Bowron Lakes Canoe TripSept. 22-26th, 2012

Alli Haftner

Beckers Lodge- Day 1

The three best friends that anyoneee can have!! Cabin mates . Zoe, Chase, and I.

Group bondage! Cody, Taryn, Chase, Zoe, Miranda, Jay, and I playing ridiculous games.

Just a little exhausted after kick the can.

Goodbye, group 2!

I think she finds our cabin acceptable. ;)

Off to Pat’s Point -Day 2

Packing up our canoes, excited to get on the water!

Wasn’t expecting it to be that hard! Taking a break at the entrance of Bowron River.

Trying our best to work as a team.

Didn’t expect it to be this beautiful!

The scorching sun was getting to us! Beautiful weather, and sun basking in the sand.

Off to Rum Lake- Day 3

The beautiful moose we woke up to, such a majestic creature!

One of the three portages. A nice walk through the jungle.

The clearest water all trip! Cariboo River.

It was a little shallow, but we made’r!

A bit chilly after the tepee sauna! Warming up by the fire.

Last visit to Pats Point- Day 4

Putting away the tepee from the sauna the night before. It was totally worth every second of it!!

The water filter was only a little bit broken. ;)

Don‘t let its looks deceive you.. Its not as fun and exciting as you think it is, especially when Nick, your partner, decides to be a naturalist and doesn’t bring wheels. -.-

The birthday kids with there jiffy pop! Lucky ducks..

Funky hair-do feast time!

Day 5- Coming home!

Its pretty amazing how this…. Turns into this!! In such a short period of time.

Its pretty self explanatory. ;)

We’re so close, I can almost taste the burger! A REAL MEAL!!!!!

She’s a happy frog..

Ness Lake- Day 1

Mr. Thomsons burnt toast. :p

Om nom nom nom!!!!

Ness Lake- Day 2

Enjoying ourselves! Such a great day. The beautiful view!

3 Things I LearnedSmudging; an aboriginal tradition to cleanse

your soul before you start your day. No matter how much you want do things on

your own, you will almost always do better with teamwork.

I learned how sensitive bears really are to smell, I never thought the littlest bit of food could attract a bear.

3 Things I need to improveI really don’t need my whole wardrobe on a

canoe trip!My stern paddling needs some SERIOUS

improvement.. More snack food, less stove-required food. (1 more for good luck) – I need to learn how

to not forget my stuff everywhere!

3 Things I did well I did well at learning different paddling

techniques quickly. I improved quickly on how to use my stove,

considering I was scared of it in the beginning.

I picked up that guy from Vancouver pretty well, too.