Horsin’ Around at Three Peaks Ranch

The RM summer interns are back in Lander after two exciting days at Three Peaks Ranch. We arrived to the ranch last Tuesday afternoon, in time for a quick tour and a short horseback ride throughout the surrounding open fields.

Three Peaks Ranch is a NOLS owned-and-operated horse ranch located in Boulder, Wyoming. The ranch is used primarily to run Wilderness Horsepacking courses for NOLS students, and also doubles as a re-ration post for NOLS courses in the Wind River Range.

Last Wednesday was a fun-filled adventure as we had the chance to participate in a re-ration for a Wind River Wilderness course. We started out early Wednesday morning, loaded the horse trailer, and drove up to the trail head above 8,000 feet. From the trail head, we rode horseback 5 and half miles into the Wind River Range to our re-ration spot at Elkheart Lake.

The students of WRW 1-A 6/29/09 were all smiles as we arrived at Elkheart lake with their food rations. This was their second re-ration of the course, and the students seemed to have the process dialed.

As the students organized their rations, we found some time to relax and enjoy a quick lunch. Pictured below is Nerren Pratt, a NOLS horsepacking instructor and Three Peaks staff member, taking a quick moment to relax alongside his dog Kiddo.

Our experience at the ranch could best be described as “work hard, play hard.” We had an excellent time at Three Peaks Ranch, and I would recommend to anyone to visit this wonderful place.

In my short stay at the ranch, I found that the hard-working staff and their individual personalities all work together to help make Three Peaks Ranch truly an exciting place.

Ally, Meredith, and myself (Mitch) would all like to thank the ranch director Jen Sall, along with the entire Three Peaks staff for allowing us to visit their piece of paradise.