Saturday, December 10, 2006:
Five Nats met at the Nancy Greene summit on a beautiful sunny day. We opted to ski to the Cookie Jar cabin. The trail had been well traveled by snowmobiles and skiers. There were tracks of many animals – rabbits, coyotes and probably lynx. We passed up going on to Red Dog cabin. There was a rumour that Cookie L’Ecluse may have been there. It would have been entertaining to see him again.
SW Webster

Saturday, January 13, 2006:
Five Nats gathered for the moonlight ski, which was relocated to Mud Lake because of water on the ice at Nancy Greene Lake. The moon was conspicuous by its absence, but the evening was warm, with a few snowflakes. Social hour in the Viking Centre was most pleasant.
SW Webster

Saturday, January 28, 2006:
Five Nats and one guest met in Ymir shortly after 10 am. We traveled north on the Burlington Northern & Santa Fe railbed, which parallels the Salmo River. Three of us were on snowhoes and three were on skis. There was lots of fresh snow with more falling, so the skiers were grateful to have the snowshoers breaking trail. We found ourselves in a winter wonderland. The hush that accompanies falling snow was broken only by the sounds of the river flowing by, the gurgle of a creek entering the river, and an occasional vehicle passing on the nearby highway. We did not see any birds, wildlife, or tracks. Towards noon, the snow let up and we heard some birds twittering high in the trees near the river – juncos, perhaps. We returned to the cars by 12:15 pm, as conditions were becoming increasingly wet.
Julia M. Roberts

Saturday, February 4, 2006:
Eight Nats braved the elements and turned out for the annual snowshoe hike to the Plewman Ridge cabin. The going was difficult through deep snow, but each member took turns breaking the trail. Although the area has many rabbits, squirrels, bobcats, lynx and grouse, only cat prints were seen. Everything was covered by the fast falling snow. A number of chickadees were seen, and a flock of birds flew by, but were not identified. Lunch was enjoyed and clothes dried in the comfort of the heated shelter. Since a number of black bears are denning in the area, a suspected den was spotted on the hike out. Vapor was coming from the vent hole, but no further investigation was undertaken. Although the hike was long because the leader became lost at times, [tongue planted firmly in cheek] it was still an enjoyable outing.
Harvey Pitman

Saturday, February 11, 2006:
It was a beautiful evening, without a cloud in the sky. Nine Nats gathered for the ski on Nancy Greene Lake and the camaraderie in the cabin afterward. The quantity and variety of the food in the cabin was quite amazing.
SW Webster

Saturday, February 18, 2006:
Webb, Margo and Lloyd went on this ski trip in the Michener Creek area. The weather was good. We left the parking lot about 10:15 am, skied until noon, and stopped for lunch. We had some views of Old Glory and Mt Gladstone. There were about six inches of soft snow on top of a firm base. There were some snowmobiles in the area. We got back to the parking lot at about one o’clock. That was MY workout for the week!
Lloyd Jeffery

Saturday, February 25, 2006:
A gratifyingly large group, ten Nats and three guests, arrived at the Nancy Greene cabin to snowshoe around the lake. Two members thoughtfully had the fire going when the rest arrived. The sun peeked out sporadically, but the snow was fresh on a ski tourers’ base, the wind was absent, and the temperature was mild. All these things, plus the enthusiasm and camaraderie combined to make it a most pleasurable trek. We lunched where we attained the groomed Nordic trails, and returned across the lake. We were treated to an impromptu Olympic snowshoe sprint, and ‘gold medals’ were presented to all participants and fans. The other wildlife encounters were this year’s usual medley of copious rabbit tracks, some track of the reclusive lynx, and the cacophony of ravens, chickadees, and others not identified but no less pleasant.
Margo Saunders