joining this thread late....
i love hiking - been up the grind and the chief a million times. i really want to to do the lions - but apparently - because it's covered with snow - it's best to wait till sept/oct before you do it - but i'm usually busy by then.
went up to garibaldi lake for the first time last summer - in june, the trail was still covered with snow. stayed up there overnight in my tent, right next to the lake. awesome hike - cool place to explore. shoulda brought my gaiters, and i'm glad i brought more than just summer hiking gear. went up to elfin lakes with some alpine touring skis i rented from MEC in jan. was planning on staying in a snow cave - but ended up sleeping in the hut because it was nice and warm - AND, because i was super unfit, we ended up getting to the hut by sundown, no time to make a snow cave / quinze.
been on the West Coast Trail and the Juan De Fuca trail.... looking for more trails along the water as i HATE mosquitos...
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Originally Posted by keitaro
For elfin lake, do you know if you have to provide your own gas for the gas stoves up at the hut?
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the huts are heated by propane and they have propane stoves - so no, you don't have to bring gas up there.... but i carried my stove up anyways, to cook lunch, and just in case the hut was full.... this is in the winter though - i don't know if they open the hut in the summer.