Playin Hooky,,,,pic heavy

[MuseJr]

You have a nice place to play. Thanks for sharing...
Nice reflection shots. I really like the way those turned out.

[mbiraman]

Wow....you kinda live in Heaven))))))
Glad you got out there.
Shug

Thanks Shug,,,it is a beautiful place here/ I was glad i got out to.

Holy Crap !!!!!!
You live there?



Makes my woods look like downtown DC.

Jason

Ah,,,,, Sorry

HOLY COW WHAT SHUG SAID!!!
Not sure I could even go to work with that kinda scenery around me ... guess I get distracted too easily ... but WOW ... and the pictures were amazing.

Thanks for sharing that ... really!

Thanks Hawkeye,,it was a great day

That is an awesome piece of heaven!
and interesting graffiti on those rocks.

Looks like one amazing day of hooky - thx for sharing with us!

ps> the photo on my desktop background is a pic from the last time you posted -- of your kayak & those mntns with a little bit of snow on top. It looks like pure serenity to me!

Glad your enjoying them

Wow. Where do you live?

Can I come and live with you?

I'm in awe.

I'm in SE BC. Awe is good.

Beautiful!!

Thanks brian

I look forward to your pictures and trip report. Great looking pictures.

What was that on the rock face? Native American painting? That looked cool.

Yes, their native pictographs from centuries ago. Nice to know someone was in a canoe long ago and now i'm here so many yrs later.Hard to describe but i feel a bond of some kind.

Heaven on earth.



Whooooe Buddy.

Thanks Blaze,,,,its a good one.

Your hooky is like a trip of a lifetime! Where exactly is this place?

Its in SE BC,,,,,,,west of the rockies from Bamff and kind of sudden like turn left.

[Labrador]

Wow! That place is incredible.

[mbiraman]

I know it must have done your soul good--it was good for mine just looking at the pics. Great eye on those! Thanks for sharing so that we could enjoy it as well. Beautiful, beautiful place!

Glad your enjoying them

Nice Pics!

Thanks for sharing!

Jamie - nfa

Thanks Jamie

Stunning Pictures Awesome Hooky Day!

Hooky is good

Hey mbiraman,

Looks like you had a wonderful day. Those pictures are awesome, what a beautiful place to travel. Thanks for posting these so we can all seethe beautiful place you have to play in.

Thanks for enjoying it

Nice views. Thanks for sharing!

You welcome

Umm.....AWESOME!

Ummm,,,yes

mbiraman, I love when you post photos. Those really give me a wanderlust.

Thank you for sharing!

Your welcome

Some people sell DIY stuff. Some sell equipment. You my friend could sell trip reports.

That's too kind but thanks

Yeah, great report, great pictures. I'm envious of your backyard.

Glad your likin it

wow wow wow wow awesome pictures!!!

thanks

[mbiraman]

Those pictures could have not been any better if a National Geographic photographer had accompanied you. Awesome pics.

Thankyou

Yep, good for the soul....yours & mine !
Great pics.

I've done my job then

Like the others have stated..........Holy Crap!!!!!!!!!! I would never make it to work with scenery like that........thank you for the beautiful pocs and a break while I am in the office doing paperwork, blah!!!!!!

every place and person has their challenges,,,,,truly.

To echo the sentiment; scenery like that is my excuse for flunking out of college so many years ago. I tried to go to WCU in the mountains of western North Carolina. I was only minutes from the Smoky Mtns National park, the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Nantahala. That fact that Mbiraman gets any work done at all is a testament to his self-control.

I left ontario when i was nineteen. After a couple of months wondering around banff and Jasper i hit the Kootenays by accident. Other than 5 yrs in Vancouver i've lived the last 40 in the Kootenays,,,,well i spent plenty of time working seasonally around the province and seeing other equally beautiful places.

Don't know that I could ever visit such a place as I don't think I'd be able to leave.
Absolutely beautiful.

