Chilcotins
by Victor Gin ( too busy to update our blog so I just copy past like back in high school)
An ordinary weekend - a not so ordinary camping/biking trip!
Assuming the role of German-Tour-Bus-Driver - we loaded up the truck and headed out of town up into the Chilcotins - Just north of Pemberton, which is north of Whistler, which is north of Vancouver etc..
View down into Pemberton Valley - looking south - quite a bit of altitude up the FSR Road.
The German Tour Bus - complete with camping supplies, bikes and Sebastian, Kerstin and Caro 
View back down the road.
First glimpse at some of the alpine meadows, and red rock peaks.
Water Courses.
Carpenter Lake - running very very low - We had a crappy winter, so not a lot of storage in this artificial lake.
I later found out that this lake is part of a MASSIVE BC HYDRO power scheme dating back to the 1920's - Bridge River Project - more geeking our later 
Pretending to be a redneck, or urban cowboy - it's Stampede next month!
More Carpenter Lake - Amazing Greenery.
Seppel trying to commit suicide - seriously, it was about a 150m drop off this loose scree!. Can't control the german tourist bug.
Further down the lake - You can see some of the black trees from the wild bush fires about 3 weeks ago - we drove through some of the affected areas.
Black Trees - parched ground.
Heading up towards Tyax Lake - Fully Loaded.
Camp Spot - Friburg.
Sebastian's trusty Hardtail - busting chains three times over.
Stream Crossing.
Loading up the truck with some firewood for the evenings festivities.
Don't mess with the Germans....
.. they come from the Westside..
Back at camp - well fed, well lubricated for the evening..
A very toasty fire..
Kerstin and Caro - by moonlight.
Sebastian - practicing...
.. practicing the classic German courting ritual - just pop the question..
Sunday morning - Lakeside.
Onto the trails - heading towards Taylor Basin
Fabulous Scenery - Really breath-taking
Scree Slope..
Gearing up after photo breaks.
Taylor Basin - first glimpse.
Seppel - on the P-Pipe
Lock and Load
Snow Melt.
Break - The Turn Around Point.
Mountain Wild-Flowers
Loading up the truck with some firewood for the evenings festivities.
Peaks.
Head of Carpenter Lake - complete with spillway to Bridge River.
Spillway
. leading into an impressive canyon - The landscapes change sooo fast along the drive to Lillooet.
The Germans - taking in the scenery.
Looking down - very far down.
The confluence of the Bridge River, to the Fraser River - at Lillooet.
Yep - just when you thought it couldn't get more geeky...
Buckets. mmm buckets.
even Seppel looks half impressed!
Profile View - Canal Bridge - I estimated it was about 7-8m wide by about 3-4m deep. Apparently - 50 ft of head, and a generating capacity of 42 MW! (geek alert)
Downstream abutment is a little leaky - not bad considering the age - maybe we should advise BCH.
We are planning a floatplane trip into the middle of the chils this summer - and get into some more epic, alpine singletrack goodness. and more Bear Territory
Will keep ya posted!
Peace, love and unity
Here are some pics of Seppel: Victor at the camp fire, not a happy man!
Happy warm girls.
Good morning Marmot!
Victor pinning it!
Kerstin flying like a bird down the hill.
Cowboy architecture in Pemberton.
Here is a map of the road trip we did: