Child's Play at Asulkan
The Asulkan Pass from above the ACC Asulkan Hut. The peak in the center is Young's Peak (2800 m) With great anticipation, I lowered my backpack on to the wooden step, took out a copy of the email confirmation of the booking that I had made and looked at the lock attached to the latch on the top right hand corner of the door. I turned the digits around till I had the numbers lined up. I tugged on the lock. Nothing happened. I tugged again, with the same result. After a few more attempts I was beginning to get worried. The light was fading rapidly under the canopy of trees where the Alpine Club of Canada's A.O.Wheeler Hut was situated near the Illicillaewat campground in Glacier National Park. What if I had been given the wrong combination number or if the combination had been changed since I had downloaded it? I would have to sleep in my vehicle which I had just parked. There was not a soul around to ask for assistance. This place was outside cellphone coverage areas and ...