Sat, Sep 21 2024 - Twin Lakes (View Original Event Details)
| Event Coordinator(s): |  |
Glynn Wright
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| Participants: | | Glynn Wright, Susan G, Lorna J, Robin R, Florence K, Elisabeth Eckhardt |
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Write Up:Saturday September 21, 2024: Twin Lakes hike starting from Arnica Lake
Trailhead.
Five members and one guest set off from the Arnica Lake Trailhead
(Highway 93, south, near Vista Lake): the parking lot is small and we
got the last three parking places at 9:00 am. The temperature rose
from zero to about 12 by the afternoon. The trail had traces of ice
from the rain and snow of the previous day - increasing snow with
elevation of course, which added to the beauty, and we could see the
Monarch and Ramparts in the distance beyond Gibbon Pass. The path was
muddy and wet in part but not difficult and the scenery was great –
alpine larches just starting to turn gold, maybe a good week later
than usual. By the time we got back, much of the snow had melted from
the trail and overhead trees.
The 18 km hike covered cumulative elevation gain of 1173 m – greater
than the print copy map and some sources say – including the CWH data
base. Time spent approached 7 hours, with an average speed of 2.7
km/hr. A great day !
Glynn Wright.
