Lisa and I headed out early to avoid the ruck. The town put on Valley Appreciation Day. It used to be called Visitor Appreciation Day. Before that it was called Alberta Appreciation Days. Alberta tourists/2nd home owners, making up the majority of visitors to the Columbia Valley. Regardless of the name it is a good day to get the fuck out of the valley bottom.
We took to the mountains in search of huckleberries. We had success. The huckleberries were out and small. We stumbled onto a few good patches to fill our buckets.
Willow rustled rodents. Her tongue swollen and panting. She is a good dog. Lisa says I have to mind her better as she is getting old. I don’t have the heart to shut down her fun even if it’s for her own good.
Lisa kept picking after I reached my limit. We creeped down the mountain in the afternoon, knowing town would be clear, cautious never the less.
A very fine day.
Palliser Pass 
Laurent
My two are going on to 15 now and both have slowed down, Nicky sleeps most of the time or wants a cuddle and Nora has little spurts of energy and then sleeps a lot to. They seem to know when they had enough. On walks I do notice that they have the tendency of stopping and just sitting to rest.
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underswansea
Nicky and Nora are wonderful dogs, also very good looking. Willow is still very active, but seems to sleep longer after a big day.
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mountaincoward
The huckleberries look a lot like our bilberries but our berries don’t grow in clusters. I’ve been grazing on our bilberries quite a bit this last week on my hillwalks though 🙂
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underswansea
Yes they do look the same. They are good to eat on hikes.
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Jim R
We have a big event in town this Friday called RAGBRAI. Several tens of thousands of bicyclists will overnight. We will be out of town.
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underswansea
I looked it up! Looks like a good day to stay clear of. Any event that requires hundreds of porta potties is worth avoiding.😀
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