. . . she destroys the roads.
This weekend, Ami and I were planning to go hiking and camping in Garibaldi lakes, about an hour north of Vancouver. We bought a new tent, new sleeping rolls, new bags; Ami bought new boots--we were set. The weather was going to be perfect: warm and sunny. It was a three-day weekend.
And then the mountain collapses. Typical.
The Sea-to-Sky Highway (aka hwy 99) is the fastest road north from Vancouver. There is another way, but it detours one hour east, and three hours north; thus turning a 1.5 hour drive into a 4 hour drive.
The miracle is that nobody was hurt. Nobody. On a road that just one day previous was backed up with 40,000 people going to an outdoor festival, 24 hours later there simply happened to be nobody around. When 16,000 cubic meters of rock crushed the road and piled up 10 meters, there was one bus carrying one passenger that was hit with one rock.
So today and tomorrow we'll be revising our plans and looking for a new place to break in our camping gear.
3 comments:
How about a camping trip to Widgeon Creek instead? It's not quite as scenic as Garibaldi Lake but the canoe trip to the campsite is enjoyable and very picturesque. From there, you could do the short 40 minute hike to the falls or the longer hike to Widgeon Lake.
Great idea, VH! Thanks for the link.
Scary - and awesome picture. Keep us posted on your camping adventures.
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