Dear Mountain Friends,

Thanks for 39 years of serving the recreating public. We appreciate your support and help over the years.

High Mountain Pack Trips

NEW FOR 2008

Come join the adventure with a week long horse camp for children and adults 12 years old and older. This would be a great family outing as you enjoy the Sawtooth Basin for a week of fun and education as you learn about horses and this special area. Session 1 June 16-20, Session II June 23-27. See more details on our website under “Horse Camp”

The mountains of the Sawtooths beckon to many to come explore its trails, lakes and valleys dressed in pine. The peace and beauty found here inspire the soul. We will continue to offer the same quality of trips that we have been offering for the past 37 years. As the world changes, we will be doing our part in keeping this area as pristine as possible. Our base camps at Toxoway Lake and Edna Lake will allow us to pack a full camp into these areas in the spring and remove it in the fall. This will allow fewer pack animals on the trails during the summer months and also allow us to bring along a few extra comforts that we were not able to offer on our moving trips.

We have teamed up with the YMCA out of Boise, the Forest Service and the Sawtooth Society to spend a week every summer working on a portion of the wilderness trail that needs repair. This program as been a wonderful experience for everyone involved. We all help to maintain the special Sawtooth Wilderness Area.

New

2008 Horse Camp
Join the fun of the out of doors and a week of horses, fun, laughter and education as you enjoy this week in the Sawtooth Mountains with Mystic Saddle Ranch. This camp is for ages 12 to 82 !

Fall Hunts

Fall is always Jeff's and my favorite time of year. Fall brings the changing of the leaves and the bulging of the elk. This backcountry outdoor experience brings a different type of inspiration as we explore other mountain ranges. Drop Camp Hunts are great hunts for hunters who like the self-guided experience. 2007 was a successful year for our drop camp hunts.

Catering

Mystic Saddle Ranch has decided to spend our time in other ways and  WILL NOT  be catering during the 2008 summer season. Deb will be spending her time with the business and expanding her real estate contacts.

Cave Creek Trailrides - Our Arizona Adventure

Cave Creek Trailrides is up and running for its 10th winter season at Cave Creek AZ, just north of Phoenix. We have a great crew that is operating the business this yaear. Riders have loved dressing up in our boots, hats and chaps and riding in the beautiful Sonoran Desert that surrounds the Phoenix area. Check out our website at www.cavecreektrailrides.com. Better yet, come and ride with us while you are in the area. It is a big change from Idaho but beautiful in it's own desert way.

Real Estate

Selling real estate in the Stanley Basin continues to be a fun and challenging part of Deb's year. Finding people that "perfect spot" is great fun. 28 years in the valley has helped to assure that she can help you with buying the home of your dreams.

Deb has obtained her associate broker's license and will continue to prove outstanding service to anyone loooking for that special spot in central Idaho. Deb's real estate web site is: www.sawtoothproperties.com

Our Family


July 7th in Stanley was the Idaho party for Dusty and Elise wedding/engagement. About 160 people enjoyed an evening of hugs, laughter, song and love. Elise’s mom, Julie, was able to attend the event, which was wonderful.

Our summer season went well with great guests and again great employees.

The day before Dusty and Elise’s wedding, about 75 guests attended Thanksgiving dinner, from both sides. What a wonderful way to get to know our new family. Sisters, cousins and friends made the day easy.

November 23rd dawned a beautiful day and a wonderful wedding day for the kids. It was a magical day with lots of love and fun for all.

Katy has rented out her Boise house, finished her last academic year in college, moved to McCall where she will do her professional year of student teaching and works for Dusty part-time. She is a busy girl and fun on all accounts.

Jeff continues to participate on the power & propane co-op board so travels to Idaho monthly and gets a few days with the kids in McCall as well

What our future holds is an on-going journey. We know that family and friends will surround us, as we walk this life together. Summer will again be spent in Stanley and winter in AZ as we continue our business which we still enjoy. COME SEE US AS WE HAVE A 2-5 YEAR PLAN TO PHASE OUT OF OUTFITTER AND ON TO THE NEXT ADVENTURE!!

We hope that your year is full of love and laughter and time to reflect on the important things in life.

Our best,

Jeff and Deb