Duchastel Hut (aka Tom's Cabin)

 

Time to Complete: 1 day
Trail difficulty: difficult
Trail rating: 4.0 out of 5

For those of us who have never hiked into the alpine above Dunster, these photos should serve as sufficient inspiration! The hut, locally known as Tom's cabin, was built by Tom and Andrea Duchastel on Bob Lake in 1981. The trail departs from the gravel pit at the end of Pepper Pit Road.  Allow 3-6 hours to reach the hut.

Go straight up the mountain, very steep in some places, until you hit a big skree slope with a marked trail across it, go across around into a valley with a beautiful lake and two peaks on either side. There is a small cabin with bunks and other accessories making for a great day hike or camping trip. Lots of explorable terrain.

All photos courtesy of Eileen Palmer and Taylor Bachrach.

 

Dunster at a glance

The size of a normal computer screen can't do this panorama justice.

For a larger image (347K), click on the picture (yes, you might be able to actually find your house on it).

Or click on one of the pictures below for larger versions of the individual pictures that make up this panorama.

 

 

 

One more view of Dunster from the trail

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Whitehorn and Mount Robson looking east from Bob Lake Click on the picture for larger image (315K)	Looking north from Bob Lake Centre peak is "The Throne" Click on the picture for larger image (253K)	Looking south up the Raush River from ridge south of cabin Click on the picture for larger image (249K)
Raush valley and Premiere Range from Mt. Thomas Click on the picture for larger image (269K)	Cabin and Bob Lake Click on the picture for larger image	Inside the cabin Click on the picture for larger image
Along the trail, looking north Drainage across the valley is Baker Creek Click on the picture for larger image (249K)	Looking south into the Valley of Five Creeks, with the Peak of Two Humps in the background Click on the picture for larger image

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