This trail was created by Dave King in the mid 1980’s, slightly after the Caledonia Mt trail was made. Northwood Pulp logged up the mountain, and a mineral exploration company ran a CAT trail west of the cut block. Dave checked out the cat trail, but he didn’t like it. There was an old cabin made out of plywood, but porcupines ate it within a few years.
The Caledonia Ramblers had several multi-day club trips into the gulley below the first meadows, where the last water supply is found. Dave has camped up the ridgeline and hiked all the peaks, including Apse (only did it once). At the lake at the far end, Dave went down to the lake and followed the south hillside slowly back up (looping back to the trailhead), and it was horrible! Don’t do it!
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