Saturday, June 20, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Product of the day
MSR WhisperLite Internationale Stove
An excellent stove for frequent users, expeditions, and mountaineers. The WhisperLite Internationale™ will use clean-burning white gas when it’s available. When it’s not, this stove can run on kerosene, or even on jet fuel, thanks to the special burner jet and larger fuel tube. This stove features a Shaker Jet, which cleans most blockages by simply inverting the burner and shaking it before lighting the stove. The separate fuel tank allows the burner to be safely and completely enclosed with the wrap-around windscreen (included) for effective operation in breezes. An included tool allows complete disassembly of the stove for full field-maintainability.
Made in USA
Made in USA
Going to the Okanagan on Monday
Monday we will be starting the the next leg of our journey. Amanda and I will be leaving for the interior of British Columbia, the Okanagan Valley. If you have ever been to the Sonora Desert of Western USA, you would recognize this area with it's rolling hills, mesas, sage brush and cattle ranches. The Okanagan Valley is one of the warmest regions in all of Canada. The Okanagan is comprised of the major centres of Kelowna, Penticton, Vernon and Osoyoos. During the summer months, visitors are offered countless sandy beaches, hot sun, and a variety of outdoor and water activities. Okanagan Lake provides the valley not only with excellent swimming but is also a spectacular backdrop to the golf courses and wineries and popular ski resorts located in the rolling hills of the valley. The Okanagan is considered a premiere wine valley and a tour of the local wineries is a must for anyone visiting the region.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Mud bogging to get to Campbell Lake, Mount Woodside BC
Made a quick trip to Campbell Lake with Amanda, my spouse. We frequent this lake because it's a short 20 km trip via Mt. Woodside FSR (forestry service road) from our weekend getaway place. There are many view points along the way and some are very popular for hang gliding and paragliding. The first 10 km is steep on the up side and rough on the downside, 4x4 is needed. It's a small lake with a nice flat area to pitch a tent and plenty of firewood available. The lake is usually stocked with rainbow / cut throat trout and has been known for trout as big as 40 cm (13 in). The site is a unmaintained forestry service recreation site with no water or toilette facilities and is free of charge. In the fall there is limited hunting for white tail deer with a very healthy stock, a word of caution though, there are bears and cougars in the area and because of the late spring in British Columbia we are experiencing many sightings and attacks (bear spray recommended).
Monday, June 15, 2009
Camping in Arizona
Some pics from our Arizona trip
Senators Wash, AZ
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Located just outside Yuma, AZ, it's a great place to relax in the winter sun, swim, boating, desert hiking and mountain biking. Average temperature hovers around 20 to 25 degrees celsius (70 to 80 degrees fahrenheit) during the winter months. Cost is $75 usd per year with a maximum stay of 2 weeks. If that's too rich for your blood you can stay just outside the recreation area on BLM (bureau of land management) Lands for free.
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