On Sept. 12th we embarked upon yet another beautiful alpine adventure. We were joined by our friend Beth, for this 3-day endeavour. The first day we drove up to Diamond Head trailhead in Squamish, BC, and proceeded to hike 11-km to the Elfin Lakes campground. It was clear blue skies and the views were epic.
Here's Beth and in the background is Elfin Lakes and a volcano called Opal Cone (the tree-covered, flat-topped mountain in the middle there).
Frank spinning staff at the Elfin Lakes campground.
On the second day we shed our heavy camping gear and headed off for our day-hike to Mamquam Lake.
Sorbus aka Mountain Ash.
A riverbed with Mt. Garibaldi looming up in the background.
Columnar Peak (left) and a rock formation known as the Gargoyles (right).
Mt. Garibaldi from a different angle, revealing this massive glacier.
A bed of moss growing in the middle of the barren landscape, near a small alpine stream.
After about 9km we caught our first glimpse of Mamquam Lake.
After 11 tough kilometres we made it to Mamquam Lake. It was very scenic and refreshing to swim in. Now all we had to do was make it back another 11km, to Elfin lakes, by dark.
Mamquam Glacier.
Curious Whiskey Jacks.
They're quite friendly.
On the second day we shed our heavy camping gear and headed off for our day-hike to Mamquam Lake.
Sorbus aka Mountain Ash.
A riverbed with Mt. Garibaldi looming up in the background.
Columnar Peak (left) and a rock formation known as the Gargoyles (right).
After about 5km we began crossing this barren volcanic landscape, and came across a small turquoise alpine lake.
Mt. Garibaldi from a different angle, revealing this massive glacier.
A bed of moss growing in the middle of the barren landscape, near a small alpine stream.
After about 9km we caught our first glimpse of Mamquam Lake.
After 11 tough kilometres we made it to Mamquam Lake. It was very scenic and refreshing to swim in. Now all we had to do was make it back another 11km, to Elfin lakes, by dark.
Mamquam Glacier.
They're quite friendly.
We made it back to our tents at Elfin Lakes just as the sun was sinking below the horizon.
On the third day we hiked back down to the car, with sore feet and tired muscles. We hiked a total of 44km in 3-days, we were very satisfied and felt it was a mission well accomplished.
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