“A crude meal, no doubt, but the best of all sauces is hunger.” ~Edward Abbey
August 11
5th ford of Moose River to Whitehorn Campground – 23 miles
4:45 am, yep, 4:45 am the Morning Nazi is up. There is one more potentially hazardous river crossing, the Smokey River 10 miles away and we need to get there before the water rises by either glacier melt or rain.
The smoke remains but I am getting a bit accustomed to it.
The trail was a bit easier (less brush, logs, and mud). Why Not and I hit the Smokey River at 11:00, crossed and celebrated big time on the other side with a high five and lunch. This was the last obstacle of our trip and I think we both felt the success of our hike here. Yaaaay team.
The remainder of the day was spent hiking on groomed trail on the Berg Lake Trail in Mount Robson Provential Park. It is a dream trail with many camping areas, bridges, abundant beauty, variety of scenery from lakes, mountains, glaciers, lovely forests to huge powerful waterfalls. It is really quite incredible.
Unfortunately the smoke was so heavy that we could barely see Mount Robson and all it’s glory.
After locating a ranger, we snagged a campsite at Whitehorn Campground that had a cancelled reservation.
I just entered my tent and the rain, thunder, and lightening begins.
Great timing.
Tomorrow is finish day!
Glad you are now across the challenging obstacles. You two look so happy after that last crossing. I can only imagine the sense of fulfillment and accomplishment that you both felt.