Bonus Dayhike: British Columbia's Garibaldi Lake
This gorgeous alpine lake hike sports huge glacier views just an hour outside of Vancouver.
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Garibaldi Lake Garibaldi
Provincial Park
Hike through a forest of firs and cedars to the shore of magnificent Garibaldi Lake and a view across to the massive Sphinx Glacier flowing off a pinnacled ridge. The 11-mile round-trip hike climbs more than 3,400 feet from the Garibaldi-Black Tusk trailhead off Highway 99, 20 miles north of Squamish.
drive time: Vancouver, 1 hour
guides: Hiking the Great Northwest, by Ira Spring, Harvey Manning, Vicky Spring ($17). North Section Garibaldi Provincial Park map.
contact: Ministry of Parks, (604) 898-3678; http://wlapwww.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/garibald.htm.
