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It’s the long weekend! Woo hoo! Well maybe not for everyone but for many taking Monday off work it’s a 4 day weekend. I decided to head out to Chilliwack and hike up to Greendrop Lake with my friend Sy-Haw. After we battled heavy traffic on Hwy 1 for about 3 hours! (Don’t ask) We finally made it to Abbotsford and then started to head to the lake. We hiked up to the lake and decided only to hike as far as Lindeman Lake since we had a late start to our day. (Damn traffic.. That Semi truck driver that left his burning trailer the night before can kiss my ass!)

Anyhow the lake was clear and fish were jumping in the middle of the lake. We had very limited options for fishing from shore and we didn’t take a raft. I had my pack fly rod and Sy-Haw carried spin gear. We found a nice spot on some rocks and enjoyed the heat of the day. Boy was it hot, well no fish but it was still a nice day.

Saw this in the paper the other day.. How true it is.. but an advantage to the financially stable fisherman. Maybe our lakes and rivers can recover from the usual onslaught of fishermen and all the boats.

I know I’ve been to a few lakes where I’ve seen so many boats trolling and circling for position in the hot spots. That’s no fun I’d rather find a quiet lake away from everyone.

My buddy Shane was visiting from Kamloops so we decided to hike up Lynn Valley a bit and aim for the peak. We hit snow near the top and all the hikers coming down said there was no view. We pressed on and walked through the snow. There was no view when we reached the top but after about 15mins it began to clear up.

It was actually a fairly long and difficult hike, the elevation gain was approx 800m but much of the higher trail was loose boulders, a dry creekbed, and then snow.

It got a little chilly at the top once our sweat began to cool so we headed back down soon after reaching the top.