Recent trips

Week of 23-Oct-2025 to 29-Oct-2025
Date
Activity
Destination
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28-Oct,
2025
28-Oct-2025
Off-Trail hike
Saddleback - Fairview Mtn

This hike was new to 3 of us (including the coordinator), and the fourth person had never done it in snow. I think that we all agreed that "Fair"vi more...

28-Oct,
2025
28-Oct-2025
Trail hike
Eagle Hill 455604

Participants:A lovely walk, especially when the sun came out at the top Many thanks to all the wonderful hikers for the day Susan, {444 n ea more...

27-Oct,
2025
27-Oct-2025
Trail hike
King Creek Ridge 338222

An easy day as we adjusted from summer conditions only three days prior. Thankfully the winds were light until we neared the first summit, but stil more...

25-Oct,
2025
25-Oct-2025
Scramble
Heart Mtn Horseshoe loop

Participants: Gary, Susan, Nardi, Lenard, Krystyna, Marcus As we travel thru time, from sunrise too sunset w more...

23-Oct,
2025
23-Oct-2025
Off-Trail hike
Old Baldy Knob via SW ridge

Participants: Gary, Susan, Janice, Nardi, Lenard, Jo, Heather, Jenny With the drive out in to K more...

23-Oct,
2025
23-Oct-2025
Off-Trail hike
Running Rain lake South ridge

Our quest for late turning larches was mostly but not entirely unsuccessful. The two creek crossings presented no problem and we didn't encounter a more...

23-Oct,
2025
23-Oct-2025
Trail hike
Mt Kidd Lookout plus golden eagle/raptor migration viewing

This short (STEEP!) hike was a good choice for a windy shoulder-season day, with interesting views because they're from a different vantage point t more...

Week of 16-Oct-2025 to 22-Oct-2025
Date
Activity
Destination
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21-Oct,
2025
21-Oct-2025
Off-Trail hike
High Noon Hills

Participants: Christine, Kim, Carolyn Three of us had a very pleasant hike in the hills.

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21-Oct,
2025
21-Oct-2025
Trail hike
Prairie View Tr to Barrier LO

As we continue to enjoy a relatively dry and mild autumn, I wanted a simple trail hike without complications, so settled on this popular trip near more...

18-Oct,
2025
18-Oct-2025
Off-Trail hike
Midnight Peak via Baldy Pass

Kinda cold and quite a bit of snow on the OT5 portion, but mainly sunny. We had a fine day on Midnight Peak.
We set out around 9 and made our wa more...

18-Oct,
2025
18-Oct-2025
Off-Trail hike
Mt Hoffman loop

It's a bonus and a blessing when we can still can hike in late october without making it an exercise in winter survival. Participants: {184 k k more...

16-Oct,
2025
16-Oct-2025
Off-Trail hike
Healy Pass - North Horseshoe

Everything pointed to today being the perfect opportunity to do this beautiful ridge walk: the forecast was for sunshine and a not-too-cold tempera more...

16-Oct,
2025
16-Oct-2025
Scramble
Wind Ridge 199533

Very good day, with sunny clear sky and a bit of wind on the ridge. More residual snow/ice than I expected made some parts, especially in the trees more...

16-Oct,
2025
16-Oct-2025
Trail hike
Powderface Ridge from west

Participants: Christine, Susan, Bill Three of us had a very pleasant hike up to Powderface Ridge to the summit. We were the only ones more...

Week of 9-Oct-2025 to 15-Oct-2025
Date
Activity
Destination
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15-Oct,
2025
15-Oct-2025
Off-Trail hike
Junction Hill (instead of Pasque Mtn)
Due to the dental emergency, the original coordinator could not continue, and the trip was passed to the other coordinator. With only four participant more...
10-Oct,
2025
10-Oct-2025
Scramble
Gap Mtn

Participants: Sim, Alda, Jeannine, Pam, Maryse, Matthew

This short, scenic scramble was new to thre more...

