Thursday, July 24, 2008
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Up the river
We went on a 6 day canoe trip up the Manigotagan river, June 3 - 8.
Had to fill up on of the cars before we went. With vegetable oil.
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I spent over an hour sitting on the side of a truck, on a harsh road. It was surprisingly comfortable.
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Found a friend at our first campsite. I picked him up too. No big deal.
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Lori making popcorn.
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Here's an amazing place to go for lunch. I highly recomend it.
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A little bumpy on the way down.
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There were some amazing spider webs in the trees. I guess a beautiful wab makes up for spiders being so ugly.
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Water falls are awesome.
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A guy named Charlie takes care of the river, and this is his home-away-from-home.
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A bear's been a diggin'.
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Here's the view from where we camped on the third night.
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Going down the rapids without a canoe (on purpose).
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Surfing. He's pointing upstream, by the way.
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Luxury.
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Ready for 24 hours of living.
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A forest fire went though this are a few years ago. The biggest trees are only about 8 feet high.
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Lori with a big Inukshuk.
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There's more photos, but they'll have to wait.
Had to fill up on of the cars before we went. With vegetable oil.
I spent over an hour sitting on the side of a truck, on a harsh road. It was surprisingly comfortable.
Found a friend at our first campsite. I picked him up too. No big deal.
Lori making popcorn.
Here's an amazing place to go for lunch. I highly recomend it.
A little bumpy on the way down.
There were some amazing spider webs in the trees. I guess a beautiful wab makes up for spiders being so ugly.
Water falls are awesome.
A guy named Charlie takes care of the river, and this is his home-away-from-home.
A bear's been a diggin'.
Here's the view from where we camped on the third night.
Going down the rapids without a canoe (on purpose).
Surfing. He's pointing upstream, by the way.
Luxury.
Ready for 24 hours of living.
A forest fire went though this are a few years ago. The biggest trees are only about 8 feet high.
Lori with a big Inukshuk.
There's more photos, but they'll have to wait.