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BCG - I liked your picture so much,
this is mine in return |
Well, I didn't get started as early as I had hoped, but then again I was supposed to leave yesterday... cause this was origionally going to be the Hot Springs Tour (HST), and with a half-dozen or so springs to visit on the first leg, it would take a few days ... but then things happened and now we have the modified HST - which is to skip the first 3, go to one, then skip some more, go to a cold lake, and finally, to skip the last few ...well at least we'll get in one HS... So I guess I'll call this new plan the 'modified version'...
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| The Fireweeds are out in force this year! |
I started my modified version tour by stopping to visit dad. We had a nice breakfast on the patio, but that meant it was one o'clock in the afternoon before I got on the road. ...which did get me to Whiteswan Park and Lussier Hotsprings in time for a late afternoon soak and then a 10K hike - yes I probably did that backwards, but sometimes you should eat desert first. :)
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| Alces Lake (Whiteswan Park) |
There are two lakes here, both crystal clear and seem that they would be great for fishing (at dusk you can see the fish from shore, just under the surface - presumably hunting bugs). I got back and set up camp as the sun was going down and managed dinner in the dark... well by the light of the campfire....
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Lassier Hot Springs
-It was initially my thought that I was going to do this posting with
pictures only (like this), but that plan got modified also... |
ooops... late leaving again today...hmmm, could there be a pattern developing here....? Actually, I was only late by the campground warden's clock. By my 'Slightly Modified Hot Springs Tour' clock, I was right on time.... you see, since I had gonE for a late afternoon dip yesterday, I had to get to the springs for a morning dip/soak. After much deliberation I decided the morning one was better - less people (thus more pool), besides who wouldent want to watch the sun come up while soaking in their own private hot pool?
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| HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAC! |
Tomorrow it is off to Revelstoke and then an early morning helicopter lift to Durrand.Glacier.
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| A fairly early 8:30AM arrival |
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| Honymoon Lake |
Weather today was part sunny, part cloudy, part rainy with possible thunderstorms so we did a shortish hike in the morning and came back to the lodge because of a threatening thunderstorm, checked the latest weather and radar imagery, guessed that the storm had just missed us and decided to go out again for an afternoon hike. After walking a few kilometers the weather finally decided to get serious and have a nice little storm. Luckilly, we were still low down at the time and could easily duck into a small copse of trees to wait it out. Twenty minutes later - sunshine! ...so off we went and got to the top of the ridge when suddenly the weather decide to threaten again, and not wanting to get caught out in the open...down we went...
Day 2 started out without a cloud in the sky - and stayed that way the whole day! ...unfortunately I forgot my sunscreen and, boy, could you tell by the end of the day... which was 10 hours of hiking as we inadvertently ended up taking mom to the top of Goat Peak and at 10.5km and 3300', that was a personal best for her this year!
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Morning visitors who later became
our tramping buddies for the day |
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| Looking back towards the lodge |
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| the lodge from Goat Peak |
Day 4 was even hotter! ...like 24 degrees, which is really warm for 2000m elevation! So instead of a long walk we did a little boot skiing and had a swim in one of the lakes.
