Saturday, July 19, 2008

Titles Under the Tarps






This group brings a great variety of reading material for rainy days under the tarp.  
This year's titles:

Dreams of my Father, Barack Obama
What is the What, Dave Eggers
Krakatoa, Simon Winchester
Redwall, Brian Jacques 
Mossflower, Brian Jacques
Half Magic, Roald Dahl
A Grisham Novel or two (Bob, I  forgot which ones)
Pacific Coast Berry Finder, Glenn Keator
Pacific Coast Tree Finder, Tom Watts
All That The Rain Promises and More...A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms
 by David Arora
Western Birds, Peterson Guide
Pacific Seaweeds, A Guide to Common Seaweeds of the West Coast, Louis Druehl
Whelks to Whales, Coastal Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest, Rick M. Harbo



Thursday, July 17, 2008

Rainy Days in the Hakai













Sketch by Lisa
ink and water color

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Two Tree Rock




Looking out from our camp on Huckleberry Island is this little rock with a wild personality. I brought along a sketchbook this year so I  captured it with pen and ink.  Kaj captured it his way. The photo is his. Thanks Kaj!  
Lisa

Monday, July 14, 2008

More Bella Bella Food

Bringing Home Dinner!













Hunk-o-cheese, HOT soup, FishonCracker = PowerSnack













Blue Plate Special x2


















Limpet stew and Beer Bread

















Full-proof: tortellini and sun-dried tomatoes 

Bella Bella Coastal Food




Most of the time, wilderness trips get talked about in terms of where, when, and how. But when the weather keeps
 you under the all important tarp (outdoor
 rainy day living room), the interests turn to food. 

Ours was such a trip. With six of the 10 trip days involving 20-35 knot winds and plenty of wetness from the sky, food (thinking of, harvesting, cooking, and eating) became the easy consumer of time.

Previous encounters with similar weather in the same area led to the food names of the otherwise unnamed islands that we chose to camp on, Huckleberry Island, and Halibut Head.

Aside from the mounds of food we manage to pack in the canoes, this coast line can yield a veritable feast for those that are persistent, patient, and adventurous. This trip north of the Hakai region of BC was no exception.   

The freshly harvested listed included: Lingcod, Rockfish of many varieties, Limpets (the only "shellfish we ate because of the redtide warnings), a few just ready Gooseberries, Huckleberries and Halibut.