Last summer, you may recall, Michael and I ended up at Bowen Pass by mistake and were nearly struck by lightning. We've been wanting to get back there and last week, a guy working at the hiking store in town told us how to reach the pass from the other side of the Never Summer Mountains. It involved an hour and a half drive to the trailhead, but from that point, the pass was only two miles away (as opposed to four hours and seven miles of hard slogging from the near side). We took Paul and Emma along, and although it was challenging for them, and we didn't quite make it to the very top of the pass, we nearly got there and finally were able to share with them the kind of long-distance alpine views Michael and I have been enjoying.
The trail was difficult to follow at times, and at one point we had to bushwhack uphill to find it again. We stopped below the pass for lunch and Paul and Emma agreed it was worth the effort.
That turquoise speck up there is Paul, collapsing after climbing uphill, almost to the snow.
Here's where we stopped, about a half an hour from the top of the pass. Later this summer, Michael and I will return and go all the way to the top. There's also a trail to the left which takes you up and over a different pass and down into Parika Lake. These pictures really don't do the views justice -- they were very long-range and exhilarating.
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