Well, for people who live in BC I don't have to explain much, for everybody else here is a short story (of wikipedia.org):
"Geology
Black Tusk is considered to be the remnant of a stratovolcano which formed between about 1.3 and 1.1 million years ago. Following glacial dissection, renewed volcanism produced the lava dome and flow forming its summit. According to Natural Resources Canada, the Black Tusk was "perhaps the conduit for lava within a cinder-rich volcano. The loose cinder has eroded, leaving only the hard lava core." The exposed lava rock of the core is loose and friable. It is also black, giving the mountain its name and character. Cinder Cone, to the east of The Black Tusk, produced a 9-km-long lava flow during the late Pleistocene or early Holocene.
The mountain currently hosts two significant glaciers, in large cirques carved into the northeastern and northwestern flanks of the broad cone below the lava pinnacle. Both glaciers start from about 2,100 m (6,900 ft) and flow northwards to below 1,800 m (6,000 ft). The glaciers are heavily covered in rocky debris due to the crumbling nature of the Tusk's rock."
We had to hike the same section as the day before. Our aim was the black peak in the middle of the picture.
halfway up: Aaron, Andrew, Kerstin and Seppel
getting closer to the Black Tusk
nice formations, Whistler in the back
hiking along the base of Black Tusk
Black Tusk
Kerstin scrambling up the chimney
Seppel, don't worry, this was only 1 meter high
almost on the top
on the top
Kerstin and Garibaldi Peak
Kerstin and Seppel
Seppel, the ski slopes of Whistler in the back
Seppel and Kerstin
the 360° view was just amazing
Kerstin on the way down
Andrew, Aaron and Kerstin runing down the path
we continued our hike to the lake
Andrew at the lake
on the way back driving on the Sea to Sky Highway between Squamish and Vancouver along the Howe Sound
saw that sticker on a car :-)
It was a special weekend.
Hello to Megan and Jerry and everybody else.who were waiting for the update of the web page, sorry that it took so long, we try to improve :-). Hello to Uli, glad to hear that you are back at home and doing better. Hello to Offenbach.