Date: Sun, 11 Aug 1996 21:56:16 -0400
From: Eddiehintz@aol.com
Subject: Trip Report: The Feast!
Hey now,
It's 7 August and we are en route to Boya Lake Provincial Park, on
the Cassiar Highway in BC. This morning we lost 3 busses. Gary &
Corrine set off with the Freemans for Laird Hot Springs, thence to
Edmonton & Indiana respectively, and Sue headed for Fairbanks AK.
So of the original 14 busses we'll be down to 7 tonight at Boya Lake.
Tomorrow morning Bob Hoover and myself will head for Stuart BC/Hyder
AK, to get our taste of Alaska, and some fresh seafood, while the
others head down to Telegraph Creek on yet another poor condition
dirt road. It's somewhat sad to be slowly losing this wonderful group
of friends with which we've shared so much over the last 2 weeks,
many of whom live so far away it will likely be years before our
paths cross again. Another adventure lies ahead, yet my soul wishes
that this one wouldn't end. But it must.
However, we will have the memories.
One of them w
ill be The Feast. On the night of 5 August, we pulled
into the Wolf Creek Campground just south of Whitehorse. The list
was: Bob Hoover, myself, Pete & Sally, Sue, & Gary &
Corinne. As I mentioned in my last report, we had a group feast in
the works, and oh what a feast! Sally made this marvelous stew, with
fresh veggies & hamburger, Gary cooked up corn on the cob over
the campfire, everyone supplied parts of the salad, and Bob made
"Bob's Beans La Boom"! Truly exceptional, as only Bob's beans could
be, they consisted of refried beans, pork & beans, BBQ sauce,
mustard, and some "secret ingredients" all mixed up in an old coffee
can-Bob's standard cook kit. ;-) Pete & Sally found some
wonderful rolls at a bakery in town, and the Strawberry/Rhubarb pie
from the farm topped it all off. That meal will likely remain as one
of the high points of this trip for me, as we had everyone around the
table together to eat it. Just fantastic. Since we were staying there
the next day, we all stayed up late around the fire, and cooked
marshmallows. No one seemed to care that it was raining and spirits
were high. We had tarps rigged up, so they kept us dry. Summer seems
to have ended in the Yukon. The leaves have become golden, and the
temperatures have dropped radically since our northward route.
Amazing how just a week can make such a difference. It seems somewhat
fitting that the summer and our expedition should taper off together.
Slowly we approach the final curtain together. But sadly, after this
show, there will be no cast party.
Peace,
Eddie
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One of them w
ill be The Feast. On the night of 5 August, we pulled
into the Wolf Creek Campground just south of Whitehorse. The list
was: Bob Hoover, myself, Pete & Sally, Sue, & Gary &
Corinne. As I mentioned in my last report, we had a group feast in
the works, and oh what a feast! Sally made this marvelous stew, with
fresh veggies & hamburger, Gary cooked up corn on the cob over
the campfire, everyone supplied parts of the salad, and Bob made
"Bob's Beans La Boom"! Truly exceptional, as only Bob's beans could
be, they consisted of refried beans, pork & beans, BBQ sauce,
mustard, and some "secret ingredients" all mixed up in an old coffee
can-Bob's standard cook kit. ;-) Pete & Sally found some
wonderful rolls at a bakery in town, and the Strawberry/Rhubarb pie
from the farm topped it all off. That meal will likely remain as one
of the high points of this trip for me, as we had everyone around the
table together to eat it. Just fantastic. Since we were staying there
the next day, we all stayed up late around the fire, and cooked
marshmallows. No one seemed to care that it was raining and spirits
were high. We had tarps rigged up, so they kept us dry. Summer seems
to have ended in the Yukon. The leaves have become golden, and the
temperatures have dropped radically since our northward route.
Amazing how just a week can make such a difference. It seems somewhat
fitting that the summer and our expedition should taper off together.
Slowly we approach the final curtain together. But sadly, after this
show, there will be no cast party.