Meet The Crew: Or, Yukon Stone Centerfold Special
Some of you have expressed the desire to see images of rugged & handsome mountain men (yes, I’m talking about you Pratt). Hopefully the following photos will satisfy that ogling desire.
In this post you’re going to meet the crew of Yukon Stone Outfitters, who are some of the most hearty, handy, and competent folks I know. Quite a few of them have been spending time out in the mountains since the moment they were conceived in their parents’ bedrolls, and as such they possess the sort of skills that knock my clumsy self right off its feet.
Mac
This is Mac. He’s what makes Yukon Stone happen. He’s good at wearing any set of shoes he’s handed – hunting guide, pilot, outfitter, bossman. Really, he’s just the whole shebang.
Jamie
This is JC. And by JC I mean Jamie Connors, not Jesus Christ. I’ve been told Jamie is to hunting guides what Brinjamin Porter is to bass players. For anyone who that comparison sounds like gibberish to, it means he’s so talented it hurts and if you ever go hunting you’d be fortunate to have him guiding you.
Skyler
This is Skyler. He’s perhaps the most stylish hunting guide you’ll ever meet and camp’s resident entertainer. If you keep an eye out in upcoming posts you might meet his trusty companion Bucksnort.
Jody
Depending who you talk to, this is Jody, JP, Cookie, Old Peck, or Miss Quincy. Whatever you want to call her, she is without a doubt the best straight up cook I’ve ever met. Seriously, how many people do you know who can bake bread, buns, cookies, granola bars, date nut loaf, and black forest cake all in one afternoon over one little mother effing campfire? I can’t even do that with a new fangled electric oven.
Clayton
This is Clayton. He can most often be found snuggling with his greatest love, the chainsaw. He also climbs a mean tree. He is the camp’s wrangler, which means he has to do things that would make me curl up in the fetal position. For example, go out before anyone else is awake into the sort of darkness that houses bears & witches & werewolves and find 20 horses who could potentially be anywhere in the whole mountain range.
Ponies
These are a few of the Yukon Stone horses. Without them mountain life would be miserable because you’d have to traipse through rivers and mud bogs yourself and pack more pounds on your back than is humanly possible.
Puppies
This is Arrow (first photo) and Pelly (second photo). They are quite possibly the happiest canines I’ve ever met. I guess I would be too if I was a dog whose life revolved around eating lots of meat, having free run of an entire mountain range, lounging by the campfire, and sleeping in my best human friend’s bedroll.
One Final Photo
September 18th, 2011 at 4:00 pm
thanks for the beefcake eye candy. nothing like some ruggedness to make a man ever the more attractive. i’ll see them in my dreams.
September 18th, 2011 at 4:21 pm
Man, could these photos make one juicy calendar … I bet there are many computers short circuiting from all the drooling that’s happening from viewing these!
From your writing, I see the dogs eat lots of meat and the humans eat bread, buns, cookies, granola bars, date nut loaf, and black forest cake … my kind of menu! lol
September 18th, 2011 at 11:45 pm
Many thanks Ponto! Oooowheee those are some handsome rugged men!
November 14th, 2011 at 10:53 am
Jodie, I am Skylers dad and dabble with a camera time to time. I must say you are a real talent with a camera and have captured the essence of the people you shoot. Keep it up. You should market your work
November 14th, 2011 at 12:55 pm
Gord – thanks for the kind & encouraging words. Glad you got to see the photos of the crew!