Archive:Harrison Hut Recon June 2008

Date

This is to happen on the weekend of the summer solstice, June 21-22

Goals

• Clear the Barr Creek Road to the trailhead
• Flag a preliminary trail to the Harrison Hut
• Try to install the new door that is already at the hut
• Nail down the metal roof (?)
• Make a list of repairs that need to be made to the hut (e.g. front wall could use paint and or anodized aluminum covering)

See message board for details.

Route

Google map

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Download <googlemapkml>KML file</googlemapkml> with all coordinates.

To trailhead

Follow Hwy 99 to Pemberton, at the Petro Canada gas station in Pemberton turn left (Portage road) and follow the main road through the town (left at roundabout, right at T-junction). You are now on the Pemberton Meadows Road. After about 25km from the Petro Canada, turn right onto the Upper Lillooet River FSR (start of dirt road just after the bridge over the Lillooet River). Watch for logging and mining trucks (there is a pumice mine along the upper Lillooet River). Ignore a major spur road on the right after 9km (Hurley FSR).

After 37km from the start of the Upper Lillooet River FSR, turn left onto the Meager Creek Main FSR (this is about 1km past the BC Parks Upper Lillooet River recreation site, see link). The Meager Creek Main logging road crosses the Lillooet River after a couple of hundred meters, and is gated at the bridge (gate is locked, PeteH has key). Continue along this road. After about 6km turn left onto the Meager Creek South Branch and cross the (new) bridge over Meager Creek. Pass the Meager hotsprings, and cross Barr (Madhorse) Creek.

Counting from the start of the Meager Creek South Branch FSR, take a left turn after about 5.3km (at 50°32'49.0"-123°28'53.7" WGS83, 770m elevation). You are now on the Barr Creek FSR, a slightly overgrown logging road that switchbacks up on the southwest side of Barr Creek. Ignore a spur road on the right (at 50°32'37.2"-123°28'55.2") just before the first switchback, a second spur road on the right (at 50°32'44.2"-123°28'45.8") between the first and second switchback, and a third spur road on the right (at 50°32'48.3"-123°28'27.9") in between the second and third switchback. Follow the Barr Creek logging road for about 4-5km to the top (northeast) corner of a large clearcut (50°32'42.0"-123°27'42.0", 1170m elevation). You have now reached the (approximate) trailhead.

Trailhead to Hut

The proposed new route follows the broad divide up on the southwest side of Barr creek to the alpine.

Sign-up

Please indicate when you would like to arrive/leave, whether you are planning to bring a tent (+ for how many people), and maybe also whether you are bringing skis or not.

1. Pete Hudson
2. Kristen Brewer (definitely bringing skis)
3. Roland Burton (Driving up Friday afternoon, driving down Monday afternoon. No skis. Tent at car.)
4. Dave Burton
5. Scott Webster
6. Bram v.Str. (leave Vanc Fri evening, back Sun/Mon evening??, can bring 2p tent, drive car (3-4p) and might bring skis; will decide on Mon/Tue)
7. Matt Parisien
8. Ben SP
9. Krystil Koethler
10. Thomas Brunner (if in Vancouver)
11. Ty Linn
12. Maria Markov (do I have a car? will find out closer to the date)
13. Yanna Martinek (would love a ride fri evening to sun evening, can bring a 3 person tent)
14. Jan McPhee
15. Chris Petrus (ninja camping Fri evening with Roland et al.)
16. Toni Marevic
17. Felix Heinen
18. Breanne Johnson (if someone else also wants to go up sunday, down monday)
19. Philippe Le Billon

Tools and the like

Please indicate below what tools you will/can bring!

Tools for work on road:

• Chainsaw
• Pruning saw(s) :
• Bow-saw (Philippe LB)
• Cable and hook for pulling dead fall from road (Pete)

Trail marking:

• Lots of flagging tape (Pete, is Blue OK?)

Tools to put in new door, nail down roof (?):

• Hammer: Philippe LB
• Screwdriver(s): Philippe LB
• Power Drill with two charged Batteries (Dan Blaugrund)
• Galvanized nails (or screws?) with/without rubber seal:

Other:

• Tape measure - Roland? Philippe LB
• Note pad to make copious sketches.

Rides

Roland leaving Vanc Friday evening and camping at the car Friday nite. Driving back to Vanc on Monday evening, seats five.

1. Roland
2. Dave
3. Matt Parisien
4. Chris Petrus
5. ...

Peter leaving Vancouver really early (like 4am early) on saturday. Driving back to Van sunday night. Seats five.

1. Pete
2. Kristen
3. Philippe LB
4. Marg
5. Dan B