YEAR ROUND EXCURSIONSPioneer Outfitters
Summer Activities - May thru SeptemberWelcome Home
Day rides, overnight pack trips, photography excursions for Dall sheep, Mountain Grizzly and Black Bears, Alaska-Yukon Moose, Mountain Caribou, Timber Wolf, fox, wolverine, lynx, coyote and all kinds of small critters ‘n such! Gold panning the old placer claims, glacier walks, mountain climbs or just jump on your horse and ride around in circles if you wish. Go fishing for Lake Trout, Arctic Grayling and Ling Cod. You get rained on, snowed on, mosquito bit, saddle-sore, sunburned and maybe even bucked off old Twister. What the heck, that’s just part of what goes with the territory. Now, all joking aside we really have some good stock, something for everyone. For those mellow people we have mellow horses, for those spirited people we have spirited horses and for those people who would rather not ride horses we have horses that would rather not be ridden. At the end of the day you’ll sit down to mouth-watering meals. Ranch style home cooked meals at the lodge or sitting at your camp fire, there’s no freeze dried food served here. We invite you to the unspoiled, accessible only by air, wilderness experience you will never forget. Comfortable cabins nestled in the Chisana Valley of the Wrangell Mountains...Terry Overly. Please check out our photo gallery.“Shushanna”
Chisana is located in the remote South Wrangell St. Elias National Park / Preserve. This is some of the most beautiful and majestic scenery anywhere in Alaska. For someone who wants to get off the beaten path and away from the mainstream of tourism, this is the place for you. Our facilities are located on 80 acres of private land and are totally surrounded by magnificent wilderness on all sides. There are no roads into Chisana at all. The only way in is to fly in. We are truly one of the most remote and scenic areas in Alaska. You will be right in the middle of it. Although secluded, as we are, the facilities here at Pioneer Outfitters are very comfortable, clean and with a kicked back atmosphere. Pioneer Outfitters has been owned and operated by the same management for over four decades. We treat you like family here because when you are with Pioneer Outfitters, you are family.Our Pack Trips vary in length and with your interests in mind when you are our guest. You may want to visit the old gold claims to pan for gold or hike up to the top of an 8000’ peak just to look around. Maybe ride hoses over t the foot of the Chisana Glacier, where you may see caribou on the river bar or bears digging ground squirrels on the hillside. We may just pack up and ride the old Chisana Trail for a day or two. There is wildlife everywhere. Dall sheep are seen on almost every mountain, caribou roam the tundra and across the riverbeds. We may even spook up an old bull Alaska Moose around almost any bend in the trail, and of course there is the Grizzly bear. You can run into one of them critters most anywhere. This is a wild untouched place.
We offer extended pack trail safaris, 10 days, and over. Among your options are the following:
*Panning Gold, *Riding the old McCarthy Trail like the old timers did in the gold rush days of Alaska. *Fishing from lake to lake, covering over 150 miles by horseback. This trip is for the dedicated fisherman and experienced horseman. You will also see abundant wildlife, magnificent scenery, and in an area virtually untouched by commercial tourism.My ranch is located in the middle of the Wrangell St. Elias National Park / Preserve, which was rated as the most scenic and majestic Park in the world. We are one of the full time concessionaires that operate year round in this Park. The only access into our ranch is by air. We can show you Alaska, the way Alaska was meant to be seen. Wild. Raw.
Breathtaking. The Wrangell St. Elias National Park is not just another Park; it is the real Alaska. Unlike most Parks, where there are roads, tour buses, and picnic tables and where the animals stand and pose for pictures and eat out of your hand, the animals here are free and wild, just like the country they live in. This is Alaska, The Great Land. Come and Experience it with us.
Experience the Last Frontier with Pioneer Outfitters.
* Day Rides are based from the ranch with no overnight stay, away from the ranch. Day rides are based on a minimum of 4 persons. This includes lodging, all meals while with Pioneer Outfitters, trail guides and horses.
* Additional days to stay ……(per day)……………………$1200.00
* Trips are trips 4- or-more days, based from the ranch traveling out each day, packing out to one or more camps or packing out to a different camp each day.More than 10 days…………prices available upon request
7 day / per person……………………………………$3,150.00
10 day / per person…………………………………. $4,500.00** These prices are all inclusive (MUST have 90 days advance notice) round-trip airfare, round-trip charter service and your adventure with Pioneer Outfitters.
Don’t have 90 days before you would like to depart? Call us and we will work it out!!
Children are ALWAYS welcome!
Age 5 and younger……..FREE Age 6-10,…………………1/2 priceGroup rates of 8 or more persons are discounted at 10%. A 25% deposit (First Payment) is required to confirm all trips, an additional 25% (Second Payment) is due by April 1st of the year of the trip (totaling 50%), the balance paid upon arrival.
