I had set my alarm for 4:30am this morning and it went off as planned. Kels got up to use the outhouse and came back to the tent however within about 15mins we both heard the bear cache rattle. thinking the guys were up we looked out the tent. It was still dark out but we didn't see any headlamps or flashlights. But the rattling was still going on. Looks like we have a visitor in camp. We couldn't make anything out so we prudently decided to stay in the tent and make as little noise as possible. We heard something around our camp stove playing with my dish bucket but couldn't see anything still. Since the only noises we heard were the rattlings we were confident that it wasn't a bear. Bears breathe heavy and you can hear them walking, scuffling along. We didn't hear any of that. It also started to rain about 5am as well. So we waited until it was light out, a break in the rain and heard the guys moving around and talking up the hill before we got up. Didn't find any evidence as to what was sniffing around however. We finally got underway about 7:45am.
There was once again another super shallow part we had to get out and pull the canoe across but it was fine paddling after that. The Bowron River was a good size with super tall reeds on either side. Marshy land perfect for moose feeding. Alas we saw none this morning, We did however see mink, red crested grebes, loons and beaver dams.
The river was very windy and twisty but we eventually made it onto Bowron Lake itself. Onward to the lodge!
We pulled up on the shores by Becker's Lodge about 10am. SUCCESSFUL TRIP AND WE DIDN'T TIP OVER!! We emptied the canoe and Kels went up to grab the car and let them know we were back. I washed out the canoe from all kinds of debris.
Once Kels brought the car down and brought our cooler out, we transferred our leftover food into the cooler and loaded up the car. We headed up to Becker's Landing for a hot shower and check out.
We left Bowron Lake about noon and made our way to Bakerville for lunch and sightseeing. We ended up eating at Wake Up Jake's and they had very hearty, homecooking. It was nice to have someone serve us for once lol.
Bakerville was a very awesome experience. We wandered the streets, took in the sights of fully in character costumed people and wandered in and out of shops. The craftsmanship from back then was amazing like the stove pictured below. It was a beautiful stove.
One of the shops had this just gorgeously carved deer antler that had so much detail on it. It was also very expensive but the work that went into it you can see how it would be that price.
We left Bakerville about 3pm and decided to stay the night in Quesnel. We were both pretty done in and checked into a Best Western for the night. After a quick trip to the grocery drug store and Subway for dinner we both climbed into the ever so soft and comfortable sheets. We watched a little tv and fell asleep.
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