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Sure we’ve all been to Deeks Lake but spending two nights at the campsite Black Feather (our leader Ryszard) found for us was a totally fresh experience. We camped on the hill above the lake and watched the light change on the lake at the same time as we saw the sun go down on the ocean side. We sat around Mary’s diligent fire both nights which helped with those pesky bugs who couldn’t get enough of Beth’s flesh. Ryszard was able to mentor Aldona a newbie backpacker in Polish.
Saturday we hiked to Deaks Peak at 5490 ft. (1764 m) without our heavy packs. Visibility was great and we reviewed the entries in the NSH canister from 2006.
Ryszard and I couldn’t resist the idea of bagging two peaks in one day. Mount Windsor was an in-your-face snow experience. Seriously it was cartoonishly steep from the saddle. It is a 5,541 ft / 1,689 m mountain peak in the Brittania Range. Based on peakery data, it ranks as the 3897th highest mountain in British Columbia and the 5335th highest mountain in Canada.
Whatever.
It was another hour up and shorter down. Luckily I wore Beth’s crampons up and down. Rsyzard bum slid with his large frame backpack which bumped bumped bumped down. We saw no people after Deeks Lake.
Ryszard swam a couple of times in the too cold lake.
Monday we returned, having cut off the boring 3.5 kms from the gate by entering the gate and parking closer. Our leader a proud Canadian on canada Day knew every twist and turn of the hike. And planned it so well.
What a great long weekend it was.Check out some of the pictures:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/100729827709024379521/albums/5895821252589319569Life is good. Few of my pictures are there:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/115481276537556463368/albums/5896596569948569169Thanks Patricia,
for a very good description of our weekend. Deeks Lake took on new meaning being able to park ourselves for 2 days watching the sun rise and set over the clear blue lake, illuminating the spectacular glaziers on Mt Brunswick. Nothing like a smoky campfire to encourage reminiscing of past adventures. Ryszard was a patient and strong leader.
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