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After an early rise in Vancouver, we were driving north in the morning light. There were some clouds in the sky, but the sun was clearly on its way through them and it promised to be a great day for hiking. A smooth ride with some nice views of the Howe Sound and the mountain range on our left, with some smaller glaciers on top of them, soon took us to the trailhead of the Garibaldi trail. The temperature was still quite fresh, so we dressed up in several layers before setting out in the quite dense forest. Hiking up the switchbacks quickly warmed us, and we soon had to stop to start peeling. Within twenty minutes, still walking among the trees, we were just in a T-shirt, and still sweating our way up. While the forest was nice, we pushed on because we knew the most impressive part of our hike would be higher up. After passing a smaller lake with a pretty emerald colour, we reached the large Garibaldi Lake. Walking along the southern shore, I was dumbstruck by its beauty. Surrounded by impressive mountains, most of them covered in eternal snow and ice, defined a rugged shoreline of this turquoise lake with its clear waters. We walked on until we found a nice spot to sit down for a while, eat something, while soaking in the sheer beauty of the surrounding area. 
