Chance to get out early and get some hiking in. Starting off easy with our
younger group with a nice comfy stay at Ribbon Creek Hostel. http://www.hihostels.ca/PM/en/
We've had a history of using this facility over the years and it's always been a great experience. Traded needed service projects for free sleeps. Troop left at 5:00 pm on Friday night to be able to squeeze in a daylight hike to Troll Falls. Still a lot of ice there, but fun to explore. Tied into some good food for dinner and hit the hey before midnight. Hike to Ribbon falls started at about 10:00. Tristian was sporting a bit of a sprain on his ankle he got the night before. We build him a travois with good old duct tape. Came complete with a padded seat. Finally needed to add some horse power though, so we lashed a log across the front and then put 3 team members to work. The snow covered portions of the trail were noticeably easier to pull through. Stopped for lunch and the thought that this was as close as we would get to the falls.
The more energetic members decided to head off the trail and go straight up to a rocky peak / ridge. Once we got up there the other guys were going to take our picture from the picnic tables we were at. The steepness quickly got us huffing and puffing. Even Sam was panting with a fully drooped tongue. We cleared the dense forested area and came into a dwarfed tree area and then eventually a grassy meadow area, and then snow. Somehow we hikes clean past the spot we saw from the trail and ended up quite a bit higher, searching for this rocky peak / ridge.
Boys at the bottom did see us go on and past the ridge and tried a couple pictures. Dan had them carving sticks into a trap and playing around by the creek. Once we got down we headed back. It was a great day and still meeting lots of hikers along the trail.
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Dan Merrel, Wayne Johnson, Karl Burndorfer - Scout / YM Leaders |
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Liam Davey, Daniel Urquijo , Kevin DeOliveira, Tristen Bryenton, Connor Johnson, Kyle Johnson - Scouts |
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Sam - Dogs |
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Menu / Groceries - Liam |
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Log and photos - Daniel |
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Games - Connor |
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Day
One - Troll Falls |
So are there Trolls at the falls? |
Field mice, anyone? |
Frozen water fall, we could do ice sculptures of trolls. |
Let's squeeze behind the falls. I'm sure we won't get wet. |
Excuse me, coming though, I'm wet. |
The ghost of Tristen |
Maybe it was the ghost of Daniel. |
Nope, I'm taking the picture. |
The little boy stuck his finger into the leaking dike. |
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This is a Troll Skull, it's the large variety. |
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Kind of cool looking out from this side. |
Quite a whole... |
Big Ice. |
Lets go to the top of the falls... |
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Almost made it across without getting a booter. |
So if this rock give, I'm toast. |
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It's scarier than it looks getting close to this edge. |
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One cold foots never going to stop me. |
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Look, 3 fingers left Mom. |
Another Sasquatch sighting. |
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Suiting up in the rain gear to get right into the falls. |
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Chef Liam, putting the finishing touches on his PinWheels, lets see, 450
for 10 minutes. |
So this is how you squish the juice out of a lemon manually. |
and here's how you can finish it off without wasting a drop, or a seed.
Wait, I don't like seeds. |
So how long is this axe? |
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24 hot dogs later... |
and still going strong. |
You want pass the lap warmer Daniel? |
No way, it's too cold. |
Nighty- Night |
Day Two - Ribbon Falls