Good Luck Lake Snow Shoe Hike

Randy and I went snow shoeing today with our friends Kathy, Dan and Al, and our niece Emily. We were supposed to go on a bushwhack from Broomstick Lake to Nine Corner Lake but because of the rain last night, the hike leader and several of the hiking club dropped out. They were thinking the weather and snow conditions would be bad.
So when we all got to Nine Corner Lake trail head, we decided to go north on Rt 10 and hike to Good Luck Cliffs. I had never been there so what the hey.

We got to the trail head and got on our way about 10am. The snow was very soft, temps mid 40s and the sun was making a valiant effort to come out from behind the clouds. We signed in at the trail register; on this trail about 1/2 mile into the woods at a trail crossroads. We followed the snow machine trail to the point where we turned off and headed for Good Luck Cliffs.


Here the trail started climbing and with the warm weather, we soon were down to our tee shirts. The really soft snow made it hard to walk, even with the snow shoes. A little off the trail and we'd be in snow up to our hips. Usually someone would have to help you dig your snow shoe clear so you could pull your foot out of the hole.
Near the top of the cliffs, I fell into a spruce trap. Fortunately it was a small one but Dan had to help me dig my feet out so I could climb out.


Finally, we reached the top and had a very fine view of the area south and west of Good Luck Cliffs, including Spectacle Lake. We had a nice lunch in the sunshine.


We took the north side trail down and that was an adventure. The going is steep and the snow shoes couldn't get any traction so we ended up sliding down those spots on our butts. Lots of fun but scary! A good day out!