Wednesday, October 13, 2004
The Great Hike
20* or more today and it was BEEEEEEEE-UTE-IFUL!!!!! I decided to take Jean up the Kokanee Glacier Road to the Old Growth Forest Hike that Sean and Annette took me on a month ago or so. Who could argue with such a perfect fall day?
The road was in better shape due to the grader whom we encountered at about KM 5. IHad to back the truck downhill to the big corner in order for him to pass. The trail is quite a bit further up the hill,than I remember it being, but we asked a couple of fellows who were walking, if we were getting close, and they pointed to the trail entrance, being just a little further up and around a corner. I was thinking it was at KM 7, but perhaps it was more like KM 17!.
It always seems a little different when you are doing the driving!
We were the only two people at the trail head! Last time, the place was packed to capacity with cars parked every which way, leaving Annette to park facing uphill a few hundred feet before the real parking area. Today we had our choice!
Jean was impressed from the outset, admiring the forest and assortment of mushrooms and fungus and towering trees and giant rocks and quite pools and the little squirrels nattering away at us as we slowly descended into the valley below on the windy but well kept trail.We had to stop for photos at nearly every turn. The sun was beaming through the trees, lighting up every dewdrop and spiderweb along the route.
We took a few breaks , but all in all, marched along in good time to the giant Hemlock Tree near the end of the trail, where we dug into our bag of trail mix. Amazing how good it tasted after our little bout of exercise.
The real exercise came on the way back where it is mostly an upward climb through the forest of giants....giant rocks, giant trees!
One hour and forty five minutes for the return trip...not too bad I thought, for a couple of 5o Somethings!
At home, we inhaled lunch like we had just crossed the Alps on foot!Left over pyrogies and some other really skinny foods..yadayada!
Ann and Elli and her mom wound up their walk at our beach, so I joined them long enough to have a chat and soak up a few of the warm fall rays . It was about that time that I remembered the partial eclipse of the sun! Hmm...hard to tell what it was doing. Back at home, I went for the binoculars and tried the viewing procedure descibed at Spaceweather.com.
Ha-ha!
Sure, all one had to do was catch the sun in the one eye piece while the other eye-piece is capped off, and the end of the binoculars were directed at something white, like a paper plate...
Yes, it sounded easier than it actually was, but it did sort of work in a miniature way...nearly caught the paper plate on fire!
Just Joking! It was a strong light which is why one should never use binoculars or a telescope to view the sun directly.
So I thought it looked like the reflected sphere had a little bite out of it, but who could tell? Maybe it was the shape of the mountain in front of the sun...as the sun was free-falling behind it at this point!
How can a person see what the sun is doing without looking at it? I did finally do a squinty look and then the sun disappeared behind the hill. So it was all in vain.
The weather went decidedly cold all at once, and by then E was already returning from his fourth day in a row of fishing! Two more rainbows...to add to the ones he already caught! We fried up a couple for dinner last night and they were "to die for". Don't say I said so, but the fish are biting!
Have a great one...
"The Creator"
The road was in better shape due to the grader whom we encountered at about KM 5. IHad to back the truck downhill to the big corner in order for him to pass. The trail is quite a bit further up the hill,than I remember it being, but we asked a couple of fellows who were walking, if we were getting close, and they pointed to the trail entrance, being just a little further up and around a corner. I was thinking it was at KM 7, but perhaps it was more like KM 17!.
It always seems a little different when you are doing the driving!
We were the only two people at the trail head! Last time, the place was packed to capacity with cars parked every which way, leaving Annette to park facing uphill a few hundred feet before the real parking area. Today we had our choice!
Jean was impressed from the outset, admiring the forest and assortment of mushrooms and fungus and towering trees and giant rocks and quite pools and the little squirrels nattering away at us as we slowly descended into the valley below on the windy but well kept trail.We had to stop for photos at nearly every turn. The sun was beaming through the trees, lighting up every dewdrop and spiderweb along the route.
We took a few breaks , but all in all, marched along in good time to the giant Hemlock Tree near the end of the trail, where we dug into our bag of trail mix. Amazing how good it tasted after our little bout of exercise.
The real exercise came on the way back where it is mostly an upward climb through the forest of giants....giant rocks, giant trees!
One hour and forty five minutes for the return trip...not too bad I thought, for a couple of 5o Somethings!
At home, we inhaled lunch like we had just crossed the Alps on foot!Left over pyrogies and some other really skinny foods..yadayada!
Ann and Elli and her mom wound up their walk at our beach, so I joined them long enough to have a chat and soak up a few of the warm fall rays . It was about that time that I remembered the partial eclipse of the sun! Hmm...hard to tell what it was doing. Back at home, I went for the binoculars and tried the viewing procedure descibed at Spaceweather.com.
