Silent Bottle Drive - Thank You!

BIG thanks to everybody who donated bottles and cans this summer to raise money for the River City Racers Speed Skating Club. The Wynne and Currie skaters raised $375! Ice time does not come cheap and new equipment is needed so this is a great boost to the club. Thanks so much!

So long Woody Life, hello Kami Log Cabins

From this new website called Kami Log Cabins it looks like we have a vacation village in the community. There's some interesting and somewhat conflicting information on the site. For example, the link to the "register" page takes you to a form to request information:

If you would like more information about KAMI at lac le jeune including selling schedules, please complete this registration.

Yet these bold letters are at the bottom of every page:

THIS IS NOT AN OFFERING FOR SALE.

On the "about" page the description needs a little editing. :-)

Just two hours from Vancouver, nestled between pine...

I think the pine trees came down last week! And I think 2 hours from Vancouver won't get you much beyond Hope.

Anyway, I don't have any information about the project, but thought others might be interested in seeing this site.

Lac Le Jeune Quilters

I'm new to Lac Le Jeune as of this past summer and I'm a longtime quiltmaker. I have learned that I'm not the only one here at the lake with an interest in quilts, so I thought it might be fun to have an informal get together at my house. We'll have a little show and tell and perhaps this will be the start of a small quilt group right here at Lac Le Jeune. And if you have never made a quilt, that's OK! If you know of others who might be interested, please let them know. I hope to see you on Thursday, October 2, from 1:00 to 4:00. My house is on the little lake--the first house as you walk or drive from the lodge entrance. My number is 250-372-8612 if you have questions or email me if you'd prefer: jennyperry1@gmail.com. Hope to see you then . . . and be sure to bring quilts to share if you have them.

Hunting season is here!

A reminder that hunting season is here. Yesterday Pam and I ran into four hunters on the Stake Lake ski trails. It is legal for them to be there (Can you believe that hunting is legal on recreational trails???). So be aware when you are out walking or biking.
Bev

Overlander Ski Club needs your help!

Do you enjoy using the Stake Lake ski trails? Then plan to attend the Overlander Ski Club General Meeting Monday, September 8th, 2008 from 7-9:00 at the Hertitage House in Riverside Park. There are several volunteer positions that need to be filled in order to run full operations during the 2008/09 winter season.

• Members at Large (2)
• Publicity
• Social Committee
• Ski League
• Way and Means
• Vice President
• President

Geocaching around Lac Le Jeune

We love what the Lac Le Jeune area provides in the way of outdoor activities.
Hiking, mountain biking, water sports, snowmobiling, X-country skiing, 4x4ing, the list is endless.
If you have GPS, a sense of adventure and enjoy these outdoor activities, you should try geocaching!

What is Geocaching? Think of it as a hi-tech treasure hunt. A geocacher hides a container (the cache), then posts the cache coordinates and description on an Internet website allowing others to hunt for the cache. There are about 20 caches placed in the Lac Le Jeune area ranging in size from a small magnetic container up to a large ammo-can. They contain at minimum a log book which you sign, and some contain small trade items, usually things from a dollar store.
Some caches require a short walk, others require a hike, bike ride or a trip in a boat.
It's a fun activity for the whole family.

To learn more about geocaching visit http://www.geocaching.com
If you want to search geocaching.com for caches close to LLJ use:
N50 28.980
W 120 28.9370

Steve

BIG catch award

Jim Phillips (aka Cap'n Jim and now aka Champ) is the winner of this year's BIG CATCH AWARD, men's category, at the Highland Valley Copper annual Trojan Pond fly fishing fund raising tournament. This is a picture of Bob Brown's trophy, won in 2003. So it's a reasonable facsimile of the actual trophy Jim will receive, and the trophy Jim receives will be a reasonable facsimile of the actual fish that he caught. Complicated but true :-)

Speaking of big fish, our poll shows that 12 people believe that a trout weighing over 7 lbs will be caught in Lac Le Jeune this summer. 5 say it won't happen. Have any fishers proven the naysayers wrong yet?

Sunday Bike Ride

It's supposed to warm up for our bike ride this Sunday. Here is the plan:

When: Sunday, August 3
Meeting Place: Lookout Road
Departure Time: 8:30 a.m.
Length: About 3 hours
Route: Through park to Stake Lake trails: Drifter - Rustler - Ambush - Bushwacker to McConnell Hill hut. Stop for a snack and return via Sidewinder.
Level of difficulty: Medium - only because of the amount of uphill and length. No single track or challenging terrain.

Here's the view on a nice day. Did I mention it will be a nice day?

Cattle on the loose!

Question: What do you do and who do you contact when you spot cattle wandering on the wrong side of the fence?

Answer: (I need help with this answer!)

Teddy Bear's Picnic?

We're enjoying our first summer as residents of Lac Le Jeune and all that it has to offer.  Each day it's a treat to observe what is happening with the wildlife around the lake.  Usually it's the ducks and geese with their young or a beaver hauling a new branch through the water to his lodge at the end of the lake.  This morning, though, we awoke to the sight of a young black bear in our backyard enjoying some berries.  He was up at the back of the lot and had probably entered from the dirt road that runs behind the houses along the "little lake" area of Lac Le Jeune.  We grabbed our binoculars for a closer look, but weren't thinking fast enough to snap a photo.  This wasn't the first time we've seen a bear in our area, but this was right in our own backyard!  He ambled away after a short time, but seeing him reminded us of how we all share Lac Le Jeune with the wildlife here.