Week of 2-Oct-2025 to 8-Oct-2025
Date
Activity
Destination
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6-Oct,
2025
6-Oct-2025
Off-Trail hike
Naisett Huts via Shark PL - Bryant Crk - Assiniboine Pass

Three Ramblers enjoyed a very pleasant backpack to the Lake Magog area of Assiniboine Provincial Park, BC. We stayed in the rustic Naiset hut (Forg more...

Week of 9-Oct-2025 to 15-Oct-2025
Date
Activity
Destination
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9-Oct,
2025
9-Oct-2025
Trail hike
StonyCat Ridge

A very pleasant and super relaxing shorts & t-shirt day. Participants: Francisco, Gary, Susan photos, Jeannette, Teresa p more...

Week of 2-Oct-2025 to 8-Oct-2025
Date
Activity
Destination
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8-Oct,
2025
8-Oct-2025
Off-Trail hike
Boundary Peak (403471) and ridge from South Lusk PL

The Powderface Trail having just recently been graded made for quick travel to the Lusk Pass trailhead where Arnold, Alda, Jeannette, more...

7-Oct,
2025
7-Oct-2025
Off-Trail hike
Mt James Walker 255294
Conditions were almost perfect for doing this high (3035m) peak in October: sunshine, negligible snow, and clear expansive views. The only possible ne more...
6-Oct,
2025
6-Oct-2025
Off-Trail hike
Lake Rae overlook

The recent snow made the final climb rather challenging and the freezing cold wind the lunch stop a short affair. On the positive side the larches more...

6-Oct,
2025
6-Oct-2025
Off-Trail hike
Lake Rae overlook - group two

Participants: Sim, Jeannine and Jack

Having never been to Rae Lake, or the ridge overlooking it, I decided to copy Franc more...

3-Oct,
2025
3-Oct-2025
Off-Trail hike
Mist Hills via Picklejar Cr

We had a lovely day in a beautiful area, travelling through Picklejar Pass to the N, SE, and SW Mist Hills. Our efforts on the very steep slopes on more...

3-Oct,
2025
3-Oct-2025
Scramble
Mt Baldy + S & W Baldy traverse

When you need a short but sweet day of scrambling, the Baldy's always deliver. Thanks to Sim, Jack and Jane for an enjoya more...

2-Oct,
2025
2-Oct-2025
Trail hike
Panorama Meadows via Taylor Lake

This trip was planned to visit and appreciate the colourful larches in Panorama Meadows above Taylor Lake in Banff NP. It succeeded, more or less, more...

Week of 25-Sep-2025 to 1-Oct-2025
Date
Activity
Destination
Report
30-Sep,
2025
30-Sep-2025
Off-Trail hike
Little Arethusa 433075 via Arethusa Cirque

We arrived just before 9 am and the second row of parking had already started. We set off under overcast skies. We proceeded up the climbers left o more...

29-Sep,
2025
29-Sep-2025
Scramble
Vista Peak

Participants: Sim, Carl, Jack, Jane and John

Having enjoyed the views last year during larch season, more...

28-Sep,
2025
28-Sep-2025
Off-Trail hike
Nameless ridge N to S

List of named Participants on the Nameless ridge hike: Jim, Francisco, Jeannette, Sonja, Teresa, John, {1990 joa gl more...

27-Sep,
2025
27-Sep-2025
Scramble
Mt Sparrowhawk
We started from the Sparrowhawk Day Use Area at 8:30 a.m. The route to Sparrowhawk followed part of the Read’s Ridge approach. The day offered clear b more...
27-Sep,
2025
27-Sep-2025
Off-Trail hike
Running Rain Lake and the ridge to its north

We had a lovely trip to the pretty lake and then north up to the ridge through the larches. It was cloudier than forecast, and so the larches weren more...

