This Wednesday we hiked an hour up the Shiney Badger trail. It's off English Road, just before the Sheep Creek Bridge crosses the Fraser River.
There's great views over the Fraser as the trail switches back up the hillside.
View of Highway 20 climbing up to the Chilcotin Plateau on the other side of the Fraser River.
There was just a small crew of 5 people today. A disadvantage to me as everyone is much fitter than I so I was always having to catch up. No fair, I get the least rest!
The gang waits at a switchback for me to catch up.
We made it up to the boardwalk that juts over the side of the hill.
More views. Also, nice socks, Leo.
Here's a photo in the opposite direction that Pat took:
With bonus cute dog!
The flower of the day was wild violets:
On the way down, Pat saw the first balsamroot starting to bloom. I didn't see any, too busy managing my acrophobia. Have to watch my feet so I don't fall off the trail and down the slope!
This is a good hike in early spring, later in the year it gets very hot on the bare slope. We had a cool, cloudy morning, perfect for this hike.
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