A group of eight completed the nearly 10 km hike to Passion Lake via Hwy 639. The trail followed a snowmobile track and was pretty comfortable to walk on, so we dispensed with snowshoes. The weather was mostly overcast with only a brief spell of wet snow early in the hike. We had lunch at a scenic spot on the lake near a recently used ice fishing hole. We saw some animal tracks and heard what might have been a pileated woodpecker. It was a long hike, but we finished in good time and felt pretty proud of ourselves. Thanks to Eva the assistant hike leader and Don the sweep!
