It’s late September, the grass is green, days are high teens, nights are high single digits. Still we’re planning to close the campground October 14th.
The 2020 season was shortened by the Pandemic and travel was restricted. Still were calling our season 4 a success.
The campground is getting pretty quiet. The geese are returning. The nights are chilly but only one so far came close to freezing. The irrigation is shut down, the plumber is scheduled to shut down the wash house, so final preparations are nearly done.
Most of our guests this year were from Western Canada. Traffic to and from Alaska was drastically reduced. After the confusion of the first few weeks, Americans were given 5 days to get from the southern port of crossing to Alaska. Neither of us can recall any European visitors.
There was no 2020 Williams Lake Stampede. There were a couple of fund raising breakfasts and carbeques. There was a closed rodeo, High School rodeo and Little Britches all with maximum attendance of 50.
- Our night in BanffI often find it strange that when you decide to do something, the universe provides an answer. This time I saw an ad for an event on Sulphur Mountain called “Night Rise”.
- Classic Williams Lake Stampede PostersOver the years I’ve come across several classic Williams Lake Stampede posters. The classic ones contain a beat-up old red pickup. 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Previous Next
- JW Boothby’s W.W. 1 storyThanks to Joan Owen and Bruce Boothby for preserving these memories and for sharing them. I’d like to meet and flesh in some details. In the meantime, we’ll start with these photos and my initial observations. World War 1 recruits. John bottom row, 2nd from left. The soldier on the left has his arm … Read more
- Daunting but dying to startIt’s so fitting that I got a package of family treasures on Remembrance Day. It in are two envelopes, one of our grandfathers experiences in World War 1, the second of the 137th Battalion. There are also several other topics. I’m grateful to Joan Owen, Bruce Boothby and likely other family members for preserving these … Read more
- How did we do?This is day 10 of our Shred. Wondering how we did? For us, shredding is mostly about feeling better rather than weight loss. We’ve not had indigestion for the last 10 days. That’s big since it happens regularly and affects our sleep. When I’m not active and don’t eat well, my joints hurt. Shredding is … Read more