Jeremy

Since Jeremy can't seem to log on (he has tried quite a few times and is ready to smash Google in the head)... I will post for him.  Due to his broken wrist he won't be able to make this trip :(  He is getting the pin taken out next week, but it won't be healed enough for any kind of trek up a mountain! 

He is very bummed.

24 more days

Is everyone really busy? Are we going to do Kokanee again or is everyone happy to do Fosthall? I was kinda expecting some feedback, comments one way or the other on what we all wanted to do...
We need to get this rolling or we'll end up pissing away Friday picking up supplies and not get to the base parking area until Saturday night. I guess we can wing it and hope for the best, I'm pretty happy to roll
K-town drinking beer and checking out the chicks :)

4X4 Route update

If we decide to go to Fosthall, it looks like a pretty good run in on the forestry service roads, to avoid the ferries...



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Continues where google doesn't know there's a road, up to below Margie Lake, where we park and start hiking.

Input?

Still waiting on input from Rob...will you be able to make it, and any preference on where we go? Also everyone has to decide if they want camp up on the mountain or in a campground. Or we could play that by ear, based on the weather at the end of July, seeing as Whistler is still getting snow, the mountain we end up going to could be as well. I am posting up some info on Mt.Fosthall for consideration, let me know what you think.

Info on Mt.Fosthall

Mt Fosthall summit via the "driver's route" departing Kelowna and travelling via hwy 6 east of Vernon, then further east across the Arrow Lk at the Needles ferry. We then travel north a ways to the Arrow Pk ferry which crosses the Arrow Lk again westward. Once back on land it's an hour or so to the Margie Lk trailhead at ~1400m. A 2-3 hour hike to the basecamp at Big Peters Lk at ~1600m and set up camp. Next day a 3-4 hour hike up to the summit  at ~2700m then wander around and explore. There are several other areas to hike the day after.
If we go the other route via Spectrum Lake it will be closer to 6 hours hike up from the parking lot to Big Peters Lake camp area. The "driver's route means more time in the 4x4 gaining elevation and less time in the boots gaining elevation. Also if we want to be adventurous, we can avoid the ferries and just 4X4 the whole way in...

http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/monashee/

http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/monashee/monashee.pdf

http://www.kamloopstrails.net/?p=1408

http://www.clubtread.com/sforum/topic.asp?topic_id=2616

7th annual...

I was wondering when someone would get this going. I was thinking the other day that we should try and go somewhere in the Okanagan, so if Rob comes he can roll in a visit with his kids, etc.
Boucherie was not the first place that came to mind, but we won't be hiking in the snow and freezing our butts off at night up there. Not taking cheap shots at Morty, we've been very lucky in all the other years that the weather has been between ok and really awesome.The coast has gotten record snow the last few years and last summer was particularly cold and rainy. That being said, I'd be happy camping in Joels backyard and hiking up Little White, or doing a full up the mountain camping hike, if that's what people want to do, I don't care.
I have a family camping trip up to Mt.Robson in the second week of August, so I would prefer not to go into the kootneys this year if possible. It's a lot of driving 2 weeks in a row.(unless someone else is driving...?) I would like to go to the Kokanee Glacier one year, since I missed it the first time.
In response to Joels questions:
1. My main goal with this trip is to hang out with you guys, it's the only time I get to do that.
2.Fav memory is a tough one, loved camping/hiking Diamondhead, also Abbott Ridge was awesome.
I prefer camping on the mountain, because its so cool, but its way more work, and that leads me to...
3. I'm in really bad shape. I know I always say I'm in the worst shape ever, but this time its true.
However, apparently I have 8 weeks to get working on that :)
4-7. I am prepared for anything, able to go anywhere, and definitely a liability to myself and others!

Tick tock

Hello all, Wow like a week from today will be June- crazy Which means we are like 2 months away.... We are 8 weeks away(that sounds closer) So if we are going to do this we need to start some dialog So you all need to think about this and get commenting, few questions to consider: •what do I want out of this trip? •what has been my fav memory of all the trips? •what kinda shape I am in? What am I prepared for? •am I able to go? •where do we go next? •am I a liability to the others? J/k So ask yourself these questions and let get crack'n and commenting What's it going to be? Jumbo 2012? Monashee 2012? Boucherie 2012? I'll put it out there right now - every year I put more and more on my plate... Or is that more kids and less on my plate? Either way, I have a rediculus list of things in front of me before the trip... I will not be able to do alot of the planning/organizing - I do feel I can be an asset to a limited means, but none the less still willing to put in for a share of the work. Thank you morty for stepping up last year, things never go as plan ;) I think we all still had a blast so thanks again! Hope to hear from y'all soon