Blogs from Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada, North America - page 4

Well folks, last time we wrote we were in Lake Louise, waiting for the sun. The sun DID come out, even though it never got warmer than 7C... We got to the crag and started climbing at 10.30 am and gave up around 4, happy and with numb hands. The rock was beautiful, tons of colour, ledges and lay backs, super solid. Enough routes to climb for weeks. After a great day of climbing, we were really excited and wanted to climb more and therefore decided to NOT go to Jasper but to drive down to Penticton and Skaha instead. After a late lunch we were so cold and snacky that we decided to pick up coffee and treats and drive down to Radium Hotsprings, which we, for some reason, thought was close by. It turned ... read more

Der Wind weht mir als stechender Schmerz um die Ohren, das Herz rast und das Atmen faellt mir in dieser Hoehe schwer, doch das Gefuehl des Triumpfes, des Triumpfes ueber den Berg, ueber die Natur laesst alle diese Unannehmlichkeiten von mir abprallen, wie eine dreilagige GoreTex-XCR-Jacke den nicht enden wollenden Regen, der mir noch vor ein paar Wochen in Vancouver nicht von der Seite wich, abperlen laesst. Ich stehe, ueberwaeltigt von Gefuehlen, auf dem hoechsten Punkt des Kootnay Mountain und lasse die atemberaubende Aussicht auf mich wirken. Noch kann ich es nicht fassen, dass ich ganz alleine, mit ausgeliehenen Schneeschuhen diesen Berg in all seiner Maechtigkeit, Rauheit und Brutalitaet unter Aufbietung all meiner Kraefte bezwungen habe, im Kampf Mann gegen Berg. Vielleicht haette ich nicht so viel Yukonbier aus Yellowknife trinken sollen und vielleicht sollte ich ... read more

Osoyoos, July 25, 2005 We got up early Monday morning and set out for Osoyoos after a quick breakfast of raisin bran. Roberta drove most of the way to Osoyoos, while Katherine knitted. We have been to Osoyoos many times, but always in September or October, and it is one of our favorite places to camp. We always go to the Inkameep campground, which is right on the lake, and we had made a reservation there for this one night. We always had an intuition that Osoyoos would be a zoo during the summer months, and we sure found out what a zoo it is today. There must be nearly 1000 people stuffed like sardines into the 200 or so sites here. Most people are camping in RVs, and it’s condo camping. Add to this a ... read more