Rex and Nancy's Travels - "ALL WHO WANDER ARE NOT LOST" - JRR Tolkein

We woke Monday morning to a cool, cloudy and rainy day.   We are glad we decided to go kayaking yesterday!   It was a great morning to sleep in and take it easy for a while.   After lunch we drove to the Mt. Seven viewpoint and launch site.   This is where the hang gliders and paragliders that land at the campground launch from.   There is also a series of mountain bike trails going down the side of the mountain.   The views from here are great even on a cloudy and rainy day.    This is looking down at the Columbia River and the Golden Eco-Adventure Ranch where we are camped.   Standing on the launch platform and looking straight down, we all decided that there was no way we were going to willingly jump off this platform even with a hang glider or paraglider attached! A close-up of the Muller Flight Park Landing Zone – the open area in the center of the picture.   We are camped in the trees to the right of the landing zone.   Today is our 24 th wedding

Sunday we headed back into Yoho National Park to do some kayaking on Emerald Lake.   Mariah enjoyed the beautiful views from the lake. The water in this glacier-fed lake is very clear and a beautiful turquoise color.     The Indian Paint-brush and Fireweed flowers along the shore were beautiful. We also saw some Canada Geese – we think these are true native Canadians - Eh! We paddled to the far side of the lake where we stopped for a picnic lunch.   Mariah is enjoying the view of Emerald Glacier from the middle of the lake. We had great views of beautiful mountains all around the lake. We all enjoyed kayaking on this beautiful lake and the weather cooperated with very little wind.  When we got back to Golden Eco-Adventure Ranch we watched more hang gliders land on the landing field.

We left David Thompson Resort on Tuesday morning and drove through Yoho National Park to the town of Golden, BC.   We are staying just south of Golden at the Golden Eco-Adventure Ranch.   This is a very nice campground with the RV sites in the trees.   The only drawback is that the mosquitoes are ferocious - we have to use bug spray every time we go out or we will get eaten alive!   We have made good use of the screen room that our friends David and Colleen gave us while we were in Edmonton – thank you David and Colleen.   As you drive into the campground there is a huge open field which is the Muller Flight Park – a hang gliding and paragliding landing zone.    You can book a tandem flight if you feel adventurous.   Tuesday afternoon we went to the visitor center in Golden, found the post office so we could mail some cards, and went grocery shopping. Wednesday morning we got a late start on our tour through Yoho National Park.   We took a 4.8 km round-trip hike to Wapta Fa