Yesterday, we took a look at some of the camp experience. Let’s keep going today!!
First let me show you another view of our lovely meadow….
Isn’t that gorgeous!!
We are constantly seeing wildlife as we drive thru the area, like this back-lit Mule Deer. Even if you can’t see the details of her face, you can immediately tell what she is….
I am always enamored with mountains and the Skeena Mountain range is amazing. I kept saying that were in the Rockies, but I was wrong!! The Cascades are along the west coast, the Canadian Rockies are along the eastern edge of British Columbia and the Skeena Mountains are in between them!
But just look at these views….
We passed a beaver dam….
I am not sure that I had ever seen one before!
And, this uprooted tree was incredible….
I was interested while looking at the markings on these downed logs….
The are caused by pine bark beetles, who live under the surface of the bark….
Unfortunately, they will eventually kill the pine tree.
It has been fun to have a Teepee in the middle of camp….
Michael told us that it was purchased online and that you could custom design exactly what you wanted, including the size and the designs on the canvas….
I asked how was erected and he told us that they felled “Lodgepole” Pine trees to use for the poles. They first have to strip the bark and then leave them to dry for a while.
This set was in camp, awaiting the arrival of another Teepee…..
You start out by erecting three of these poles, tying them together with ropes……
You keep adding more poles, again in sets of three. The last set of three have the canvas attached to them, and the final two poles add the “flaps” to the top…..
I loved the designs inside the structure….
….and YES, I am seeing quilt designs!!!
One evening we headed to Babine Lake to let the boys go fishing…..
When we arrived, they got the boat ready to go….
….and Michael gave them last minute instructions on how to use the Satellite phone if needed…..
While they fished, we tooled around in the truck, enjoying the scenery and animals.
When we returned, the lake had an entirely different look to it. As the sun started to set (at 10:00 pm), everything took on a golden glow…..
It became deeper as it got later and I love this photo of the sun setting and the boys returning from their fishing…..
And yes, Mason caught a fish….
….which he proceeded to gut and clean…..
….ready to be taken to his Dad the next day!!
So, with one last glance at the fading sun, we headed back to camp…..
Tomorrow we are heading to the Takla Lake First-Nation Reserve and I can’t wait to introduce you to some of the people we met!!
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Michael and I love to travel and see new parts of the world and then I love to take those memories and turn them into quilts!!! I hope that you enjoy traveling along with us!!
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