Beyond Bjirkness

We headed up to the clearcut where we ski in winter to explore beyond the cutblock. There's a nice looking peak up there on those days that we get to see it. The road up to the "ski hill" was in pretty good shape; logging in the winter prevented us from making much use of this area this past winter. We walked through the cutblock (so much easier on skis!) and then did a bit of a bushwhack up to the top of the hill. It was pretty easy bushwhacking and there were no bugs which was really different from the hot day I was there two years ago. We had to descend and climb another short hill and from there we had a great view of Lower Fletcher Lake. However, the way ahead was VERY vertical through the trees and beyond that were pretty steep cliffs so we're not going to get to the top by that route. A cloudy day, and alas, I forgot my camera so no photo. Nice to be in the woods and up high and we did discover a nice meadowy bit that had a few avalanche lilies.