You'd Better Go In Disguise..." At least that's how the old children's nursery rhyme went.It's mid- August and certain locals are disappearing quietly into the woods of the surrounding hills. With the reputation the Kootenays has, I would have been tempted to think they were up to nefarious deeds, perhaps tending to certain crops hidden away in the woods. But no, not this time.
It's huckleberry season and this year the crop is a good one, at least in some places. This is one area where the locals we know aren't as open and welcoming as they usually are. Good huckleberry patches are carefully guarded secrets around here. We get general comments like "up some logging road" or "look for a good cut block". You won't generally get escorted to one, though.
Anyhow, we did get to one patch about 10 minutes from home where we got enough to freeze and some to eat. We'll probably go back in a couple of days for some more. Sorry, but we can't tell you where it is ;-)
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