Armstrong, Fraser Lake, and Vancouver Island

After we finished up our stint at Kananaskis, we headed over to BC.  Fires were still burning in the southern part of the province so it was smoky, especially through Rogers Pass.

We stopped over in Armstrong for a couple of days at Jerry and Gail's, friends whom we met on the spring trip north.  Then it was up to Fraser Lake to visit my mom and family for a week or so.  Enroute we stayed overnight at the Treasure Cove Casino in Prince George (53.89568, -122.76511).  

And then down to Vancouver Island, with an overnight at a rest area south of Cache Creek (50.63937, -121.34309), to attend the wedding of Heather Philips and Glen Massick in Nanaimo.  We stayed for a week around the wedding at the Living Forest Campground. 

Then we headed up island for a couple weeks at Strathcona Dam Recreation Area (49.99958, -125.58288).  This is a beautiful campsite with boat access down the river to Lower Campbell Lake, where Rainbow fishing was pretty good once I was able to figure out where they were.  

Oh, and we decided to change out the living room TV while we were there... Habitat for Humanity gained a nice working 43" projection TV and we gained a nice LED TV that uses about 20% of the power, letting those coach batteries last right through both HNIC games.  Win-win.  

We also did a little touring of course, including a trip cross island to Gold River and Myra Falls.  

Kananaskis Country

Right after the August long weekend we rolled to Kananaskis Country to give campground managing a try.  We set up in Lower Lake Campground (50.63121, -115.11912) as the second couple at the campground and received excellent training from Pierre and Manon.

Seems like we never do things the easy way: we decided to change out the mattress to a Foam King... while we were in Kananaskis.  So, haul the old one 5 1/2 hours back to Edmonton to Christina's house, then pick up the new one at the warehouse in Calgary.  

July

We started July off with the parade in Fort Saskatchewan.

Then a weekend camping trip up to Ross Lake (53.82005, -110.48944) again with the Safiehs.  Fishing was much better, but unfortunately it was at the expense of the campsite and the beach.  Isabella won the fishergirl title handily with seven pike over the weekend (of course she learned everything from me) but also won the sympathy title as she wound up covered in swimmer's itch for a few days.  

The balance of the month was spent on yardwork, a little landscaping, and rebuilding Kathy's deck.  Ho hum.