Grande Cache

We arrived in the town of Grande Cache on Thursday afternoon. Grande Cache is a beautiful mountain village of approximately 4000 surrounded by huge mountains & stunning lakes. The local Rotary club really looked after us & treated us to a really great time.

On wednesday morning we were given a tour of the local tourist information centre which also included a talk from local park ranger Mike on the local wildlife. We were able to play with bear claws, moose antlers & bighorn sheep horns. In the afternoon we walked to the sulphur gates which is the meeting point of the sulphur & the smoky river.

In the evening we were treated to banik & moose stew with representatives of the local first nations people including traditional druming & chanting.

On thursday afternoon a few of us decided to go white water rafting in the 3 degree waters of the sulphur river. We were outfitted in full wetsuits & jackets (which we definately needed). Mark, Kylie & myself (Tim) were stupid enough to take the optional swim in the river, needless to say my feet were numb for several hours afterwards. That evening we had a BBQ at the local firemans pit which included our group presentations & a few musical interludes.