A couple of pictures from the site of the 2010 Capricorn slide (possibly the biggest slide recorded in Canada). Prior to the slide we had been in the area several times, checking out the hot springs and hiking. I have also seen the slide from the distance, but to stand on the huge debris field where before there was a forest of tall trees and see how the mud flow had scrubbed everything off hillsides up Meager Creek was, well… mind boggling.
Looking down the Lillooet Valley. This was covered by forest 3 years ago. |
Looking upstream Lillooet River (comes from the right). Meager Creek joins from left of center. The hillsides scrubbed by the slide are visible up into Capricorn creek valley. |