While camping at Mew Lake during Winter in the Wild, my sitemates and myself decided to go for a hike to Starling Lookout.
We packed up our backpacks and ourselves as it was a balmy -22 (better than the -42 we’d been through already) and headed out on the trail.
We didn’t take our snowshoes as we’d been told all the trails were well packed and they weren’t needed. I was bummed but no point in using gear that isn’t required, so off we went.
We headed to the falls first and then hit the highland backpacking trail to the left to go towards Starling Lake.
Our goal was the Starling Lookout. The trail was pretty steep in many places, especially with the icy snow and it felt like I was going uphill alot, which got me excited for the way back down!
Chris had a gps with him so he navigated us to the Lookout fairly easily.
The sun was beaming and it was a beautiful day to be outside!!! I was loving every second of being outside today!
Just one more steep hill, or two, or three, man my legs were getting tired! This lookout best be spectacular!
It was spectacular.. and impressive and so beautiful!
It was extremely cold up there with the wind, even with the sun beaming down on us. I was not cold in the slightest all day, until we stopped. After we had a snack and took some pics, we headed back the way we came. Can you spot the wolf-dog below? LOL
The best part about the way back was that every one of those steep ups we climbed, were now downs you could slide down. YES THIS GIRL GOT ON HER BUTT and slid down them ALL like a little kid on a waterside! IT WAS AWESOME!!!! After some convincing Victoria and Chris gave it a shot and I got a few pics of them, but they didn’t quite seem to enjoy it as much as I did. To each their own right?
When we got back from hiking it was after 4 and we were all a bit tired. I went to visit some people at the campground and then ended up in Chris and Victorias hot tent afterwards for about 3 straight hours! For more on that camping trip, click here to return to that post to see how the rest of the weekend goes?
I really hope you enjoyed my post and it inspired you to get outdoors and do some adventuring!
If you have any questions, comments or issues, please do not hesitate to contact me. I love hearing from people and sharing their stories as well!
Happy Hiking!
Camper Christina
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I slid down on my bum on one of those hills last year too – just for fun! 🙂 Great pictures! Love that spot.
Thanks Kyra! The one big hill I was going forever! It was soooo fun!!!! Thanks for commenting and for checking out my post!
Hi Christina. Looks like a nice hike…..Ouch, sliding down the hill. LOL.
Oh Cathy, it was so much fun! No ouch at all! LOL. Thanks so much for checking out the post! Hope all is well! 🙂
Worth it for the view and the sliding on the hill does look fun!!
It was Heather! One of the highlights of my winter so far actually! 🙂 Thanks for checking out my post! Much appreciated ! Happy exploring! 🙂
[…] After the Wild Water Preserve I checked out a place recommended by Ray called Ritchie’s Falls. It was vey pretty and reminded me a bit of the falls by Mew Lake. […]