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| Paddling on Pitt Lake |
Now this was an adventure! To get to Widgeon Falls, one must drive to Pitt Lake, canoe or kayak across, make your way up a creek, and then hike a couple kilometers to a beautiful waterfall. This was my first time and I really enjoyed this day trip. The previous day Whiskey had cut her back paw so we were happy for a short walk (and a bootie to protect her).
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| The sunrise light on blueberry fields |
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| Arriving at Pitt Lake |
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| Whiskey and Millie, her half sister |
We woke up really early on Sunday to drive to the canoe rental shop since we had heard it can get really busy and we had a big group that didn’t want to miss out on canoes (11 people and 4 dogs). Well the shop was supposed to open at 8am but we didn’t realize we needed to knock next door in order to get the shopkeeper (presumably living next door) to open up so we waited around for a good half hour before figuring it out.
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| Tugging on a found sock, yucky! |
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| What mom? can we go yet? |
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| Millie checking out the view |
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| You got the canoe? Lets go! |
The canoe was wonderful and all dogs behaved themselves, even the boat with 4 people and 2 dogs (we were on a 3 person 1 dog canoe). Canoeing to the hike point can be harder than you expect if you aren’t used to paddling and steering but we had enough Canadians to work it out.
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| a 4 person 2 dog canoe |
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| Little Ginger was also keeping watch in her canoe |
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| It was hard to keep Whiskey fully inside |
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| Amazing mist on the creek |
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| Really beautiful scenery |
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| She kept sniffing the water |
We reached the hike point (also the camping grounds) in an hour and the hike itself is very pretty and quite short. The falls were fantastic (my best friend even trucked in a cake to celebrate my birthday early) and it was just wonderful to sit in the sun.
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| Beautiful light on the trail |
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| Millie takes a dip in the cold water |
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| Widgeon Falls |
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| Part of our group |
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| A little birthday on the rocks |
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| My family |
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| Millie inspects a hole |
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| Shira is our gorgeous 4th dog today |
We had paddled out in the early morning on high tide (Pitt lake is large enough to be tidal) but coming back was reaching low tide so there were moments the heavier canoes had to be pushed to get through some very shallow parts (it’s a good idea that someone has water shoes). Also, on the way back Whiskey decided she had enough with canoeing and jumped out into the marsh. We were really happy we could convince her to get back in without jumping out ourselves! I do believe my Vizsla is not the biggest fan of canoes and would rather walk.
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| Whiskey jumps out for a run |
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