A Few Hours on Link Lake

June 25th (Thursday)

This morning, although it was not the sunny morning that we had hoped for, we headed up to the lake.  Because, of course, we do not have a vehicle here, we had to carry up everything that we wanted to take.  This included fuel.  We packed up our lifejackets, fishing rods, lunch, emergency kit, and a 5-gallon jerry can of fuel. 

Once we were out on the lake we were enjoying the beauty around us.  
Everywhere we looked there was a majestic bare rock mountain with sheer rock faces and waterfalls that plummeted hundreds of feet.  
Some of the waterfalls fell so far that they were only just a mist by the time they reached the rocks below them, and then they had to re-accumulate into a running river before continuing downward.  
Many times a peak that looked like one mountain from one angle would expose itself as several sections separated by large cracks or gorges as we got a different angle on it.  
The mountains around the area of Link Lake range in height from about 1,032 metres to about 1,415 metres, and they provide an endlessly changing vista of cascading waterfalls, snow caves, cresting cornices, and sheer rock faces. 
We made our way down to the end of the lake to where the Braden River flows in.  The water level on the lake was very high; so much of the shoreline that would usually have been exposed was underwater.  
We poked our way carefully through the large flooded stump patch at the end of the lake and tried some casts.  
Although there was not much action, Jason did managed to catch two very nice-sized Cutthroat trout, which we kept.  Yummy.  They were 15.5 inches long. 

The sun did manage to poke its way out through the clouds for a few brief moments, which gave us optimism about the rest of the day, but unfortunately as lunchtime approached the clouds started to build up again.  We went to the beautiful area of Triple Falls for our picnic lunch.  
We gathered together some driftwood and used our hatchet to break open some pieces of cedar, which provided us with enough dry wood to get a fire going for lunch.  We cooked up some burgers, and just as we were about to start eating, the rain started.  We put on our raingear and enjoyed our lunch anyways, admiring the view around us. 

Since the rain persisted, and the clouds continued to build, we headed home after lunch.  It was a lovely few hours out on the lake.  

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  1. JanJuly 12, 2020 at 7:59 PM

    Even with the rain, it sounds like a worthy day.

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