Bigfoot Factory, British Columbia, Canada, March 30 - April 3, 2008
  
 
 
I first visited the Bigfoot Factory back in September of 2007, at which time a temporary repair was made to Bigfoot's roof to get me through the Winter. The Winter having passed, it was now time for another trip up the Okanogan valley to the Bigfoot factory in Armstrong, British Columbia to replace Bigfoot's rubber roof with a new fiberglass roof. I was accompanied on this trip by my friend Min...
 
 
Saturday, March 29
 
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I stepped out of Crossroads onto a new fallen snow...
 
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Sunday, March 30
 
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bigfoot_factory_2008_011.JPG (369296 bytes) A good trip must begin with a good breakfast... on this morning, at the local Black Bear Diner...
 
 
North to Canada...
 
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Crossing the Canadian / US border at Sumas, WA...
 
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North on the Trans Canada Highway, then the Coquihalla Highway... over the Skagit Range of the North Cascades...
 
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We had our lunch in Merrit, British Columbia...
 
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We continued northward across British Columbia...
 
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And on in to Armstrong... home of the Bigfoot...
 
 
 
Monday, March 31
 
Early morning snow flurries at Camp Armstrong Cheese. We then drove down the road to the Bigfoot Factory where Bigfoot was left in the skilled hands of Gary and Don.. The job at hand was a roof replacement - rubber to fiberglass...
 
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Tuesday, April 1
 
Around Vernon, BC... while Bigfoot was in the Bigfoot shop at Armstrong...
 
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Wednesday, April 2
 
At the Bigfoot factory...
 
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Bigfoot's repairs were almost complete, but not quite... a couple of more work hours were needed the following morning. In the meantime, Bigfoot was released from the shop, temporarily...
 
At Planet Bee, in Vernon, BC...
 
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Thursday, April 3
 
Bigfoot's repairs were completed at the Bigfoot factory by mid-morning and we headed back to Seattle...
 
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And back down to Seattle...