Photos and more narrative to come on Sunday.
What a day! 3 summits, 29 km, 1600 m elevation gain, 10 3/4 hours, 3 incredibly happy Ramblers. more...
We had a lovely day. Cool in the shade, warm but not hot in the sun, smoke all gone. Six walked around Crypt Lake, entering the US for a few feet w more...
We had a lovely day on the amazing Going to the Sun road over Logan Pass.
Two hiked the spectacular Highline trail to the Haystack and back. more...
The temperature by the afternoon was forecast to be +30c so to accommodate the coordinator who was no longer interested in hiking the complete Lake more...
This trip was agreed upon a year ago when weather forced us to turn around after trudging up for 3 hrs. Despite the predicted +30c temperatures, we more...
It was a little hot, a little too sunny, and occasionally buggy. But we had a lovely day hiking out on Indian Graves Ridge and back on Willow Ridge more...
We lucked on the weather for our trip to James Walker Cirque. Our group of 12 left left the Sawmill parking lot just after 9 AM and headed up the f more...
It unexpectedly became the first hike of the season with smoke haze, but we didn’t mind because (a) the smoke plus clouds made it cooler, and (b) more...
Sparrowhawk Tarns turned out to be a great place to escape much of the heat, with breezes and occasional clouds keeping temperatures tolerable at h more...
Forecast was for very hot weather, and I believe the temperature when leaving the city was around 18 at 7am. Coordinator dilemma: if I hike in hot more...
Always nice to do a new trip ,in this case new for the whole group.In about 45 minutes past Elbow lake we left the wide track with our objective cl more...
We had a lovely day. Not too hot, not too sunny, a little breezy, absolutely spectacular floral display.
We managed to park our three cars si more...
This backpacking destination was new to all of us, and it turned out to have most of the things that make me happy: stellar views, lots of flower more...
Powderface trail and ridge were beautiful. The trip did not go as smoothly as usual, as the coordinator was SURE she had set it up for everyone to more...
A sunny day was enjoyed by three stalwart Ramblers for a fine day in Kananaskis Country.
Participants: Jim, Yolande, Jeannette more...
Our summit was enclosed in a cloud when we arrived at the trailhead, but we were happy for the cloud cover and shade as we made our way up to the s more...
Our group of eight left the Burstall parking lot just after 9 AM with a very pleasant 18 degree temperature. The sun's morning aspect allowed us to more...
With the very hot days in the city this week, I was happy to sub in for Ingrid who was feeling the effects and needed a day away from the sun. Unli more...
Reports fromm recent RMRA trips described the flowers in Marston Creek as being fabulous. Three of us went there to see what was blooming.
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From my point of view, not the best trip of the year, but we all returned to Calgary in one piece.
We left the trailhead at 8.20am. It was ho more...
Another great hike with plentiful flowers, great views and pleasant temperature.
We started up the long climb to Jumpingpound Ridge at 9:30. more...
What a great morning for a breakfast – not too hot, not too cold! Ramblers enjoyed eggs, pancakes, sausages and endless coffee prepared by: {280 La more...
Four summits, five adventurous scramblers and perfect weather. We pretty much had Heart to ourselves on the ascent and enjoyed the nice rock it is more...
This an old favourite in early summer and we were rewarded with a fine floral display in the alpine meadows with previews of wood lilies and larksp more...
It was a 10 out of 10 day to do a hike up the Smith Dorrien. Blue sunny skies. no wind and only one car in the Sawmill parking lot. The group made more...
Another lovely day amongst the flowers (at least most of it….)
We arrived at Station Flats to find at least 50 cars parked, along the sides o more...
This was rated as a relaxing pace hike and that it was. We started at 9:30am from Nash meadows and walked up the road until we crossed the cattle g more...
What a great day! A dream team of scramblers who were open to exploring (vs. following a track) reminded me why I became an addict. Having done it more...
While intended as a conditioning hike to prepare for the longer and higher trips of summer, I think that we all enjoyed this a lot more than expect more...
We had an excellent day in the foothills with a profusion of flowers, even a few lingering balsamroot on the ascent slopes. As noted in other trip more...
