The Chief is a popular mountain in Squamish right beside Shannon Falls. There’s a trail up the back you can hike up so you don’t have to do the sheer rock climb but many like climbing the face. I’m like if there’s a trail up I’ll take it. I just go for the view.
It’s right beside Brackendale where all the bald eagles migrate in the winter. We saw several eagles today but they mainly come in December for the chum salmon run. After the chum spawn the eagles feed off the dead carcasses.
Right now coho seem to be running. This First Nations brother pulled out four just before we got there and he pulled this one within a minute of our arrival. Beautiful fish. I’m not sure if he was asserting his ancestral right or poaching. No one else is allowed to use nets but it sure was effective and impressive to watch and the way he was using the net was much better than a fishing boat that would clear cut the river and take in everything in it’s path.
We checked out Garibaldi but that’s a long hike. Lots of camping available so I might have to pull an overnighter next summer. I’ll wait it out for the snow on our local peaks first. Cheers.
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