{"id":9078,"date":"2015-04-30T12:30:59","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T18:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/macblaze.ca\/?p=9078"},"modified":"2015-04-29T15:01:05","modified_gmt":"2015-04-29T21:01:05","slug":"rock-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/?p=9078","title":{"rendered":"Rock Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many years ago (the early 2000s?), we headed off for a vacation. I had done a bunch of research and found a place called Rock Lake that was just outside of the Willmore Wilderness Area, north and a bit east of Jasper.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d59660.04663796237!2d-118.24867177333314!3d53.46589757240265!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x539ca6fa89fddeb5%3A0xd5d97355f9fff777!2sRock+Lake+Provincial+Recreation+Area!5e1!3m2!1sen!2sca!4v1430340289336\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>There was a backcountry lodge there with 4 small wooden cabins for rent. The cabins had no power but hot water and refrigeration were provided by natural gas tanks and they had indoor plumbing. It&#8217;s a beautiful place to visit with lots of hiking and meadows full of elk in the evenings as you sat on the veranda.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9079\" src=\"http:\/\/macblaze.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_01_17_08_49_18-400x266.jpg\" alt=\"2015_01_17_08_49_18\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_01_17_08_49_18-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_01_17_08_49_18-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_01_17_08_49_18-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_01_17_08_49_18.jpg 1794w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9080\" src=\"http:\/\/macblaze.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_01_17_08_49_20-400x266.jpg\" alt=\"2015_01_17_08_49_20\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_01_17_08_49_20-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_01_17_08_49_20-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_01_17_08_49_20-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_01_17_08_49_20.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But the best part of the trip was actually the outfitters just down the road. They mainly did guided hunting trips on horseback during the seasons, but lucky for us, did day rides in the off season as well. These were great, back-country horses with none of the passivity commonly associated with trail ride horses and the trails themselves were exhilarating and magnificent. We scrambled up 60\u00b0 inclines and crossed ridgelines and explored valleys.\u00a0I think we went back three days in a row, just meandering around the mountains and ridges and up to the top of a few of them.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9081\" src=\"http:\/\/macblaze.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_01_17_08_49_23-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"2015_01_17_08_49_23\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_01_17_08_49_23-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_01_17_08_49_23-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_01_17_08_49_23-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_01_17_08_49_23.jpg 1795w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But many of you will have heard my story of the one trip we did where the leader asked us repeatedly if we were scared of heights before he would take us up. From the picture below it doesn&#8217;t look all that terrifying, but if you are 8 feet up on the back of a horse and you can touch the side of the hill with one hand, looking down the side of the mountain was enough to make anyone close their eyes and pray to whatever horse gods there are.<\/p>\n<p>But the view was oh, so worth it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9083\" src=\"http:\/\/macblaze.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_01_17_08_49_29-400x266.jpg\" alt=\"2015_01_17_08_49_29\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_01_17_08_49_29-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_01_17_08_49_29-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_01_17_08_49_29-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_01_17_08_49_29.jpg 1798w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9082\" src=\"http:\/\/macblaze.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_01_17_08_49_28-400x266.jpg\" alt=\"2015_01_17_08_49_28\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_01_17_08_49_28-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_01_17_08_49_28-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_01_17_08_49_28-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_01_17_08_49_28.jpg 1798w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately I have never been able to find out if these cabins are still there. The original listing is long gone and the long meandering drive in a bit too lengthy to make just to find out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many years ago (the early 2000s?), we headed off for a vacation. I had done a bunch of research and found a place called Rock Lake that was just outside of the Willmore Wilderness Area, north and a bit east of Jasper. There was a backcountry lodge there with 4 small wooden cabins for rent. 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