We loved taking our 9 month old twins there and can't wait to return, especially when they start to fish on their own!
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| In Truckee, the twinnies got to take their first ride in the Hulk! | At home, we practice safe jumping! | First swim lessons :) |
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| Bodie looking ultra cute in San Francisco | A packed flight from SFO to YVR |
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| Zoe telling us a story in the Vancouver hotel. That travel high chair was awesome! | The Pilatus. Amazing aircraft! |
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| The panel on the PC12. Slightly more modern than the 182 :) | Bodie loves the earmuffs. He fell asleep shortly after :) | Zoe is less certain. She ripped them off repeatedly... |
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| Downtown Vancouver | The first half of the flight had a lot of this. We were at 16000' | Then it gradually opened up |
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| So gorgeous |
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| Chilko Lake, almost there! |
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| Chilko lake | Descending down to Chilko Lake |
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| 50+ miles long... | The valley south of Tsuniah |
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| Tsuniah Lake airstrip! | Left downwind |
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| Tsuniah Lake, turning left base | Tsuniah Lake with Chilko lake in the background, and the private grass airstrip |
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| Final approach |
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| Our cabin for the next few days :) | Nap time for the twinnies :) |
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| The lodge |
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| View from the bedroom. | First boat ride for the twins! | Bodie's not sure what to think of this... |
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| Tsuniah Lake. So gorgeous!!! | Teaching Zoe about tenkara fishing |
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| Lunch spot on day 2 | Yummy!!! |
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| Blustery weather on the 2nd day | The 3 182's from California |
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| Stanley in his element |
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| The power station :) |
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| Chilko Lake |
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| Scott, Linda and Kevin on the boat dock at Chilko |
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| Duck house | Boating across to the trailhead |
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| Coco who accompanied us on our hike | These guys are ready to go home :) |
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| The next generation of Tsuniah Lake fishermen | Zoe making growling noises? |
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| The smokehouse |
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| a 4-mile run down to Chilko and back |
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| We 'borrowed' 3 other dogs to keep us safe from bears on the run :) |
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| Eagle fishing |
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| The day of departure... |
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