4X4 Route update

If we decide to go to Fosthall, it looks like a pretty good run in on the forestry service roads, to avoid the ferries...



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Continues where google doesn't know there's a road, up to below Margie Lake, where we park and start hiking.

Input?

Still waiting on input from Rob...will you be able to make it, and any preference on where we go? Also everyone has to decide if they want camp up on the mountain or in a campground. Or we could play that by ear, based on the weather at the end of July, seeing as Whistler is still getting snow, the mountain we end up going to could be as well. I am posting up some info on Mt.Fosthall for consideration, let me know what you think.

Info on Mt.Fosthall

Mt Fosthall summit via the "driver's route" departing Kelowna and travelling via hwy 6 east of Vernon, then further east across the Arrow Lk at the Needles ferry. We then travel north a ways to the Arrow Pk ferry which crosses the Arrow Lk again westward. Once back on land it's an hour or so to the Margie Lk trailhead at ~1400m. A 2-3 hour hike to the basecamp at Big Peters Lk at ~1600m and set up camp. Next day a 3-4 hour hike up to the summit  at ~2700m then wander around and explore. There are several other areas to hike the day after.
If we go the other route via Spectrum Lake it will be closer to 6 hours hike up from the parking lot to Big Peters Lake camp area. The "driver's route means more time in the 4x4 gaining elevation and less time in the boots gaining elevation. Also if we want to be adventurous, we can avoid the ferries and just 4X4 the whole way in...

http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/monashee/

http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/monashee/monashee.pdf

http://www.kamloopstrails.net/?p=1408

http://www.clubtread.com/sforum/topic.asp?topic_id=2616