| Date: July 31, 2004
Place: Elfin Lakes of Garibaldi Provincial Park Location: 85 KM from Vancouver. In the Diamond Head area of Squamish Round Trip: 22 KM from the trailhead, allow 6.5 hours Elevation gain: 620M High Point: 1565M The trip to Elfin Lakes and Diamond Head Lodge is probably Garibaldi Provincial Park's second most popular hike, after Garibaldi Lake. There are beautiful summer meadows with flowers galore, contrasting with the wild glaciers spilling off the east side of Mount Garibaldi. The volcanic landscape flowing east leads to Mamquam Mountain, another riotously glaciated peak. If you wish to explore farther: track continues to The Saddle, lying between The Gargoyles and Columnar Peak, or still farther to Little Diamond Head at the end of Alice Ridge |
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| Bird View of Elfin Lakes. The cabin at the left hand side is the ranger station. |
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| The large Elfin lake is in the front. The small one is at the back. |
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| The large Elfin lake is for swimming. The water is not too cold (by our standard in Canada). |
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| The small Elfin lake is for drinking water only. |
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| Pro Hikers |
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| Mamquam Mountain & Icefield at the backdrop. There is a trail to reach there. |
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| Old Ruined Cabin (left) is no longer in use. You can see the roof of the new cabin farther. |
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| Red Heather Meadow. |
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| Mount Garibaldi. The photo was taken at the saddle (V-shape between two mountains). It takes about 1.5 hours to walk and climb from the lakes to here. |
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| Alex & Camony posed in front of Mount Garibaldi |
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| Mount Mamquam view from half-way to The Saddle |