Week of 18-Sep-2025 to 24-Sep-2025
Date
Activity
Destination
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22-Sep,
2025
22-Sep-2025
Scramble
Skoki backpack - Peaks, lakes, and larches

Summary: Four peaks, about 20 lakes and tarns, many thousands of larches. A wonderful trip, probably my favourite backpacking trip more...

Week of 25-Sep-2025 to 1-Oct-2025
Date
Activity
Destination
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26-Sep,
2025
26-Sep-2025
Trail hike
Arnica Lake Summit

We arrived at the already overflowing parking lot shortly after 9, pondered parking options, booted up and set off around 9:20. It was fairly cool more...

25-Sep,
2025
25-Sep-2025
Off-Trail hike
Ridge SW of Mt Smuts (a.k.a. Smutwood)

We had a fine hike with plenty of larches. The smoke was heavier than we've see for at least a few weeks.
We set out from the parking lot around more...

Week of 18-Sep-2025 to 24-Sep-2025
Date
Activity
Destination
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23-Sep,
2025
23-Sep-2025
Off-Trail hike
Three Lakes Valley 219322

A perfect day for a walk in the mountains! The larch are not far along yet in the color change, with the most advanced being found at the upper mar more...

23-Sep,
2025
23-Sep-2025
Off-Trail hike
Helena East end ridgeline - larch hike

Participants: Ivan, Jim, Bill

The three if us met at 9 and proceeded up Rockbound Lake trail. At kp 5 left trail and st more...

23-Sep,
2025
23-Sep-2025
Off-Trail hike
Three Lakes Valley 219322

This Chester Lake trip was originally posted by Jo Riggs, but was seriously over-subscribed, so we decided to post a second trip with a 30 minute d more...

22-Sep,
2025
22-Sep-2025
Scramble
Mist Mountain via Lipsett Col

Participants: Sim, Alda, Jack, Pam, Tatyana and guest Hannah White

After a few weeks of somewhat ha more...

22-Sep,
2025
22-Sep-2025
Trail hike
Tryst Lake + Ridge above to the south

We had a lovely larch hike today. The extension up to the ridge south of Tryst Lake should really be added to the Rambler repertoire.
The parkin more...

20-Sep,
2025
20-Sep-2025
Off-Trail hike
Piggy Plus - Burstall col

We came to see the larches and weren't disappointed. Not yet at their peak but yellow enough to satisfy our esthetic needs. Arriving at the col bef more...

20-Sep,
2025
20-Sep-2025
Paddling
Bow River - Policeman's Flats to McKinnon Flats

An early morning mist hung over the river at Policeman’s Flats as we unloaded our boats in preparation for the paddle to McKinnons Flats. After com more...

19-Sep,
2025
19-Sep-2025
Scramble
Bow Peak

Once again, my loyal participants said that THIS was the "Best Hike of the Year". Lovely weather again.
All seven from my Crowfoot North trip l more...

19-Sep,
2025
19-Sep-2025
Scramble
Noseeum peak

We set out from the parking lot just after 9:00 am on this beautiful fall day. We soon came to the first headwall with its several waterfalls, and more...

19-Sep,
2025
19-Sep-2025
Trail hike
Packers Pass - Zigadenus Lake - Myosotis - Deception Pass

It was a nicely cool morning as we started up the road towards Temple Lodge. We kept a steady pace and soon reached Halfway Hut. After a short brea more...

18-Sep,
2025
18-Sep-2025
Trail hike
Ben's Hill

We all met up individually at the Elbow Falls parking lot, which was partially taken over by a film crew. After walking east next to HWY 66 more...

18-Sep,
2025
18-Sep-2025
Trail hike
Sunshine Meadows larch hike

Participants: Danielle, Arnold, Jeannette, Ed, Ivan, Agnieszka, Jacek, Bill

The 8 of us met at gond more...

