Mackenzie Mountains in July

[psinclair]

Down we go. From here we were still 15 air miles from our airstrip.

Going out heavy is always a good thing….

And, there is dry wood waiting!

 

[psinclair]

Both back straps and loins were gone after this barbecue…

 

[psinclair]

 

[Hem]

Amazing ...all of it. Congrats on your rams.
So in two pictures meat is being cooked on heated rocks, ...is there not enough moisture in the rocks for them to burst?

 

[El Jason]

Absolutely amazing pictures. Congratulations on a true adventure.

 

[bonedogg]

stunning and inspiring! what a hunt!

 

[psinclair]

Amazing ...all of it. Congrats on your rams.
So in two pictures meat is being cooked on heated rocks, ...is there not enough moisture in the rocks for them to burst?

Al and Dak have been doing it that way for years and I asked them the same question, they both said no.

 

[psinclair]

Great write up Pat!

Thanks for being a huge part of the whole thing. We need to keep doing this..

Thanks for all your pictures and videos you took along the way. These ventures are always about great team work.

So cool seeing you walk up on that ram!

 

[psinclair]

Bits and pieces..

 

[psinclair]

 

[Nick87]

Adventure of I don't know how many lifetimes. Pictures are amazing.I can't imagine seeing at firsthand.

 

[psinclair]

Dead head that Al found and insisted on me taking it. It was also ten years old like the two we killed.
I got it plugged at Norman Wells.

 

[psinclair]

Big shout out to my amazing wife who gave me this hunt as a gift…

FWIW, we left the day before our 28th wedding anniversary. I’m blessed to have her.

Huge thanks to Al, Dak, and Carson. The amount of work and effort that’s put into these hunts can’t be explained.

Also Tavis Molnar, owner and operator of ARRO, who as a boy grew up next door to Al Klassen. I remember years ago, Al talking about his 11 year old neighbor kid who wanted to go sheep hunting. Al being Al, took him out for his first ram at age 12 back home in the Yukon after guiding a full season in the NWT… that right there tells you a lot about the man’s character… and the boy’s…


And thanks to Russ Taylor for the support all along the way. I had great reservations about being able to do this hunt at my age…you’ve got the ability to lift the spirits of everyone around you, through thick and thin.

 

[BuzzH]

Really great photos and story...excellent ram too.

Memories to last a lifetime, going to be a tough hunt to top.

 

[Big Fin]

Just off the mountain here with Gana River Outfitters. Was great to bump into you and Russell in Norman Wells.

I find it so inspiring that you did this trip. The way you spoke of this place, your relationship with Al, and this trip was great to hear. Not sure pictures can do justice to the images forever etched in your memory.

This country is like no other place on the continent. What you guys did is beyond remarkable. Me, Mike, and Marcus spent a lot of time talking about your trip and how impressive it was. Our camp was about ten miles from the boundary that separates ARRO and Gana River Outfitters. I’ve never camped in such a stunning place in all of my life.

Congratulations to you and Russell. Deserved and earned in every way.

The Gana River crew all speak of Al in a way that supports your assessment that he is the GOAT. It’s special that you could spend such an epic adventure with him.

Thanks for sharing your story on Hunt Talk.

 

[Smtn10pt]

Wow! What a trip. Congrats, and thank you for sharing the pics!

 

[kiwi hunter]

Certainly a great adventure. I must say that an Airdale was the last animal on earth id expect to see up there.

 

[OpenCountry]

Awesome write up and photos. Congratulations to both of you on great rams!

 

[psinclair]

Certainly a great adventure. I must say that an Airdale was the last animal on earth id expect to see up there.

Better than bear spray…
He ran off a sow grizzly with two cubs that we bumped into in a tight canyon at close range..

 

[fishing4sanity]

Absolutely amazing hunt! Great rams no doubt, but I enjoyed your writeup and the respect and admiration your words carried perhaps even more. Thank you for sharing the whole thing and those photos took us to places most of us will never see.