Had an opportunity today to be part of a trail crew working on a new route towards Mt Loki, a prominent peak just across the Lake from us and one I've mentioned before as being high on the "to do" list.
In typical West Kootenay style, the group drove by our road just before 6 am this morning, we caught the 6:30 ferry to the other side of the Lake, drove up a Forest Service Road on the east side of the Lake and climbed to the top of a "hill" on the Portman Creek FSR. The "new" trail to Mt Loki started there.
For several hours, we trimmed branches, hacked and dug rocks and generally made a trail where only a flagged animal path had been before. I took about 45 minutes before our hike out to hoof it up to "the Notch" where I was rewarded with a great view of the final route up Mt Loki. Probably another 3 hours of climbing, by some accounts. Now that I know the route, it's even higher on my summer "to do" list.
Then it was back down the new trail, down the hill, across the ferry again and back home in time for a badly needed shower, a brew and some food. Another day in the Koots.
2 comments:
Hope you can get to the summit this summer, love!
Thanks for your work--the trail is awesome! Big improvement over the old one.
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