A beautiful day on a foothills staple hike. It was not too hot in the cool of the morning as we climbed up to the junction with the ridge trail. There was a bit of a wind there which helped keep the temperature very pleasant. There were only a few fluffy cumulus clouds so there were great views of the mountains to the west:

Helena & Alice stop to take a photo

There were flowers to identify on the way as we moved along and made the peak before noon. It was windy enough there that we opted for the shelter of the trees:


Lunch at the peak: Helena & Alice in foreground, Bruce, Kathy & Barb behind

Moss campion near the peak

After a leisurely lunch we retraced our steps:


Heading back through the meadows

One thing that is occuring this summer is Spray Lakes Logging is clearcutting some of the slopes part way up, we were serenaded with the drone of their mechanical tree stackers on the lower halfof the trail. Cutting has ocurred right up to the edge of the trail for a couple of hundred metres:


The loggers undertaking view improvement part way up the Jumpingpound trail

Thanks to a fun group of participants for joining me, Ron C/S/P. They were Barbara, Kathy, Bruce, Alice and tag-along Helena.

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