Jul 23, 2010 /
Trail Reports
Trail to Della Falls, amazing and so worth the scratches and aches + pains.
I am very thankful for the walking stick that someone before me left at the dock. It helped many times along the way.
Water shoes to cross the river above broken bridge would have been very helpful. We went barefoot and it hurt but we made it.
Really important to look for markers as it is easy to lose your way from the broken bridge on, but the markers are there. Just take the time to look.
It is so worth the trip. My first overnight hike and what a memory.
- Sue
Jul 21, 2010 /
Trail Reports
Trail was in great condition. Water level at river crossing (upstream from the damaged bridge) was knee to waist deep, current very strong.
Campsite at base of Della Falls was perfect spot to set up and relax in a great view right from the tent.
Love Lake Trail has a few tricky snow patches to get part as you get closer to the top.
Jul 20, 2010 /
Trail Reports
The trail all the way into Della Falls had no snow anywhere and was easy to follow, Drinkwater River is low enough now that you can camp on the gravel bar at the campsite above Margaret Creek campsite, there were four tents there when we went in and out.
We crossed the bridge that has rolled rather than going up the creek and crossing over but it was a little sketchy and if you fall you would surly drown in the creek right now as it is flowing full and fast. We walked the Love Lake trail and too the right fork first all the way to the Love Creek crossing, with no snow on the trail, but the plank crossing was out and the creek was flowing to fest to cross so we went bush whacking straight up the side hill to the lake.
We had to go through some snow to get to the lake and the lake was still mostly frozen over. We also took the left fork in the trail, which I assume was the Septemus trail all the way to the Della Falls look out, without any snow, but once you start to climb higher up the trail from the lookout we ran into snow.
- Greg Clark
Jul 10, 2010 /
Trail Reports
The Love Lake Trail is in rough shape. Nobody made it yet much further than the first look out. There are streams coming down the mountain where it’s usually dry.
The snow is melting quick and Della is doing great.
- The Ark Resort
Jul 06, 2010 /
Trail Reports
We took the trail up to Della and everything was great!
A few tricky spots finding the path if you don’t cross the broken bridge. We went further upstream and crossed with a rope. Crossing was ok – pretty strong water up to about hip level, but fine other than that.
Not much snow left and the falls were huge!
Love Lake Trail would have been passable up to the first look out to get a view, but we were too tired to go.
- Kimberly & Konrad (San Francisco)
