Elfin Lake 24 hours

lulululu

简单的二十四小时三十公里的hiking流水帐：

whitesnow MM记时的，我听着的可能有点点偏差,如果是欢迎纠正 :wink:

周五：

5:30pm 一行4 ladies在西温教堂集合，新同学迟到少许，想建议以后所有新同学都早到十分锺 :wink:
~7:40pm 开始“夜奔”，当天sunset时间为八时，开走时天还亮着，一小时后戴上头灯.
9:00pm  到达第一个木屋，休息了十五分钟.
10:55pm  从开走算起，三小时一刻锺后到达热闹的Elfin木屋，仅找到二个上铺二个地铺，入睡。
半夜  有些人离开，二个睡地铺的同学转到床铺接着睡

周六：

7:00am  起床，洗嗽，吃饭，拍照(Sunrise:6:28am)
9:00am  出发去Opal Cone/Mamquam Lake，途中不少因周四周五暴雨造成的滑坡
~10:00pm  在路上接近Ring Creek的山坡上碰到一处较大的washout，大多数hiker在此折返，听当时从Opal Cone回返的牛人ubishops说暴雨造成串道，过桥前就要脱鞋涉水,水过膝且急，我们集体讨论了一下，考虑到水流急，下午水量大，而且回来时再过这处washout难度更大，于是改主意爬Saddle Trail。

BC公园局的最新情况-Elfin Lakes to Mamquam Lake：

TRAIL CONDITIONS as of September 3, 2013

CAUTION: Sections of trail washed out due to recent heavy rains. Fast flowing water in Ring Creek before Ring Creek Bridge.

4:00pm  连爬带玩带睡午觉，下午4时才回到Elfin Shelter，路上大家一致同意当天回程.
***周六的木屋比周五晚的木屋空闲很多，我们回程途中也仅碰上四人，周六有更多的hiker选择睡帐蓬，营地环境很好，下次我也要住帐蓬。

5:00pm  在木屋休整打包，一小时后开始归程, 途中遇上Ranger，聊了一会儿，也提起我们交了两天的木屋住宿费用但因路况而改变计划提前一天回程，ranger表示早上动用了直升机查看，了解情况也理解我们的决定并说我们下次来住可以free of charge :wink:
6:30pm  到达第一个木屋, 也是休息了十五分钟左右才接着走
8:15pm  回到停车场（和去时用时相近--都是三小时加上十五分种在Heather Meadow Shelter的休息）

Some pictures from Helen, thank you for sharing!

lulululu

刚补充了流水帐，欢迎同去的队友们有图的贴几张，想写的写几句 :lol:

麦芒

:sofa: 没去过Mamquam Lake，希望以后有机会能去一次。

我们上周六去了Elsay Lake, 由于周三和周四下雨，最后一个小溪的水流也很急，必须脱鞋过，考虑回程的时间就没过小溪，我们也没到达目的地Elsay Lake，留点遗憾以后补回。

white snow

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jen

放几张我们试图跨过这条被大水冲过的深沟，也看看专业人士怎么过的。

jen

第二张

jen

这块独特的大石吸引着我们向上攀登

jen

发现原来是这样

jen

看看如此牛人， 虽然不是我们队的。

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jen

总要有一张Elfin Lakeside吧

jen

还有我们的小木屋

枫下客

照片很漂亮

Dada

枫下客
照片很漂亮

+1

麦芒

看到小木屋又想到上次的饺子宴，希望今年雪鞋的时候再有一次。

lulululu

这是这次碰上的|Wanderung| group里的一个hiker写的，中国古人也有云："欺"山不"欺"水.....

The power of water-----------------------
by Andy G.

Never underestimate the power of moving water. I have a new appreciation for
that power after a weekend trip to Mamquam Lake. Last Thursday's thunderstorm
dropped vast quantities of rain on the Sea-to-Sky corridor and has created a
couple of obstacles along the trail from Elfin Lakes to Opal Cone and Mamquam
Lake.

First, the washouts. There is a very deep (2 metres!) washed-out gully just
before the descent to Ring Creek that requires very careful negotiation. Beyond
the creek, the new trail along the east bank (river left) is badly washed out in
places, making it difficult to follow. The descent to Zig-Zag Creek (beyond Opal
Cone) also has one fairly deep washout. (The good news is that there is a bridge
over this creek: no wading necessary.) The trail has been badly eroded in
several other places too and looks more like a creek bed than a trail.

Then there is Ring Creek, which has forged a new channel that flows around the
new bridge. Last weekend it was a torrent that was challenging to cross
(especially with an overnight pack). The sunny weather compounded the issue
raising the water level with meltwater from the glaciers, which made the
crossing harder the next day (something to keep in mind!). The water levels
should have begun to drop, but for now assume that you may have to get your feet
wet to cross Ring Creek (just like old times!). If in doubt, turn back.

This got our group thinking about creek crossing in general and a quick search
turned up a few links that may be helpful to check out before you end up in that
situation:
http://www.backpacker.com/surviv ... s_a_river/videos/49
http://www.backpackersreview.com ... p/69-water-crossing
http://sectionhiker.com/safety-t ... rivers-and-streams/
http://hiking.about.com/od/hikin ... o-Cross-A-River.htm

We found that hiking poles and footwear were essential.

Let Wanderung know (at info@wanderung.ca) if you see similar trail damage and/or
creek crossing issues, or if you have any other tips for creek crossings.

jen

谢谢Lulu果断的决定。  返回Saddle Trail， 让我们看到不同的风景。再放几张。

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