M and me: cowboy up

Ok so M and me, we have great friends. I reckon the BEST. They live all over the place, they are unique and intelligent people with interesting stories, deep loud thundering belly laughs, they validate us, they have generous hearts, open minds and desires for adventure. we love them. This weekend a variety of our friends met up to head to the North Okanagan area of Heffley Creek.  A speck on the map (if its even on the map?) north of Kamloops. Thanks to our mighty leader Mr. Jette we made his ranch property our home for the weekend. How sweet it was. 8 of us gathered, with 4 furry friends in his comfy cabin. Nestled at the base of Sunpeaks Mountain we spent our lazy days exploring the area and off-ing the odd gopher or two. Apparently they are quiet the nuisance around cowboy town. Ms. Sera our self-proclaimed cook kept our tummys full with tasty nom-noms from the kitchen (no gophers made it into the kitchen). we thank you!  We canoed, fished, watched the trout spawn as bald eagles whistled over head. With Phils help, Sera fell out of the canoe. puppies and canoe paraphernalia scattered. enter belly laughs, loud, looong and thundering. Sera wasn't laughing, and Phil didnt crack a smile but we all know he was laughing on the inside. haha Phil.  It also must be noted that clearly we are the most fashionable campers around with lots of plaid, canvas, funny boots and wool to go around. The mandate for the rainy days was to grab whatever you could get your dirty hands on and wear it proud. even bandanas? We convoyed up to Wells-Grey Provincial park for some more hiking and to see famous Helmeken falls. stunning!  After the sun went down we huddled up around raging bonfires, covered in even more plaid, laughing at the dogs and each otherdrying our boots out and  kicking up our barefoot hobbit feet up to some good ol' two stepping country tunes.

our may-long looked a little like this...