Summer Pack-Trip Schedule
Pack Trip # 1 (7 Day Pack Trip)
May 3, 2010.......Arrive in Chisana
May 4, 2010.......Paperwork, packing, ready horses
May 5, 2010.......Begin Pack Trip
May 9, 2010.......Return to Chisana
May 10, 2010.....Fly out of ChisanaPack Trip # 2 (10 Day Pack Trip)
May 3, 2010.......Arrive in Chisana
May 4, 2010.......Paperwork, packing, ready horses
May 5, 2010.......Begin Pack Trip
May 13, 2010.....Return to Chisana
May 14, 2010.....Fly out of ChisanaPack Trip # 3 (7 Day Pack Trip)
May 17, 2010.....Arrive in Chisana
May 18, 2010.....Paperwork, packing, ready horses
May 19, 2010.....Begin Pack Trip
May 23, 2010.....Return to Chisana
May 24, 2010.....Fly out of ChisanaPack Trip #4 (10 Day Pack Trip)
May 17, 2010.....Arrive in Chisana
May 18, 2010.....Paperwork, packing, ready horses
May 19, 2010.....Begin Pack Trip
May 27, 2010.....Return to Chisana
May 28, 2010.....Fly out of ChisanaPack Trip #5 (7 Day Pack Trip)
May 31, 2010……..Arrive in Chisana
June 1, 2010………Paper work, packing, ready horses
June 2, 2010……....Begin Pack Trip
June 6, 2010………Return to Chisana
June 7, 2010………Fly out of ChisanaPack Trip #6 (10 Day Pack Trip)
May 31, 2010……..Arrive in Chisana
June 1, 2010………Paper work, packing, ready horses
June 2, 2010………Begin Pack Trip
June 10, 2010……..Return to Chisana
June 11, 2010..……Fly out of ChisanaPack Trip #7 (7 Day Pack Trip)
June 14, 2010……..Arrive in Chisana
June 15, 2010..……Paper work, packing, ready horses
June 16, 2010……..Begin Pack Trip
June 20, 2010..……Return to Chisana
June 21, 2010……..Fly out of ChisanaPack Trip #8 (10 Day Pack Trip)
June 14, 2010……..Arrive in Chisana
June 15, 2010..……Paper work, packing, ready horses
June 16, 2010……..Begin Pack Trip
June 24, 2010…..…Return to Chisana
June 25, 2010…..…Fly out of ChisanaPack Trip #9 (7 Day Pack Trip)
June 28, 2010……....Arrive in Chisana
June 29, 2010..……..Paper work, packing, ready horses
June 30, 2010….……Begin Pack Trip
July 4, 2010…....……Return to Chisana
July 5, 2010....………Fly out of ChisanaPack Trip #10 (10 Day Pack Trip)
June 28, 2010……....Arrive in Chisana
June 29, 2010………Paper work, packing, ready horses
June 30, 2010………Begin Pack Trip
July 8, 2010…...……Return to Chisana
July 9, 2010…...……Fly out of ChisanaPack Trip #11 (7 Day Pack Trip)
July 12, 2010…..…..Arrive in Chisana
July 13, 2010………Paper work, packing, ready horses
July 14, 2010………Begin Pack Trip
July 18, 2010………Return to Chisana
July 19, 2010………Fly out of ChisanaPack Trip #12 (10 Day Pack Trip)
July 12, 2010…..…..Arrive in Chisana
July 13, 2010………Paper work, packing, ready horses
July 14, 2010………Begin Pack Trip
July 22, 2010………Return to Chisana
July 23, 2010………Fly out of ChisanaNEW!!
Due to many requests, we are extending our Pack Trip dates into the Fall Season. The spectacular colors and the fall activities gives any photographer a whole new season to explore and enjoy.Fall Photo Safari Pack Trips
Pack Trip #13 (7 Day Pack Trip)
July 26, 2010...........Arrive in Chisana
July 27, 2010...........Paperwork, packing, Ready Horses
July 28, 2010...........Begin Pack Trip
August 1, 2010........Return to Chisana
August 2, 2010........Fly out of ChisanaPack Trip #14 (10 Day Pack Trip)
July 26, 2010...........Arrive in Chisana
July 27, 2010...........Paperwork, packing, Ready Horses
July 28, 2010...........Begin Pack Trip
August 5, 2010........Return to Chisana
August 6, 2010........Fly out of ChisanaPack Trip #15 (7 Day Pack Trip)
August 8, 2010...........Arrive in Chisana
August 9, 2010...........Paperwork, packing, Ready Horses
August 10, 2010.........Begin Pack Trip
August 14, 2010.........Return to Chisana
August 15, 2010.........Fly out of ChisanaPack Trip #16 (10 Day Pack Trip)
August 8, 2010...........Arrive in Chisana
August 9, 2010...........Paperwork, packing, Ready Horses
August 10, 2010.........Begin Pack Trip
August 18, 2010.........Return to Chisana
August 19, 2010.........Fly out of ChisanaPack Trip #17 (7 Day Pack Trip)
August 22, 2010...........Arrive in Chisana
August 23, 2010...........Paperwork, packing, Ready Horses
August 24, 2010.........Begin Pack Trip
August 28, 2010.........Return to Chisana
August 29, 2010.........Fly out of ChisanaPack Trip #18 (10 Day Pack Trip)
August 22, 2010............Arrive in Chisana
August 23, 2010............Paperwork, packing, Ready Horses
August 24, 2010............Begin Pack Trip
September 1, 2010.........Return to Chisana
September 2, 2010.........Fly out of ChisanaPack Trip #19 (7 Day Pack Trip)
September 5, 2010...........Arrive in Chisana
September 6, 2010...........Paperwork, packing, Ready Horses
September 7, 2010...........Begin Pack Trip
September 11, 2010.........Return to Chisana
September 12, 2010.........Fly out of ChisanaPack Trip #20 (10 Day Pack Trip)
September 5, 2010...........Arrive in Chisana
September 6, 2010...........Paperwork, packing, Ready Horses
September 7, 2010...........Begin Pack Trip
September 15, 2010.........Return to Chisana
September 16, 2010.........Fly out of ChisanaPack Trip #21 (7 Day Pack Trip)
September 19, 2010...........Arrive in Chisana
September 20, 2010...........Paperwork, packing, Ready Horses
September 21, 2010...........Begin Pack Trip
September 25, 2010...........Return to Chisana
September 26, 2010...........Fly out of ChisanaPack Trip #22 (10 Day Pack Trip)
September 19, 2010...........Arrive in Chisana
September 20, 2010...........Paperwork, packing, Ready Horses
September 21, 2010...........Begin Pack Trip
September 29, 2010...........Return to Chisana
September 30, 2010...........Fly out of Chisana
