Mount Edziza (Ice Mountain) Fly-In Helicopter Tour: 2 day, overnight
| Day 1 | |
| 7 - 8am | Breakfast in Resort Dining Room |
| 9 am | Depart Bear Paw Ranch Resort by helicopter; fly into William's camp on Mount Edziza (20 minute flight). |
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Hike with guide into a different world: first stop, a look at the fascinating beauty of Eve Cone
volcanic crater; follow along the lava beds up to the ice fields of Mount Edziza; pass alongside of
the mountain's majestic peak, descending into Paradise Valley. Set up base camp at Twin Creek, and enjoy an evening in the midst of this "no man's land". campfire dinner. |
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| Day 2 | |
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Campfire Breakfast Continue trek through Black Desert to Coffee Crater and Coco Crater amidst deserted lands formed long ago by fire and ice. Campfire lunch in Grizzly Canyon; excellent wildlife and scenic viewing/photography --- caribou, sheep, grizzly. |
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| 3 - 4pm | Continue hike to Lost Camp, for helicopter pick-up, and return to the Bear Paw Ranch Resort (sauna anyone?) |
| 7 - 8pm | Full course dinner in Resort Dinning Room. Guests may relax for the evening. |
One of the most significant volcanic areas in Canada, the mountain range is the site of lava flows,
basalt plateaus, cinder cones - including the almost perfectly symmetrical "Eve Cone"; and Mount
Edziza itself, a compound volcano with a glacier filled crater. The eruption that created this
mountain spectacle occurred approximately 4 million years ago; it's latest eruption created Eve Cone,
about 1300 years ago.
To the south of Raspberry Pass is the Spectrum Range. These mountains are named for their brilliant red, yellow, white, and purple rock. Erosion has blended many tones and gives the landscape the appearance of a vast watercolour.
Prehistorically, the area was heavily used by native Indians. Obsidian cutting blades and projectile points were manufactured on site and traded thoughout northwest America.
Mount Edziza, known to the locals as "Ice Mountain", is one of the highest elevations in this area at 2,790 meters.
For reservations telephone 250-234-3005.
You can send email to the Bear Paw at bearpaw@reply42.com
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