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 Ken
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** For more details about sites mentioned, we have two extensive photos collections:
For places in Manitoba:
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2013
Feb. 10 & 26 Daily Ski - our self-made trail starts near our parking lot.
Overlooking the Souris - Lang's Crossing Trail
Wawanesa
June 5: Bev & I hiked the Elk Trail in the Souris Bend Wildlife Management Area.
June 21: Met with the Museum Committee in Baldur. Travelled home via the back roads through Greenway,
Dry River, Mariapolis, St. Alphonse and Bruxelles.
St. Alphonse
June 28-30: Family Gathering (Bev's side) at Minnedosa Campground. Ken, Geoff
and Wayne paddled a stretch of the Little Saskatchewan.
July 5: Bev and I spent the afternoon at the Rivers Centennial homecoming, promoting the new Heritage Website Ken
developed and gathering more heritage photos and info.
July 7-14: Rented cottage in Sandy Hook. Linda, Pearl, Ashley and Betty-Lynn came up on Friday and Ken came home.
Sandy Hook beach
July 13: Road trip with Jerry and his friend Oliver, who was visiting from Ottawa.
Peace Gardens, Turtle's Back hike at Lake William, Mayfair Hutterite Colony and supper in Killarney.
View from Turtle's Back Tower
July 16: Mountain Road day trip. Minnedosa, Scandinavian, Big Valley, Polonia
Aug. 21-23: South Beach Casino Hotel / Grand Beach
While there we visited Gull Lake and Stead and watched a great storm.
August 11 - 13: Minnedosa camping trip with Linda, Joan & Ruth.
Hiked the Farnklin - Bethany section of the TC Trail.
Aug. 26 - Sept 1: Cabin at Winnipeg Beach. Great warm weather.
Sept 15: 32 km paddle on the Assiniboine, starting at Stockton Ferry, with Wayne and Brent.
My first paddleboard trip. I'm on Wayne's board while he's on the new inflatable board we were trying out.
Started at 10:30 at Stockton Ferry, finished at about 6 at Spruce Woods. Tried both boards and Brent's kayak.
I bought the inflatable
Sept. 24 : Souris Bend Hike
The Rapids before Lang's Crossing
Sept. 28 : Paddling on the Souris River with Wayne and Brent
A short trip on the Souris starting at the old Riverside Bridge on Highway #10. My first trip through any sort of rapids and rocks.
Oct. 10: Hiking and exploring in Riding Mtn. Park
Back road between Highway #2 and Oak Lake Beach.
Oct. 23: Work trip to Deloraine and Lauder
Site of the Coal Mines south of Deloraine
On Nov 28 I accompanied Geoff on a short visit to San Francisco where Geoff had tickets to a 49er's game.
They won.
Other highlights included a bus tour, a harbour cruise around Alcatraz Island, good long walks around Fisherman's Wharf and the harbour area
with more than adequate refreshment stops, a long walk from the harbour to Union Square, a great Mexican meal in a downtown restaurant,
great experiences with the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) and the Caltrain, etc....
Dec 1: Candlestick Park. San Francisco Forty-Niners vs. St. Louis Rams.
San Francisco Bay - Alcatraz Island in the background.