Day 3

You will be picked up at 9:00 a.m. at the resort after breakfast and load all the gear you will want with you at the camp. You and your gear will be driven out to the trailhead, when we arrive please load all your personal items that you will need for the day in your cantle bag (i.e., sunscreen, water bottle, lip balm). The rest of your belongings will be taken to camp for you.

Today's ride goes up historic Peck Canyon and to a part of the ride you will never forget, Hells Gate. Pecks Canyon named after Geronimo’s last raid into Arizona Territory. Peck was spared but Geronimo and his band killed his wife and infant child. We will be riding past all that remains of his ranch and a grave marker of Mrs. Peck and their daughter. After we stop for lunch we will continue through this colorful canyon and an on to Hells Gate, named appropriately for its rugged terrain, craved out by millions of years of rushing water. When we arrive at camp in the late afternoon, appetizers and a hearty cowboy style dinner will be underway. You can pick a tent or a place under the stars to sleep.

Day 4

You'll awake to the sound of a crackling fire and the smell of cowboy coffee. As breakfast is being made you will be responsible for getting your gear ready to be moved to the next camp. After a hearty breakfast you'll be grooming and saddling your own horse.

Today’s ride will take us through a variety of terrain, including rugged rock, grassy hills, blooming cactus and beautiful views. We will be following the “Old Ruby Trail” passing the ghost town of Ruby, once a thriving silver mining town in the early 1900’s. After lunch we will continue east past spectacular rock formations and down to the ruins of the Bartlett and Sewitt ranch, which was also attacked by Apaches in 1886. Once at camp, time to get out the cards for a poker game or set up the horseshoe for a camp tournament. We will be staying in this lovely grass and wooded area for the next two nights. After dinner, it’s time for the best stargazing you will ever see.