As summer starts to wind down and the days get shorter, amazing opportunities unfold for heading into the backcountry. The weather begins to cool, the crowds disappear and your left with adventurous opportunities in breathtaking locations. The truck tires started rolling at 7:00 am with the west Kootenays being the destination. Driving east, crossing the […]
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Friday evening we were tossing around thought of doing a day hike the following day. We were trying to find something sub-alpine or even alpine to do, bonus if there was a lake around too. Our skies in town were quite smokey from the wildfires burning around so we were looking to get away from […]
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As we wake up and start our fourth morning of riding the weather was still looking questionable. Overcast and cool. The campground host mentioned that is was 3 degrees the night prior, and this morning I feel was no different. If you are just joining in now or missed a day somewhere you can find […]
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A tad cooler as the night fell but sleeping in your tent in the wilderness is always soothing, especially when you can hear the creek as you doze off. Day three now, let the fun begin again, beautiful morning and nothing will take this away from us, or so we thought. If you are starting […]
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With this “heat dome” temperature increase we decided to pack into the truck and head for the Monashees with neighbour Bruce for one of our favourite hikes. We have done this one a few times, first time as a day hike then another as an overnight. See our previous blog for more details. We arrived […]
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Ok, day two, here we go. A bit sunburnt and dehydrated from yesterday with some tender bits where we sit, but it is going to be a good one. First though, enjoyed some luxuries of RV camping. After a great night sleep in warm beds we woke to blue sky, birds chirping and breakfast egg […]
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