Skiing with the Boys
Location of the Manning Park downhill ski area.
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| Eric |
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| Eric and Scott at Manning. |
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| A sunny day at Manning. |
Chuck and I took our boys out a number of times skiing. They haven't taken up skiing like we have yet, but at least they were introduced to it.
Skiing with the Family at Silverstar
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| Lynn |
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| Eric and Lynn on a very cold day. |
My family made a couple of trips to Silverstar above Vernon for cross country skiing. The first time there it was very cold, but the Vernon Lodge made up for it. I believe Eric was introduced to lobster and baked garlic there. Good family times.
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| A bit of a ground blizzard. |
The wind was howling across the top of the knoll just to the west of the end of the road, but it was wonderful to stand there comfortable in good clothes and enjoy this aspect of nature.
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| Keith getting supper ready. |
Yes, there are some inconveniences to winter camping, but there are equally many benefits. As long as your have good gear, there is no reason why you can't enjoy yourself and have a good warm sleep.
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| Ken |
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| Keith A. and Ken with the Brothers in the distance. |
Brimful Lake/Upper Texas Creek (North-East Stein Valley)
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| Brimful Lake in profile looking east. |
Keith Akenhead and I drove to Lillooet and then down the west side of the Fraser River to Texas Creek. We then drove up it after making sure all the logging trucks had left, and hiked about 3 hours into Brimful Lake. The only glitch that we found in our trail following ability was that when we got to a pass about an hour up the trail, rather than going left up a short rocky bit at the pass, we dropped down straight ahead for a bit. Eventually we got into this beautiful meadow area with Brimful Lake sitting in the middle. The picture below of Keith Akenhead was taken on the skyline of the hill directly behind the lake in the picture above.
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| Looking south west into the Stein Valley |
The area has lots of possibilities for hiking and we both wondered what it would be like for skiing. Ironically our concern for grizzly bears in this area was ill founded. When we got home we learned of a person mauled by a sick or injured black bear just north of where we live!
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| Mt. Siwhe in the background. |
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| Looking north down Texas Creek from where we came. |
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| Looking a bit to the north east (right) from the picture above. |
Biking the Misty Dykes
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| Pitt Polder |
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| We have many dykes |
Living in Maple Ridge we are blessed with being able to get away from the urban areas in just a few minutes. The various dykes of Pitt Polder offer great walking and biking all year round. Sometimes the best sights are when the weather is a bit challenging. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
The Great Lobster - .... oh yes, we went on a cross Canada pilgrimage to pay homage to The Great Lobster.
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| Eric and I in Shediac New Brunswick |
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