Needle Peak - best hike ever!!!

Yup, we even figure that this hike tops Cheam! What we liked best:

• it was fun to just get out there and do something like this
• it was an absolutely beautiful day
• there was a lot of variety - some steeper hiking in a forested area, nice walks along the tops of ridges as we made our way over to the peak, and best of all - rock climbing! it was the kind that didn't require any climbing gear - and it was so fun!
• incredible views!! we saw Baker and all the coastal mountain ranges - and to the other side you could see the more "rolling hills" of the okanagan.

There was still quite a bit of snow up there - so that provided a bit of an extra challenge - especially on the way down as we totally lost the trail and ended up having to do a bunch of bushwhacking as we tried to find the trail again!

It really was a great day - we'd recommend this hike to anyone!

That's the peak! ------------------------ Some steep parts... ------------------- Some snowy steep parts...

See the "chimney" on the right? ------ That's what we climbed up! ------------ Sitting right on the peak