Bowron Lakes 1999 Scrapbook
Aug. 29 - Sep. 4, 1999
Bowron Lake Provincial Park is located 115 km east of Quesnel, BC.
Waterways Lakes - 105 km; Rivers and creeks - 15 km (approx.)
Total number of lakes 11 - range in lengths: 500 m to 34 km
Portages Approx. 10.8 km depending on water levels
Number of portages 8 - range in lengths: 200 m to 2.4 km
The Crew
Cassie - Discovered by Day 3 that not all water is as it appears to be. Does a mean chicken impression.
Frank - An avid fisherman. Oversaw the meal preparation and made sure none of use would be attacked by vampires.
Hollie - Earned the nickname "Headlamp" before the boats hit the water. Taught us all a lesson or two regarding skincare in the wilderness.
Jay - Does a great Darth Vader impression...in his sleep. It's also odd that the biggest person ate with the smallest bowl.
Joginder - This is me. I discovered how much facial hair I could grow in a week. I also discovered the joy of shaving it off.
John - It was John that convinced us all to go on the trip. For that, we are all thankful. Had the most colour-coordinated evening fleece wear (elfin green).
Michelle - The youngest of the group. Spent the nights leading up to Day 1 finishing her Chemistry homework. We tried to help her, but when you consider that most of us either didn't take chemistry or didn't do all that well in it, she was better off on her own.
Michelle - Yes there were two of them. This one had stranger reading material and even stranger dance choreography...ask her to show you.
Murray - More than any one of us, Murray learned what his name sounds like. He earned his Fire Badge on Day 5.
Richard - Kept the group warm by building fires, and bringing them back to life after the city-folk undid his work. We would have been having our late night fireside conversations around a couple of glowing embers if it wasn't for Richard.
Tammy - Always organized and always ready with the matches. Endangered the group by making herself smell nice on Day 6.