Write Up:This event was to be an easy evening hike, soaking in the sun and lazing by the river. Starting
at the trailhead at 3:50pm, it started like that. Right out of Cobble Flats we didn't find the
trail that 'goes left', and figured we didn't care, instead opting to go along the river, which is
where we expected to return. It was beautiful, hot and sunny, with the off piece of flagging
marking our way. After about 4km we saw a cliff, figured we'd get clipped out, but with three
hours of daylight figured we'd explore. We found a small animal path through, then
bushwhacked, and bushwhacked some more. As we were nearing Beaver Lodge, we decided
to keep going and around 6:30pm arrived at a closed campground where we had our pick of
sites. We chose a picnic table right along the river and had a feast - lots of cheeses, sausage,
fish, cucumber concoctions, soup, and cupcakes. And three bottles of wine for four of us. We
enjoyed it and around 9pm went back on our way. A beautiful full moon, reflecting off the
water and fresh snow on some peaks, lit our way. Unfortunately what we expected to be a
4km return (intending to shortcut down a slope back to the car) wouldn't have been wise in
the dark, so we ended up hiking some extra distance. Around 10:40pm and after 15km we
were done, all happy to have enjoyed a beautiful summer evening.
