The big 5-0

The Baja gang.

Chris, Kisbet, Carl, Linda, Ken, Heather and Chula.

Clavin, Linda's grandson, helps me blow out my candles!


The road down from camping at Twin Falls and the Hudson Bay Glacier, in Smithers.

Around Smithers.

Looking down into Crater Lake on the top of Hudson Bay Mountian.

We hiked the alpine on Hudson Bay Mountain.

Well, I made it half a century and having a blast. Ken and I spent my birthday in Smithers with friends from the Baja(Linda-at whose beautiful log house we were staying, and Chris and Carl-who you might remember from our stay in Likely) eating, drinking and being merry, oh life is good!

The area is beautiful, the starting of rolling farmland yet still in the mountains with glaciers and many lakes. We did a few hikes in the area, around Hudson Bay mountain and rode around Babine Mountain range on a forestry road, the sun even came out for a day or so to lift our spirits. When we were not exploring the area we spent time taking in the parade, it was Fall Fair time in Smithers, play cards and taking in the local museums and visiting with Linda's wonderful family. Linda family has lived in Smither for generations and there are pictures of her family and grandfather, who was a skiing legend in this town, in all the local museums. In Smithers there is a what we call Dahlieville which is similar to Fickeville in Westbank!

After just about a week it is time for us to move on from Smithers and Linda's great hospitality, before we wear it out, and move on. It has been a great time here and I'll always have fond memories of my 50th!