Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Golden and beyond
Here are some photos of our trip across BC and around Golden. We all had a great time making our way slowly across BC. We averaged 1.5 hrs of driving a day and only got denied from 1 provincial campsite (we didn't reserve anything). The weather was beautiful.

Day 3 of our trip we cycled a part of the Kettle Valley Railway around Princeton



A cool dip after an easy but hot ride


Hoodoos beside the trail


Sam having a bath at our campsite above the banks of the Similkameen River



Bromley Rock just up from our campsite


Casey relaxing in the shade of the smoke in Osoyoos


Osoyoos minigolf. Those bits are ashes in my hair, not dandruff!!


Sam's first outdoor swim in his LJ at Christina Lake


Sam napping during his first paddle on Christina Lake



The cliff I jumped off...



The bridge over the Kettle River near Christina Lake


The ferry across Kootenay Lake


The aftermath of a wind/thunderstorm at Jimsmith Lake campground near Cranbrook. The occupants were not in their tent when the tree blew over.




Rock Creek hot springs near White Swan Lake

Lussier hot springs


The boys and Casey hanging out in the campground at White Swan Lake


Our first hike in Golden to Gorman Lake


Paddling Two Jack Lake in Banff after week 1 in Golden


Sam and Ben getting to know each other in our campsite at Two Jack Lake. We spent the weekend with Brendan, Nadia, Alex, and Ben.




Kayakers paddling a canyon on Lake Minnewanka


Resting after a long hike to Cascade Amphitheater near
the summit of Cascade Mountain in Banff



Nana and Sam enjoying a hike around Emerald Lake in Banff


The street car at Heritage Park in Calgary after week 2 in Golden


Sam and Ben playing again


Sam and Ben enjoying a bath together



Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Off to Golden....

On Thursday we are starting our journey to Golden, BC where Ryan will be doing a 2 month rural family medicine rotation. Ryan is taking a week of holidays beforehand so we can take our time getting there and explore some new places with the Bigfoot. We'll miss everyone while we're gone and will do our best to keep the blog updated over the next couple of months. We'll be checking our email regularly so please keep in touch!
Here are some pictures from our wonderful trip to the island last week.