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Rocky Mountain Hikes in 2003
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Location: |
Winter on Sulphur Mountain (Slideshow)
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Hike Date: |
November 15, 2003 |
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Rating: |
*** |
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Trip: |
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Altitude Gain: |
700 metres |
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Distance: |
6.0 km. |
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Trail Time: |
2.5 hours |
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Total Ascent: |
700 metres |
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Details: |
A sweet trail when
winter is all around. The moderate slope posed no problems with
the snow and the weather was great! And a nice free gondola ride
back down! |
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Location: |
Powderface (Slideshow)
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Hike Date: |
October 25, 2003 |
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Rating: |
** |
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Trip: |
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Altitude Gain: |
550 metres |
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Distance: |
5.8 km. |
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Trail Time: |
3.5 hours |
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Total Ascent: |
550 metres |
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Details: |
Only 58 minutes from
home to trailhead! A short but demanding trail that is still worth
the effort. A trail for any season! |
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Location: |
Mount Indefatiguable (Slideshow)
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Hike Date: |
October 11, 2003 |
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Rating: |
*** |
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Trip: |
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Altitude Gain: |
820 metres |
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Distance: |
8.5 km. |
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Trail Time: |
4.5 hours |
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Total Ascent: |
838 metres |
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Details: |
Fall arrived in less
than a week. Though clear at the lower levels, winter was much in
evidence in the bowl and on the ridge. A steep hike that rewards
with more steepness. Truly great views of the Kananaskis Lakes,
when you can see them! |
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Location: |
Helen Lake (Slideshow)
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Hike Date: |
October 4, 2003 |
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Rating: |
**** |
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Trip: |
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Altitude Gain: |
550 metres |
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Distance: |
16.4 km. |
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Trail Time: |
7.5 hours |
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Total Ascent: |
685 metres |
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Details: |
On a delightful
Indian summer day with the soft air and brilliant sun and enough
time to spend in the meadows and on the ridge. |
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Location: |
Headwall Lakes (Slideshow)
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Hike Date: |
September 27, 2003 |
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Rating: |
*** |
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Trip: |
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Altitude Gain: |
457 metres |
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Distance: |
14.4 km. |
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Trail Time: |
6.5 hours |
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Total Ascent: |
588 metres |
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Details: |
A sweet fall day of
luxurious blue sky, a joyous creek, waterfalls and lakes. A bit of
a rugged hike but one that epitomizes the rockies. |
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Location: |
Rock Isle, Laryx & Grizzly Lakes (Slideshow)
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Hike Date: |
September 21, 2003 |
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Rating: |
***** |
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Trip: |
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Altitude Gain: |
180 metres |
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Distance: |
11.4 km. |
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Trail Time: |
4 hours |
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Total Ascent: |
440 metres |
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Details: |
A beautiful adventure
in Sunshine Meadows made glorious by the sun, sky, the changing
larches and every step we took. |
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Location: |
The Iceline Trail (Slideshow)
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Hike Date: |
September 13, 2003 |
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Rating: |
***** |
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Trip: |
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Altitude Gain: |
690 metres |
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Distance: |
21.4 km. |
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Trail Time: |
8 hours |
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Total Ascent: |
770 metres |
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Details: |
Our first visit to
Yoho for an awesome hike lined with great vistas and glaciers. A
great place to explore and marvel! |
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Location: |
Chester Lake (Slideshow)
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Hike Date: |
September 6, 2003 |
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Rating: |
**** |
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Trip: |
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Altitude Gain: |
500 metres |
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Distance: |
13 km. |
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Trail Time: |
5 1/2 hours |
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Total Ascent: |
550 metres |
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Details: |
A really lovely trail
in terrific surroundings. Too bad all the smoke from the forest
fires obscured the view of Burstall Pass! |
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Location: |
Pickle Jar Lakes (Slideshow)
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Hike Date: |
August 30, 2003 |
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Rating: |
**** |
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Trip: |
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Altitude Gain: |
470 metres |
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Distance: |
9.5 km. |
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Trail Time: |
5 hours |
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Total Ascent: |
570 metres |
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Details: |
4 Unique and
individual lakes deep in the highwood range. Marvellous meadows
abound. A truly pleasant hike! Oh, but I forgot my digital camera. |
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Location: |
Bow Lake & Bow Lookout (Slideshow)
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Hike Date: |
August 23, 2003 |
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Rating: |
**** |
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Trip: |
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Altitude Gain: |
600 metres |
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Distance: |
13 km. |
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Trail Time: |
6 1/2 hours |
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Total Ascent: |
600 metres |
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Details: |
Two trails, one to
Bow Glacier Falls and the other from Peyto Lake to Bow Lookout. |
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Location: |
Quartz Ridge - Sunshine Meadows
(Slideshow)
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Hike Date: |
August 22, 2003 |
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Rating: |
*** |
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Trip: |
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Altitude Gain: |
400 metres |
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Distance: |
12 km. |
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Trail Time: |
5 hours |
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Total Ascent: |
500 metres |
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Details: |
A nice walk to Quartz
Ridge and even Rock Isle Lake in the pretty Sunshine Meadows! |
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Location: |
Burstall Pass (Slideshow)
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Hike Date: |
August 10, 2003 |
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Rating: |
***** |
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Trip: |
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Altitude Gain: |
550 metres |
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Distance: |
16.5 km. |
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Trail Time: |
6 1/2 hours |
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Total Ascent: |
600 metres |
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Details: |
Meadows and peaks and
valleys define this pleasant hike with the superb views. |
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Location: |
Black Prince Lakes
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Hike Date: |
July 27, 2003 |
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Rating: |
*** |
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Trip: |
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Altitude Gain: |
590 metres |
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Distance: |
10 km. |
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Trail Time: |
5 hours |
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Total Ascent: |
650 metres |
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Details: |
A short hike that
might be easy if it weren't for the steep climb to the saddle.
