The Rover-Landers of BC

New to Rover-Landers and im always trying to find more power out of my Disco. Im sry i didnt make the monthly meeting as im on the water those days.
Heres the deal my wife and i have a house in Powell River and we have done some exploering and there are some amazing sights. Im offering our House as a start point to go and explorer! IM sure you all have the back woods map. Our house at this point has sleeping for 8 and we have access to more houses for sleeping.

I WAS THINKING ABOUT SOME TIME THIS SUMMER WE COULD HEAD OUT AND EXPLORE?

I MAY HAVE POSTED THIS IN THE WRONG SPOT!
IF SO IM SRY

Cheers
Andrew

TIME TO EXPLORE

Hi Andrew,

it sounds like a good idea! At Thursday night's meeting we planned an additional trip on the schedule on April 1, 2 to the Sunshine Coast.

Details will be posted shortly. That means we would likely switch our trip to the sunshine coast later in the year to another destination. Powell River might work well for that.

Dave

Stacey and i will be at the house that weekend, it will take you 4 hours and 2 ferries to get up to our house thats why we head up on a friday night usually the 7:20 pm ferrie. If you check out the back woods map for B.C lower mainland you can see all the trails up around powell river. one of our favs is physco slab and it take just over an hour to get there. look up powell river rock climbing on the net., while i was out checking this area out i found a road that no one has traveled in a while it took me up so high the area became heaviley grassed over and being by ourselves we stopped, but the view was amazing and the trail kept going up.
If you want you are more than welcome to come up and hang out and i will be more than happy to be the tour guide. Stacey has her cooking papers and used to work in the number one resturant in toronto years ago so im sure she can cook us up a feast.
To have fun up here it will have to be a weekend trip, we have a large back yard with a fire pit
email me or give me a call if anyone is interested in coming up that weekend.

ANY QUESTIONS GIVE ME A CALL AT 604-968-5440

Cheers
Andrew

WE HAVE SLEEPING FOR 4 COUPLES AND WE HAVE LOTS OF FRIENDS YOU CAN CRASH AT OR YOU CAN CAMP OUT AT LOUISE LAKE!

SRY I CAN"T MAKE THE MEETINGS AS ITS DRAGON BOAT SEASON AND IM ON THE WATER ON THURSDAYS

Andrew, we've already tentatively planned for this trip to head over to the church camp just NW of Sechelt. I was thinking heading further afoot like Powell River in the fall.

But I'm always open to suggestions. Guys, what do you think?

Dave

sounds like fun
I'll be up for that

we are up for the trip in the fall
as April is out off town on the 1&2 April
and she pissed that she cant go to Sechelt

I'm all up for accepting Andrew's generous offer. I will be great to check out some new territiory with a knowledgable local for a guide. It would be nice to do a run up there before it gets too bloody cold. Any thoughts regarding fitting something in a little earlier.
Bill

OK, you guys will have to decide as I'm grounded that weekend due to other commitments. :cry:

Dave

Which weekend are you grounded? I was looking at the calendar and noticed that we don't have a BC Day gig. What do you think?
Bill

Was referring to April 1,2 as thats the weekend that we are planning the current trip to Sechelt. I guess the question we have to decide is whether to head to Powell River and meet up with Andrew April 1,2 or continue with the original plan of going to the church camp and taking up Andrew on his offer later in the year.

In any event, I can't go April 1,2, but that doesn't mean you guys can't...

Dave

I'm personally up for sticking with the church camp as planned but definately taking Andrew up on his offer in summer some time, perhaps BC Day weekend as a suggestion. I'm not that picky however, so if the rest want to go on the April date that is fine by me.
Bill

I think we should do the bible camp on the 1 and 2 ,
do Powell River later, by the sounds of it we need a long weekend for that trek.

so who is going to the Bible Camp trip??

Kris

I'm up for the Bible camp trip on the 1st & 2nd but wont be able to head out until Sat late afternoon or very early Sunday morning so I was planning to meet you guys overthere (somewhere!). How high elevation is the bible camp? Are we likely to be hitting snow on the way there?

Andrews offer sounds great but I agree we should plan it a little later in the year because we would hit snow real fast when exploring (like last years Sunshine run). BC day weekend (Aug 5-7th) sounds like a good suggestion Bill.

So back to Kris's question, who's going & where can we meet?

cheers, :D
Andy

I think Powel River sounds great for later in the year. I plan on making on the 2nd although I’m trying to head over on Saturday. That is of course if my bl**dy windshield problems stop… my new windshield lets Vancouver’s rain fall into the passenger compartment…pools on the center consul & passenger foot well. :roll:

Paul you'll get no sympathy from me over a little bit of water in from your window. I will be coming over saturday morning which I think is the plan , catch the first or second ferry and head on to the the camp?
I like the idea of a Powell River run in Aug. I'm all for Stacey cooking up a feast. Reminds me of Jim and Carla's breakfast on the Okanagan run.
First ferry leaves at 7:20 2nd one leaves at 9:20 any one for the 7:20 it's ok by me.

HI All!
Stacey and i are up at our house every long weekend in the summer and almost every second weekend of the month, except when we have dragon boat races.
Figure out a date and we will make sure we are up there.

