Sam And Saundra's Second Time Around - Part 49

Sam And Saundra’s Second Time Around – Part 49

Canada

6/18/11 – Summit Lake

We cheer at Buckinghorse River, chug through Fort Nelson, and see our first moose.  Wait a sec.  We see our first MOOSE!!! There, that’s more like it!  Excited we all were! 

Moose

A little while later – we saw our first BEAR!!! That was exciting too.

Brother Bears

We make it to Summit Lake (Stone Mountain Provincial Park) – very postcardesque.  The lake was reflecting awesome mountain views and its edges were shallow enough to wade in.  We played.  Owen saw a beaver by the beaver dam up the stream a ways.  Sam and Owen climbed part of the hillside, while I started, but had to stop to look at and for rocks.  We had a campfire, just so we could burn/consume S’mores.  Since we had been directed by the camp host to use two lakeside spaces – we sprawled and enjoyed. Sam and I could have used our fold-a-boat, but we left it home this trip.  Owen continues to teach us new card games and we played out by the lake until it was time to rest up for tomorrow. I fear that we are setting our regime for the trip.  Stay up late – darkness is not so dark – and sleep in.  Tough life we have introduced Owen to. We need to keep this place in our dreams (more trustworthy than mere memory) – well worth revisiting. 

Owen And Summit Lake