Within two minutes of making it to the cabin, all four of us were going crazy packing everything we would need. An hour later, we headed for our hunting spot.
Dustin carefully examined his maps, picked a spot to tackle the mountain, and by the grace of God, we found a trail! Our hike was filled with the beautiful lush country of the Yukon, absolutely breath taking, with virtually no sign of man, except the horse trail we were on. This trail had not been used in several years. I was ready to see some sheep! After six hours of hiking, we made camp and enjoyed some hot Mountain House and tried to stay awake. Well, that didn’t last too long! We all were sound asleep after slipping in our sleeping bags. What felt like minutes later, we were awakened by the sweet smell of morning, birds chirping, dew on the grass, and the sun peaking over the horizon. While the rest of us were enjoying our freeze dried breakfast, my other guide, Shawn, (scouting two miles away) was wishing he was already with Jesus. Just ten yards from him was a very curious, hungry grizzly bear, popping her teeth, bluff charging and foaming at the mouth. Dustin, my lead guide, was watching the entire event through his spotting scope! Not only being one of the top sheep guides in Canada, Dustin comes equipped with animal behavior advice in a timely fashion. Shawn made it to our spike camp setting a new record. I greeted him with a clean pair of underwear and a water bottle full of water, as he had been without any drinkable water the past two days.
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