An exploratory hike was held on Tuesday with a few of the stronger hikers heading up Mt Washington once more to check out the route to Mt Elma (which is positioned between Lake Helen-MacKenzie and Croteau Lake). The 13.5+/-km hike took around 6.5 hours to complete and the explorers were quite enthusiastic about the vistas encountered at the plateau-like summit. There was one fairly steep section to negotiate but it was all quite do-able and the consensus was that this was another destination to add to our repertoire of hikes. For the moment, we will rate it as 4/5 for difficulty.
Bill Jorgensen provided the photos; click on photos to check out the views. The plotaroute for this hike gives details of the outing.
Bill Jorgensen provided the photos; click on photos to check out the views. The plotaroute for this hike gives details of the outing.