Canadian Rockies
Volume I
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Selected trips and photographs
These experiences predated digital cameras and smart phones. The images are scans of prints and negatives.
Early Discovery Period
Yoho, off-trail, Whaleback, Yoho NP
We were hooked
Andy & Laura Period
Andy brought dignity to our hikes (Kananaskis)
Say cheese! (Rockwall, Kootenay NP)
Theme dinners and overindulgence
Laura was generally associated with sunshine (Skyline, Jasper NP)
Banff Front Ranges (day hike)
Flatlander Steve rose to the occasion
Mt Louis-Edith Pass hike is in the Banff front ranges.
Wayne on a different occasion but also with snow
Nine day hike Banff-Jasper
We started in North Banff, crossed over Nigel Pass and then Jonas Pass
It all looks great in the sunshine
Maligne Pass had more bear tracks than boot prints
Glenn got a little goofy
Sheila was feeling young
We took our boots off a few times to cross Maligne Creek
After Maligne Lake, we climbed up onto the Skyline trail
Shovel Pass is at 2320m
We hike off the Skyline trail down to the Five Lakes and onto the Parkway and hitched a ride back to our car.
Tonquin Valey, Jasper
Tonquin Valley is considered as one of the Jasper sweet spots (Amethyst Lake and the Ramparts).
Maccarib Pass (2210m) early July had deep snow
Maccarib campsite has a beautiful backdrop
It was just as snowy on the way out
Moose River - Mount Robson
One of many creek crossings going up the Moose River drainage
Our group of four (John, Darren & us) at the headwaters of the Moose River
Moose Pass (2025m) is grizzly bear country
Smoky River crossing
Rainbow & glaciers near Mt Robson
Mt Robson & Berg Lake
The English Invasion
Four friends from a British Walking Club (LMC)
Loading up at Johnson Canyon, Banff NP, trailhead. Small British rucksacks meant that Glenn was the pack horse.
Mystic Pass (2285m)
Bob sampling the cask wine at Mystic camp.
More boozing at Sawback Lake camp
Sawback Lake. While the guests crashed out with jet lag, Glenn went fishing and was charged by a Grizzly bear.
Descending Badger Pass (2545m)
, On our 2nd hike; a curious moose in Watchtower Basin, Jasper
Three stooges in the Watchtower Basin
Skyline Trail
Lunch on the 3rd hike along the Iceline Trail, Yoho NP.
An easy scramble above the Little Yoho ACC hut yielded views of the Iceline, Vice-President and President
Solo hike from Sunset Pass - Nigel Pass (Banff-White Goat-Jasper)
Sunset Pass view of Cline River and Pinto Lake
North side of Cataract Pass
Nigel Peak & Nigel Pass
15 Day Solo Hike to Upper Blue Creek, Jasper NP
Blue Creek as seen from the Natural Arch
Northern Banff NP (Hector & Glacier lakes)
A 2km hike including a ford of the Bow River brings you to the lakeside campsite at Hector Lake
A 12km walk brings you to the glacial breezes of the aptly named Glacier Lake
Fryatt Valley, Jasper over-nighter
Lower Fryatt Valley as seen from part way up the headwall
The Second Fryatt Lake. The third tarn is a little ways further up.
Geraldine Lakes, Jasper; another over-nighter
Silver Bomb, lent to us by Glenn's sister, got us between hikes that summer
Toughest maintained trail in the Canadian Rockies
Upper meadows
Lounge, kitchen and dining area at Second Geraldine Lake
We watched a moose and calf in the First Geraldine Lake
Fitzwilliam Basin, Jasper
Our campsite in the Fitzwilliam Basin (2020m)
Keith and Bernie at the second lake beneath Mt Fitzwilliam
Taylor Lake, Banff
Summer arrives at Taylor Lake (mid-June), 2065m
Taylor Lake is a 6km hike from the Trans Canada Highway
Molar Meadows (Mosquito Creek), Banff
South Molar Pass, late June
Snowfields (sometimes waist-deep) between two Molar passes
Sheila looking at the descent route to Molar Pass
The view towards Fish Lakes
Monarch Ramparts, Banff
Day trip with Mark
Near Healy Pass
Highwood Pass, Kananaskis
Grizzly Col
Bighorn sheep near Grizzly Col
Ridge walking on Tyrwitt Loop
Dolomite Pass & Cirque Peak, Banff NP
Heading up Dolomite Pass with Mark towards Cirque Peak
View of Bow Lake and Bow Glacier from Cirque Peak (2,993m)
Mineral loving marmot on Cirque Peak
The Dolomite Peaks
Dolomite Creek from Dolomite Pass
15 Day Hike of Mt Robson and the Jasper North Boundary Trail
Near Hoodoo Wall Pass
Return to Maligne Pass, Banff NP
Wintery conditions on Labour Day week-end
We canceled our plans to scramble some of the nearby peaks
Lake Louise area, Banff NP
Small hidden lake below Mt Richardson.
We aborted our scramble up Mt Richardson due to poor conditions
A good place to turn around
Ptarmigan and Boulder Lakes with larches in autumn colour
Southesk Lake, Jasper NP
Below Cairn Pass on the South Boundary Trail
Grizzly and cubs along Southesk River
Southesk River crossing
Glacier Pass (2200m) , terminal lake and Maligne Mountain
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