Buttle Lake

A smallish group of 6 riders left Elk Portal, west of Campbell River to cycle the 82 km return trip to Myra Falls on Buttle Lake. Fantastic scenery, good road conditions, very light traffic (a vehicle every 10 minutes) and great company made for a fine day. Georgina, who once worked for the mine, gave us an impromptu guided tour of the mine site. We refilled our water bottles at the mine operations office and met a member of the Campbell River Bike club; they will be doing the same ride this Sunday.
The sunshine and warm temperatures took their toll on the average speed on the return leg but we all made it back, smiling.
Chris started from Campbell River and joined us along the lake, planning to do 180+ km on the day. Good on ya Chris! The route is shown here.