| Follow Findlay
Creek road. Continue straight towards Blue
Lake at the
Skookumchuck FSR intersection (just past the 8 km marker on the road).
At 766551 (km 12.5), a road leads up the south flank of Mount Marion.
There is a yield sign at the start and two ciment blocks on either side
of the road about 150 m. in. The road is good, it
switchbacks and gains
a fair deal of elevation. We parked our little Sunfire at the
switchback where the deactivated logging road we planned to hike
starts,
755590. We headed on the old road to its end, 750598. A short distance
on a tight game trail leads to an open, forested area; we marked the
entrance to this trail in order to find the old road upon return. From
there we contoured while climbing slightly and came across old trails.
We followed these trails and started to traverse/contour the south side
of Marion's false summit when we encountered a blazed trail around 748610.
We followed it almost to the top; snow coverage made it difficult to
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Lightly timbered
with little deadfall, very nice. |
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The trail is not
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Scramble: RT 6.0. The forecast was grim from
Revy to the Foothills; so we decided to plan a trip with good
access and a hike on a logging road to prevent getting soaked. It turns
out we drove a lot further then expected! It did rain on and
off and
hailed on our way to the top, but it did not downpour; we even got
short moments of brightness and sun. I call this a scramble because you
may be required to use GPS and compass depending on visibility and snow
covering the trails. There are numerous game trails and a blazed trail
part way but it is treed terrain, keeping track is good
practice. Lincoln seemed pleased the whole trip. He took a good nap at
the summit, all bundled up in fleece. We hung out, it was mostly
socked-in but mild and relatively calm. Yeah, our first summit together
with our Pup!
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Typical terrain
higher up with fog coming and going. |
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Very broad summit,
nice for Lincoln.
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Fresh rime on the
trees at the top.
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Fab and Link.
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