Weekend Updates

The Nature Walk for the afternoon of Sunday Aug. 7 has had to be cancelled - however the morning Nature Walk on Insects will go ahead as scheduled. Join Tyler Johns in exploring the alpine ecology of the meadows at 9 a.m. Sunday.

Pine white butterfly on Sitka valerian

Conditions are still snowy past Lake Helen Mackenzie - here is a link to a report from a few days ago. Normal hiking time to Circlet Lake with a full pack should be 4-5 hrs!

The 9 a.m. hike tomorrow, planned for Mt Elma, may be adapted depending on the morning's conditions. A few notes from the guides:

"...there sure is/was still piles of snow. This could influence our decision about Elma if the snow is breaking through. We’ll certainly start off and see how conditions are as we proceed..... People should definitely wear boots and carry ski poles or other walking aids in view of snow."

Participants will need to be prepared with proper footwear with good tread, as well as hiking poles, and also prepared for a possible change of plans i.e. shorter hike or lower elevation option.