mom, let's go it's not to bad eh?" I would of answered her but I couldn't breath...

3rd ridge another rest...notice the wagon in the valley?

Okay...now we are getting to the top but now my kid has taken the pack and is an official cheer leader!!! Love her...

Taylor's puppy thought it was easy to climb every time he looked back at me!!! Nice view eh?

WE MADE IT...okay my daughter did run part of it while her mother gasped for air...but WE MADE IT TO THE TOP! For the record, one I realize why I ride and 2 I can still feel my butt muscles from going straight UP!!!!! Oh and when we got down to the bottom, do you think I could get on Wrangler bareback? Nope my muscles were just not working BECAUSE THEY WERE SHAKING & asking me what the _&*_(*&_(*& was that??? smile

I enjoyed this chair after the hike & enjoyed the running creek with no ice!

Another night ride...found another trail had to see where it went?

Found some neat trails and a nice summer hot tub!

Heading up river with the string with more feed...we planned this so I would get the miles on my ponies....

Nix my clayboy colt...packed again!

View from the ranger cabin!

Doug riding Scout.

Chuck heading out on Mike.

Taylor riding Studly

Bush cat warming up...no mice in our camps now!

ahhh...the glow of a warm tent!!

Taylor riding studly on a good ride towards ice lake.

The day we rip camp their was ice on the creek behind the kitchen tent...time to go!

Packing up..

Taylor riding Studly back home...

Almost to the big hill...and the wreck that was on the way.

The horses slipped, lost their grip going up this steep hill fully loaded and back down the wagon went until it hit a tree that stopped it. Everything was okay...
Another view

We unloaded the wagon and my string took everything to the top.

With the help of Wrangler...I helped pull the wagon up and off we were again. But the ice was thicker, Wrangler did so good breaking trail!

Back at the trailer...oats are in order!!!!!!

GREAT trip, great people and had a lot of fun riding with Taylor on new trails along with working with each horse I brought!! Oh did I mention the weather spoiled me...the guys kept saying "this weather is not normal Terri". I am now home for the Canadian Finals Rodeo and I am looking forward to seeing friends and going shopping along with the HOT shower!!!!!!!!!!