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Courtenay Flooding

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Courtenay today declared a "State of Emergency". We had about 70 mm of rain in the last 24 hours which has caused every bridge in the area to be closed. We also have tidal effects on our rivers, so I can imagine downtown is quite a mess. I went down to my local river to see what it looked like. These pictures show the Tsolum River at it's best and at it's worst. Where we were standing to take the pictures was littered with salmon eggs today – so although we had a fantastic return this year, I can't imagine many of those eggs will survive this. I ride across this river in the summer regularly; in fact it is where I take people who want to teach their horses how to cross our local rivers. I don't think I would be taking anyone near there today!!

Sharon Pickthorne

 
SVI Riders Fundraise for Glenora Staging Area!
Meeting at the Cowichan River Provincial Park, eleven riders and horses of the Southern Vancouver Island Chapter, met at the Glenora Staging area, traveled the Cowichan Trail/Trans Canada Trail and rode through the forest as a fundraiser for the new horse corrals being built at the Cowichan River Provincial Park. In spite of the drenching rain (unlike our usual Westcoast drizzle), the ride went on - we finally got a chance to try out those full slickers that take up room in the back of our tack rooms. As the group arrived at Twincreeks for lunch, the sky cleared and the sun came out as if somehow orchestrated for our benefit! Six others joined the riders for lunch, making a total of seventeen. All enjoyed their bag lunches including the horses (they went for the apples and snack bars). Oct17_Parsons

Thank you to all that made the day a success - We earned $300 to put towards the new horse corrals being built by Electoral Area E for the Glenora Staging Area. Thanks to Twincreeks for hosting us, Camosun College and Thrifty Foods for helping with the lunches, and to all the Riders and participants who turned out. Linda won the Imax tickets for "Ride Around the World"; Heather won the auditor tickets for the upcoming Steve Rother clinic; Phyliss, Tess and JoAnne all won the "unusual" heather plants, and we all won a great memory of the "Glenora Monsoon Ride"!

 
Riding Oregon!

The Oregon State Park horse camps are absolutely stunning in scenery with overall outstanding facilities for both rider and horse. An easy 6-7 hour drive to Nahalem Bay State Park from Langley with numerous rest stops along the way proved to be worthwhile.

Just 20 minutes past Cannon Beach, the horse camp is attached to a larger conventional campground but totally separate. Each site has 2 corrals that can hold a maximum 4 horses, 2 per corral if needed. There is plenty of water taps throughout the eighteen site rustic camp however there is no power or sewer at the horse camp. Full facility washrooms with hot water and free showers are a mere 2 minute walk away or there are outhouses a little closer for those who prefer. There is a manure area where all horse manure must be disposed of prior to departure.

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The riding is absolutely spectacular. Whether you access the beach which is only a 30 second ride over the sand dune that separates the camp from the ocean or if you choose to ride through the rain forest and along the Nahalem River which enters the Pacific Ocean you will be totally in awe of the scenery. You can choose a short 1 hour loop ride or you can head out for the day in any direction and rarely cover the same trail twice. You can head down the beach for a two hour ride in one direction, go through the rain forest , along the river shore and back to camp in about 4 hours stopping along the way for lunch and a cool drink. The riding is all flat and is suitable for all levels and abilities of rider and horse.

After 3-4 days of beach life you can head inland about 90 minutes toward Portland and be amazed with the facilities at L.L. Stub Stewart State Park, 30 minutes outside Portland. This facility is the newest State Park in Oregon, only in operation 1 year, as well as the largest park boasting 1600 acres of hiking and riding.

The horse camp sits atop a mountain that previously has been partially logged and planted. It has old growth forest, spectacular viewpoints and vistas. Quite a contrast from the beach riding.

The horse camp is fabulous with 18 sites. All sites have 4 corrals allowing for one horse per corral. Two sites have six corrals allowing 1 horse per corral. All sites have full power and sewer hookup. Full washroom and shower facilities are part of the horse camp. Conventional camping is a short drive down the hill.

The trails are well maintained and marked. There is terrain for the beginner and intermediate rider and horse but nothing dangerous or overly challenging. The horse camp is the nicest we have ever seen with access to some of the most beautiful forest in the northwest.

We hope that the pictures will give everyone a good idea of what we saw and encourage you to go and experience it for yourself. theses camps would be an excellent location for a group event over the course of a week.

You can get more info on Oregon State Park Horse Camps at www.oregonstateparks.org

*There are more photos in the Gallery!

Peter and Sheryl Thiessen, Aldergrove Chapter

 

 

 
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