Stephen H. at Cypress Lake:
“2015 got off to a great start with this New Year’s Day hike to Cypress Lake in Coquitlam. Andrea, Lindsey, Mary, and Susan joined me on the snowy and icy backroads leading up Eagle Ridge from Westwood Plateau. There wasn’t enough of the white stuff for snowshoes, but microspikes were essential. While the minor top of Cypress Mountain proved elusive, the lake was easy enough to find. The day’s scenery included bullet casings, empty beer cans, dirt bikes, lots of drops of blood in the snow, two mountain men with homemade hiking staffs, and a startled grouse.”