Pioneer Outfitters Presents to you…

Campfire Chat with

Alaska Chick!

Campfire Chat with Alaska Chick

•  A way to bring YOU to my campfire.

•  To give YOU a chance to ask me anything.

•  To form a connection between YOU and us.

•  To share with you a small part of wintertime in Alaska.

Campfire Chat with Alaska Chick  

Ø  Alaska Chick, aka Amber-Lee

Ø  The online voice of

Pioneer Outfitters for Master Guide Terry Overly, Professional Guide, Manager, Home school Momma and the ring-leader for the Pro-Team Guides and The Good, The Bad & The Ugly.

Ø  Filmed in Chisana, Alaska at my campfire all winter long.

 

Where it all began…

New Video Series! Campfire Chat with Alaska Chick

Introducing … a new idea.

Moving way outside of the comfort zone, including videos now in all we do. To allow you another way to know who Pioneer Outfitters is, how and why we do what we do here in the remote Alaska bush.

Campfire  Chat    with  Alaska  Chick,    Winter  Horses  

Join this Campfire Chat as we discuss the range horses that are a huge part of Pioneer Outfitters.

We will chat about how we care for these horses that spend the majority of every year running free and wild in the Alaska Wilderness as range horses.

Campfire Chat with Alaska Chick, Winter Comfort Wintertime in Alaska is an experience of a lifetime! The entire world is covered in a pristine white layer that gives each flash of color an inner neon glow. The crisp, clean air washes every shadow away and fills you anew with energy and joy.

It is also a time for stews and dinners next to a crackling fireplace. A couple of my favorites are Moose Stew and Bannock.  

Campfire  Chat  with  Alaska  Chick,    

Guide  Gradua:on  

Pioneer Outfitters has been training its own Professional Guides since 1924, teaching ethics, values, woodsman and horseman skills, safety, logistics, survival, game, state and Federal laws and regulations, firearms safety, various hunting techniques, trophy care, aircraft familiarization, photography, cooking and camp cooking, attitude … and all sorts of other nifty skills that a Professional Guide must have in his personal arsenal. Pioneer Outfitters Guide Training is 100% and ALL, hands-on-training. We want our Alaska Guide Trainees to understand exactly what it takes to be a guide.

Campfire  Chat  with  Alaska  Chick,  Bush  Holidays  

Join us as we talk about how we celebrate Birthdays and Holidays here in Chisana. Family is everything to Pioneer Outfitters. Family is a group of people, bound together by a common thread. Wikipedia states; “One of the primary functions of the family is to produce and reproduce persons, biologically and/or socially.”    Pioneer Outfitters Alaska Guide Training is exactly that and so much more. We are family.

Campfire  Chat  with  Alaska  Chick,  

Monster  Moose  Join us as we talk about monster moose! The Yukon-Alaska Moose. So  much  about  moose  can  be  shared  and  I  hope  our  Campfire  Chat  put  things  in  be6er  perspec7ve  for  you  ~  although  I  will  have  to  stress,  yet  again,  there  is  nothing  like  being  face  to  face,  standing  on  the  ground  in  front  of  a  live  and  in-­‐the-­‐flesh,  monster  Alaska-­‐Yukon  Moose  for  the  first  7me!

Campfire  Chat  with  Alaska  Chick,  

S’mores  of  Ques:ons  

Come  on  over,  it’s  warm  by  the  fire!  Tonight’s  Campfire  Chat  is  s’mores  of  ques7ons!!  Some  of  the  ques7ons  you  have  leI  me  are  so  easily  answered,  I  thought  I  would  answer  them  in  a  mish-­‐mash  (s’mores)  Chat.

SPECIAL!!  Campfire  Chat  with  Alaska  

Chick,  The  Northern  Lights  

Sharing  this  magical  moment  with  you  all,  even  without  the  welcoming  heat  from  my  campfire!    The  Northern  Lights  are  a  magical  dance  in  the  night  sky  and  one  I  never  7re  of  watching,  no  ma6er  how  cold  it  gets!  The  tricky  part  is  that  I  have  to  remove  my  gloves  to  take  the  photos!  Thus,  since  I  first  figured  out  how  to  photograph  the  Aurora  Borealis,  I  have  frost-­‐bi6en  my  finger  7ps  so  many  7mes  that  even  chilly  nights  makes  them  hurt.  ~  The  price  we  pay…  some7mes  is  paid  willingly  and  with  giddy  knowledge.  

Campfire  Chat  with    Alaska  Chick,  

Profound  and  Humbling  

Join  us  around  the  fire  this  night  as  we  answer  a  very  revealing  ques7on.    Tonight,  we  discuss  my  most  profound  and  the  most  humbling  moments  I  have  experienced  in  the  wilderness  we  call  home  surrounding  Chisana.    

