Archive for July, 2011
We’re going all the way back to April… On my way home from the surprise surf session on the other side of the island, I passed a lovely sailboat named, ‘Namaste’. Chris and Jessica waved me over. They invited me aboard for a timely warm meal, where I learned more … Read the rest
There is just something about big water. That something calls to both Dave and me. Is it the clear, cold water? Is it the distant horizons and expansive views? Is it the potential for big waves? Or the amazement in the calm moments that such a massive body of water… Read the rest
Greetings from Swan Lake. We have made quite the transition since our last update. We went from paddling and lining upriver to paddling downriver. We bade farewell to the Fond du Lac as we waded and worked the canoe through a maze of boulders where it trickles out of Wollaston… Read the rest
After my recent ‘knockdown’ from ciguatera poisoning, I’ve tried to gather some information on the subject, mostly through local knowledge due to the extremely limited internet access here in the outer OUTER islands. As the symptoms dwindle now on Day 20 since the poisoning, I realize there is more to… Read the rest
The following morning drive up to Big Mountain was accompanied by more rain–it was the theme of the week. After suiting up for our scenic zip line tour in our harnesses and watching an entertaining and informative instructional video about the three positions used on the line–streamline, starfish, and landing–we… Read the rest
Thursday morning we left East Glacier after fueling up at the Village Café where I ordered the Mountain G’oat–hearty, dense barley oatmeal full of dried fruit and topped with steaming huckleberry syrup. In West Glacier we met our fly-fishing guides at Glacier Outdoor Center where we perfected our casting skills… Read the rest
Montana, particularly Northwestern Montana, is well known for its abundance of a delicious deep purple delight, the huckleberry. This is a story about huckleberries; it is merely disguised as a Montana adventure.
It all began on a Tuesday morning with a homemade huckleberry latte and a trip to the Boise,… Read the rest
Our time on the Fond du Lac River is nearing an end. We have seen it change in character, from tumbling over granite boulders into Lake Athabasca to winding through magnificent sandstone ledges. It has definitely shrunk in size as we have traveled upstream over the past week.
We spent… Read the rest
Greetings from the Fond du Lac River. Since our last update, we have left the sloping granite shores of Lake Athabasca and begun paddling among the sandstone ledges of the Fond du Lac River.
Our stay in Stony Rapids was amazing thanks to Ed at the Whitewater Inn and Waterfront… Read the rest