Cheers
Andrew

One more thing I didnt mean to disrupte this weeks up coming trip.
This trip will need to be discussed as its a 2 ferrie trip that takes 4 hours to get up to powell river thats why its best to leave on a friday night.
There are alot of lakes in powell river, check out the powell river canoe route and if any one has a backpackers guide you can see all trails and lakes. Everyone will have to decide if we use our house as a base camp then head up into the moutains, most of the round trip trails take between 4 to 6 hours.
There is also camping every lake has at least one camp ground.
If there is enough interest I will skip a dragon boat practice for one of your thursday meeting and can bring some photos and more info on the trails we have checked out.

Cheers
Andrew

Hi Guys,
I'm up for both days, Sat and Sun. I'll already be up on the coast on Friday so I will have to rendezvous with you Saturday morning.
Bill

OK Guys, Let's have a confirmed show of hands for the 1st and second.
I'm in for sure. Sorry Paul, I'm with Shawn, leaky winshields don't cut it as an excuse :roll:
Bill

Ah…jeez you guys are so hard core :lol: …if no sympathy for me…think about the leather…and the heating element :lol: . Well I’m in for Sunday…Saturday doesn’t look good.
Oh and by the way it's the sunroof...not the windscreen :D
Cheers
PaulC

I will be there on Sunday,
first ferry out @ 7:20

hey Kris see ya on the ferry 720

Gentlemen,

I am in for both days for the church camp. I will even attempt it in the Range Rover....yikes! I still remember leaving marks in the steering wheel of my SII for two years ago.

Cheers,

I'll be on the first boat 7:20 am sat. as well. See you guys there.

so I guess the Sunday crew will meet up with Saturday crew down @ the Bible camp
:?:

Bill it looks like you and I and Stuart on Saturday. How about meeting in Sechelt at the turn off from the main highway to porpoise bay at around 9:30 am to 10:00am. or any other ideas?

Hi Guys,
I will be on the 7.20am Ferry with Kris & Bernie (Sunday group).

see you there......

Andy

I just got booked to work Sunday…so have a good time & take lots of pics.

Hi Shawn, Bernie screwed up, he is on for Saturday with you and I and Stuart. Andy and Kris to follow on Sunday morning. I'll Rendezevous with you guys at approx 9:30 am Saturday morning, how about the Macdonald's parking lot. Fear not we won't have to eat there, just meet there :) Too bad Kris and Andy have to wait 'til Sunday.

Great. I'll meet you guys there or on the boat. It's nice to know Andy Kris and Paul will come in sunday to rescue us.

I'm not going to make it...called in for work Sunday & Monday..bummer :roll:

Hey Paul,
sorry to hear you cant make it! At least you'll be earning money as we are spending it......We will have the biggest smiles though!

Dave! What's going on? This trip was originally your idea....not working on the side with Paul are you.. :wink:

Wes, thanks for the feedback, if there is going to be a lot of snow Kris & I will catch the others up on Sunday even before they get to the Bible camp (after spending a chilly night in their trucks!! :shock:

One day we will find that old donkey trail from Squamish to the Sunshine Coast, save us taking the ferry! :D

See you Sunday,
Andy

This is second trip that Dave has put into motion and then bail out on ,
Maybe he is becoming part of the "Herd of Turtles" :wink:

Didn't Don have his hand up for this trip?

By the looks of it will have a little group of our own showing up on Sunday Andy,
Marks is coming, my friend Pete with the Unimog and possibly two more.

I hope there is enough snow to make it somewhat challenging, and if not May long weekend isn't too far away :P

No, Kris, that's not the case, although I don't mind turtles, I'll be doing my bit for the horses this weekend.

Problem is, there are bookings between our club and Pamela's that keep almost every weekend booked for much of the year, and a bunch of stuff like fencing and corral gates that aren't getting done around here, so I grounded myself for a spring cleanup weekend, which gave me an amazing amount of brownie points! :roll:

We may get out for a drive on Sunday, but I don't think we'll get that far.

Dave

Im sure I will see you guys in the ferrie line up at around 6 ish.

Cheers
Andrew

No there is no road route up to powell river at this time, the powell river city council is looking at putting in a road from north of pemberton, in the next 20 years , but who nows with 2010,
As it stands they will have to push 65km of road to the closest dirt road, witch is still 2 hours away and would have the same elevation as the koke.

Cheers
Andrew

Hay Andrew you must have had a smashing weekend up their last weekend :lol: :roll: :wink:

Had a friend show me some trails, thought he was B.S ING ME ABOUT THIS TRAIL. Jason took me up this trail, made it to a small rock face where my street tire YES STREET TIRES FAILED ME. jasons mouth was wide open he had no idea that the dicso was so capable, then we went and played in some mud holes, thats when i destroyed my front left rim.
I put a 3 inch split in the inside of the rim, oh! try getting the spare off without that stupid lock key standing in a foot off water and yes the tire was okay as i have sold the tire on my disco.
I took my disco to the edge and im having to pay for a new rim, the area we went was so bad my wife and the dog got out and walked down. LOL!
I will make the meeting before the RTV weekend and answer all questions about powell river. managed to see some of the landi group coming back from there treck.

Cheers
Andrew

P.S Jason is my cousin and he also has a house in powell river.
His ride is a 2003 dakota chipped and runs 285/75/16 390 posi