Sept 5th/2011 Cougar Lake

OK today we took another trip in our Jeep, trying to reach Cougar Lake. We left Merritt and went to Lower Nicola, and up the Aberdeen Road ... Left the payment and headed North East trying to find Cougar Lake. We came across a small creek where bridge had been destroyed, so we crossed the creek where quads had tore it up a fair amount ... climbing out the other side I hit my bumper and bent it pretty good (cheap tube bumpers) DO NOT BUY .... anyway this road just came around full circle to where we had went into creek in first place, so it was not a necessary thing. According to map book and GPS there is no road in there ... however several quader's we spoke to say there are ???

Gypsum Lake

So we went back and up to Gysum Lake, a nice little Lake ... there was a couple there fishing .. with not a lot of success. This picture above is Gypsum. We arrived there around noon so we sat down and had some sandwiches and a drink. As I thought we were short of time I got the bunch on the road again.

We then headed  North and next stop was Dot Lake we did not really stop there except to take a few pictures ... so not a lot to tell there.

Dot Lake

This is a picture of Dot Lake.

So we continued on our trip North, and the next stop was Billy lake ... was there m any years back and it looked very different. The roads of course did not seem the same to me. We did not stop long there either but did take a few pictures of the Lake.

Billy Lake

In between Dot Lake and Billy Lake we came across 4 Quad Type Vehicles, they told us we could make it out the Mamit Lake Road However upon making it within spitting distance of the road ... Highway 97 we came across a locked gate. Courtesy of the local ranchers I am sure. The only good thing to come of this was a picture of Mamit Lake from a distance and through tree but here it is below.

Mamit Lake (just above locked gate)

 So upon retracing our route back towards Billy Lake we turned North (courtesy  of my GPS) ... we traveled North on the power line ... past Gump Lake and came out on Highway 97C top the West of Logan Lake ... proceeded to  Merritt some 47 Kilometers ...

Overall a good day ... had a good trip, good lunch ... a few good beers and took some nice pictures again ... what do you think lol ??

I should add that our constant travel partners Peter and Dee Hohn were again with us .... Thanks Guys.