{"id":4174,"date":"2012-12-04T18:18:38","date_gmt":"2012-12-05T02:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mscreativity.ca\/writing\/?p=4174"},"modified":"2012-12-04T18:19:41","modified_gmt":"2012-12-05T02:19:41","slug":"elfin-lakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mscreativity.ca\/writing\/?p=4174","title":{"rendered":"Elfin Lakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i1226.photobucket.com\/albums\/ee411\/ypolosin\/ADSC_5838_elfin.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"menu1\">\n<ul id=\"stores\" class=\"clearfix rMenu-hor rMenu\">\n<li class=\"page_item\"><a title=\"Buy now!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.shareasale.com\/r.cfm?u=702555&amp;b=164765&amp;m=10782&amp;afftrack=mcblog&amp;urllink=www.imagekind.com\/WInter-in-the-mountins_art?IMID=60437a37-9ada-444e-a9ad-72c1494ea70a\" target=\"_blank\">Buy prints of this picture on Imagekind<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>It was March 2011. Unexpectedly sun was turned on on weekend and we took our snowshoes and went to Elfin Lake that is in the Garibaldi Park.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clubtread.com\/Routes\/Route.aspx?Route=157\">Ofiticl trail description.<\/a> The trail is 22 kilometers return and elevation gain is 620 meters.<br \/>\nThere is a lot of snow, I guess, at least 5 meters, but you can feel spring even in the morning, when it is still cold. Just right near the trail the grouses sang.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nFirst five kilometers hiked up via spruce forest.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i1226.photobucket.com\/albums\/ee411\/ypolosin\/ADSC_5788_elfin.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"menu1\">\n<ul id=\"stores\" class=\"clearfix rMenu-hor rMenu\">\n<li class=\"page_item\"><a title=\"Buy now!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.shareasale.com\/r.cfm?u=702555&amp;b=164765&amp;m=10782&amp;afftrack=mcblog&amp;urllink=www.imagekind.com\/Winter-forest_art?IMID=01328353-6f0e-44e2-8a09-d8ec634e99db\" target=\"_blank\">Buy prints of this picture on Imagekind<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i1226.photobucket.com\/albums\/ee411\/ypolosin\/ADSC_5791_elfin.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"menu1\">\n<ul id=\"stores\" class=\"clearfix rMenu-hor rMenu\">\n<li class=\"page_item\"><a title=\"Buy now!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.shareasale.com\/r.cfm?u=702555&amp;b=164765&amp;m=10782&amp;afftrack=mcblog&amp;urllink=www.imagekind.com\/Skiing-in-the-winter-forest_art?IMID=de1d96f6-9b43-45e7-ad75-72cda12f4b8b\" target=\"_blank\">Buy prints of this picture on Imagekind<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>There is no hiker rout in BC without grey jays looking for food from your pocket.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i1226.photobucket.com\/albums\/ee411\/ypolosin\/ADSC_5772_elfin.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>They are not beg, they insist and fight with each other for promised people.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i1226.photobucket.com\/albums\/ee411\/ypolosin\/ADSC_5794_jay.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i1226.photobucket.com\/albums\/ee411\/ypolosin\/ADSC_5796_jay.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i1226.photobucket.com\/albums\/ee411\/ypolosin\/ADSC_5799_jay.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Red Heather 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Nice, pleasant day hike. I really recommend it. It also could be beautiful in spring (beginning of July would be spring time here) and autumn. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i1226.photobucket.com\/albums\/ee411\/ypolosin\/ADSC_5838_elfin.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p> <a title=\"Buy now!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.shareasale.com\/r.cfm?u=702555&amp;b=164765&amp;m=10782&amp;afftrack=mcblog&amp;urllink=www.imagekind.com\/WInter-in-the-mountins_art?IMID=60437a37-9ada-444e-a9ad-72c1494ea70a\" target=\"_blank\">Buy prints of this picture on Imagekind<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>It was March 2011. 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