Welcome and yes, please come up this weekend! We put all the info together into a different thread called Francis Lake camping trip, but we'll be meeting up at Heather campground at the west end of cowichan lake before convoying out to Francis lake! Depending on who all shows up and what they're into we might do a little 4-wheeling on some trails on the way there or back home
Hey everybody,
Just a final update about this weekend trip. We'll be up around Heather campground about 10:30-11 am to meet up with anybody else and let the dog(s) take a break. Then onwards to Francis Lake. Yes this is basically a stock friendly trip but we could figure out some Sunday wheeling for the way home based on who wants to come and the capabilities of our trucks.
There is a ton of good stuff around the Hillcrest/Hill 60 area just northwest of Duncan, and all of Mt Prevost and Mt Sicker. Very accessible and fun to explore. Check out the thread about camping this coming weekend at Francis Lake
I imagine you'll have a fine sleep, I don't think a handful of people around one campfire would be too crazy to sleep through. In theory i'd like to leave Victoria early, but in real life I bet we wouldn't be leaving til 9 or so. Could aim to meet up outside of Heather campground maybe? I've gotta let the dog out of the truck for a while after the drive and it's a beautiful spot to wander around
Too bad you can't make it this time! I would expect nearly any 4wd truck would get into Francis lake alright if you go slow and careful, at least at the water levels we were dealing with when we scoped it out. I would recommend your spotter wear some good gumboots so they can stand right in the creek and help you dodge the few bigger rocks
Welcome and yes, please come up this weekend! We put all the info together into a different thread called Francis Lake camping trip, but we'll be meeting up at Heather campground at the west end of cowichan lake before convoying out to Francis lake! Depending on who all shows up and what they're into we might do a little 4-wheeling on some trails on the way there or back home
Hey everybody,
Just a final update about this weekend trip. We'll be up around Heather campground about 10:30-11 am to meet up with anybody else and let the dog(s) take a break. Then onwards to Francis Lake. Yes this is basically a stock friendly trip but we could figure out some Sunday wheeling for the way home based on who wants to come and the capabilities of our trucks.
Hope to see you out there!
There is a ton of good stuff around the Hillcrest/Hill 60 area just northwest of Duncan, and all of Mt Prevost and Mt Sicker. Very accessible and fun to explore. Check out the thread about camping this coming weekend at Francis Lake
I imagine you'll have a fine sleep, I don't think a handful of people around one campfire would be too crazy to sleep through. In theory i'd like to leave Victoria early, but in real life I bet we wouldn't be leaving til 9 or so. Could aim to meet up outside of Heather campground maybe? I've gotta let the dog out of the truck for a while after the drive and it's a beautiful spot to wander around
Too bad you can't make it this time! I would expect nearly any 4wd truck would get into Francis lake alright if you go slow and careful, at least at the water levels we were dealing with when we scoped it out. I would recommend your spotter wear some good gumboots so they can stand right in the creek and help you dodge the few bigger rocks