In early July we took our annual summer trip up to Prince George to visit my family. We typically arrive on or before Canada day but this year school went right to June 30th and we really didn't want to be travelling on Canada's 150th so we arrived on July 2nd. Our first full day included a trip to the Ancient Forrest. This is an inland temperate rain forrest which is quite rare and was only recently protected. They've done a good job with the park and the trees are quite impressive for the area.
The majority of our trip to Prince George was taken up by trips to West Lake where my Grandmother has property. The kids look forward to our time at the lake every year and this year we got the opportunity stay overnight where usually we just make day trips. (It's only 15 minutes away from my parents house.) My bother Eric recently purchased a trailer and camped it at the lake. It slept all of us comfortably and allowed us to spend more time then usually. It would have been better if the sky was clear for star watching. We did manage to get several canoe trips in including a trip past the boy scout camp to the area where the lake gets fed. We used to be able to go quite a ways up stream but now it's almost entirely blocked by trees. The lake itself is also quite a bit higher than it has been historically. I usually do some sort of project and this year I took some time to build a section of stairs down to the outhouse. Only got four stairs in but it did soften the steepest part. Will do some more next year.
The other favourite part of our vacation was multiple visits to see GG. (Great Grandma.) It's always fun listening to her stories about Prince George and there are always goodies on the table for us. We helped her start another puzzle this year which I'm sure she enjoys and hates at the same time. We got quite a bit done so hopefully the rest doesn't take her too long.
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