Garibaldi

Alex and Sarah and I headed up to Garibaldi Lake and near the Black Tusk for a day hike the day after Canada Day. The trail report for June said there was 1-2 meters of snow on the plateau, so we figured that since we were going in July it would've melted. No. They were not kidding. Despite it being a real slog through the snow, it was a beautiful hike. I hated my life for the first few hours when we were gaining elevation with no real view points, but once we got within view of the Black Tusk and Garibaldi Lake it was all worth it. Plus I got to see Alex with his shirt off.




The peak of the Black Tusk is in the clouds behind.


Up here it was difficult to find the trails because they were all covered up. We were going by flags and a few foot prints.


Garibaldi Lake still looked a little cold.










On the way back down, after we passed the lake, we came to The Barrier wall, a massive unstable rock formation created during a volcanic eruption about 12 thousand years ago. We stopped there for a break and were immediately accosted by some very brazen chipmunks and whiskey jacks.


This may be the best picture I've ever taken.




We made it!