Pocketful of Memory Cards

After we left Interior Whitewater Expeditions , we drove to the near by Dutch Lake Resort to make a dinner reservation at The Painted Turtle .  We had looked at Dutch Lake Resort as a possible place to stay but there were no vacancies when it came time to book our accommodation.  Once we arrived, we discovered a calm lake surrounded by trees, replete with lily pads, turtles, fish, and a sandy beach at one end.  The resort looked clean and well run, but the cabins seemed fairly close together.  And right behind the cabins there were about fifty RV's, also close together.  I don't think we would have enjoyed this spot as much as Alpine Meadows and Across the Creek Cabins .  It looks like a good spot for families though. Children were running around, canoeing, swimming in  the lake... ...and picking moose noses. The public beach at the south end of Dutch Lake. Views from the Dutch Lake Resort dock. We booked our table for two a...

In Kelowna I scoured book stores and the web for info on Wells Gray Park but only managed to have success online. Though  www.wellsgray.ca helped me make a few plans, I'm old school and need to see maps, photos and descriptions spread out before me, like a general preparing to invade and conquer.  Once we hit Clearwater, I looked forward to getting some of those colourful glossy brochures with things to see and do, just like all the ones we have at tourist info booths in Kelowna. We arrived at the Visitors Information Centre around  noon and though the staff was very nice, I didn't find them all that helpful.  Maybe I just didn't ask the right questions.  There were no Wells Gray brochures.  The  best they could do was a legal sized paper with a map of the park and tiny dashed lines showing the hiking trails, almost too small to read.  There was a binder with more detailed maps of each hike, but you couldn't purchase copies of them.  I...

Serenity Now! Alpine Meadows Resort is located about twenty minutes south of the village of Clearwater along a bumpy and windy dirt road. The main lodge. Our cabin  This really was a lovely start to our Wells  Gray vacation.  There was enough to do nearby to fill two days and it really was more luxurious than we expected.  We had booked it last minute as our original plans for the first two days fell through.  In hindsight it would have been a nice way to end the trip.  I sure would have appreciated soaking in the hot tub the day after that three and half hour horseback ride.   The view from our deck.  Hallamore Lake is about a ten minute walk down the hill. The start of a delicious dinner at the Boathouse Restaurant  Early evening on Hallamore Lake Watching the sky turn pink from the hot tub.   The next morning, from my meditation spot. If I had to use one word to describe...