Some pleasant views and a nice lake! |
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Location: |
Wilcox Peak & Pass (Slideshow)
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Hike Date: |
July 18, 2003 |
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Rating: |
***** |
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Trip: |
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Altitude Gain: |
800 metres |
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Distance: |
12 km. |
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Trail Time: |
6 hours |
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Total Ascent: |
950 metres |
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Details: |
In the shadow of the
Athabasca Glacier and the Columbia Icefields. The intriguing Snow
Dome can be see. Steep, scary and stupendous! |
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Location: |
Helen Lake & Cirque Peak
(Slideshow)
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Hike Date: |
July 17, 2003 |
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Rating: |
***** |
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Trip: |
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Altitude Gain: |
1043 metres |
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Distance: |
18 km. |
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Trail Time: |
8 hrs. 30 min |
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Total Ascent: |
1250 metres |
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Details: |
A pleasant trail to
Helen Lake that turns merciless to Cirque Peak. But oh! so
rewarding. Fabulous views of the Wapta icefields and an
exceptional panorama. Well worth the effort. |
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Location: |
Mist Ridge & the Misty Mountains (Slideshow)
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Hike Date: |
July 12, 2003 |
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Rating: |
**** |
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Trip: |
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Altitude Gain: |
750 metres |
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Distance: |
23 km. |
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Trail Time: |
9 hours |
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Total Ascent: |
1200 metres |
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Details: |
An extraordinary
ridge walk surrounded by unparallelled peaks and valleys. The
ridge was lined with beautiful wildflowers. Lots of ups and downs
because it is a ridge walk! Nothing too difficult or hard. A pleasant return
through the grizzly infested mist valley! |
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Location: |
West Wind & the Windtower
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Hike Date: |
July 9, 2003 -
Evening |
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Rating: |
*** |
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Trip: |
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Altitude Gain: |
520 metres |
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Distance: |
6.5 km. |
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Trail Time: |
3 hrs. 30 min |
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Total Ascent: |
550 metres |
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Details: |
An quick and easy
stroll, though the trail does tend to steepness. Lovely views of
Spray Valley to the West and Wind Valley to the North East. Always
a treat! |
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Location: |
Little Beehive (Slideshow)
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Hike Date: |
July 6, 2003 |
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Rating: |
*** |
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Trip: |
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Altitude Gain: |
520 metres |
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Distance: |
9.5 km. |
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Trail Time: |
5 hrs. 30 min |
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Total Ascent: |
520 metres |
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Details: |
A beautiful day at
Lake Louise with a visit to Lake Agnes and then the Little
Beehive that proved most awesome! An easy sort of hike on a day
when you just want to enjoy the trail, the weather and the views! |
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Location: |
Guinn's Pass - Mt Kidd Outlier
(Slideshow)
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Hike Date: |
July 4, 2003 |
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Rating: |
**** |
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Trip: |
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Altitude Gain: |
1,102 metres |
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Distance: |
17 km. |
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Trail Time: |
7 hrs. 20 min |
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Total Ascent: |
1,294 metres |
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Details: |
A journey along
Galatea Creek and then up the steep valley to Guinn's Pass.
Another jaunt up the east outlier of Mt Kidd to views overlooking
Ribbon Lake to the north and Lillian Lake and the Galatea Lakes to
the south west. A tough hike with a great panorama of ridges. |
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Location: |
Mount Ware (Slideshow)
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Hike Date: |
July 1, 2003 |
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Rating: |
** |
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Trip: |
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Altitude Gain: |
400 metres |
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Distance: |
13.1 km. |
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Trail Time: |
5 hrs. 20 min |
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Total Ascent: |
639 metres |
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Details: |
A long walk through
forest and some meadow to a really pretty ridge. Lots of ups
and downs! Might rate better if we'd walked the ridge, but too
windy and no time. |
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Location: |
ForgetMeNot Ridge (Slideshow)
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Hike Date: |
June 28, 2003 |
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Rating: |
**** |
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Trip: |
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Altitude Gain: |
680 metres |
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Distance: |
12 km. |
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Trail Time: |
5 hrs. 30 min |
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Total Ascent: |
720 metres |
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Details: |
A beautiful ridge
walk that nonetheless has a dauntingly steep entrance. And I
really mean steep. A good hour's worth of moaning. |
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Location: |
JumpingPound Mountain (Slideshow)
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Hike Date: |
June 25, 2003 -
Evening |
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Rating: |
*** |
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Trip: |
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Altitude Gain: |
420 metres |
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Distance: |
10 km. |
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Trail Time: |
3 hrs. 30 min |
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Total Ascent: |
450 metres |
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Details: |
A nice evening on a
different part of the ridge. Great views of the Fisher Range! |
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Location: |
Moose Mountain (Slideshow)
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Hike Date: |
June 18, 2003 -
Evening |
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Rating: |
**** |
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Trip: |
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Altitude Gain: |
460 metres |
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Distance: |
14 km. |
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Trail Time: |
4 hrs. 40 min |
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Total Ascent: |
640 metres |
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Details: |
A late start and bit
dark by the time we got back but a great evening hike to the
lookout! |
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Location: |
Jumping Pound Ridge & CoxHill Ridge (Slideshow)
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Hike Date: |
June 14, 2003 |
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Rating: |
**** |
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Trip: |
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Altitude Gain: |
632 metres |
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Distance: |
21 km. |
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Trail Time: |
6 hrs. 30 min |
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Total Ascent: |
780 metres |
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Details: |
We really did over 20
km. and who knows how much altitude. We got lost and did an extra
ridge walk. Beautiful meadows and terrific views. Well worth the
effort! |
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