WELLS GRAY ADVENTURES, HUT TO HUT HIKING - 2nd Shade of Wells

August, 2014
Day 1

Trophy Hut

Our first ascent has proved well as our newly introduced group has initially proved cohesive on many fronts. 

One of those fronts is the food that we will experience throughout the week.

Shades of lunch

 We'll see who's laughing at the end of the week.

Gearing up for our afternoon hike. 
With weather like this!!!!

Hup 7514

Hup 7514

HEY WAIT!

That's my PIN number.

Please ignore this.

Shade of Grey

With Trophy Cabin off in the distance, our first day on the trails have proved successful for all.

Don't have to ask anyone to smile here.

Back in time for supper.

WELLS GRAY ADVENTURES, HUT TO HUT HIKING - 1st Shade of Wells

AUGUST, 2014
Day 1

Lets get going, going. Soon to be gone.

Looking to continue and better explore this great Canada of ours, in August Kate and I headed to Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia for some prearranged Hut to Hut hiking. With experiencing similar in Austria and more recently in the Southern Alps of New Zealand, here we are scheduled to spend the next seven days exploring this big little gem of a park.

We'll meet our hiking partners in Clearwater and head out. There's lots to what lays ahead but lets see what our tour operators have in store for us today and beyond.

Seven days of spectacular alpine walking with comfortable cabins to stay in! The trek begins in the Trophy Mountains in the southern part of the 1.5 million acre Wells Gray Park and travels north crossing the Valley of the Lakes, then over Eagle Pass, down into the Remote Moul Valley and then over Table Mountain and Cariboo Meadows. On the sixth day of this hike you will climb Battle Mountain look back with wonder at the incredible country you have crossed. 

 The waivers fine print.
"All huts have a two drink minimum"
What the .............?????????

 We'll have lots of time for introductions. Here on route to the trail head we get some early instruction form our guide, Christine.
Instruction that its to late to turn back now.

Lets see if the day pans out as advertised:

Day 1:

 We pick you up at your accommodation in Clearwater, B.C., or meet at our office, and drive one hour up a dirt road to the trailhead at 5300 ft. (1630m). The trail goes up through mature forest and into lush meadows of alpine flowers. It is pure alpine from here to the Trophy Mountain Chalet which sits at 7000 ft (2153m). The view from the Chalet is superb, and the area has great hiking with small peaks, lakes, and flower meadows everywhere. The hike from the road takes about two and a half hours and we gain 1700 ft. (523m) over 4 km. After lunch you will take a short day hike to start and explore the Trophy Mountains.

On top of our personal possessions for the week, we shared in caring  some provisions to add what we will find to be amble supplies already laid up in the huts.

Dang me, dang me

They oughta take a rope and hang me

High from the highest tree

Woman would you wait for me?

Here we meet tour owner and local trekking pioneer Ian and his daughter on they way down from our destination hut.
I'd be smiling to if I was headin' down.

Thats enough looking down. Now up, up, and a pray to our first hut.

HAMILTON HALF MARATHON MAN AND WOMAN

Having accumulated a little fitness over the summer, thought I would do something a little different and go for a run. Thought a 10K would be fun. 

Should have paid a little more attention checking the boxes during registration because before I knew it I and my VISA card were on the hook for a Half Marathon.

Maybe because I already had a partner (for at least the starting line) in mind.

Nicola and Paul Nemy

  

Nicola has been running at least a couple of quarter marathons and more a week for a while.

She is actually coming off a successful Half Marathon during her stay in Inuvik, NWT this summer.

Successful in the Arctic is partly not being nipped by a bear.

Camera eclipse.

Having trained a total less than 100k's coming into this, I will be happy with just running the whole thing and the time will be what it will be.

I will keep my eye on the two and a half hour rabbit as I would be more than happy to bang off twenty one kilometres on or about.

"DirtBag Diaries"?????

Nicola Nemy

Whats there to smile about?

With the temps hovering around the zero mark, I was surprisingly happy to hear the start gun.

See you later Nicola. Much later.

How discouraging.

Don't want to miss a turn off. Especially when it's downhill.

Towards the end I was feeling well and started to look for my 2-1/2 hour rabbit.

Better but not quite right.

 Ever been to the University of Victoria?

No.

I'll explain another day.

Nicola Nemy

 Holy power gel. One kilometre to go!

Done like lunch.

2 hours, 28 minutes and whatever.

Congrats Nicola on your sub two hour!!!

Other than drug check for what might show as a handful of Ibuprofen, went over the brink for this

niagara paul. 

 Thanks Nicola and all for being my rabbit in life.

(I'm smilin' on the inside)

Please Note: For those who might call for advice on your lottery numbers for the week, I will be taking a brief rest now, so your calls later would be appreciated.

ANN NEMY

OCTOBER 16, 2014

MY GUARANTEE THAT EVEN MY MOST RANDOM POSTS WILL GET AT LEAST ONE HIT,

MY AND OUR MOTHER PASSED AWAY TODAY.

BUT  THAT'S OK.

WHO AMONGST US ALL DESERVE NINETY YEARS OF LOVE?

YOU MAKE A GROWN MAN CRY.