Connor, Rowan and I went for a hike to Heart Lake from the Thimbleberry Lake side. There was plenty of snow on the ground and Heart Lake was entirely frozen. Thimbleberry Lake had a bit of open water near the outfall. In addition to the Ring-necked Ducks and Mallards we saw on the open water, there were at least 11 Trumpeter Swans at the upper end of the lake, barely visible against the snow.
Connor and Rowan couldn't resist the opportunity to throw snowballs in the water.
Connor and Rowan discuss their thoughts on sledding the hill in front of them.
Rowan runs for safety from the snowball that Connor threw at her.
Bear Mountain dominates the skyline east of Heart Lake.
Connor and Rowan exchange snowballs at Heart Lake.
Connor and Rowan exchange snowballs at Heart Lake.
Connor and Rowan exchange snowballs at Heart Lake.
Skies have started to clear as Connor nears the top of the hill from Heart Lake.
There are nice views from the trail between Thimbleberry and Heart Lakes, but they usually include power lines stretching through them.
Layers of volcanic ash lie on top of glacial till.
Layers of volcanic ash lie on top of glacial till.
This is the section of trail right before the hill up to the pass.
Ring-necked Ducks on Thimbleberry Lake.
Ring-necked Ducks on Thimbleberry Lake.
Unidentified moth collected in 2010.