Posts Tagged With: B.C.Parks

Got Glacial Milk?

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Our campground host invited us to spend a second night in his park because the government was re-launching the Evening Program tonight. “It was a great show in the old days with real good costumes, acting, and music. Not sure about tonight’s show – I haven’t seen it, yet. Could be amateur hour, but it’ll be fun and I hope to see you there!” He then awarded us each with a set of pins including one from his hometown in Saskatchewan and one of the provincial bird of Alberta.

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Taylor had the best hammock spot on the edge of the river by our campsite. The opalescent blue-grey colour of the river water (known as glacial milk) is mesmerizing to watch as logs and rocks are tumbled downstream. The power of water is evident in the size of the uprooted trees and boulders that have been washed down from the mountains.

 

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GEOQUIZ: Joe and Taylor hiked to a lake that Shasta would have loved. Name the lake.

 

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Happy Canada Day!

We slept at a beautiful campground (only ten sites) last night just south of Eastport, Idaho. There was a babbling brook and a gorgeous mountain lake. Taylor made us go for a short walk before dinner and it is hard to claim “too tired” or “too lazy” when she just finished an IRONMAN the day before!

 

We broke camp and moseyed north looking for a breakfast café this morning. Instead, we found the border crossing! The nice Canadian gave Taylor her first stamp in her new passport and we were in the Great White North. Less than a minute later, a bear welcomed us with a pose in the middle of the highway! Between the three of us, we have 7 devices that could take photos – but we were all so busy squealing with excitement at sighting a bear less than 60 seconds into Canada, that the startled bear dove back down into the ditch and disappeared into the bush before we could snap a picture!

 

What a great way to start our morning on Canada Day!

 

Unfortunately, the scenic drive north to Cranbrook was only broken by closed cafés that were not yet open for “the season.” When exactly do these restaurants open, if not for Canada Day?

 

Enthusiastic volunteers staffed the visitors’ centre on the south end of Cranbrook and we learned a bit about the conservation efforts of the local painted turtle. These turtles incubate for more than a year and their gender is determined by the winter temperature during incubation: colder winters produce males and mild winters produce females.

 

GEOQUIZ QUESTION: What is the name of the First Nation that traditionally settled in this area of southeastern British Columbia, parts of Idaho and Montana?

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