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C H R O N O F H O R S E . C O M M AY/J U N E 2 017 89 A gallop through an open meadow with a jaw-droppingly scenic view from every angle gets your adrenaline pumping. Picking strange objects from a bag around the campfire and creating stories about them sparks your creative side. Riding around the heavenly glacial Lost Guide Lake, where the sun reflects the turquoise water like diamonds, helps you leave your worst fears behind. Within a few days, a family is formed, and Terri helps every person become a part of the group. Relationships form, and personalities blossom. Accommodations consist of canvas tents, complete with cots and wood stoves to take the chill out of any cold mountain- ous evenings. Firewood is dragged in from nearby fallen trees by the Belgian horses and my trusty steed, Rusty. Water is collected from the nearby river. Laughs are abundant. e wranglers around the campfire perform cowboy songs at night while the homemade log candles burn, and the sounds of bells echo through the woods as the horses graze among the tents. It's a true getaway, as well as a chance to "get to know yourself." Warming shots help keep the mountain chill away around the base camp. Riders trek around Alberta's emerald Lost Guide Lake during the Wild Deuce Women's Retreat. A team of Belgian horses, Ben and Fred, help collect firewood for the camp.