This trip was a schedule RMOC hike event I shared with friends as well, so we ended up with a group of seven to start from the parking lot, We met Ann and Norman , members of our club. Janice, Wilf, Maryam, Tracy, Ziff, and Brenda rounded out our group.

Initially the weather looked bad, cloud and fog with 30 feet of visibility. We started our hike, shortly after 10 am with high expectations of views. It took sometime, but we did get our views by the time we did reach Lake Ann; 2 hours 20 minutes from the trailhead.
Stats: Net Elevation gain - 600 meters to lake Ann and back; 800 - 850 meters if the Lower Curtis Glacier Lookout is included.
Distance return; 14 km or 17.5 km depending on which destination one hiked.

Beautiful sunshine with clearing skies blessed us as the afternoon progressed.


PHOTOS:

From Parking Lot, loosing elevation to lowest point, valley before ascent.











Ascent up towards Lake Ann: -mostly sidehill to uphill traverse in snow.












First Views - Lake Ann






Our Lunch Spot overlooking Lake Ann



After lunch hike along lake behind ridge, to gain view of Mt. Shuskhan and Shuskhan Arms..




Lower valley below, we need to descend to access trail to Lower Curtis Glacier Lookout ..

Heading down slope of ridge overlook of Lake Ann


On the lookout trail to our turn around point, closest view we could get of Lower Curtis Glacier.






This valley leads into Baker Lakes, drainage for the glaciers..


This is the Lower Curtis Glacier


Upper Curtis Glacier


Continuing on the lookout trail....





Reached our turn around spot, amongst talus rock


That valley leading into Baker Lakes


Great perspective - Lower Curtis Lake


We spent probably 20 minutes or more at this place.