BC Day Backpackin Trip Pics

[dana]

Figured we'd celebrate BC's 150th Birthday by packin' into the backcountry for the weekend. We backpacked in 7 kms to a high elevation lake to do some campin' and fishin'. Was a fun weekend with the family.
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Saw a few critters along the way.
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[Avalanche123]

Cool pics Dana...Nice hound too! How old is he?

[dana]

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[dana]

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My daughter's first ever fish.
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[srupp]

ya carried a stove tent AND CANOE...wow hardcore

Steven

[dana]

One of the beat up old canoes that was in at the lake. Pretty much had to come to shore every 45 mins to drain it out.
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Glassin some of the nearby highcountry
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My son cookin' some bannock over the fire.
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[killman]

Great pics dana. Nice dog! What's it name?

[frenchbar]

Thats the way to spend the long weekend Steve ,nice pics ,your daughter looks pretty pleased with the rainbow .did ya get the sat night rains over that way?

[dana]

Now this IS A CAMPFIRE. ;)
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[dana]

Thats the way to spend the long weekend Steve ,nice pics ,your daughter looks pretty pleased with the rainbow .did ya get the sat night rains over that way?

Glen,
Yup, we got the Sat evening rains. It pretty much cleared up over night and was rather cold come morning. Was happy I brought the stove for the tent. Warms things up rather quickly. I wanted to break it in and see how it packed. Overall, I am really happy with how easily it fits in the pack.

Srupp,
The lake has some old canoes left there for everyone to use. There was another party of hikers there when we got there, so we got the worst of the canoes. The stove on the other hand is a lightweight backpackin stove made by Kifaru. Can't remember the exact poundage, but 3 lbs seems to come to mind.

Killman,
His name is Timber. He's a Majestic bloodhood pup that I got off of Houndogger. I think he's just over 4 months old now.

[Islandeer]

Being in the fire business tells me that an accelerant may be invoved with this blaze!!! :p

[dana]

Being in the fire business tells me that an accelerant may be invoved with this blaze!!! :p

Just dry spruce branches covered with oldman's beard.

[frenchbar]

Glen,
Yup, we got the Sat evening rains. It pretty much cleared up over night and was rather cold come morning. Was happy I brought the stove for the tent. Warms things up rather quickly. I wanted to break it in and see how it packed. Overall, I am really happy with how easily it fits in the pack.

Srupp,
The lake has some old canoes left there for everyone to use. There was another party of hikers there when we got there, so we got the worst of the canoes. The stove on the other hand is a lightweight backpackin stove made by Kifaru. Can't remember the exact poundage, but 3 lbs seems to come to mind.

Killman,
His name is Timber. He's a Majestic bloodhood pup that I got off of Houndogger. I think he's just over 4 months old now. yea it did chill off pretty good allright. Wife and i had to scrap the tent idea and book into one of the cowboy cabins. :-D

[Islandeer]

cool,better than gas!

[dana]

yea it did chill off pretty good allright. Wife and i had to scrap the tent idea and book into one of the cowboy cabins. :-D

Ain't nothing wrong with that, especially when the kids aren't along. ;)

[frenchbar]

Ain't nothing wrong with that, especially when the kids aren't along. ;):biggrin::

[wildman 22]

looks like a great family outing.my adoption papers should be arriving at your house soon. i have my own backpack,and if you dont have an extra room in the house we'll just set the teepee up in the yard. wildman

[Laurence_Erickson]

very nice looking pics dana

[bsa30-06]

looks like another great family outing.

[martyonthewater]

Beauty pics. 3lbs.of stove is worth packin. Love the hound

[Kitimat Killer]

nice pics dana looks awesome up there

[Brambles]

Looks like a great time Dana, good to see you doing a lot of family trips! Have you been out scouting the highcountry lately? Any Luck?

[srupp]

great photos ..as usual..thanks Bro. appreciate you taking us along in photos....

Steven

[dana]

Looks like a great time Dana, good to see you doing a lot of family trips! Have you been out scouting the highcountry lately? Any Luck?

Been too busy F**kin up my kids to really focus on me and my scouting. While others sit and bitch and moan about how bad things are in this province, I'd rather show my kids how F**KIN AWESOME this province really is. The time of focusin on my hunting interests are pretty much gone. Now I'm focusing on the kids. Only have them for a short time. Don't want to miss out on a couple great hunting partners. Some on this site just don't get that.

[Brambles]

Been too busy F**kin up my kids to really focus on me and my scouting. While others sit and bitch and moan about how bad things are in this province, I'd rather show my kids how F**KIN AWESOME this province really is. The time of focusin on my hunting interests are pretty much gone. Now I'm focusing on the kids. Only have them for a short time. Don't want to miss out on a couple great hunting partners. Some on this site just don't get that.


