Ribbon Creek October 31, 2004

Documenting Days Gone By

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information is from what I wrote in a journal

Ribbon Creek

 October 31, 2004

Me,  J Her

did partial hike

8 km round trip

10:30am - 1:00pm

Cool, snow packed, sunny, below 0 

Very first wintry hike.  It was beautiful.  We stopped for lunch at a picnic table, cleared some snow off it.  After we ate, we hiked back.  Met quite a few people heading in, but only one guy was ahead of us heading out on our hike.

Looking back:  We cut this hike short because the sounds of gun shots scared us.  We did not want to run into hunters or god forbid be hit by bullets.  We did not know back then that the hunters would have been on the other side of 40 and the gun shot sounds were ricocheting throughout the mountains. 

Chester Lake September 4, 2004

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Chester Lake

 September 4, 2004  Saturday

Me,  J Her

6 km round trip

310 m elevation

10:30am - 1:30pm

Very cool, rainy on return

Pretty easy 

Very pretty little hike.  On the easy side.  Snow on the ground the further up we went.  It was cold when we stopped for lunch and it rained on the way back.

Looking back:  Do you notice the Canadian flag on my pants?  I put that on when the pants were brand new.  I burned a hole in them when I tried to iron the hiking pants.  Who irons hiking pants anyway?  Not me anymore!  

Heart & Quaite Creek Trails August 28, 2004

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Heart Creek Trail & Quaite Creek Valley Trail

 August 28, 2004 Saturday

Me,  J Her

9 km round trip

10:30am - 2:30pm

Cool, sunny, warm, rainy

Easy 

Very nice hike along Heart Creek but very short.  Stopped at the end for lunch then walked back and then did Quaite Valley.  Rather boring scenery.  Hiked to camp sties stopped to eat then returned.  Wouldn't do this one again.

Looking back:  I was learning what I liked about hiking and while not knowing much about the trails out there, there were lots that we did that did just not cut it.  I needed more! 

Rawson Lake August 6, 2004

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Rawson Lake

 August 6, 2004 - Friday

Me,  S.

9 km round trip

10:00am - 3:00pm

Mostly Sunny +21C

Moderate to Easy 

First time I did this hike. It was great.  A little bit of steepness at about 1 km mark.  Stopped for lunch at the Lake at 11:30.  Hiked a little further to a special spot.  Sometime I would like to do the steep part further on beyond the Lake.

Looking back:  Yes I did write "Moderate to Easy" got it backwards, in fact now in hindsight just saying easy would have been fine.  I had the legs for short shorts in 2004 and it was important to have a nice hair do.  A true hiker?  Not quite!