This past Sunday was most definitely Sunday
Funday! Miguel, our current manager, sprung it on us late Saturday night that we were taking the next day to go hike the local peak. It was
absolutely gorgeous, with about 5km distance and 800m elevation. We got an early start to the day, leaving camp by 7am with lunches, water, warm clothing, and sturdy boots in tow. The drive to the base (Halfway Lakes) was about 1.5hr, but most of us snoozed in the back.
The way up was really cold and windy with sporadic rain bursts (and even a bit of hail/snow).
Once we got to the top, however, it was nothing but gorgeous sunshine! We enjoying our lunches
at the peak and did some trundling into the bowl below. Super fun! At the peak there's a tin box with a notebook to sign your name when you get to the top. I was happy to see within 2 pages 5
different people that I knew from University! UVic sure does represent here in the Yukon.
If you're ever in the Mayo/Halfway Lakes area and if you are adventurous with a solid pair of
hiking boots, I highly recommend this hike! I would put it at a moderate level of difficulty, though you can upgrade that to intense if you choose to continue past the peak to the firetower on the next peak over. That is an additional 3 hour hike. It took us about 3.5-4 hours to just get to the top of the mountain, and about 2.5h to get back down. It's a full day hike, and we didn't get back to camp until 8pm, but it was well worth it.
Many thanks to Miguel who took his 5 remaining ladies from the exploration team for a great day out in the fresh air and out of the core shack!
Miguel and his ladies at the peak.
(L->R: Miguel, Helena, Adrielle, Me, Krystle, Jenn)
View of the peak from the saddle. This was on the way down after the weather had turned from cold and cloudy to gorgeous and sunny!
One of the boulder slopes we had to scramble up to get to the peak. I was on my way down to the saddle being careful not to lose my footing!
Me at the peak with Keno City behind me.
