Preparations begin at Maryanne and Mad's place in Burnaby. |
Everyone is prepared and ready for a long weekend of hiking |
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"Lean on me" .. Moik is used as a stretch-post. |
The troops look on as Sol starts to undress. Notice the yellow-jacketed people with garbage bags? We won't tell any bed-time stories about them... |
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This weekend had a major theme: WET! Our only savior was the cabins created for cross-country skiiers. This picture was taken during lunch. The sky opened up with hail/snow/rain while we had lunch. |
After lunch we continued trekking in the wetness. The signpost in this picture blatantly lied about the distance required to go to the final cabin. |
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The snow/hail encountered during lunch is visible in this picture. |
This picture shows the terrain covered that afternoon. After the rain, the little bushes were full of water. When brushed up against, they promptly drenched you. |
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Mok and Mad make a trecherous river crossing |
"Jasons in the Mist". Many foul words were coming out of Mad's mouth by this time, but the scenery remained spectacular. |
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After hiking in the dark marsh with completely soaked feet, we made it to McNair cabin. Sol shows his joy at making it this far. |
McNair Lake cabin. Notice the drying socks by the stove. |
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A picture of McNair Lake cabin the next morning (from the outhouse). Spectacular scenery all-around. |
Anna and Maryanne keep up good teeth-hygiene (even when in the middle of nowhere) |
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The troops are ready to conquer Panther. |
The terrain going to Upper McNair lake was straight-up. Sol and Anna flex for this picture. Going down was fun for Maryanne. |
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Destination reached: Upper McNair Lake. Panther is visible behind (we did not go for the peak due to time constraints) |
Lower McNair lake (very close to the cabin) reflects beautifully. |
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Jason poses by Lower McNair Lake. |
Collecting our packs, we trek back to our previous lunching-cabin. |
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Maryanne, Moik and Anna shows off her new sleeping bags. The down bags would provide great nests for the many mice running around during the night. |
Jason poses by yet-another spectacular lake on the way to the vehicles. |
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