Every day is not like in the pics but when its good its good,,,and we all know beauty is skin deep,,,,but it doesn't hurt.

I just noticed you live in Kootenay. I dating a chick from there while working on the ship. If I would of known she lived in such a beautiful place I probably would have dated her longer.

I always love looking at your photos. Man you live in some gorgeous country. Thanks for sharing.

Fronkey

She wasn't a chick,,,she was a Kootenay girl,,,ah you missed your chance,,,probably not. Thanks for enjoying this stuff.

All I can say is Wow ... what great pictures ... thanks for taking us along!

your welcome

Someday I'll grab a picture of the toasted prarie all golden brown, then you'll forget all about your mountains.


okay, maybe not

Truly every place has its beauty. I look at some of the pics you guys post and long for flatter country sometimes,,more open woods,,,lazy rivers meandering for miles.

Your hooky is a dream trip for most of us!! enjoy. I could see a fishing rod strapped to that kayak if it were me But to each his own!

Thanks for sharing-

Yea i'm not a fish eater but they are out there.

on the bucket list... paddle with Mbiraman. WOW!

Thats too kind,,,thanks for enjoying it.

[mbiraman]

You have a nice place to play. Thanks for sharing...
Nice reflection shots. I really like the way those turned out.

It was a great day for that ,,,irresistible. Thanks

[sturgeon]

Mbiraman, when i scan the trip reports, i always hope to see your name! Thanks again for the great pics and the chance to live vicariously in BC for a few minutes.

The shores of that lake look totally pristine. Is there any development along its shores, or are we only seeing the unspoiled parts? If there's road access, must be logging, or cabins, or something. Just wondering.

[HangingKayaker]

Just awesome, love the flat water and especially the boat!! We don't have many of these days left so glad you were able to squeeze in a perfect day.

s

[mbiraman]

Wow! That place is incredible.

Its a good place

Mbiraman, when i scan the trip reports, i always hope to see your name! Thanks again for the great pics and the chance to live vicariously in BC for a few minutes.

The shores of that lake look totally pristine. Is there any development along its shores, or are we only seeing the unspoiled parts? If there's road access, must be logging, or cabins, or something. Just wondering.

Thanks for enjoying the TR's
Thankfully there's not a lot of big development at the moment .Of course there was huge development 100-130 yrs ago during the mining boom. At that time most or the surrounding hills were burned off. There are a three small towns on the east side of the lake. Town's of about 250 to 350 people. The hyway is on the east side but because of the topography much of it is away from the lake with the exception of the north end where the hyway runs close to the lake and therefore you can hear logging trucks, Harley's, chip trucks heading to pulp mills etc. Almost all the west side of the lake is a provincial park, Valhalla Prov. Park, with the exception of a few private lots,, no roads. BC does mean logging. When you leave the main valleys where people live you are in logging country and cut blocks abound but this does give you access to areas as well. Its what comes with being in a resource province. Thankfully the mnts make it difficult for industry to clear cut everywhere. Because we live in a beautiful place we are generally opposed to big developments and stop then when we can. Right now an incredible place,Jumbo Pass area in the Percell Mnts east of here, is slated for a huge ski resort,,,ruining it .Some of us don't like these job making ventures at the sacrifice of the natural surroundings ,,,,but that's another discussion. Being away from the city is a start. The scenery is beautiful but not as easy to travel as other area's of North America because of the mnts and thick forest.
Still ,,,,beautiful

Just awesome, love the flat water and especially the boat!! We don't have many of these days left so glad you were able to squeeze in a perfect day.

s

No Kidding. I had lots of plans for this year , most of which didn't happen because of the much needed job i'm on. Snow in 5-8 wks. Got to get out when its easy while we can. Then ,,embrace winter.

[yakinkate]

Perfect paddle day! Sunny, windless, beautiful. As an avid paddler, made me wish I was there! I call playing hookey, mental health days! They are a needed part of my life! Paddle On!