there is a large pond on the south side of 169 and a stream that runs under and along the hwy on the north side till it empties into a pond inside hardy lake. the hwy runs / is some 20 / 25 feet higher above parallel to / with  the stream creating a mountainside feel to is as the spring melt expands this stream to quick running levels. again just looking for the wild in wherever we find ourselves. 

this winter the snow levels up north were like those out of our childhood when the snowbanks along queen street , and any other street, ploughed to 4 to five feet high pyramid shaped long long strips, the length of each street.  so no point going up north when the locals are all digging out from definitely noticeable snow falls; where would i park that wouldn’t soon see a snow plough coming by; and then after everything was restored to functioning again well there was no new snow until the next avalanche and although only ventured north  on a few occassion what i was able to snowshoe thru was totally refreshing.