Neighborhood hike

The muskeg bowl. Headed to the small bump on ridgeline.

After days of rain and strong winds, the weather turned overnight and Saturday was beautiful. My resolve to tackle a long-list of "to-dos" at home crumbled late in the afternoon. I headed just a few blocks from my apartment to a trailhead which leads up to a small lake. The trail continues around the lake and up into a muskeg bowl.  Longer hikes can be made east or west out of the bowl.  The hike to the bowl itself is quick (an hour at a steady pace), so it's great for part of a day as I had. But, I wanted to push on to the ridge line, about another 20 minutes. I carried snowshoes all the way, but didn't need them as the photos attest. This is an area where a few goats have been spotted, but I saw none today. Only tracks from a busy ptarmigan scurrying along the ridge.

Top of the ridge

More of ridgeline

Looking down to Carlanna Lake and across to  Gravina Island ("Nowhere", as in the Bridge to Nowhere)

Juno Mountain. One can extend their hike by going over this ridge and down to the Ward Lake area. (see my next posting) Goats can sometimes be seen on this cliff.