BNF 2 YVR to Hope BC

Tracks of the StoneBear  BNF = Banff, BC/ Alberta journey

ROF = Ring of Fire journey

British Columbia/ Alberta, Canada

August 2014  BNF 2  

Hope , BC 2  

Hope, British Columbia is one of the most unique places I;ve ever been to.  

Driving hard on the ALCAN CAN HWY 1 from Vancouver, BC East...Dodge 200 driving hard...  

Past Abbortsford...   traffic still... can see the mountains to the East/ right...  

Haulin' ass on the hwy to get onto Banff.

Getting into the flavor of Canada...unique sights.. on into Canadian forests....

And come to Hope, BC. 

Main drag and I see big light brown river on the left. Glimpses of fishermen on the banks casting out.

Down the main drag and at the end there is a "yeti" campsite sign.  pull in... check out... Camp sight right on the river. Wind is 30+ . 

drive back up through town and it's main street and 12 blocks... 

hunt for the B&B. 

Come to Evergreen B&B. Paul... nice guy. check in... room for the night.  Paul says to check out the flood zone.  

We fo down to the end of town... city park.... where the Coquailla river emptys into the Fraser river.  ... fantastic!!!

About 100 yards of round rock riverbed with the Cocuhallia river emptying into the brown Fraser river.  

Beautiful mountains surrounding... some snow-caps... wind at 25 + ...

Blue sky w/ some white clouds...

Back to downtown.... this is an artist town...

many artistic sculptures on every block downtown. 

 some carved in wood. .. some sculptures in metal/ bronze??  it wwaas a unique place... 

City park had a huge wooden bear sculpture ... maybe 9' tall... magnificent!!!!

At the end of the streets were views of towering snow capped mountains.

About a 20 block downtown grid. The mighty Fraser river running south on the west side of town...

1st look & this is a unique place.  Tomorrow will scout out and see the details. 

Right now... a LOT of truck traffic through town. This is a main gateway/ funnel/ convergence to the Yukon and North to Alaska.  A lot going on & through here.

Rules...

Wherdasharwe Tribe RULES:

1. Dance for Tribe, Always   

2. Take time for Sunsets and enjoy them      

3. Build and sit around a Campfire every evening. When it burns out watch the stars into dawn     

4. Trust the Great Spirit to guide you through this Great Mystery    

5. Go West, young Brave, Lock, stock and Tomahawk  

6. Listen to what the Wind is telling you  

7. Drink upstream from the horses  

8. When they circle the wagons,... we have won   

9. Every animal has a spirit, just like you have a spirit; respect it   

10. You can't always get Buffalo you want, but if you try sometimes well you just might find ,,, you get what you need !   

11. Take time for Sunrise and meditate. The Day is your Gift  

12. The Strength of the Warrior is in the Tribe.  Hi yoooo 

13. Teach your children well and tell them the truth   

14. Always be thankful for Rain   

15. Tracks on the Prairie mean meat or war 

16.Name children for 1st observation upon exiting Teepee in the morning   

17. Sometimes you just have to throw it in a hole in the ground and call it a day   

18. Listen to what the Clouds are telling you     

19. The Mountains talk with the clouds    

20. The Mountains, forests, plains, desert, the lakes and rivers are all our family. 

 

21. Don't take Bow & Arrow to Gunfight    

22. Don't trust whitey

23. From The Wind, the rain, the glaciers and snow pack, clouds are born to bring rain

 

24. Don't take Tomahawk to Gunfight  

25. If you want to hear some really creepy guys talk about ridiculous ideas, listen to the Blackrobes. Our spiritual walk in the Great Mystery makes far better sense.   

26. When whitey brings out Beads to trade, watch out  

27. When enemy steals Horse, you steal Horse back w/ blanket  

28. When whitey wants to talk about Treaties... be careful  

29. The Moon and stars talk, and often talk with the clouds at night. When you can understand what they are telling you... you are becoming a Medicine Man for the tribe.   

30. When whitey talks about "The Land"... he is talking about "Our Land"              

31. Whitey was uninvited and brought no land with him to trade with      

32. We didn't forget how whitey treated us, now we own the casinos

33. You celebrate "Columbus Day" as a national holiday? ... because he "Discovered" America? Like Hell he did. There were 12 million indians on this continent when he got here. If we'd had any sense we'd have met him at the shore and held him under 'til he quit bubbling.     

34. Don't try to skate in Buffalo Herd     

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.....  and more to come