It was not very cold this year in Canada. There was a bit more snow than last year (not too much though). We did not have very many days up there so I did not have any hiking plans, however I always have to go visit Marysville Falls. It is very easy to get to and very close to my sister’s house. I have probably been to it more times than my sister has. Ha ha! It is also very interesting to see how much snow and ice is covering the waterfall. This year it was pretty much exactly what I thought it would be like: decent flow in the creek and a little snow and ice but not too much. It was perfect.
After photographing the waterfall I took Journey down to the bottom where the creek meets the river. From there the trail continues on the other side of the creek but there was too much water in the creek to cross it without getting wet and I did not want Journey (or myself) to get the shivers from the ice cold water so we continued along the river on this side of the creek. The trail only went a short distance before the snow became too deep. We scared up a couple deer and they decided to escape from us by swimming across the river. It was fun to watch them cross. Journey was certainly interested in them. I saw some unexpected wildlife on this trip. A lot of deer. Only one elk this year (usually I see a lot of elk and a herd of them often come straight through my sister’s yard). I also saw a fox and a moose, both of which are quite unusual to see. It was a lovely short trip to British Columbia.
