With a break in the cloudy weather a group of us headed up the Chilliwack Valley to explore new sites and check conditions at familiar ones. We drove on snowcovered road to the gated Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park. From there we snowshoed through the forest and trails to the new bridge over the Chilliwack River. A pleasant morning of touring brought us to the new connection to the Radium Lake trail. One of the highlights of the morning included the fresh bear tracks leading through the otherwise vacant campground. None of us had expected this. On the way out we stopped at numerous trailheads discussing our plans for future trips.
Continuing up the Fraser Valley we arrived at the obscure Dog Mt trailhead. A surprisingly beautiful old-growth forest was our afternoon reward for visiting this little known trail. Obviously constructed for extreme mountain bikers we marveled at the size and difficulty of the obstacles and near vertical descent of the course. By late afternoon we were still able to see the summit of Hope Mt, clearly visible across the Fraser River. It was a wonderful outing resulting in plans for many return trips. A pleasant dinner in Hope rounded out an exceptionally enjoyable day.
With a break in the cloudy weather a group of us headed up the Chilliwack Valley to explore new sites and check conditions at familiar ones. We drove on snowcovered road to the gated Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park. From there we snowshoed through the forest and trails to the new bridge over the Chilliwack River. A pleasant morning of touring brought us to the new connection to the Radium Lake trail. One of the highlights of the morning included the fresh bear tracks leading through the otherwise vacant campground. None of us had expected this. On the way out we stopped at numerous trailheads discussing our plans for future trips.
Continuing up the Fraser Valley we arrived at the obscure Dog Mt trailhead. A surprisingly beautiful old-growth forest was our afternoon reward for visiting this little known trail. Obviously constructed for extreme mountain bikers we marveled at the size and difficulty of the obstacles and near vertical descent of the course. By late afternoon we were still able to see the summit of Hope Mt, clearly visible across the Fraser River. It was a wonderful outing resulting in plans for many return trips. A pleasant dinner in Hope rounded out an exceptionally enjoyable day. 
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