Pembina River 2012

So, today was a truly beautiful day for a hike down to the Pembina River at Entwistle. Not wanting to go alone I asked a friend at the last minute who agreed to drop everything he had planned on this Saturday and accompany me. He'd last been in the area 39 years ago so he was older than most of the river valley trees. A short 15 minute walk brought us to the river. It was still quite high so we weren't able to pick along on the bank in an easy carefree manner. It was watching your step all the way. Such as it is during this time of year.

My thoughts today were to find some nice pieces of petrified wood with my friend Ross. It wasn't hard finding the pieces, just which ones did we want to carry in our packs back up the 1.2 kms to the truck.

I did find some great pieces, but we couldn't even lift them so they remain in place for others to drool over and photograph.

Ross has a nice piece in his hand that looked just like a piece of 2X4 sticking out of the bank. The piece of petrified wood he is leaning on will be there for a long time, I am certain.

 We spent about 2 hours along the river before filling our backpacks with some select pieces and heading home. The packs were NOT light and without a frame the petrified wood has a way of sticking (get it?) into your back as you huff and puff up the trail. Until next time...