That being said, temperatures were well above freezing for the past 24 hrs (6degC @ 5pm today in the bog) and this is softening up all of the frozen and semi frozen areas-- including the creek crossing. We managed to punch through a semifrozen permafrost "skin" about 1/2 way across the bog this morning and spent the next 5 hours digging, chaining, jacking, levering, and pulley'ing our vehicle before eventually giving up and walking out to the forestry trunk road where we were rescued by a friend who had driven out with another truck. Even with the large second vehicle and chains on the first, the stuck truck was only extracted with a considerable "running start."
So, I would recommend giving the Waiparous approach a miss until it has had a solid spell of well below freezing weather (and no new snow, either). I think the Waiparous is probably best approached with two or more vehicles-- we didn't do that today and ended up with a 14 hour day of no-climbing, rather than an extra hour of truck un-sticking on top of climbing.
Of note for those in the area: Single to no-bar service can be had from the bog on Telus and Bell (enough for texts but not for calls) and good service can be had from the hill directly to the north of the Waiparous Valley Rd / SR 940 junction.
Josh Briggs
Asst. Guide
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