Southern BC - Hiking the Dream(s) 2

After a elegant spell in Nelson, sipping beer and shooting pool, we headed up up up to the traildhead for the Kokanee Glacier trail. Here, we found, porqupines get in a tizzy and enjoy chewing on tires, wires, brake lines and anything that is rubberized and dusted with a wide range of car-based chemicals. So, we were forced to secure our car from these frenzied little beasts with the highest oder of 21st century technology - chicken wire fencing and rocks. They worked, though!

Here we planned an overnight trip to the namesake of the park, Kokanee Glacier, and back. It was abeautiful two days, a gorgeous hike and amazing weather - even an afternoon sun shower that doused us graciously with the entirety of the Pacific Ocean was pleasing and enjoyed.

Kaslo Lake, where we camped, in the evening.

An evening guest for dinner!

Refreshing our bodies after a hot, hot, hot day of walking up the mountians to this montane lake campsite.

Us, along the trail approaching Kokanee Lake.

Us at the base of the Kokanee Glacier. Getting here took some inventive scrambling and an extra shot of energy to our bodies, but worth every drop of sweat and every upward step to get here.

Kokanee Glacier with meadow wildflowers in the foreground.

Bird....

Me during one of the more tricky scrambling moments to get to the glacier.

This is pretty much the opposite view of the Kaslo Lake photo above. Taken at night before the Kokanee Glacier section...so at this point we were yet to witness the strain of the hike and the beauty of the ice.