LynnF

hahahaha Grizz....good one. You guys are all freaking me out now. All this cougar and bear talk. I've never had a bear or cougar encounter in the 9 years we've been going down south. Why do I get the sick feeling my kharma is about to run out. Glad you're OK Pipe and lived to type about it.

Fanny pack...probably about 5 pounds, not including the 2 bottles of water I normally carry. Take a look at all that weight on your back....my shoulders ache just thinking about it. Just can't be good for you. Especially when you get old like me

Kitties rule. So do Cougars

That even falls below the category of bad joke of the day. Pretty bad when you can't even qualify for that

In my experience (I wrote letters on behalf of 2 organizations in the past), I would think that the members of this forum as a whole would carry a lot more weight than single individuals writing a letter. If a letter were crafted and the names of those supporting members were added, I think that would be awesome.

And I broke 200!!!! I have a LOT of time at work to waste. Watch out!

Ya....No. That's his one trip out of lurkdom for the year now Kinda cool though - Clive has given me the new board name I've been looking for. Been looking for something a little more original....thanks Clive!

Awwww.....congratulations to you all. What a beautiful little boy you've got there!

Looks and sounds like a nice trip. Really enjoyed the pics - who knew that the East was so pretty

dunno what it was...just wanted to say that it was a great story and sounds like a helluva day!

My son (grade 7) had an opportunity to do that for this summer but couldn't due to camp etc. But I guess they're going out there and painting yellow fishies all over the city again. Good. You'd be amazed at how many people will wash their cars in their driveways and not know that they can't. Big fines for that too. One guy even told me (after I was a very nice neighbour and told him that if bylaw caught him doing that he'd face a stiff fine), that he was doing biodegradeable soap from Canadian Tire and it was OK. Some people refuse to get it. I'm on a mission with concrete waterers....you can't believe - even just on my street - how many people water their concrete to the point where it's a stream flowing down the street into the sewer. What a total waste. If you can't get your sprinkler to just hit your grass then water the damn lawn by hand.

Me too.

Ya...I wish Clive Although I do admit - Dave does need a good spankin'

It's "the" place for random campers now. Big camps with multiple units (we counted a camp with 27 trailers/rigs a few weeks ago). So bad that it is blocking access to the river if you like to drive off the road, park and walk to the path. Even saw a camp that had a tarp right across the pathway behind their campsite so you couldn't walk it anymore. Hoses in the river, dozens of beer cans in the river, garbage everywhere, *hit not buried. You name it, it's there. It's out of control - moreso than any other area or any other year.

Thanks Dave...appreciate the correction. So nice that people care the way you do Miss Grade 3 Spelling Bee for the GTA (and, ya....I really was)

Absolutely is due to the hot, dry weather. Going on to a month now since any significant precip down there. Typical July in the hills.

Taco - you're right about the new minister. But that track...I dunno. You really think someone "built" it or is it just from years and years of use? That trail (and I know where you're talking about) is used by quadders, bikers and trucks hauling trailers. It'd be easy to get something in that shape when the ground is all wet early in the year over the course of the last 6,7 years. Regardless of how it came to be.....it's disgusting. Take a drive up the OMR road yet?

Yep...same old story. 98% of them are good...but those 2% wreck it for everyone.

Don't have any advice because we usually fish lakes in the Kamloops area when in B.C., but one of the places I've always wanted to fish is the upper Pitt River, so let me know if you make it there and what it was like!

took long enough to impose a ban on random campfires down south. All the random camping yahoos will now deluge the campgrounds, so best get there early if ya wanna spot! And, is it me, or is this the longest/latest the Bow has ever been off-colour due to run-off? Anyone keep track of that?

that's excellent....good on you for calling. Speaking of 311 (this is a weak segue) anyone know if by law is still handing out tickets for people who are trying to get their concrete to grow by putting on sprinklers for 4 hours every night?

That's awesome! Your dog doesn't drink from the river then? Mine's been known to cut river flows in half on a hot day

Those are really great pics Rick.....makes me want to get an underwater camera now!

TFK - 16....wow!!!! You must take very good care of your dog. What type of dog is he? And what is he wearing on his back in that first pic? Is that a doggie life preserver????

Good God Almighty...what the hell is that??????????????