Bertha Lake Waterton Lakes National Park January 6, 2019

Young Men's camp this year was done a little earlier than usual.  We usually go in February but this year we did it during the kids Christmas break.  We had stayed the Friday night at Pass Creek and got  up and cleaned up camp and headed over to the Bertha Lake trail head.  We haven't had much snow this winter and any we had was blown away or melted.  So we figured we didn't need to take snow shoes.  Well that was a great decision until after Bertha Falls because we could have really used them from the falls to the lake.  The snow was at least waist deep at times and not very packed down so it made for some grueling post hole hiking.  It was truly a work out but we got to our destination and headed down.  It was a beautiful day and the sun shone nice and bright quite a few times.  As we reached the lake we had a great sunny sunset view as the sun was just going down the ridge between Richards and Alderson. 

Sunrise at Pass Creek

Before the fire this was the pretty treed area that was very shaded, you can barely see the bench up ahead where you could sit in this nice grove, not so much now.

At the look out point looking down Waterton Lake to Goat Haunt

Bertha Mountain and all the burned trees

Looking back at more burned trees

Bertha falls all covered in snow

Hallowed out burned tree

Post holing on the way up...exhausting

Beautiful views through the trees of Vimy.  The views pre-fire we all obstructed, now not so much.

Another nice shot of Vimy

Waist Deep at this point

The Sunset up at the lake

On the way down much easier but still post holing

Beautiful sun shot on Vimy and Boswell

Final shot down Waterton Lake

Photo Sphere at Lookout point

Video at Bertha Lake

Video hiking down

Track of Hike