After 35 years of marriage, it seems my wife has finally given in and started to understand my long-prescribed-to motto when it comes to household chores...
"Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow, in order to go for a ride". Today, instead of taking care of a few items on our home of the past 29 years as planned prior to listing it for sale to begin our journey into retirement (or at least semi-retirement).... making the move to the beautiful Shuswap region of BC, she willingly embraced this motto and was an easy sell to forgo those chores and hop on for a nice 5 hour Autumn ride. A nice break from the monsoons we've been having all week, today presented itself as a perfect day to ride!!
With the skies clearing, we head out East on Hwy7
That's fresh snow up there...yup, amazing how time flies...one day it's Summer, and then before you know it....
Contrary to what some may think, not ALL of Canada becomes a frozen tundra throughout the Winter months. Here in "Paradise" - SW BC, our exposure to the white stuff is usually limited to a few weeks spread out between late December to the end of February...the rest of the time we just enjoy the view of it up on the various mountain ranges
Once we make the move 5 hours up North however, the old Valk will be getting a little rest for a good 3 months or so of "real" Winter....that will be strange.
Heading up towards Hemlock Valley, which leads up to a couple of my favorite Spring and Summer fishing spots...
Salmon at their final destination...up into the Fraser River at the coast, into the Harrison River, then into the creeks and streams here in the Hemlock Valley
My beautiful bride and co-pilot for the past 35 years.
Seems she's found someone better lookin' than this old guy....
Lost the sun for the "money shot"
Yup, beats the h*** out of doing chores any day
