After tagging the unremarkable true summit, Zosia and I abandoned the trail and descended a steep, north-trending ridge in hopes of making a bee line to the mine site.  This worked out well initially, but further down, we ran into some steeper terrain which forced us to detour a bit to skier's right.  We subsequently emerged from the forest into a huge cut block where we veered back to skier's left to try and regain our original line of descent.  Partway through the cut block and from a considerable distance away, we spotted a bear foraging near the edge of the forest below us.  Unfortunately, it was right where we were intending to descend, and although we made a lot of noise, the bear seemed unconcerned about our presence and was not in any rush to move away.  As a result, we took an even bigger detour and briefly ended up on a logging road heading eastward.  Although this road eventually circles back to the mine site, we decided to take a short cut once we were convinced that we had given the bear a wide enough berth.  We left the road and dropped down a clearing to some trees where we were expecting to bushwhack some more, but by chance, we stumbled onto a trail which conveniently led us to the edge of the mine site without too much hassle.  To avoid entering the mine site, we skirted along its western perimeter and eventually returned to the start of the exploration road to close our loop.  From there, we dropped down the open hillside we climbed earlier in the day and hiked out the same road we came up to complete the trip.

	Zosia begins the trip at a locked gate along a mine access road.
	Zosia picks her way through a seemingly recent landslide which has partially buried the road.
	After reaching a dead end in the road, Zosia climbs up an open hillside in hopes of finding a break in the forest to the right.
	Zosia finds an exploration road to follow up the valley.
	Some Indian paintbrush bloom in the middle of the exploration road.
	Zosia takes a break at a large clearing shortly before reaching the end of the exploration road.
	After leaving the exploration road, Zosia bushwhacks up a relentlessly steep slope.
	Zosia has experienced worse bushwhacks than this one which is why she is still smiling.
	Zosia stops for a break after reaching the semi-open ridge crest.
	Zosia stands on the only viewpoint on Four Points Mountain with unobstructed views of Windermere valley.  At centre in the distance is Columbia Lake.
	From the viewpoint, the tree-covered true summit of Four Points Mountain can be seen just left of centre.
	To get to the true summit, Zosia follows a rudimentary trail which runs more or less along Four Points Mountain's ridge crest.
	A break in the trees near the true summit allows a glance back at the connecting ridge to the viewpoint (rightmost of the two forested bumps).
	Zosia eats an apple on the true summit of Four Points Mountain (1924 metres).
	This break in the trees near the true summit shows the ridge continuing to the southeast and ultimately all the way to the top of Mount Tegart.
	Zosia descends a ridge to the north of the true summit.
	Zosia reaches a large cut block during her descent of Four Points Mountain.  The snowy peak partly behind the ridge at right is Pinto Mountain.
	A bear forages near the bottom edge of the cut block.
	Here is a zoomed-in view of the bear. Photo courtesy of Zosia Zgolak
	Sonny begins a descending traverse along the top edge of the mine site. Photo courtesy of Zosia Zgolak
	Zosia regains the mine access road on the hike out.
	Total Distance:  11.1 kilometres Round-Trip Time:  7 hours 22 minutes Net Elevation Gain:  806 metres GPX Data