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Title: Canada canoe trip
Post by: Okanagan on September 20, 2012, 12:43:51 AM
A friend and I paddled a glacial river and into a lake for three days over last weekend.  Saw two bears, two otters, eagles, salmon, big red headed woopecker, lotta mountains.

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Black bear swimming the river, on far right of first photo and then getting out on the bank.  From sign on shore, we think he was fleeing a big grizzly.

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Morning of day two.  Before sunrise some big animal walking in the brush nearby woke us up.

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Crushed boat at our second night's camp site.  Somebody had a bad day here.  Creek running into Lillooet Lake.

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The creek comes out of the glacier in the pic below, looking back at our campsite.

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Dawning light on day three:  the campfire is for cheer and warmth while a backpack stove brews coffee.  Codgers wake up early!

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Our stopping place 300 yards from a logging road.  Lots more water to paddle that direction but we opted to stop in early afternoon rather than risk fighting wind to the next take out point.

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Title: Re: Canada canoe trip
Post by: FinsnFur on September 20, 2012, 05:23:15 AM
Whats underneath that log?..the front end of a boat?

Your bottom three pictures are so sweet they look like something you'd see in a travel brochure :eyebrow:
Looks like a dang good time, and  relaxing. Thanks for sharing the trip with us. :congrats:
Title: Re: Canada canoe trip
Post by: KySongDog on September 20, 2012, 06:39:26 AM
Thanks for the ride along.    I like that pic with the campfire and background.    :congrats:
Title: Re: Canada canoe trip
Post by: FOsteology on September 20, 2012, 08:31:07 AM
Picturesque and serene!
Title: Re: Canada canoe trip
Post by: code on September 20, 2012, 09:48:33 AM
Wow looks like a fun trip.
Title: Re: Canada canoe trip
Post by: Okanagan on September 20, 2012, 11:01:54 AM
Quote from: FinsnFur on September 20, 2012, 05:23:15 AM
Whats underneath that log?..the front end of a boat?

Yep, that's a ten foot skiff crushed under the log.  It is all drift wood and I don't think the log fell on it when it was a tree, but rather that they both washed in there at high water somehow. 

Here's a slightly different angle that shows the boat better.  Wonder if there is a skeleton in the boat under the log!  Mystery.


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Title: Re: Canada canoe trip
Post by: Dave on September 20, 2012, 11:18:02 AM
Wow!  Beautiful country.
Title: Re: Canada canoe trip
Post by: riverboss on September 20, 2012, 06:04:59 PM
Awsome pics :highclap:
Title: Re: Canada canoe trip
Post by: shaddragger on September 21, 2012, 07:49:28 PM
 :congrats: Awesome photos! Thanks for taking us along!
Title: Re: Canada canoe trip
Post by: FinsnFur on September 21, 2012, 09:43:35 PM
Quote from: Okanagan on September 20, 2012, 11:01:54 AM
  Wonder if there is a skeleton in the boat under the log!  Mystery.

Ah man that would be something :eyebrownod:
Title: Re: Canada canoe trip
Post by: Frogman on September 23, 2012, 10:40:29 PM
Nice!!

Jim