Fri, Aug 20 2021 - Southfork Lakes, Castle Provincial Park (View Original Event Details)
| Event Coordinator(s): |  |
Susan Ch
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| Participants: | | Susan Ch, SUSAN ALLEN, Lois Hi, Steve B, Ruth B, Monica Hirai, Lyle T, Fumi Hirai, Susan A |
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Write Up:A crossing of the chilly West Castle river started today's
adventure. Then it was up through forest to some cloudy/misty
views towards the Castle Mtn ski resort. At the top of Barnaby
ridge we again entered forest and followed a lovely trail to a
small waterfall right before the first lake. Around the lake and
up again with a view of a much larger waterfall announced our
arrival at a very 'atmospheric' (aka misty) second lake. Four of
us ventured through the mist to check out the rock wall between
the upper lakes. Lunch was back at the first lake. Murphy's law
meant that the skies started clearing as we headed back down the
trail to some lovely views of the Castle valley. The water
crossing at the end of the trail didn't seem so chilly in the
afternoon ;-) A return visit to check out the lakes on a sunny
day is definitely in order. This also looks like it would be a
lovely larch hike. 11.6km round trip with 677m of cumulative
elevation gain.
