SATURDAY JANUARY 23RD, 2010
The primary reason for staging the Gold Rush Trail Dog Sled Mail Run is to encourage the enjoyment of all that the Cariboo region of central British Columbia has to offer in the winter…..the weather, the terrain and all forms of winter recreation including back country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling as well as dog mushing and skijoring.
Three years ago, Bill Horne of Wells B.C., along with local supporters, championed the notion of a commemorative ski trek over the Cariboo Waggon Road, from Barkerville to Stanley. This Trek is titled the Cariboo Jack, after a gold rush miner/pioneer who walked all the way from Yale to the town of Stanley.
The Ski Trek uses the same route (on Saturday) that will be followed by the mail carriers the next day (on Sunday). It is the original Cariboo Waggon Road. It is a lot of work to ensure that this trail is packed and usable; what better way to encourage as many people as possible to enjoy it than to have two different groups working co-operatively and having two events over the same trail on consecutive days.
The Cariboo Jack is a participation event, and is organized by the Cariboo Jack organizing committee. For complete information go to: http://cariboojack.blogspot.com
THE CARIBOO JACK SKI TREK