Our destination for
the day is Glacier NP, BC. We arrive pretty early to the trail head
parking lot to be sure to get a spot. We decide to go for the
Glacier Crest Trail. The description is not too scary for a 10 km
hike with a 1005 meter elevation gain, and the reward seems worth it.
The first 2 kilometers are pretty gentle going up and down along a
creek, but suddenly the trail turns left and starts climbing the
mountain. The trail is pretty steep in the forest with no real flat
areas of relief. As the forest slowly disappears, we think we are
getting close to the top. We aren't. We are actually barely
half-way. The trail gets even steeper and very rocky. There are
points on the trail where we find ourselves almost crawling and
wondering how we can possibly go back down this same route.
We finally arrive to
the summit about 3 hours later totally exhausted, but the panorama is
spectacular overlooking the beautiful Asulkan and Illecillewaet
glaciers and mountains ranges in every direction. We hang around the
summit, have lunch, and then start our descent. We don't go much
faster than we did on the way up, at least until we reach forest.
It's a great deliverance when we finally get back to the trail along
the creek. We get back to the RV six and a half hours after
leaving it, and drink some rootbeer in order to refill our
electrolytes.
Back in Golden we
relax. The only thing worth mentioning is the swarm of mosquitoes
that attacked us while we were dumping our waste water. You should
have seen the cloud of mosquitoes around Yellow's head. After
suffering from such a high intake of mosquito saliva, we sleep like
rocks.
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