By Cheyenne Steffen   Summer vacation time is almost here. It’s nearly time to start wrapping up that last work project, take some time off and attempt to not think about e-mails, phone calls and deadlines. But how well did you do with “putting work behind you” during your last vacation?   In recent studies in Canada and the USA ...

A grizzly bear stood just 30 feet from me.  It paused from its romp in the berry bushes to gaze curiously at me, no doubt wondering how much of an imposition I might become. My racing heart went into my throat as the great bear stood upright on its hind legs.   Its curiosity lasted only seconds before it decided I was less interesting ...

   Banff, Summer 2007. Do you want to experience the real west this summer? Want to gather your girl friends, or meet news ones and get away from the hustle and bustle of every day life? In celebration of women and the spirit of adventure, Hidden Trails, will once again offer a 4-night 5-day women only ride, August 13 – 17, 2007 hosted ...

  It is the first day of a six day pack trip and we are heading off into the mountains. I’m always excited to go. Leah and I have the guests on their riding horses, the packhorses loaded up, packs covered with a canvass tarp and tied down with a diamond hitch. Canvas, ropes and leather; the technology of mountain packing has not changed ...

Rural countryside, charming inns, French-Quebecoise cuisine, excellent horses.     Even the horse spoke French, or at least understood French commands, on our six-day around the Gaspé Peninsula last fall. This was the second weeklong horseback trip my husband and I have taken with Hidden Trails. Their services were excellent and they ...