Campfire  Chat  with    Alaska  Chick,    On  the  Trail  

Being  out  on  the  trail…  it  is  an  amazing  adventure.  Every  day,  every  bend  in  the  trail,  every  direc7on  we  choose  to  go,  there  waits  something  different,  something  wonderful.  If  you  can  imagine  being  at  peace  and  energized  at  the  same  7me-­‐  that  is  how  being  on  the  trail  feels  to  me.  The  air,  the  mountains,  the  rocks,  the  glaciers,  the  trees  and  all  the  wild  cri6ers  that  we  encounter  here  in  the  wilderness,  this  is  all  out  on  the  trail.    

Campfire  Chat  with    Alaska  Chick,  

Be  Fearless  Now!  

This  night  around  the  fire,  we  were  not  chaVng  about  a  ques7on  asked.  Instead  we  will  share  with  you  how  we  each  feel  about  Fearless  during  the  Year  of  the  Horse  (2014)  as  our  focus.  

Campfire  Chat  with    Alaska  Chick,  Spring  Grizzly  

Tonight  we  are  chaVng  with  Master  Guide  Terry  Overly  about  the  ques7ons  that  two  young  brothers  in  Michigan,  Merek  and  Mikah  have  about  Spring  Grizzly!  The  brothers  call  themselves  our  “Fan-­‐Club”  and  they  had  a  whole  bunch  of  ques7ons  about  Grizzly  Bears  in  the  Spring7me  of  Alaska.  So  oIen,  the  ques7ons  we  are  asked  are  answered  very  easily  as  this  is  our  life  and  Grizzly  Bears  are  a  big  part  of  that  life.  But!  This  7me,  we  were  asked  a  ques7on  neither  Master  Guide  Terry  Overly  nor  myself  have  ever  had  to  answer!  A  bonus,  for  sure!  

Campfire  Chat  with    Alaska  Chick,  

Wilderness  Pack  Trip  Adventures  

We  are  chaVng  tonight  about  the  different  Wilderness  Pack  Trip  Adventures  we  offer  here  at  Pioneer  Ouci6ers  in  the  Wrangell  St.  Elias  Na7onal  Park.  The  fact  is  that  we  offer  some  of  the  most  exclusive  and  amazing  Horseback  Adventures  in  the  phenomenally  majes7c  Mountain  Wilderness  in  the  world.  The  only  piece  missing  is  YOU!  

Campfire  Chat  with  Alaska  Chick,    

Supplies  in  the  Bush  

It  takes  a  bit  of  planning,  experience  and  know-­‐how,  but  most  oIen  I  feel  when  visi7ng  friends  in  town  that  our  pantry  is  much  be6er  stocked  than  anyone  else’s  I  know!  With  growing  children  and  hard  workingmen  and  women  living  in  Chisana,  it  is  important  to  have  nutri7ous  meals  and  plenty  of  them.    What  is  of  the  utmost  importance  to  remember  is  this;  everything  is  flown  into  Chisana.  Everything.  Everything  that  comes  into  Chisana  is  flown  in  by  Master  Guide  Terry  Overly  or  by  a  charter  aircraI.  A  quick  rule  of  thumb  when  considering  the  cost  and  price  of  anything  can  easily  be  doubled.  

Campfire  Chat  with    Alaska  Chick,  Wild  Alaska  

There  is  just  no  be6er  way  to  experience  real  Alaska,  a  true  wilderness  and  the  wild  places  that  surround  us  than  the  way  we  do  it  ~  on  horseback.  The  majes7c  mountains  that  loom  and  surround  us,  the  glaciers  that  redefine  all  sense  of  size  and  the  icy  rivers  that  rage  all  the  way  to  the  sea.  The  wildlife  is  amazing  and  riding  through  the  wilderness  on  horseback  gives  you  a  be6er  view  and  unno7ced  approach  to  get  the  photographs  unlike  the  photographs  taken  from  buses  and  tours  ~  exactly  like  everyone  elses.  

Campfire  Chat  with    Alaska  Chick,  

Horseback  Fitness  Adventure  

So  many  people,  from  all  over  the  world  have  come  to  the  decision  that  if  they  are  going  to  truly  reclaim  their  own  lives  from  the  toxic  cycles  of  diets  and  gym  memberships,  they  are  going  to  have  to  escape  it  first.      At  the  fire  tonight,  I  want  to  talk  with  you  about  why  I  feel  that  this  Adventure,  here  in  this  exclusive  and  incredibly  private  area  of  our  Na7on’s  largest  Na7onal  Park  is  going  to  be  that  place  people  have  been  looking  for.  

Campfire  Chat  with    Alaska  Chick,  

Wilderness  Trapping  

There  is  so  much  history  to  trapping  and  so  much  more  to  share  with  you  about  the  trapping  that  has  gone  on  in  Alaska,  so  much  longer  than  it  can  be  shared.  The  Na7ve  Americans  taught  the  trappers  and  mountain  men,  the  first  white  men  to  cross  the  Great  Plains  and  go  into  the  Rocky  Mountains,  the  skills  they  needed  to  hunt  and  trap.  In  Alaska,  it  started  even  earlier.  This  seasonal  harvest  of  wildlife,  the  trapping  most  especially,  provided  and  s7ll  today,  provides  the  meat  and  warm  fur  needed  to  sustain  life  in  the  North.  

