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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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:
Thanks for the ride along. I like that pic with the campfire and background. :congrats:
Picturesque and serene!
Wow looks like a fun trip.
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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Wow! Beautiful country.
Awsome pics :highclap:
:congrats: Awesome photos! Thanks for taking us along!
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:
Nice!!
Jim