Out on the South Canol

Since Matt has been out in the bush hunting a lot, I figured it was time for me to get away from the house too! So we packed up the camper and kids and headed down one of our favorite roads in the Yukon- The South Canol. This time we stayed at Lapie Lake. There is a small unmaintained campground there and we were the only folks camping the entire time. We had a wonderful few days out there just playing with the kids and enjoying the beautiful fall weather.

Life is tough- breakfast of bacon and pancakes!

Hunter has completely mastered getting in and out of the camper:

Dad and his boys:

Oh good god this was so good! It was fresh caribou tenderloin wrapped in bacon, basted with garlic olive oil and cooked over the fire- you should all be drooling and jealous because it was amazing. In the tin foil was the carrots, peppers and potatoes. What a supper!

He really enjoyed the meal!

Lapie Lakes:

Dump truck in the lake! Hunter kept sending it out to sea and I would have to wade in and rescue it:

Walking the paths around our campsite:

If you look really close you will see a little chipmunk in the willows! Hunter was standing there talking to it. Adorable!

Imitating Daddy chopping wood:

Our campsite! Someone had built quite the contraption so they could tarp in the picnic table. The weather was so amazing we didn't have to worry about that at all.

The Whiskey Jacks had a wonderful time hanging around a toddler. Poor Hunter cried about a stolen pancake for hours!

Our boys:

So happy to be out camping!

Me and Cavan (and my amazing camping hair!):

Me and my boys:


Nothing like camping with kids....

We returned home on Thursday and then on Friday we heard the news about a two year old that was missing on the North Canol Road. The little boy had wondered away from his campsite. Well this hit me like a rock as I assumed the worst. The weather had been cold, nearly freezing at night where we were, and this is real wilderness we are in. Thankfully the boy was found alive after just over 24 hours later! Seems he had wondered away with a dog that belonged to some other campers in the area. He and the dog were found together. Absolutely amazing. But it really shook me up. We were in a similar area with a similar aged child.... if we turned our backs for a second... It is just too hard to even think about.