night hike and plane crash

finally went to find a plane crash on okanagan mountain.

we hiked up mtn. goat trail. it took 3.5 hours, and the last 45 min by flashlight, mostly bushwacking after we lost the trail. we camped at divide lake and left for the wreck around 10. it was not easy at all. 1.5 km off the trail as the crow flies, but it turned into just over 2 each way. the wreck was exactly where we expected it to be. i felt it was pretty anti-climactic, considering how freaking hard it was. the only savior was the occasional fallen log that formed a 20m bridge. there really is not much left of the plane. just the last few feet of the broken tail. we did find a few 3 foot pieces of aluminum on the way back out, but hard to if they were there from the crash or dropped there by people who got tired of carrying their souvenir. back to divide lake to pick up our packs, then back to the truck at the south parking lot by about 6ish. The south parking lot is kinda tricky to find, but its a rough road to the right, directly across from a fallen chute lake sign. the trail shown in the backroads map book that leads to the site does not exist. bring tons of water.

here are some pics...

jeff and patrick at the crash site.  it was pretty burnt from the 2003 fire.

down the mtn goat trail.  south down okanagan lake

the trail was pretty open and rocky.  looks a lot different in the daylight.

It was a solid trip.  next time, leave earlier.  if you go and find the wreck, keep your hopes reasonable.  there is no big wreckage to pretend you are flying or anything.  a good adventure though.  do it.