Busy Day

Perhaps the hottest day yet at Paradise Meadows - and a busy day with two programs - photographer Chris Carter & a history slide show with Lindsay Elms. If you missed either presentation, some of Chris' work can be seen upstairs at the Centre, and Lindsay's book 'Beyond Nootka' as well as postcards of Strathcona Park mountains are for sale there.

Busy day with visitors as well - from Washington to Missouri in the USA,  from Switzerland to Germany in Europe , and from Israel in the Middle East!

Hikers are reporting some snow in meadows past Kwai Lake, with the trail to Circlet fairly clear, Circlet Lake free of ice and just a few tent platforms not yet cleared at the campsite. The trail to Cruickshank Canyon lookout is reported to have some snow around the farthest lakes with possible difficulty route-finding. Many hikers have been successfully hiking up Mt Albert Edward despite snow cover on some of the sections.

Amphitheatre Lake photo by Tim Penney

A preview of next Saturday's hike to Amphitheatre Lake has been posted on the Comox District Mountaineering Club website here.