whats down this road?

Saturday was another day to explore some previously unknown to us roads.  We headed past beaver lake and took a left by dee lake.  the backroads map book showed a few roads that were worthy of our attention.

up towards the kettle valley

beauty of a sunday.  time to go.  Louie, Mary, Kris and I hopped in some trucks and headed up towards kettle valley.  hoping to get to the KVR through the back door.

short test run with pellet guns

Changed the rear leaf shackles on truck 3 in hopes of fixing some of the rear end sag.  Patrick came over and gave me a hand.  then it was time for a short rip up some trails off beaver lake road to test them out.  here are the pictures.

the only puddle. 

labour day. no lablouring was done.

Summer is ending.  Need an epic way to end it off.  how about 9 of us head up to a lake and have a time. will do.  Steve and friends got up to the cabin thursday and help it down.  waiting the arrival of the rest of us.  So saturday morning we wasted not much time getting going in TRUCK 3.

tarps, campfires, truck 3 and bikes

 This weekend 4 of us loaded up bikes and camping gear in truck 3 and headed north for some camping and biking.  this was truck 3's maiden adventure, so it was important.

wood (thanks norm) and bikes and sitch.

christine and ryan on azure and clearwater lakes. days 4-7

Day 4... when christine and ryan go exploring for a day to the end of azure lake

we decided that today the tent would stay where it was, but that we would paddle the 7km to the east end of azure lake.

luckily we started off with a solid breakfast of rainbow trout.  5 minutes from lake to frying pan.  i got 4 fish in about 15 minutes, but gave away 2 and threw 1 back.  we only needed 1.

breakfast.  5 minutes ago this thing was swimming.

ryan and christine on clearwater and azure lake. day 1-3

it was time for christine and my annual epic canoe trip.  this year we chose clearwater and azure lake in wells grey park.  not exceptionally far from murtle lake, which we hit up last year and also this year with my dad, bro and kris.

Day 1... in which christine and ryan paddle up clearwater lake.

on the way to pick up our canoe, we couldn't resist the hike to helmcken falls.  its big.  like real big.

helmcken falls.  real big