Ha-ha!
Sure, all one had to do was catch the sun in the one eye piece while the other eye-piece is capped off, and the end of the binoculars were directed at something white, like a paper plate...
Yes, it sounded easier than it actually was, but it did sort of work in a miniature way...nearly caught the paper plate on fire!
Just Joking! It was a strong light which is why one should never use binoculars or a telescope to view the sun directly.
So I thought it looked like the reflected sphere had a little bite out of it, but who could tell? Maybe it was the shape of the mountain in front of the sun...as the sun was free-falling behind it at this point!
How can a person see what the sun is doing without looking at it? I did finally do a squinty look and then the sun disappeared behind the hill. So it was all in vain.
The weather went decidedly cold all at once, and by then E was already returning from his fourth day in a row of fishing! Two more rainbows...to add to the ones he already caught! We fried up a couple for dinner last night and they were "to die for". Don't say I said so, but the fish are biting!
Have a great one...
"The Creator"
Do-it-yourself Sunspot Watching.Protect your eyes...use this method
Do-it-yourself Sunspot Watching
Check out this page to see how you can safely view the partial eclipse of the sun today.
Check out this page to see how you can safely view the partial eclipse of the sun today.
SpaceWeather.com -- News ..Partial Solar Eclipse today
SpaceWeather.com -- News and information about meteor showers, solar flares, auroras, and near-Earth asteroids
Around 5:15 the moon will pass in front of part of the sun and cause a partial Solar Eclipse today just before sunset. Remember to not stare at the blinding sun without proper eye protection.
Around 5:15 the moon will pass in front of part of the sun and cause a partial Solar Eclipse today just before sunset. Remember to not stare at the blinding sun without proper eye protection.
Good Morning
Just a few pics of our terrific day in Nelson yesterday while Jean and I strolled through every shop in Nelson! It reached 19* and is expected to do the same today. Yipeee!!!! Feels like summer out there!
Today we are off to hike down to the Old Growth Forest in Kokanee Park...Should be fun...Have a great day everyone!
"The Creator"
Today we are off to hike down to the Old Growth Forest in Kokanee Park...Should be fun...Have a great day everyone!
"The Creator"
This was taken while crossing the little ferry- looking towards Nelson, down the west Arm of Kootenay Lake, around 6:00pm
Monday, October 11, 2004
Congratulations Jami . Also, Salmon with Kevin's Mayo Sauce
So the news is out! Jami got married to Josh on the week-end in a rather imprompteau wedding at the farm, and by the sounds of it, everyone had quite a great time. See the photos way below!
It wasn't your traditional wedding, but what the hey, who are we to say how someone should get married? We wish her and her new husband, good luck and a "Live Happily Ever After Relationship"
Thanksgiving week-end was a whirlwind of peops in and out, and grazing and feeding and fishing and tubbing going on at all hours of the day and night. Ronda and John brought a huge batch of chicken wings that were delicious. Here is the secret recipe for these kind. Marinate the wings overnight in a mixture of soya sauce and tons of freshly minced garlic. The next day, roll them in flour one by one and deep fry in peanut oil for about 4.5 minutes. Drain on paper towel. These were very delicious and I am happy to say we have a few left over...for a midnight snack! tHANKS rONDA!
oops
J.and R. picked up mom and brought her over, and somewhere during the trip she lost her purse. We are still trying to track it down, but I am supposing it is lost for good.Poor gal, she kept looking in the closet for it...no Luck!
I picked up Jean at the airport on the rather sunny Saturday afternoon-much to my relief! We had a good huggy reunion as she came throught he airport doors..It has been five years since we last visited! The trip home gave us a good chance to catch up on things!
Salmon with Mayo Sauce:
I served Salmon with Kevin's Mayonaise & Dill sauce for dinner that night.
I line a cookie sheet with tin-foil, spray the tin-foil with pam and then set the fish on its spine and carefully slice through the fish from head to tail, alongside of the spine, being careful not to slice thru the skin, so that the fish butterflies out flat with the belly meat facing up. I then brush on a little olive oil and sprinkle on some lemon pepper or lemon juice, then put the whole salmon under the broiler (or you could put it in the BBQ-lid down) and broil it until the meat turns whitish and you can pick the bones up with a fork. ( About 5-7 minutes)
If you take a fork and slide it under the backbone near the head end, and pick it up, you can pick up the entire back-bone and remove it (usually the tail comes off also) and toss that in the garbage. For the other side of the fish, the bones will not be attached to a spine, so you have to sort of pick them up with a fork one or two at a time to remove them. This essentially leaves you with filletted fish. If one knows how to fillet a fish and does that to begin with, this whole lesson is a waste of space! Sometimes the fish really isn't large enuf to fillet and this works in lieu of.
