We all took the day off to make our first time going to Larch Valley. Mary and I have done most of the way to Larch on 2 separate occasions in the spring but got distracted by the sound of the avalanches and always veered off to do Eiffel Lake instead.
We arrived at the turn off for Morraine Lake at 6:15am but they were just closing the parking lot so we had to drive back to the highway and take the bus back up.
We spent some time on the rockpile enjoying the views of Morraine Lake. Doesn’t matter how many times we’ve been here, the view if f***ing amazing.
All the effort-swears took place on the switchbacks up to the fork for Larch & Eiffel. Once we got into the valley, the overwhelming beauty swears took over.
We couldn’t have timed it better as the larches were in full colour. If we’d come a week later, they wouldn’t have been as spectacular.
We had lunch at Lake Minnestimma and a couple of our crew headed up to Sentinal Pass.
Swears – 5
- 2 going up the switchbacks
- 2 for the beauty of the valley
- 1 for NOT going up Sentinal Pass
Mary Swears By It 