Howdy, I just got back yesterday from a trip up north. I took my dad, and his friend from australia up to a place called chilko lake. It is out in the middle of nowhere and in 8 days we hardly saw a person. The lake is about 100kms long and sits at 4000 feet above sea level. That makes it the largest high-alpine lake in BC. The water is a beautiful blue color because of all the glacier ground rock-flour that makes its way into the lake. I took a couple of hundred photos, and a couple of hours of video. I haven't got to the slinging or bow-hunting shots yet, but I will. We did about 100kms in 7 days and one day off. I covered more ground last year, but our aussie friend was a paddling rookie. He still did very well, we averaged about 15 kms a day, with 250-300 pounds of gear apiece.
Here is a view of the lake from our day 5 camp.
A bald eagle soaring:
A mated pair of eagles in a tree:
A wild horse that lives near the lake. I saw lots of them, and a big stallion stands guard over about a dozen horses in each group. Grizzly bears beware! Those big papa horses don't look like they mess around. Here is a colt that was friendly.
A painted pony on the move:
Ed from australia paddling it up!
Heading south, day 2:
Heading north, day 4:
Sunset day 4:
Stormy water, day 3. The waves built up to about six feet.
Mt. Kesey, day 3. About 10,00 ft high, named after the indian sidekick of an english explorer in 1914.
Me:
Sunrise, day 7:
Old graveyard, on the way north: