The Comox District Mountaineering Club had a hike to Lake Beautiful today – here is a link to their trip report.
Since the weather was a bit rainy/foggy/misty, there were not too many visitors at Paradise Meadows – so instead of opening the Centre, I joined the hike!
Black-tailed buck right beside the boardwalk at the start.
Lady Lake – one of many beautiful lakes on the Plateau, very atmospheric in the mist.
Remnant foundations of Eugene Croteau’s cabin at Croteau Lake.
Brilliant fall colours of mountain ash.
Decades of history in the signs – this one at Kwai Lake.
Moody mist in the ponds near Mariwood Lake.
By the time we returned to Battleship Lake, the clouds were lifting.
Spectacular fall colour with a view of Jutland Mountain, from the Centennial Loop boardwalk at the end of the day.One of the highlights of the day was seeing two sandhill cranes flying below the mist near Lady Lake. At this time of year they migrate south over the Plateau area on their way to southern US states where they congregate in the thousands. The cranes that migrate over BC are thought to winter in California.
