Flying L Ranch, Michael Lares

This Indigenous-owned Lodge in British Columbia Encourages Guests to Connect With Nature in a Deeper Way

"Driving three hours down a rumpled dirt road from Williams Lake, I pulled off to watch a small herd gallop across a golden meadow hemmed by aspen and pine — a scene that feels like an Old Hollywood western; the remote Nemiah Valley is home to western Canada's only wild horse preserve, set against the saw-toothed Coast Mountains, and it sits in the Chilcotin region known for wild rivers, forests and ranching history while also being the place where the Xeni Gwet'in long tamed and rode these horses on seasonal packing trips." - Chloe Berge Chloe Berge Chloe Berge is a Vancouver-based journalist and writer specializing in travel, culture, conservation, and the outdoors. Her work appears in BBC, National Geographic, The Globe and Mail, Condé Nast Traveler, and Elle Canada, among others. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines