Boon-DOG-king.

 
We spent a few days boondocking at one of our favorite places near the  James River, in the Bearberry Valley, near Sundre, Alberta, Canada.

 Erik wants to go Quading. 

"...boondocking typically means staying in a completely undeveloped area." - Free camp-sites.

The weather was perfect.

 

Hubby made a delicious Chicken Potjie on a gas-burner. The dog's ramp made a perfect wind break.

 

Chicken Potjie kos with tomatoes, carrots, spinach, onions, potatoes, chicken broth, spices, etc. “In South-Africa Potjiekos (poy-kee-kos), directly translated “pot food”, is a stew prepared outdoors in a cast iron, round, three legged pot (the potjie) using either wood coals or charcoal. The traditional ingredients are meat, vegetables, starch such as rice or potato, and fluids such as water and wine. Common other ingredients include fruits and flour based products such as pasta. It is traditionally simmered for hours while people socialize around a fire, enjoying side dishes.” “Potjiekos originated from the Voortrekkers.” -Wikipedia

Skokijan  doesn't mind the smoke.

Erik waiting in he's chair for something to happen.

We were lucky to see 2 Geese floating pass, they also flew by, but I was too late with the camera.

 

The next day we had the left over Chicken Potjie in a sand-which made in a Pie Iron.  Our's is a Camp Chef Dual Square Cooking Iron from Cabelas.

We made them on the gas-burner, a pan on top keeps the finished one's hot.

Magic hour.

 

We were fortunate to see some Feral Horses again. You can see more photos and read about them in Feral Horses gallery.

Feral Horses 

Most of the photos were taken by my husband. 

“Wild horses” or “feral horses”? The debate rages on in Alberta, Canada. The provincial government believes that the wild horses west of Sundre, Alberta are the descendants of domestic horses used in logging and guiding/outfitting operations in the early 1900’s. The Wild Horse Society of Alberta (WHOAS) believes that they are of Spanish descent. WHOAS is so sure of this that they have sent away DNA samples to the University of Texas, Equine Genetics Lab for testing.” – Wild Horses Of Alberta

I made some more Hat-pins with Bead and wire, you can see more of my hat-pins here.

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James River, near Sundre, Alberta, Canada. Click here for more photos and information.

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