Distance: 16 km return
Elevation gain: 530 m
August 27, the day after Old Goat Glacier, we hiked to Rummel Pass, an easy hike according to the books.
The first part of the hike through the woods was already colourful with red fireweed.
Finding small, wild blueberries all over beside the trail also sweetened the walk through the cutblock before the mature forest.
Once again our trail disappeared due to flood damage but my orienteering partner bushwhacked us to join another fork across a creek. Good for him, I would have backtracked. Soon we came to the lake from which we could see Rummel Pass, our next destination..
A climb through the woods soon brought us to a beautiful sub alpine meadow,
The pass stretched before us, at least another 1/2 kilometre of walking over talus rock. First, a tarn, now dried up.
Then another lakelet, this one still with water.
Another dip and rise and more rock.
And finally, the peak of the pass and we could look over and see Lost Lake and a trail which leads to Lillian Lake and Galatea Trail.
Since we had eaten our lunch at the lake, we had to be content with apples and satisfaction at reaching our goal.
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