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Mallorca
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Posted - 09/17/2006 : 12:37 AM
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Our day started in Vancouver grey and cloudy but once in Abbotsford the sky cleared letting pass glorious sunshine.
Our goal of the day: Tomyhoi Peak and see the insane views Darren mentions in Nistoned's TR.
The hike began with a sad note as we saw 3 hunters carring a young bear they had just shot, a feeling of nausea invaded me when I saw them grinning with pride. (I know some of you would no share my feelings but I'm just not used to see people carrying carcases of beautiful animals)
Out of the forest we couldn't see blue skies anymore and Baker appeared partially covered by big clouds...well it's still early, we thought, the weather may change...
Of course it changed, when we got to the tarns the temperature had dropped considerably, a chilly wind made us put on some layers while walking to keep warm. We saw the trail leading to Tomyhoi but we couldn't see it or any other mountains through the thick fog that had formed around us.
We decided to keep going but far was our hope of summiting. We got as far as somewhere before the tricky ridge mentioned in the scrambles book, where we saw no point in continuing as there wasn't any views and a big chance of having a nasty fall, at this point small flakes of snow were falling on us consistently.
On our way back we detoured to summit Yellow Aster Butte. When we reached the top we were lucky to have some amazing views as the skies cleared up and even enjoyed a few seconds of sunshine.
Tomyhoi, we are not done with you yet!
 lots of blueberry patches along the way
 Reflections of Berni and YAB on the tarn
 for the snow-fans, just before the ridge going towards Tomyhoi
 anyone could name these peaks? (please be kind I'm not from here...)
   snow hitting hard on our way to YAB (why is it call that btw?)
 looking back at the tarns from YAB's last scramble
 enjoying a few lovely seconds of sunshine
 who left the freezer's door open?! it's cold in here!
 Tomihoy lake?
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Caminante no hay camino, se hace camino al andar. |
Edited by - PiB on 09/17/2006 10:57 AM
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 Maple syrup lovin', tree huggin', face paintin' relocated Québécoise who is VERY serious about having fun
Vancouver
Canada
2637 Posts |
Posted - 09/17/2006 : 06:09 AM
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Originally posted by PiB
The hike began with a sad note as we saw 3 hunters carring a young bear they had just shot, a feeling of nausea invaded me when I saw them grinning with pride. (I know some of you would no share my feelings but I'm just not used to see people carrying carcases of beautiful animals)
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Originally posted by PiB
Tomyhoi, we are not done with you yet!
I like this attitude!!!  |
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surrey, bc
Canada
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Posted - 09/17/2006 : 08:10 AM
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good call paula.. it'll be there next time..
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 Best grilled cheese maker ever
Whitehorse, YUKON
Canada
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Posted - 09/17/2006 : 3:14 PM
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anyone could name these peaks? [size=1](please be kind I'm not from here...)
Those are the Border Peaks: Canada on the left, Oil Lovers on the right.
With all the arepas in your stomach, I'm sure you powered up the trail! Great TR, PiB! |
Edited by - darren on 09/17/2006 3:16 PM |
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Surrey, BC
Canada
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Posted - 09/17/2006 : 6:59 PM
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| The hunters should get a taste of their own medicine. What are they gonna do with bear meat? There isn't a big enough choice at the meat department at the supermarket? |
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Mallorca
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Posted - 09/17/2006 : 7:03 PM
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Darren, the arepas helped a lot! 
Thanks for naming those peaks!
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Caminante no hay camino, se hace camino al andar. |
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Happy go lucky, plaid wearin, postholin, safeway gaitor sportin, old-school film shootin, giver of many regards
Abbotsford, B.C.
Canada
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Posted - 09/17/2006 : 7:44 PM
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Beautiful Area This one I sure would love to do after seeing so many great pictures of this area..
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Coquitlam, British Columbia
Canada
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Posted - 09/17/2006 : 8:08 PM
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Utah's canyon trekking,deck chair packing desert explorer who dreams of visiting Canada someday
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Posted - 09/17/2006 : 8:13 PM
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Beautiful scenery! I like how it follows the scree with those huge dropoffs. I have a similar place to climb,one day, that involves some straddling of a scree to the summit. It's cooling off down here, too. Supposed to barely hit 90 degrees tomorrow for my outing.
I love it til it hits 96. Can't wait til my knee will allow me to do some elevation gains again. Glad you had some sunshine and the vistas opened up.
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May your trails be crooked, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing views ! Edward Abbey |
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Chilliwack, BC
Canada
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Posted - 09/23/2006 : 12:56 PM
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Please go easy on the hunters.
I can tell you why they were grinning.
Its because they knew that they were about to fill their freezers with 100-150 lbs + of the best sausage they'll ever eat for about $1.50 lb.
I hunt regularily, and killing bears humanely is just fine.
As most of you are regular, experienced hikers, I'm pretty sure I don't have to tell you how much the bear population in BC has increased in the last 10 years. They are becoming pests...there are so many of them. 'Wildlife managers' are now ENCOURAGING hunters to take a bear tag along with them when they go deer hunting.
Please go easy on us.
Thanks,
Rob.
Edit: You absolutely must try a 'bear' picnic ham. You'll never go back to store bought pork. I promise you that. |
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Foggy dreams of Baker