After a long spring with lingering and new snow underfoot, we finally enjoyed a warm, dry but windy day on Pigeon Mountain “above” Dead Mans Flats. more...
The West Bragg Creek parking lot was bustling when we arrived at 10 AM, due to an imminent bicycle race. Although there lots of red ribbons on the more...
In a search of new snow free terrain, I was happy to find five Ramblers willing to join me on a trek to Crowsnest Pass and it turned out to be well more...
The first backpack of the year is always a joy. And particularly so when the weather cooperates for the most part, after our unsettled spring and more...
This was a backup plan, as the scramble I had hoped to do wasn't possible with the somewhat unexpected snow Monday night. It ended up being a reall more...
We had a leisurely, relaxed hike up the SW ridge of Lusk ridge starting at the Lusk pass trailhead. This was a new hike for 10 of the participants more...
Participants: Jane, Barbara, Annie, Monica
In spite of conflicting weather reports including a heavy snowfall in th more...
A chilly morning (4 degrees) leaving the city, but still we were surprised to see how much snow had fallen once we reached Highway 66! It turned ou more...
A leisurely trip under blue skies and while wind has been annoying this month, we were spared except during lunch where we were happily sheltered n more...
The morning got off to a rough start because one of the cars was hit by a deer (yes, you read that correctly: the deer ran into the side of the car more...
The route started where Fir Creek crosses the highway and proceeds steadily uphill through forest with an occasional open glade until it reaches an more...
Anticipating lots of snow (based on recent reports), I upgraded the difficulty of this trip to OT3. The snow turned out to be not too bad except f more...
We five started from the trailhead at 9:00 am and 16 C and things just got better. Climbing steadily through the trees, a slight breeze kept us ple more...
We had a very enjoyable hike with nice weather, plentiful flowers, great scenery and good company. To my surprise, of the 7 people joining me on th more...
Super fun day with a strong and supportive group of scramblers! The wind was not nearly as strong as expected and sometimes a nice cooling effect o more...
It was cold enough at the parking lo that people were pulling out down jackets, extra sweaters, and even heavy gloves. However, all of that changed more...
We started out at 9:00 am from the almost empty parking lot with spotty clouds and perfect hiking temperature. With the large group and casual pace more...
Thursday was a beautiful day to be out hiking through the hills and preparing the muscles for a summer of adventures. The sun was shining and the b more...
Another day of relentless wind: it was at least 40 kph the whole time and a lot more on the ridge. But the sun was warm and constant, and the scen more...
A good day to cycle the parkway, it was not too warm and there was headwind at times to cool us on the hills. On the start of the parkway itself we more...
High winds had the potential to scuttle the first scramble of a couple of our crew, but we set off in good spirits up to Baldy Pass. We were hoping more...
The day started with a Rambler party on Valley Ridge Drive, as John's group were also carpooling there at the same time. From there, thanks to new more...
It was a perfect day for this short foothills hike, with eye-popping green aspen and meadows, abundant wildflowers, and only occasional stronger wi more...
This was a repeat of a trip from the previous week (even down to seeing horses in the same meadow), and was just as enjoyable as the first ascent t more...
Heart Mountain seemed the perfect objective for this lovely Spring day. Rather than dealing with possible post-holing, I convinced the group, who w more...
This was a very leisurely hike. When we reached the top of the first climb and stopped to admire the spring green leaves of the trees below, the cu more...
Copying John's trip two days prior, we knew the conditions so could plan on enjoying the great slab scrambling on Loder - and we did! The weather w more...
Despite varying weather forecasts, this trip up Eagle Hill and Deer Ridge turned out to be very pleasant hike. Thanks to Clifton, we left our m more...
The weather forecast wasn't great, but if we stayed home this spring due to less-than-optimal weather models, then we'd never get out. It turned in more...
Although the forecasts were sketchy, the weather cooperated with us. The sun and temperature were ideal but we could have used a little less wind. more...
With the lingering snow, we were hoping to enjoy a longer, higher summit after way too many Prairie and Barrier lookout ascents this spring. Happil more...
When I hiked this loop last years privately (but with other Ramblers), It seemed that the main trail was under construction as a mountain-bike rout more...