Larry is now the support team - John and Sandy heading North to a wedding in Vancouver!
Things were looking up for awhile ( about 7 miles) and then Darrell runs into snow again.
Larry spends a day or two trying to figure out where Darrell is - and an other day getting him!
They finally re-group and head North once again to find some snow free sections.
This time all the way to the Oregon border!
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| "Our Father - Who art in heaven.... Please ...Please... make the snow go away... I ask nothing more...." |
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| Larry with his 'Lean, mean, green, pick-up machine' Darrell's new support for a week or so! |
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| And with Larry comes a much improved diet!! |
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| Heading north at Burney Falls - Looks like the snow is behind us? |
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| Looking good! ...not much snow ahead! |
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| Dang!! snow again!!.... spend 14 hours trying to find the trail! Finally had to give up - returned pretty much to the start! Spend next day or so trying to get a message to Larry to come back!! |
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| Moved North a little bit - to Ash Camp!.....Joined the troop above to 'Castle Crags' 'Mama Moab, Vagabond, Square Peg, Martin, SkyHawk & 'Utah' (the dog) |
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| Too much snow beyond Castle Crags - move north once again to the Oregon Border.. "We will not give up!..We will not surrender.. We will win this war!!" |
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| OK for a while now... typical Oregon trail through the Lava fields! 'Square Peg' ahead! |
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| John and sandy back now.... join Darrell and 'Square Peg' just before Mt Jefferson! Last stop again before another jump north....too much snow north of Jefferson! |
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| Now north of Jefferson... Sandy helps Darrell Scout out the way! Manage to find the route over the snowed in trail and send Darrell on his way again! |
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| Over the hump and looking north - Looks good! Olallie Lake ahead And very little snow! All Right!!! |
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| Olallie Lake and my 'tent' for the night! beats camping on the snow!
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Coaches Corner! (J&S)
Took some Time out to attend a wedding in Vancouver - My Nephew - Scott Reinders ..
..... Great couple.... Great gal... real sweet!!
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| How about this for class?? .. the groom's party arrived by this 'limousine' To the Vancouver Yacht Club (apparently they enjoyed the ride!!) |
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| The 'very much in love' couple! |
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| The traditional 'Reinders' .....'Reindeer'! Sculpted in ice! |
A wedding well worth coming north for!!
While all this was going on.....
Jennifer and Nicola (or Nicola and Jennifer?)
Had their own triumphs!!
They both completed the one day 'Ride to Survive'.....
a Bicycle ride from Kelowna to Vancouver - approx 400KM!!
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| Good for you guys!!! (PS - this is a charity ride so feel free to contact them about that part!) |
On a final Note
Just to show how 'scre....d up' Vancouver is...
Explain this......
It's HOT in California and we don't see this....
It's COLD in Vancouver and we do!!
Right in Stanley Park...On the way to the wedding!
Go Figure!
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| We didn't notice what they were protesting..... Too busy looking I suppose! |
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