Here are some shots of our July 2004 camping
trip at Maple Ridge campsite, on the Allouette River in Maple
Ridge. We had wanted to camp in Golden Ears park, but it
was booked solid, so we had to make do. We had a great
time, anyways, as you will see. |
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So having put the tent up, we went to
Allouette lake for a swim, and to check out availability of
canoes and kayaks for the next day. |
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So we returned the next day, and rented a
canoe and a kayak. I guess I could have done two kayaks, I
thought there'd be more room for my pack in a canoe, but the
kayaks would have had enough room. Our first stop was a
little cove that we'd stopped at a few years ago. They
did some target practice with an old stump out in the water. |
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Is this boy walking on water? I suspect if I erased
the stump it would look like it. Notice the Gold Creek
canyon in the background. This is the start of the
approach for Golden Ears mountain. |
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So, our next stop was at a dried up river
bed. We ate lunch, then climbed up to the road, and the boys
made rock-slides onto the culvert. |
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Finally, it was time to go home. The water
was getting a bit choppy, and we had a head-wind.
Colin was in the bow on the way back. |
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And Paul and Matthew had the kayak. Notice how rough the
water is here! |
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Back at the lake, the boys got into a bit
of a muddy situation. |
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And I mean REALLY muddy! |
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Some fries for a snack, from the concession
stand at the lake. |
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When we got back to camp, we went to the
Allouette river. We did some body surfing. Too bad we didn't
have an inner tube. We'll have to do that next time. |
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More swimming in the river. Below is a
shot of our supper - hot dogs and Chilliwack "Peaches and
Cream" corn! Nothing like it. |
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We spent the last day at the river. Here are
the boys, just before we left. Now doesn't this look
pleasant for a hot, sunny day? When we went home, we
couldn't contact anyone, at first, and we were a bit early,
so we went to 3rd beach at Stanley Park first, for a swim.
Here are the boys enjoying the beach sand, below. |
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