While your fish broils, or ahead of time, make the mayo sauce:
2 cups of Mayonnaise ( I use Miracle Whip)
3 dill pickles finely diced
2 or 3 green onions chopped finely
a tablespoon or two of ketchup to turn it pink
Fresh or frozen dill weed finely chopped
Your choice of seafood such as fresh or canned shrimp, or prawns, or scallops ( you'll need about a cup and a half)
Mix all the ingredients together.
If the fish is pretty much cooked through,then spread the mixture on top of the butterflied fish , sprinkle with paprika and chopped parsley if you have it.Place under the broiler on a middle rack in the oven. Broil until slightly browned and bubbley.
If the fish requires quite a bit more cooking ( not opague in when broken open), then spread the mixture on top of the opened fish, ( add paprika garnish) and put in a 400* oven on a middle rack and continue cooking until the fish is cooked and the sauce is bubbley.
Remember that fish only requires about 5 minutes per inch of thickness at 400*
You can turn the oven on broil to brown the sauce a bit.
Serve and enjoy.
Bon Appetit!
"The Creator"
It wasn't your traditional wedding, but what the hey, who are we to say how someone should get married? We wish her and her new husband, good luck and a "Live Happily Ever After Relationship"
Thanksgiving week-end was a whirlwind of peops in and out, and grazing and feeding and fishing and tubbing going on at all hours of the day and night. Ronda and John brought a huge batch of chicken wings that were delicious. Here is the secret recipe for these kind. Marinate the wings overnight in a mixture of soya sauce and tons of freshly minced garlic. The next day, roll them in flour one by one and deep fry in peanut oil for about 4.5 minutes. Drain on paper towel. These were very delicious and I am happy to say we have a few left over...for a midnight snack! tHANKS rONDA!
oops
J.and R. picked up mom and brought her over, and somewhere during the trip she lost her purse. We are still trying to track it down, but I am supposing it is lost for good.Poor gal, she kept looking in the closet for it...no Luck!
I picked up Jean at the airport on the rather sunny Saturday afternoon-much to my relief! We had a good huggy reunion as she came throught he airport doors..It has been five years since we last visited! The trip home gave us a good chance to catch up on things!
Salmon with Mayo Sauce:
I served Salmon with Kevin's Mayonaise & Dill sauce for dinner that night.
I line a cookie sheet with tin-foil, spray the tin-foil with pam and then set the fish on its spine and carefully slice through the fish from head to tail, alongside of the spine, being careful not to slice thru the skin, so that the fish butterflies out flat with the belly meat facing up. I then brush on a little olive oil and sprinkle on some lemon pepper or lemon juice, then put the whole salmon under the broiler (or you could put it in the BBQ-lid down) and broil it until the meat turns whitish and you can pick the bones up with a fork. ( About 5-7 minutes)
If you take a fork and slide it under the backbone near the head end, and pick it up, you can pick up the entire back-bone and remove it (usually the tail comes off also) and toss that in the garbage. For the other side of the fish, the bones will not be attached to a spine, so you have to sort of pick them up with a fork one or two at a time to remove them. This essentially leaves you with filletted fish. If one knows how to fillet a fish and does that to begin with, this whole lesson is a waste of space! Sometimes the fish really isn't large enuf to fillet and this works in lieu of.
While your fish broils, or ahead of time, make the mayo sauce:
2 cups of Mayonnaise ( I use Miracle Whip)
3 dill pickles finely diced
2 or 3 green onions chopped finely
a tablespoon or two of ketchup to turn it pink
Fresh or frozen dill weed finely chopped
Your choice of seafood such as fresh or canned shrimp, or prawns, or scallops ( you'll need about a cup and a half)
Mix all the ingredients together.
If the fish is pretty much cooked through,then spread the mixture on top of the butterflied fish , sprinkle with paprika and chopped parsley if you have it.Place under the broiler on a middle rack in the oven. Broil until slightly browned and bubbley.
If the fish requires quite a bit more cooking ( not opague in when broken open), then spread the mixture on top of the opened fish, ( add paprika garnish) and put in a 400* oven on a middle rack and continue cooking until the fish is cooked and the sauce is bubbley.
Remember that fish only requires about 5 minutes per inch of thickness at 400*
You can turn the oven on broil to brown the sauce a bit.
Serve and enjoy.
Bon Appetit!
"The Creator"
