Every (Mail) Day is an Adventure...

...and today was no different. We decided to brave the road and go out for mail with the quads even though is was raining. We only had to make it out about 25km to where the truck is parked at the main road - same routine as with the snowmobiles. When we got to about kilometre 16 on the way out, Tim and I saw some fresh tracks, a grizzly had decided to take the same route out as us. These were the first tracks we have spotted out our way this spring. He was not small, judging by his tracks, nor was he too far down the road as we could still see his pad marks and claws in the snow - the rain had not had a chance to distort them yet. Couple this with the amount of times we got stuck the last time we were on the quads in this same area and you can imagine I was a little nervous...

We did make it out - only having trouble on the way out climbing the summit on the road. From there many sections of the road were showing. Since we were able to break the trail up well today - if we get some warm weather - we might soon be driving in and out with the trucks again. The lady who owns the cabins says the very earliest she was able to drive out was near the end of May. With very little snow this year - we might be able to set a new record!

Heather and Paul were (thankfully!) still at the store today just after we continued on up the road when our dog, Tiggs, showed up there. She is an 11 year old dog and she followed us out about 35km to the store, and made it in about 2 hours. We didn't know whether to be angry with her or feel sorry for her as she had just made quite a journey. We opted to take pity on her. Heather and Paul brought her to where we were and on the way home she road on the quad seat. This is not the first time she has done this. She is incredibly loyal to Tim and will follow him anywhere. She just won't listen to him when he tells her to "Stay." When we left a few weeks back to go housesitting she ran the 25km to the road and turned around - to be rescued by Paul near the end of the lake. She has followed us a few places out here in the summer too - running anywhere from a few km to 14km. It is only when we are on the quads - she doesn't follow the trucks or snowmobiles. She will no doubt be pretty stiff tomorrow, and it is now official - she will need to be tied the next time we leave.