Elk are not common in the Bulkley Valley.   As far as I know the first sightings were around Quick about  15-20 years ago.  Quick is about 25 km from Smithers and the small heard is spotted periodically out there.   I have never heard of a sighting near Smithers.  I live right on the edge of Smithers,  so I was pretty surprised to see  two Elk outside my house at about 7am this morning. Here is a link to the photos we took  Gallery link.

We had a great day picking morels south of Houston a few weeks ago. I just had to show off the pics, there are more in my photo gallery. Photo Gallery link

I found this interesting web page on the BC Real Estate Association [BCREA] website. Shelter taxes which are taxes on on homes we buy are a tough pill to swallow for a lot of us. BCREA has been lobbying the government to make these taxes more fair.  This website,  shelter tax webpage  , allows you to calculate the cost to you of Shelter taxes  on your Real Estate transaction.  Interesting, and it helps learn a bit more about HST and Real Estate.

It’s time to start getting excited about boating and fishing season.  We went out on the Bulkley last night for a ride and enjoyed the cool evening air.  The river is still low as nothing is melting in the high elevations.   I took this  photo of Hudson Bay Mountain and  the spring time clouds.   I have set up a new photo Gallery for fishing pics that I will try to keep updated. You can check out my photo Gallery by following this link  Fishing Gallery

Early May evening on the Bulkley

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