You know a guy once told me that you'll never shoot big bucks if you don't scout:razz: I guess the fact that you work in the bush kinda negates that little tidbit of info eh;) I got a few years before my little guy gets F**ked up on Nature, he's just learned how to walk on grass let alone hike alpine ridges. Can't wait for the day when I can sit him behind the ol spotter and show him his buck. Or the one he's going to help Dad pack out:lol:

[horshur]

Yah we was messin with the kids this weekend as well. Little maggie up on a 3200m mountain showin it to her brothers who were feeling a little afraid of heights
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[Plincker]

Nice Pics, looks like you had an awesome time! how'd your Eberlestock pack work for yeah?

[Mr. Friendly]

Dana, if it's your secret hideaway don't worry about it, but where is this? where did you go? :D

[hunter1947]

You are going to have some real hard core hunting partners there Dana in the the years to come .

With what you have learned them they will pass onto the next generation ,good for you http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif.

I see the Yong gal is getting dinner for your party.

Cool pic as always ,thanks for posting them up.

[Tikka7mm]

those are some calender worthy pics there Dana....

[dana]

Dana, if it's your secret hideaway don't worry about it, but where is this? where did you go? :D

No secret here. First time I'd actually been in there. We hiked into the first lake of the Steven's Lakes chain in Wells Gray. My daughter's fish was all that we caught all weekend. I'm not much of a fishermen, so I don't know if I just didn't have the right lures or what. Lots jumping but seemed what ever we threw out there, they would nudge and then let be. Still had fun though.

[dana]

You know a guy once told me that you'll never shoot big bucks if you don't scout:razz: I guess the fact that you work in the bush kinda negates that little tidbit of info eh;) I got a few years before my little guy gets F**ked up on Nature, he's just learned how to walk on grass let alone hike alpine ridges. Can't wait for the day when I can sit him behind the ol spotter and show him his buck. Or the one he's going to help Dad pack out:lol:

I pretty much scout all year being that I work in the bush. And even though I haven't put much serious time in locating some big high country bucks this year, I have put the time in in years past so I have a good idea where we'll be hunting come Sept. ;)

[Mr. Friendly]

awesome Dana! being in Kamloops, Wells Gray isn't to far away for me to get to. as for fishing...I'm not much of a fisherman either, but perhaps what you were throwing out there was foreign to the fish, so they didn't recognize it as prey to hit.

btw, what bush gun did you bring? :rolleyes:

hey, talking with my dad about this hike (as kids we'd hike Trophy almost every summer) he's thinking these are somewhere around Battle? what area did you access to start your hike up?

[dana]

Mr. Friendly,
The Stevens Lakes are on the backside of Battle. Access is from the backend of Raft/Ritchie FSR which comes off of Rd 9 (Raft River FSR). The road access ain't pretty. Grown in with alder pretty heavy and there are some washouts to deal with.
As for a bushgun, it is illegal to discharge a firearm within 3-45 so I just packed the bear spray instead. Had fresh grizzly diggings on the hike out. The hound was keen, but I wasn't. ;)

[Mr. Friendly]

Mr. Friendly,
The Stevens Lakes are on the backside of Battle. Access is from the backend of Raft/Ritchie FSR which comes off of Rd 9 (Raft River FSR). The road access ain't pretty. Grown in with alder pretty heavy and there are some washouts to deal with.
As for a bushgun, it is illegal to discharge a firearm within 3-45 so I just packed the bear spray instead. Had fresh grizzly diggings on the hike out. The hound was keen, but I wasn't. ;)
hey dana, thanks. so my dad is probably thinking the right spot. he was thinking of a 7 hour hike to get the Steven's chain...could be old memory flubbing up. and I put the rolled eyed emoticon cause I was pretty sure you couldn't carry anything there! :wink:

did you guys eat that trout or throw it back? caught from the canoe or from the shore?

[dana]

Jesse caught that trout right from shore. We had it for dinner that night. Was very very tastey.

The trail we took was a 7km trail that lead to the first lake. There is another trail that starts near Skeeter Lake (also off of Raft Richie) which is much longer and goes to the second lake. The Backroads Mapbook lists that trail as very difficult to follow with expert map and compass work needed. Maybe that is the trail your dad is thinkin of. The way I understand, there is also a loop trail that comes along the backside of the lakes and joins up with the Battle Mtn trail network. That would be a fun hike if a person had some time to do it. Get dropped off on the Raft Ritchie side and come out at the base of Battle on the main Park Road side.

[Brambles]

I have a good idea where we'll be hunting come Sept. ;)


I'm all ears:razz:

I've found a good non-typical Whitetail hanging around with a bunch of mulies in an alpine draw and he might just meet his maker if some bigger mulies don't show up to distract me.