Camping with Horses.

Camping with Horses.
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We went camping for a week near Limestone mountain. Alberta. The first few days we had a heatwave and lots of wind, but the evenings were lovely. When it cooled down we had, rain, then hail and eventually snow.

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Smokeless Camping.

Erik loves camping.

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For our first camp of the season, we camped at one of our favorite spots, which we call Fallen Tree.

Spring Salmon Place.

After we got off the ferry, we drove to Sooke, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, where we dry camped for four days at Spring Salmon Place (KWL-UCHUN) Campground at Sooke Potholes Provincial Park. We had a nice spot next to the river. Site #44 is not level enough for a camper, so we had to lift the camper quite a bit. There is no power, cell-phone reception or Wi-Fi. 

Erik turns two.

Erik is a Australian Cattle Dog/Border Collie hybrid a.k.a. “Blue Border Heeler”. 

Born: 9.2.2017

See Erik Swim.

Our rig in front of our house.

Room with a view.

 We went random camping near Limestone Mountain and Limestone Creek near Sundre, Alberta for a few days again. We have gone camping in this area before, but it was the first time at this spot. We have named it Room with a view and it was spotless when we arrived.

Doggy heaven.

We went camping again at one of our favorite places next to the James River near Sundre, Alberta., Canada.

Camping is for the dogs.

 

We went Boondocking again for a few days at one of our favorite places on  the James River, near Sundre, Alberta, Canada. We saw some of the wild horses of Alberta (WHOA) again, you can read more about them here. 

 

“The Wild Horses of Alberta Society (WHOAS) was formed as a nonprofit society in 2002 after public outcry over the destruction of several wild horses that lived in the foothills and mountains of the Eastern slopes of Alberta. For the past 13 years WHOAS has been working on solutions for wild horse population management and has always felt that the Alberta wild horses require proper management and protection.”– Wild Horses of Alberta

Wild Horses of Alberta Society on Facebook.

 

Skokijan and hubby on the quad.

I took along some sketching paper, pencils a sharpener and erasers.

 

 I recently read a magazine article in a Somerset Studio Magazine by Quinn Mcdonald about Wabi Sabi, which has inspired me to take up drawing. "Wabi-sabi is a concept in traditional Japanese aesthetics constituting a world view centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete." Wikipedia

Wabi-Sabi and Your Journal.

 

 I also made some more  Hatpins and a monogram L (for Linda) from beads and wire. You can see some more of my Hatpins here.

   

I used wire, crimping beads, beads, round nose pliers, wire cutters and a crimping tool for the monogram.

 

The weather was lovely. Erik, Skokijan and hubby.

Erik taking a break.

Kris got wet.

Kris

We heard birds singing and a squirrel came right up to us.

Three dogs and two humans and he saw us, before we saw him.

 

On our last evening it started raining, fortunately we had put the tarps up. I dressed warmer and brought the wine closer to the fire.

We had enough firewood.

Erik and Skokijan on their mat.

Erik stealing my blanket and foot-stool

Eric enjoyed the camping trip and learnt a lot of new things, like swimming.

Erik on my lap.

The rain making puddles around the fire.

 

Hubby pulling away the fire-pit.

The next day the sun came out again and we said goodbye to the horses. 

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Erik’s first Camping trip.

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Erik’s first Camping trip.

 

We went Boondocking for a few days at one of our favorite places on  the James River, near Sundre, Alberta, Canada. We saw the wild horses of Alberta (WHOA) again, you can read more about them here.

 

"The James River is a medium-sized river in central Alberta. It is a tributary of the Red Deer River." - Wikipedia

 

This was Erik's first camping trip, swim in a river, ride on a quad, ride in the back of the truck, etc. but he handled it like a seasoned camper.

   

In the summertime we span our hammocks over the river, which you can see here.

 

We heard and saw many birds, geese and ducks also do flyovers.

Our camp.

“One dictionary defines boondocks as slang for rough backwoods or bush country. The term boondocking, also known to RV enthusiast as dispersed camping, dry camping or coyote camping, is used to describe camping in the midst of nature without the use of commercial campgrounds and hookups.” – Boondocking guide.com

Skokijan lying very close to the fire and Erik keeping warm.

Skokijan sleeping by my feet with Erik on his favorite lap.

Erik is a three-month old Australian Cattle Dog (ACD) a.k.a. Blue Heeler, relaxing on hubby's lap.

The other coast.

Erik loves the quad.

Erik also wants to do crafts.

Erik jumping on my lap, while I am trying to work with beads.

Happy dog!

Erik the lap-dog. As you can see the tarps were required because of the rainy weather.

Fortunately there is more than one lap (Erik has BIG feet).

Pork chops and grill basket vegetables on the grill (first time and it was good).

We mixed onions, carrots, mushrooms, tomatoes and celery with olive oil, rock salt, oregano and freshly ground black pepper in a bowl and then grilled them in a grill basket.

My favorite time of day (with a glass of wine that is not in the photo).

The dogs sleeping on their mat.

The boys must sleep sometimes.

Kris (she is getting old now).

Wet dog (he fell into the river)!

Running up!

Are you coming?

Running down the big hill.

Wet and not so cold, but he can take it!

Grilled chicken that tasted really good!

Hubby and Erik on his first "long" quad trip.

Me doing some scrapbook planning.

Erik in he's new den keeping a "watch full eye" on the camp site from the travel trailer.

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