Gator Country

**G8trGr8t** · 01-06-2013, 09:34 PM

**G8trGr8t** · 01-06-2013, 09:44 PM

Lake O'Hara Yoho National Park Alberta..beautiful hike, best hike we took in Canada but it is limited use area so you have to make reservations months in advance.

my then barely 8 year old son took one misstep on one of those benches in the snow and slid down the snow covered slope. I jumped on my bottom and starting pushing myself down till I caught him and tried to slow us down as we slid into a stand of small trees. appx 30 feet below where we stopped, there was a 50 - 60 foot vertical drop. worst scare I have ever had, felt like i had put my family at risk and risked my son's life. will never make that mistake again. if/when we hike that kind of terrain again, he will be roped in and I will get an ice ax from somewhere. In my defense, the rangers told us it wouldn't be a problem taking that trail but after a full day of sunshine on the snow, the bench that everybody had been hiking across got soft and that was all it took.

Speedofsand · 02-18-2013, 04:35 PM

Boondoggle weekend at KARS Park, Merritt Island
Hundreds of kayak anglers from 11 states gathered for a good time. Lots of money was raised for Heroes on the Water, an organization that helps veterans with PTSD.

gnvgator · 04-03-2013, 06:37 PM

MtownGator · 06-01-2013, 11:44 PM

To G8trGr8t

Wow

How beautiful is Alaska-- those pics are great.
I'd love to get to go there one day.

Thanks for providing some motivation for me.

**G8trGr8t** · 06-02-2013, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by MtownGator

To G8trGr8t

Wow

How beautiful is Alaska-- those pics are great.
I'd love to get to go there one day.

Thanks for providing some motivation for me.

glad you enjoyed them. note that the ones on this page are from the Canadian Rockies. It is stunningly beautiful there too. 3 hour drive from Calgary. Lake Louise, Jasper and the area in between offer some of the most beautiful mountain scenery I have ever seen. I posted a two week driving itenerary for Alaska with links here if you ever decide to pull the trigger on Alaska. love to travel with the family and we have visited a lot of western parks so if you need any insight into them, feel free to ask.

http://www.gatorcountry.com/swampgas...d.php?t=261948

lots of pics from trips over the years here when you have some time to kill

http://s278.photobucket.com/user/g8trgr8t/library/