Campfire  Chat  with    Alaska  Chick,  Meet  the  Team  

Welcome  back  to  our  fire!  Come  join  us  as  we  chat  with  the  newest  member  of  the  Alaska  Guide  Training  team.  Meet  the  Team  is  the  series  that  gives  you  a  closer,  in-­‐depth  look  at  each  member  of  the  team  here  at  Pioneer  Ouci6ers.  So  come  on  over  to  the  fire  and  grab  a  chair  or  a  stump  with  Master  Guide  Terry  Overly,  my  li6le  Alaska  Chick-­‐let  and  another  one  of  our  Alaska  Guide  Trainees,  Wesley  and  get  to  know  Caleb  a  li6le.  

Campfire  Chat  with    Alaska  Chick,  Welcome  back!  

Our  campfire  is  crackling  in  the  night  and  it  is  welcoming  and  warm,  so  join  us  tonight  and  I  will  share  with  you  what  has  been  going  on  here  in  the  mountains.    The  promise  of  the  last  fron7er  and  untamed,  unclaimed  land  and  space  and  unmarked  paths,  leading  into  the  wilderness  of  the  unknown;  to  Be  Fearless  in  every  aspect  of  living  our  lives  has  been  both  exhilara7ng  and  exhaus7ng.  

Campfire  Chat    with  Alaska  Chick,    

Living  Off  the  Grid  

This  Campfire  Chat  includes  Master  Guide  Terry  Overly  and  we  will  be  chaVng  about  what  it  really  takes  to  live  “off  the  grid”  and  in  a  place  like  Chisana.    The  hardest  part  of  our  lifestyle  isn’t  the  distance  from  people  or  convenient  stores  or  health  care  that  is  truly  hard,  living  the  way  we  do.  It  isn’t  the  physical  work  or  the  remoteness.    Join  us  and  find  out  what  we  agree  really  is  the  most  important  element  to  living  “Off  the  Grid.”  

Campfire  Chat  with    Alaska  Chick,  Back  to  Bears  

This  Campfire  Chat  includes  Master  Guide  Terry  Overly  and  It  is  hard  for  us  to  agree  on  spring  here  in  Chisana,  although.    Most  are  just  plain  happy  like  Master  Guide  Terry  Overly,  for  the  sunshine  and  the  rising  temperatures  that  spring  brings.  Myself?  I  would  prefer  to  skip  spring.  (Eeww,  sloppy,  muddy,  poopy…)    The  one  thing  we  do  all  agree  on  however  is  that  Spring  Grizzly  Bear  Hunts  are  a  lot  of  fun.  The  fact  that  we  are  only  aIer  one  thing  for  one  client  and  our  en7re  team  is  focused  on  that  goal  relieves  so  much  of  the  stress  and  exhaus7on  that  seems  to  be  a  natural  part  of  life  in  the  fall.  

Campfire  Chat  with    Alaska  Chick,    Dall  Sheep  

This  Campfire  Chat  includes  Master  Guide  Terry  Overly  and  we  will  be  chaVng  about  Dall  sheep,  the  majes7c  white  animal  that  watches  over  all  that  goes  on  below  from  the  high  peaks  of  the  mountains  that  surround  us  in  Chisana.    Dall  sheep  hun7ng  is  an  incredible  accomplishment.  It  is  one  of  those  cri6ers  that  should  fill  you  with  a  wondrous  sense  of  accomplishment,  simply  by  hun7ng  it.  It  requires  more  heart  and  determina7on  than  anything  else,  and  gives  so  much  to  those  who  would  try.  

Campfire  Chat  with  Alaska  Chick,    

Beyond  the  Harvest  

Beyond  the  Harvest,  more  than  the  kill,  photographs,  pats  on  the  back  and  the  beau7ful  trophy  that  you  have  forever;    are  you  receiving  from  your  amazing  experience  in  the  Alaska  Wilderness,  all  she  has  to  offer?    During  this  chat,  Master  Guide  Terry  Overly  and  I  are  speaking  of  so  much  more  than  simply  a  trophy.  Join  us  and  tell  me  what  you  think!  

Campfire  Chat  with  Alaska  Chick,  

Girls  in  the  Wilderness  

Around  the  fire  tonight  we  are  chaVng  about  what  it’s  like  for  Girls  in  the  Wilderness  inside  the  oldest  boy’s  club  in  human  history.    Professional  Big  Game  Guides,  historically  and  s7ll  mainly  a  male-­‐dominated  field  can  make  a  girl  pause  before  she  commits  to  the  dream  that  calls  to  her.