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March 5, 2022 In Outdoor Edventures

Evan Thomas Creek Hike

Where:

  • Evan-Thomas Creek

 

When:

  • March 5, 2022

 

Who:

  • Ed, Rod, Bauer, Oak, Jane, Luna, Peter, Craig, Janet, Evan, Sam, Mr. Magoo, Gerard, Carolyn, Julie, Kirk, Diane, Roger, Mike, Brenda, Angela

 

Trailhead:

  • 27 km south on Highway 40
  • park in the Evan Thomas Day Use Area (east side of the road)
  • the trailhead is on the right-hand side near the end of the parking lot

 

 

Degree of difficulty:

  • 237 meters elevation
  • 12 km round trip to just past the Green Monster icefall
  • 3.5 hours total time on the trail
  • follow Evan-Thomas Creek trail (logging road groomed for skiing) to a junction at 1.6 km
  • turn right onto Wedge Connector (logging road, also groomed) and descend to the bridge over Evan-Thomas Creek
  • the foot trail leaves the near side of the bridge and heads left up Evan-Thomas Creek
  • at 3.1 km, you reach Chantilly Falls, a popular beginner’s climbing route
  • farther on at 3.8 km is the super impressive Moonlight (110 m high) and its sidekick Snowline
  • at 4.7 km, you reach the mouth of the canyon
  • this is the end of the road for a lot of people as from here you ascend and cross a narrow ridge with chains on Rehab Wall as well as descend it using ropes
  • after this tricky section, the trail continues up the creek bed with numerous smaller icefalls until you reach the spectacular Green Monster icefall
  • the hike is very flat and moderate other than the section through the start of the canyon along Rehab Wall
  • grippers were a good idea as it was slippery in the canyon
  • on the return voyage, Brenda slid down an embankment and almost ended up in a pool of open water in the creek

 

 

Interesting notes:

  • the rock formations and icefalls along Evan-Thomas creek are spectacular
  • the trail offers views of Old Baldy Ridge, Mount McDougall, The Wedge, Limestone Mountain, and Mount Kidd
  • Evan-Thomas was named in honor of Rear Admiral Sir Hugh Evan-Thomas, Royal Navy commander of the 5th Battle Squadron of the Grand Fleet during the Battle of Jutland in World War 1

 

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