Howser Ridge - 15 July 2006

Well I finally made it up to Howser Ridge. The path was badly overgrown and snow still made some parts difficult, but travelling with Mark, who is very experienced on this trail, we made it up to the ridge and almost all the way to the view of the lake on the other side.

This is the last of the major trails I'm looking to open this season, so now we're finally firing on all cylinders. We made a small fire at the end of the trail to celebrate and cooked some lunch.

Bear count: 2. One on the road near the ranch. The other was a sleek black bear that came down to the bank of the Lardeau and casually swam accross the roaring river. An awe-inspiring sight, we watched this from the end of the garden.