{"id":2153,"date":"2017-08-30T21:53:04","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T21:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/old.cherylhill.net\/blog\/?p=2153"},"modified":"2020-01-12T17:12:11","modified_gmt":"2020-01-12T17:12:11","slug":"lake-mcarthur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/2017\/08\/30\/lake-mcarthur\/","title":{"rendered":"Lake McArthur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>August 11, 2017<\/p>\n<p>The toddler at the neighboring campsite only woke up screaming once last night, so thank goodness for small mercies. That family packed up and left today.<\/p>\n<p>Our plan was to hike up to Lake McArthur and then, if we felt up to it, circle back to the lake via the All Soul&#8217;s route over to the Opabin Plateau and then down the West Opabin Trail. We set off up the Alpine Meadow Trail and soon reached the meadow. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alpineclubofcanada.ca\/huts\/elizabeth-parker-hut\/\">Elizabeth Parker Hut<\/a> is located here. Visitors can stay there, but it&#8217;s so immensely popular that reservations are done by lottery. I can see why one would want to stay in the hut. Mountain views abound in all directions:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4435\/36200054214_3fc1026788_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lake McArthur Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4351\/36200052814_bf0f5c2551_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lake McArthur Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4335\/36200051004_823a590426_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lake McArthur Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4364\/36200047684_7417f69b41_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lake McArthur Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4353\/36227503903_f8ecaaf1aa_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lake McArthur Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4399\/36864469062_ef4a9db3f3_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lake McArthur Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After the meadow we passed Schaffer Lake:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4425\/36227497933_07cfd2f13d_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lake McArthur Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The outlet was all dried up:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4405\/36227494023_5c5af507b1_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lake McArthur Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Around the other side of the lake a patch of snow still lingered:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4439\/36227482823_866591a491_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lake McArthur Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There were some wildflowers along the trail:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4365\/37035145025_3f225032b3_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lake McArthur Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The trail climbed up above Schaffer Lake and at one point we could look down on it:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4333\/36227476943_3b14425a39_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lake McArthur Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mt. Owen and Odaray Mountain:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4389\/37035140865_34fe810ab8_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lake McArthur Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4350\/37024979706_fb7ebfb8bf_c.jpg\" alt=\"What a view\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Almost to the lake, hiking through pasque flowers:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4413\/36864185202_51d331fc5e_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lake McArthur Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4355\/36864180502_c20a965854_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lake McArthur Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4333\/36227469583_72935affa7_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lake McArthur Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I see the lake!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4344\/36638641760_42ffec421e_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lake McArthur Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We found a nice spot on the shore to hang out, enjoy the view, and dip our feet on this very warm day. We heard loons a few times while we were sitting there, which was SUPER cool because we don&#8217;t have loons in Oregon.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4380\/36638639340_12c213551b_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lake McArthur Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4397\/36200158654_5aee96cfda_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lake McArthur Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4399\/36200157534_2fcd08a610_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lake McArthur Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We were quite entertaining by a determined ground squirrel who was determined to get some free food, but he struck out with us:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4392\/36227825183_68f8d65758_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lake McArthur bandit\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Greg&#8217;s nice zoom shots of our visitor:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4434\/37033502066_7582c37a59_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ground squirrel\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4347\/37033496916_3349848383_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ground squirrel\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4355\/37033491416_faac5f87da_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ground squirrel\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We had decided not to do the All Soul&#8217;s route and just make this an out-and-back hike to McArthur. So after a few hours hanging out by the lake we put our boots back on and headed back down:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4381\/37035313475_946d95b541_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lake McArthur Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4331\/36864345272_b07801c87c_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lake McArthur Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4339\/37035463085_173b06cbe8_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lake McArthur Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4369\/37035457125_5de02f8700_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lake McArthur Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Greg stayed behind at a rockslide on the trail to watch for pikas and I hiked back to Lake O&#8217;Hara<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4377\/37033488246_d842497b98_c.jpg\" alt=\"Wildflowers\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Schaffer Lake again, in afternoon light:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4374\/36864475112_86186525df_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lake McArthur Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I got a popsicle from the day shelter and sat on a bench by the lake admiring the scenery and reading:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4341\/36894644801_d6aac9b499_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lake O'Hara\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We ate our last dinner and then broke open the chocolate for dessert. After sitting in the hot bear-proof locker for several days it was a tad soft and we had to eat it with a spoot. Still tasted GREAT!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4401\/36638821970_780e1d1437_c.jpg\" alt=\"Melted dessert\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After dinner we walked back up to the lake to hear a talk on grizzly bears at the shelter. I got an evening shot of the lake beforehand:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4349\/36847344646_93086d1c4d_c.jpg\" alt=\"Lake O'Hara\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The grizzly bear talk was SUPER fascinating. It was done by Steve Michel, a Resource Management Officer for Banff National Park. It was interesting to hear about the evolution of human attitudes towards bears. It used to be pretty much &#8220;kill all bears.&#8221; Now bears are threatened in Alberta and they do everything they can to protect bears. A lot of effort goes into educating the clueless humans so that bears don&#8217;t become habituated to human garbage, for example. He did a TEDx talk back in 2013 where he talks about some of this:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2M5M2jR2VaQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/2017\/08\/29\/alpine-circuit\/\">Day 8: Alpine Circuit<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/2017\/08\/31\/seven-veils-falls\/\">Day 10: Seven Veils Falls<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 11, 2017 The toddler at the neighboring campsite only woke up screaming once last night, so thank goodness for<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/2017\/08\/30\/lake-mcarthur\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Lake McArthur<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[165,175,190],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2153"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2153"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3119,"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2153\/revisions\/3119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}