Nahmint Valley

Beautiful Nahmint Lake

our campsite in the old growth trees

the trees kept us cool during the heat of the day

we love this kind of natural camping...and its free...go figure

I used the quad to take the boat and motor down 

and soon we were flying down the lake

looking north up the lake and the fabulous Nahmint Valley

this is Blackies Beach half way down & across the lake

Skipper Arlene...after a few days we found a pattern on the lake,

from early morning until about 10:30ish it was flat calm

as soon as we felt some wind we headed home

because all hell would break loose a 1/2 hour later

so when the wind was up we went quadding

we zipped by these two big trees several times

on our adventures into the valley

waterfalls were everywhere

Nahmint River flows through a deep and colourful gorge

Gracie Lake high on a plateau

and then we climbed higher

Klitsa Mountain

Nahmint Mountain

end of this road...deep culverts out...deactivated

lots of ripe huckleberries made for some pink poop 

and then there were salmon berries

more giants

capturing that special light

water flowing down from a cloud covered Nahmint Mountain

up close there is a giant bolder waiting to fall

we are now at the south end of the lake looking north,

the river flows in on the left and our campsite is on the right,

in the distance Nahmint mt on the left...Klitsa is in the middle

we quadded to the base of both mountains

back at the north end

our campsite is below on the left in the old growth,

the river comes in on the far side

up close there is a big sand delta

it was sweet over at the river looking down the lake

in the distance the hump in the middle is where 

we quadded to when we went to the south end

a nice breeze in the warm grass

looking up the river

another roaring creek headed for the river 

a quiet moment on a calm Nahmint 

yet in no time it was blowing again

signs of a busy woodpecker

and sure enough he showed up for a moment

not sure what kind of bird this fella was

and who is this ghostly looking guy

then there were these characters

Russ & Arlene