WALL TENTING IT....

ALL'S WELL HERE.....    WE ARE OUT IN THE HIGH VALLEY WORKING ON TRAIL.  WE HAVE A WALL TENT SET UP AND DON'T COME BACK TO BASE CAMP, THAT WAY WE GET MORE TRAIL DONE.  IN 10 DAYS OF REAL HARD WORK WE HAVE MADE IT TO WITHIN 3 KM OF WALKER'S VALLEY LINE CABIN.  USUALLY WE GET 200 METERS CLEARED EACH DAY, BUT YESTERDAY WE HAD A GREAT DAY AND DID 450 METERS, BUT NOW WE ARE EXHAUSTED AND NEED SOME TIME OFF FROM THE GRUNT WORK.  
TOMORROW WE ARE FLYING OUT OF HERE TO GO AND GET OUR NEW PUPPY.  HANNAH WILL HAVE A GREAT TIME WITH HER.  SHE'S A BLUE HEELER, BORDER COLLIE CROSS.  HAVEN'T NAMED HER YET UNTIL WE SEE HERE.  IT WILL BE GREAT FUN.  
OUR OLD DOG HANNAH IS DEAF NOW AND LIKES TO SLEEP LOTS.  
WE'VE GOT PHOTOS OF SETTING UP THE WALL TENT AND WILL PUT THEM ON WHEN THINGS ARE NOT SO BUSY........   HOPE EVERYONE IS HAVING A GREAT SUMMER ....   WE SURE ARE.    

WE'RE OUT OF HERE ON WED EARLY.... IF ALL GOES WELL

OUR TRAPPER FRIEND IN HIS MAUL IS GOING TO PICK US UP.  THE BEAVER IS HAVING A NEW ENGINE PUT IN IT AND WON'T BE FINISHED BEFORE WE NEED OUT.  IT HAS BEEN HECTIC TRYING TO GET READY TO LEAVE.  THE POTATOES ARE COMING UP AND THE TOMATOES ARE 1 1/2 FEET TALL IN THE GREENHOUSE.  THE CHICKENS WILL ONLY HAVE THEIR HEN HOUSE AND THE OUTSIDE ROOFED , FENCED PEN.  THERE IS A GRAVITY FEED WATER HOSE THAT FLOWS THRU THE OUTSIDE PEN AND THERE WILL ALSO BE LARGE WATER FEEDERS AND LOTS OF FOOD.   VIKKI WILL FLY IN WITH A LOAD OF SUPPLIES IN 7 DAYS TO MAKE SURE ALL IS WELL AND COLLECT EGGS AND WATER GARDEN.  BRYAN IS FLYING  TO CALGARY AND GRANDE PRAIRIE TO SEE HIS CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN FOR 10 DAYS. 
DON'T KNOW WHEN THE NEXT POST WILL BE.......   HAVE A GREAT START OF THE SUMMER.  SURE ENJOYED KNOWING YOU WERE OUT THERE AND HOPEFULLY HAVE GOTTEN A FEEL FOR HOW WE LIVE.   THANKS FOR ALL THE COMMENTS..... IT ADDED ONE MORE THING TO MADE THE WINTER PASS ENJOYABLE. 

TRUMPETER TRUMPS RIVAL

 WHAT YOU ARE NOT SEEING IN THIS PEACEFUL PICTURE IS THE LONE TRUMPETER ABOUT 1 KM DOWN THE LAKE.  THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS PAIR HAS TRIED TO CHASE THE NEW COMER OFF. 

THE TWO MALES

THE RED-BREASTED MERGANSER

 THIS IS THE FIRST PAIR WE HAVE EVER SEEN.  THESE ARE ONE OF THE FASTEST FLYING DUCKS.....  CLOCKED FLYING AT 160 KM/HR. (100 MILES/HR)