If you drive toward Gold River on Highway 28 you’ll eventually meet up with Westmin Road – if you drive along it you can head deeper into Strathcona Westmin Provincial Park, and to the south end of Buttle Lake.
I stopped along the bridge just short of Jim Mitchell Lake Road, took a few pictures, and took stock of what I did and did not see in the middle of January. While I saw mountains, fog, cloud, and the lake, I did not see much snow.
In fact, there was very little snow, and that is devastating to the ski industry, and our water supply…