...and back again...

...Pauline's hikes
July 26...
I certainly understand why people head west on a regular basis to get their mountain fix. However, there is one thing...I love the mountains but can do without the hordes...
I am by no means an ultra hiker or even an experiences hiker though I have logged a good number of hours on the trail...but having said that, I have become a bit of a hiking snob. The amount of people on the trails in Jasper and Banff made me very cranky. We had no choice, Patsy had to get up earlier..She may not have liked it but when we reached Sulphur Skyline in Jasper with only 6 other people, it was magical. When we got to the top of Wilcox Pass in the Columbia Icefields there was no doubt that the earlier the better...even Patsy admitted as much.
In Waterton Patsy got a hiking break, I hired a guide for a day and a half. Dana was awesome. A bit shy at first but totally knowledgeable. Although I had recommendations on favourite hikes from both Pat's friend Cindy and my cousin, they are the busier trails and I did  not want to hike with lots of people. Dana suggested Goat Lake and on to Avion Ridge. Wow! It was long and steep, using goat trails but spectacular vistas and for the longest time only Dana and I were on these trails.
No one else...!

Goat Trails

Goat Lake

So all in all I was  happy camper...hiker...

Day 36...leaving the mountains was sad...

Relentless:/ showing or promising no abatement of severity, intensity, strength or pace...(just hold that thought for a bit...)

Day 24 ... 31 years later ...

Day 18...it is time to hear from Pauline and her adventures on the ocean...

Since our last post we said goodbye to Vancouver Island and made our way back to the mainland...but not before my activities switched from hiking to Paddling.

Day 13...We made it!...our West Coast Destination of Ucluelet...

Last I posted was from Swift Current...(and yes the trains ran all night. it has been difficult to find internet connections so I have so much to relate. We have done so much I am having difficulty remembering what happened when...

Day 8...We are sitting in a campsite in Kamloops BC...is that a train I hear coming this way??...and do you think they run all night??

In our last "blogging" we were just outside Swift Current. Tonight we are in Kamloops...A fair bit has gone on since then.

What day is it and where are we???

We are now resting at the Trail Campground just outside Swift Current and sipping a nice Baco Noir in keeping with our new tradition for this summer of drinking only Canadian wines. So far they have been reasonable.

It takes three days to cross Ontario.

While Ontario is not the largest province in the country it takes three days to get across.
Your question of the day is...if it is not the largest which provinces are larger (yup there are more than one...)...answers tomorrow

Summer Solstice 2017...

...a long day but a good day...

Ready, set...

Welcome to our Blog "From Here to There and Back Again" ...or "no matter where you go there you are..."
We leave in a few hours ("few" being a relative term since we have been counting down for months...) on our great Canadian Adventure!