There were no elk in the lake

Much like Two Moose Lake in Yukon that we never saw any moose in, there were no elk in Upper or Lower Elk Lake. However there were reflections, and I'll take that trade.

Sean had suggested a day trip to Elk Lakes provincial park in BC. It's north of Elkford, nearly at the end of the road. That sounded like a great idea to me. I packed along maybe too much gear, including both film cameras, and the digital, plus a bunch of lenses. It made for a heavy pack walking on the nice path to the lakes. 

We followed the yellow path along the lower lake, and then to the upper lake. We ventured a little way down the red path beside the upper lake, but I don't know how far along we went. I'm thinking maybe half way? We had a happy several hours there working the amazing reflections. We think overall it was maybe 7 or 8 Km walking. My pack was feeling very heavy when we got back to the car. 

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2. The lower lake. We sighed in happiness at seeing the calm water. Then a guy fishing waded out and started creating ripples. This was during a quiet moment when he stood still.

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4. Part of the view on the upper lake. Did I mention the reflections were amazing? Maybe not quite as nice as Portal Lake, see here, but we weren't complaining. Later in the day we talked to a guy that said this was his favourite spot in the whole world, and that calm water didn't happen often.

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7. So, people. Sigh. This is an hour and a half up a gravel road north of Sparwood. Then a couple Km walk to the upper lake. We get there and find this family having a picnic. OK, they mostly kept their dogs out of the water, but later chased us down the path, the dogs growling at us. Then more people and more dogs showed up as we were working the scene. Another 8 or 10 people, some with dogs, walked past us, as we were down on a little rocky beach. All were friendly, but I had not expected to see anyone at all.

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It was a long drive, and Sean did all of it, but the photos and quiet at the lake were wonderful. I've got some film photos that I will develop anon and share if they're worth it. Oh, and yes, we stopped for a closer look at the Sparwood big truck.

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One of the images that made it into the book.

Why ever didn't I publish this, and maybe I did

September 2016, the view along one of our neighbourhood streets.