Was this the last long weekend of summer or first long weekend of winter?
We convinced friends to join us to explore the Downton area some more but were stopped from getting onto the high and lofty ridges by snow. Still we did one hike/scramble into the ‘Valley of many lakes’ but I found the amount of boulder-hopping rather annoying.
In search of snow-free summits we drove on to Lillooet and north on West Pavillion Rd where we spent the night with Fraser River views on a bench above the canyon.
The next morning we took Big Bar Ferry, had a nice chat with the ferry man and went on to bag Mt Bowman in Marble Range Provincial Park.
Interesting to see on West Pavilion FSR over hundred deer grazing in the irrigated fields above the Fraser just beyond ‘no hunting’ signs – apparently these deer are educated and can read!
