Tory, Rachel, Grandpa Merrill and Tom made the 13 hour exodus from Wenatchee to Anahim Lake. We left after work on Tuesday and drove until 1 AM to Cache Creek. We found a cheapo hotel where a cute asian lady wondered what was happening when somebody wanted to check in at that hour.
The next morning we finished the drive to Anahim Lake after a stop in Williams Lake for gas and breakfast at McDonalds (which led to more gas!) I was happy that the #7 Sausage, Egg and Cheese McGriddle is available in the Great White North as well. The sausage tastes a little different. Just like their "bacon".
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efore Hanceville (aka the Rick Powerslide Corner) Tory and Grandpa yell out "There's a bear". After waiting for all the traffic to pass (ha, ha!) we made a U-Turn and Tory posed as lunch meat for our friendly brown bear (see photo).
I loved the short video of Rachel casting to the rising trout. She admittedly cast a little too downstream, but there were no shortage of feeding fish. Between the fishing, the s'mores, and a nightly game of Hearts we had a great time. Dad introduced the girls to Shooting the Moon by using his standard "Oh, no! I took the Queen of Spades. I can't believe it! Now how to I get out of the lead? Maybe by leading this?" (Down goes the Ace of Hearts followed by the King, Queen and Jack. At least some things are consistent in this world!)
We returned home to see the fire in Kelowna start (we were NOT the cause!).
It was a great trip. Not sure when we'll make it again, but it was a great time and an inexpensive trip.
The next morning we finished the drive to Anahim Lake after a stop in Williams Lake for gas and breakfast at McDonalds (which led to more gas!) I was happy that the #7 Sausage, Egg and Cheese McGriddle is available in the Great White North as well. The sausage tastes a little different. Just like their "bacon".
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efore Hanceville (aka the Rick Powerslide Corner) Tory and Grandpa yell out "There's a bear". After waiting for all the traffic to pass (ha, ha!) we made a U-Turn and Tory posed as lunch meat for our friendly brown bear (see photo).Anahim Lake Resort has had slow business but the fishing was as good as ever. The girls had a blast and became quite proficient at casting, hooking, landing and releasing their own fish. They also found that squawfish have a taste for puffy Cheetos (see photo).
I loved the short video of Rachel casting to the rising trout. She admittedly cast a little too downstream, but there were no shortage of feeding fish. Between the fishing, the s'mores, and a nightly game of Hearts we had a great time. Dad introduced the girls to Shooting the Moon by using his standard "Oh, no! I took the Queen of Spades. I can't believe it! Now how to I get out of the lead? Maybe by leading this?" (Down goes the Ace of Hearts followed by the King, Queen and Jack. At least some things are consistent in this world!)
We returned home to see the fire in Kelowna start (we were NOT the cause!).It was a great trip. Not sure when we'll make it again, but it was a great time and an inexpensive trip.
2 comments:
Yup, they are definitely Tom's kids. I'd recognize that casting technique anywhere! But there is one advantage to it - you get two chances to hook a fish on every cast - once in front of you and once behind you.
You have to go again! Katie and I were just talking about how much we love it there and that we want to go.
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