Day Trip, April 21 2007 Hike down the River

This April I biked a few miles into the bush, and then got on my feet and traversed off the beaten path, through the dense tag alders, and soppy spring ground. Once I got through the couple kilometers of thick bush, and a swamp where I soaked my boots, I emerged on the bank, that was much clearer looking, and conceivably easier to traverse through. It actually turned out to be a half a foot of thick, boot eating muck. Each step was a challenge, and once I got through, I had left my boot in the mud a few times, and lost a can of $40 bear spray I still haven't found. I started a fire on the bank and cooked up a lunch. I made my way to a power line a few kilos down, and made my way back to the road. Half the way back was walking through thigh deep, ice cold river that had flooded the banks. Having your extremities that cold is just excruciating. Great trip, I love these kind of unpredictable hikes.


Hiked along the riverside, through the dense forest & muddy bank in the distance


Swamp I had to walk through- Treacherous!


Shore lunch- Everything tastes better off a fire


Flooding spring melt, gnarled cedar


Looking back