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North America » Canada » British Columbia » Clinton June 18th 2017

I want to start out my blog today by wishing all you dads a Happy Fathers Day. My dad has been gone since 2002 but I think about him often especially on this day. We took off from Hope, B.C. in the rain and traveled about 35 minutes up the road to Hells Gate where there is a tram that takes you across the canyon. I wasn't quite sure about this since I am 1) claustrophobic, and 2) afraid of heights. We got there, I saw it and decided I could do it. They were pet friendly which meant Karlie could go! She liked the tram ride as evidenced by the picture. It really was a spectacular gorge with raging water running below. From there we stopped for the night in Clinton, B.C. at the Gold ... read more
Karlie & Don getting ready to ride the tram.
Looking down in Hells Gate.
The railroad that runs through the canyon.

North America » Canada » British Columbia » Clinton May 18th 2016

I'm starting this at 10.05pm a little inebriated in bed stuffing my face with crisps and bounty bars! The temptation to write we did a big hike, saw a pretty lake then got pissed was strong but I think today earned a bit more effort! So what actually happened was..... We got up meaning to get an early start but didn't leave whistler until about 10am. We were aiming for Clinton 3.5 hours away. On the way was Joffre Lakes. There are three: lower lake which is about 400 metres from the car park, middle lake which was advertised as 2.5 hours walk from the first lake and upper lake a further 30mins away. Somehow we managed to get lost even finding the car park, I'd read during my research that it was 15mins north of ... read more
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