Week of 11-Sep-2025 to 17-Sep-2025
Date
Activity
Destination
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17-Sep,
2025
17-Sep-2025
Off-Trail hike
Pocaterra Ridge traverse S to N

We had a spectacular day in the mountains on this classic ridge walk. Our early start meant that we had the trail to ourselves other than passing a more...

17-Sep,
2025
17-Sep-2025
Off-Trail hike
Piggy Plus - Burstall col

We set off at about 9:45 am under a cloudless blue sky with not a breath of wind. Our group of 12 headed up the trail at a nice relaxed pace allowi more...

16-Sep,
2025
16-Sep-2025
Off-Trail hike
Snow Peak 139256

We had a great day at Snow Peak and Burstall Pass, enjoying the slightly hazy views from the top followed by soul-satisfying wandering through the more...

13-Sep,
2025
13-Sep-2025
Off-Trail hike
Grizzly Ridge 414055 traverse

Starting at the civilized hour of 10 am from the brand new Highwood parking lot we soon were walking among the larches. Still summer green but a fe more...

12-Sep,
2025
12-Sep-2025
Off-Trail hike
Crowfoot Mtn North Outlier

Yet another lovely day along the Icefields Parkway. Much like a couple of weeks ago at Caldron Lake everyone seemed to be "gobsmacked" by the fabul more...

12-Sep,
2025
12-Sep-2025
Scramble
Loop of peaks northeast of Mt Glasgow

We needed to be back in Calgary by 4:30 pm on this day, so we were looking for a fairly short trip with not too long a drive, and the Garriochmill more...

11-Sep,
2025
11-Sep-2025
Off-Trail hike
Little Arethusa 433075 via Arethusa Cirque

Set off at 10 am under clear blue skies, sunshine and no wind. We arrived at the summit of Little Arethusa around 12 pm, and after a leisurely lunc more...

Week of 4-Sep-2025 to 10-Sep-2025
Date
Activity
Destination
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10-Sep,
2025
10-Sep-2025
Social
Potluck and BBQ (at William Watson)

The weather cooperated for the barbeque at William Watson Lodge after a few hikes were completed earlier. Thirty Three members participated and cho more...

10-Sep,
2025
10-Sep-2025
Trail hike
Rawson Lake 312062

Good weather to be out in the mountains. We hiked up to the meadow about 100 m NW of the far end of the lake. Some of the fireweed was turning red more...

10-Sep,
2025
10-Sep-2025
Off-Trail hike
Pocaterra Ridge traverse S to N

We set off from the new Highwood pass parking lot shortly after 9 AM. As usual there were a few wet sections on the trial as we ascended through th more...

6-Sep,
2025
6-Sep-2025
Off-Trail hike
Burstall Pass Peak (South Burstall Pass loop via Ridge 147230)

Seven lady ramblers and one shy coordinator successfully completed the ridge traverse from north to south Burstall passes. Distant vistas were unfo more...

6-Sep,
2025
6-Sep-2025
Scramble
Heart Mtn Horseshoe loop

We had another lovely day. The smoke obscured the further peaks, and gave us an excuse to not go too fast.
There was certainly concern about the more...

5-Sep,
2025
5-Sep-2025
Off-Trail hike
Piggy Plus - Burstall col

It was a sunny and pleasantly cool morning as we headed up the trail towards Burstall Pass. The meadow soon levelled off giving us views towards th more...

Week of 28-Aug-2025 to 3-Sep-2025
Date
Activity
Destination
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2-Sep,
2025
2-Sep-2025
Scramble
Silverhorn Mtn

The air quality index in Calgary when Pam, Sim, and I met at 6:30 am was 10+, and it was at least as bad when we picked Paul up at the Hwy 22 junct more...

1-Sep,
2025
1-Sep-2025
Trail hike
Moose Mtn L/O trail

Yet another lovely day in the mountains.

We set out from the trailhead around 9:40 and proceeded, keeping within sight of each other most o more...


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