Nice to be on Spius Creek again, this time at a pretty low level. The good thing about the lower level was a much more leisurely pace and lots of time to enjoy the canyon scenery. The bad thing was that the run took 5 hrs vs a short and sweet 3.5 hrs last time. Last year with levels on the high side more focus was needed for the whitewater and I didn’t appreciate the amazing scenery quite as much. “Turbine” was the exception – it was a lot gnarlier at this low level and was portaged by half of the group.
Spius flows into the Nicola west of Merritt. The run is about 20k through an inaccessible canyon. More info can be found in my book....
Post from last years run.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Bridal: First High Flights - June 28
The many hours spent kiting the paraglider on the ground paid off making my first two flights low stress and very enjoyable experiences. This convinced me totally that this piece of blue fabric attached to a bunch of lines can actually fly! Still pretty amazing. After a long hot 6 hrs of parawaiting I got a chance to get in the air again for flight #2. No pictures of this event since I have my hands full (literally) and Pete is still too obsessed flying himself to get behind the camera, oh well...
Monday, June 2, 2008
Back to Skooks, May 31-June 1
Photo Kim Mackay
What happens if you are at Skooks and nobody else shows? Of course an excellent surfing weekend! That’s exactly what Donna and I did (while Pete spent some quality time para-waiting in Pembie). On Saturday at 10.9 knots Skooks offered a nice, moderate break. Funny enough, after we were finished a couple of the spectators told us how much they enjoyed our performance and thanked us for it! Well, we enjoyed it too... Sunday was a bit more exciting at 13 knots. The rooster tail put an end to our surf session, but a couple of Skooks locals arrived just at that time and demonstrated how the experts do it.
The pictures are actually from my trip two weeks ago. With just the two of us this time, I didn't want to leave Donna on her own (or miss any wave time) to get out and take pictures. Photo Kim Mackay
Photo Kim Mackay
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