Day Three
For the early risers, it was a great time to take a morning walk around the
lake, and they just so happened to have a nice trail around it.
The main event is Star falls for today. Before we headed off there, we had to stop off at Sharie and Shallan Ashlie's
shop to return the Propane tank and the regulator. They sure were nice to us, lending
the equipment to be able to cook our food. Be sure to look them up. http://www.hwy3servicescentre.ca/
Boys wanted to finish off the day at
the town swimming pool.
Lake trail just down from the beach area |
Getting to the falls where the lake drains |
I'm not stepping on that. |
Hey, come check out the park bench. |
Now this bridge I'm OK with. |
There's a squirrel down there. |
Oh, he's up here now. |
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Breakfast crew is on. Smell those sausages. |
Got a fire going... |
Pancake Chef is on duty now. |
Rest of the troop done packing up their stuff inside the tents. |
Sam & Jeff patiently waiting for breakfast. |
And scrambled eggs are coming. |
Maybe see if we can get a couple sunny side ups. |
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Now that's an awesome breakfast. |
OK guys, Reached my limit on those sausages. Just going stash a few here for
later. |
Hey, no peeking. This is my secret spot. |
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So I have to model hats now, do I? |
It's a bit harder to see now. |
This one fits better. |
OK, I gave then the slip. Won't find me here. |
Before we got to Star falls we dropped of the equipment Sharie &
Shellan lent us. |
Then it was up the rough old road to Star Falls. Nigel opted to walk
up and save the wear and tear on his car. |
Shoes are still dry. |
Some of the boys got ahead and thought they should climb out of the
canyon. |
Had a bit of avalanche action on the way back. |
Almost back on the right trail again. |
At the tricky spot with the rope now. No dry feet anymore. |
Boys are liking the challenge. |
RJ's almost made it. |
So who's going under the falls? |
Got a couple of takers. |
Got a couple of spectators. |
Get that leader support in place. |
OK. We're ready. |
Really, it's not that cold. |
I'm freezing from just the mist over here. |
Video of Javon in the shower. |
You get cold just watching those guys. |
Troop starting back. |
Definitely a couple of tricky spots here if you're a dog. |
But I'm no ordinary dog. |
Getting up to the rope part. |
Getting down seems to go faster. Wait up guys. |
RJ getting ready to repel down. |
Video of Jeff & RJ repelling down. |
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| Lunch |
So the deal is we prep and eat lunch and get the
tents down and our gear stowed into the vehicles by 1:00 and then we can
go swimming in the pool till 3:00. |
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Opted for low impact cooking. Less time to clean up. |
Hey guys, got one on the Barbee for me. I like them medium well. |
Toasted buns, all the fixings. These are pretty good. |
So it took till after 2:00 to get everything
loaded. Guess we could have been more focused. We went to the Cole
Miners Trail that had the water park at the start. |
They have one strong piggy bank here. |
You never know when the water starts again. Risky. |
Whoa, water's back on. |
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I'm so fast I hardly get wet. |
Well, maybe just a bit wet. |
Hey guys, foot message. |
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Ready, aim, fire. |
And 10 minutes of soccer and we're done. |
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Lake trail just down from the beach area
Getting to the falls where the lake drains
I'm not stepping on that. 
Hey, come check out the park bench. 
Now this bridge I'm OK with. 
There's a squirrel down there. 
Oh, he's up here now. 
Breakfast crew is on. Smell those sausages. 
Got a fire going...
Pancake Chef is on duty now. 
Rest of the troop done packing up their stuff inside the tents. 
Sam & Jeff patiently waiting for breakfast. 
And scrambled eggs are coming. 
Maybe see if we can get a couple sunny side ups.
Now that's an awesome breakfast. 
OK guys, Reached my limit on those sausages. Just going stash a few here for
later. 
Hey, no peeking. This is my secret spot. 
So I have to model hats now, do I?
It's a bit harder to see now. 
This one fits better.
OK, I gave then the slip. Won't find me here.
Before we got to Star falls we dropped of the equipment Sharie &
Shellan lent us. 
Then it was up the rough old road to Star Falls. Nigel opted to walk
up and save the wear and tear on his car. 
Shoes are still dry. 
Some of the boys got ahead and thought they should climb out of the
canyon. 
Had a bit of avalanche action on the way back.
Almost back on the right trail again. 
At the tricky spot with the rope now. No dry feet anymore. 
Boys are liking the challenge.
RJ's almost made it. 
So who's going under the falls? 
Got a couple of takers. 
Got a couple of spectators.
Get that leader support in place.
OK. We're ready. 
Really, it's not that cold. 
I'm freezing from just the mist over here. 
You get cold just watching those guys.
Troop starting back.
Definitely a couple of tricky spots here if you're a dog. 
But I'm no ordinary dog. 
Getting up to the rope part. 
Getting down seems to go faster. Wait up guys. 
RJ getting ready to repel down. 
Opted for low impact cooking. Less time to clean up. 
Hey guys, got one on the Barbee for me. I like them medium well. 
Toasted buns, all the fixings. These are pretty good. 
They have one strong piggy bank here. 
You never know when the water starts again. Risky.
Whoa, water's back on. 
I'm so fast I hardly get wet.
Well, maybe just a bit wet.
Hey guys, foot message.
Ready, aim, fire. 
And 10 minutes of soccer and we're done. 
